1,5 Hour Private Guided Walking Tour: Gutenberg's Mainz
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
This tour takes you as close as possible to the Man of The Millennium, Johannes Gutenberg. You will see an original Gutenberg Bible from the 1450s - one of the most famous books in the world - and a live printing demonstration showing you how it was printed. Afterwards, we will visit some of the important places associated with the life of the man responsible for starting the Printing Revolution and ushering in the modern era.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (optional, by arrangement)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Gutenberg Museum
Itinerary
In one of the world's oldest museum dedicated to books, printing and writing, you will enter the high-security vault and get a close-up view of the Gutenberg Bible printed around 1450 in Mainz. Understand the impact of this masterpiece by the "Man of the Millennium". Another highlight is the live printing demonstration; sit down for 15 minutes and see how letters were cast and how pages were printed nearly 600 years ago by Johannes Gutenberg in his local workshop. See beautiful historic printing presses and learn about the many different aspects of the first generation of printed books.
After the museum, you will visit the places where Johannes Gutenberg worked and lived as well as his birthplace, the church where he was baptised, the remains of his workshop and his burial site.
We will stop at Bertel Thorvaldsen's impressive statue of Johannes Gutenberg standing over the square named after him and learn more about his life and how he worked.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Unless otherwise arranged, the meeting point is outside the main entrance of the Gutenberg Museum.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Mainz Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Mainz
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 61 experiences we list in Mainz.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mainz
Mainz is a Rhine city and the home town of Gutenberg, with a thousand-year-old red sandstone cathedral, Chagall's blue windows and Rheinhessen wine.
Mainz stands on the west bank of the Rhine where the Main river joins it, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate. St Martin's Cathedral, begun around 975, rises in red sandstone above the old town's market square. Johannes Gutenberg was born here, and the Gutenberg Museum displays original Bibles from his press, which launched printing with movable type in Europe around 1450.
Top-ranked sights in Mainz: Mainz Cathedral, St. Stephan’s Church (Stephanskirche).
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