1 Hour Private Guided Tour: Gutenberg Museum Mainz
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Experience the aura of one of the most important books in the world and let this captivating museum take you back in time. A breath-taking collection of the first ever printed books just a stone's throw away from Gutenberg's original workplace. Not only for book lovers!
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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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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 26% below the median of the 61 experiences we list in Mainz.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 61.
- 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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