Augsburg Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Meetingpoint: At Fuggerei or Meeting Point at hotel possible if central, without extra charge Duration: 2h Maximum 25 participants per Guide You will learn about: • Augsburg’s golden age in the 16th and 17th century • Understand why the city is landmark for the Lutheran church and Christianity • The rise and fall of an Imperial Roman City. • The architecture of Elias Holl • Berthold Brecht and his “Three Penny Opera.” • Martin Luther being interrogated by the Pope about his beliefs. • Marie-Antoinette and her marriage with Louis the XIV, King of France. • Fuggerei, the oldest social settlement
Inclusions
What's included
- Possible customizing on tour with your local guide on the spot
- Private guided Tour
- Local Guide who will be with your group only
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Our adventure starts at Fuggerei, where you can admire the oldest social settlement in the world history which was founded by one of the richest families in the world. It is the home of 150 people today.
From this point, we will head into the old city and begin by visiting the birthplace of the worldwide acclaimed artist Berthold Brecht, and about his the Three penny opera. We continue our walk until we reach the Butcher’s Guild, built by Elias Holl, the master architect who designed the most important buildings during Augsburg’s golden age, the 17th century. We stop at the St. Peter am Perlach Church to take a look at the painting of Mary untie of knots, a unique depiction of the virgin Mary and a site of pilgrimage for believers around the world.
Get a look at the Town hall, the first building in the world to have 6 floors. Also designed by Elias Holl, it was built to host the Imperial diet. There will be time to learn more about the Weaver’s Guild, important for the trade of textiles, the place that put Augsburg on the map. Here, you can admire the paintings adorning the Weaver’s Guild’s outside walls and get a glimpse of Augsburg’s history. We then make our way to the Zeughaus, the Armory, which was converted into a cultural building after the Second World War. Another of Elias Holl’s masterpiece.
Visit the Damenhof, the lady’s courtyard, and the Fuggerhaus, home of the Fugger family and where Martin Luther was interrogated by the Pope’s envoy about his beliefs.
Next stop is the Schaezler Palais, a place which survived the Second World War without a scratch. Its ballroom is the best conserved in Germany and host many exhibitions.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Global Guide Services
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This walk tour suitable for any age
- For this walk tour no transportation needed
- Activity Level: Easy
How it compares in Augsburg
- Its from-price is 1326% above the median of the 20 experiences we list in Augsburg.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 20.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Augsburg
Augsburg is a Bavarian city founded by the Romans, with the world's oldest social housing, a Renaissance town hall and a canal system on UNESCO's list.
Augsburg was founded around 15 BC as a Roman military camp, making it one of Germany's oldest cities. In 1521 the banker Jakob Fugger founded the Fuggerei, a walled quarter of small houses for needy citizens that is still lived in today at a symbolic rent. The Renaissance town hall, completed in 1624, has the Golden Hall, a banquet room with a gilded ceiling, and stands beside the Perlach Tower.
Top-ranked sights in Augsburg: Fuggerei, Augsburg Town Hall, Schaezlerpalais.
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