Medieval Meissen: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1–1.5 hours
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Are you looking for a way to see Meissen without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable audio walking tour. • Discover the small Saxon town that’s barely changed in the last 500 years • Be guided by Jo Eckardt expert in literature, history and founder of touring company A Friend in Berlin • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline. Please note that this is a hilly walk.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and Drinks
Itinerary
You’ll start this tour in Marktplatz, the renaissance Market Square. As you walk down its narrow alleys and laneways, you’ll get a feeling for what life must have been like throughout the centuries.
Hear the story of how drunken postal carriers led to the invention of Meissen’s famous Fummel Cake, and find out where in Fummelplatz (Fummel Square) you can try one!
See the Prälatenhaus as you cross Fummelplatz and hear the story of the drunken postal carriers.
Marvel at the massive gothic style cathedral and hear about its history while you around it.
After taking in the magnificent cathedral and castle, you’ll go down the Afrastufen.
After taking in the magnificent cathedral and castle, you’ll go down Afrastufen (Afra Steps) and Frauenstufen (Women’s Steps) and back into Historische Altstadt (the historical Old Town).
Try and spot the tower as you pass by the Church of Our Lady.
Cross through the Heinrichsplatz on your way to interesting attractions.
Soak up some history just outside the the Stadtmuseum.
On this tour, you'll have the opportunity to bite into local fare at one of Germany’s oldest restaurants, the 15th century Ratskeller.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Dresden
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 132 experiences we list in Dresden.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 53 of 132.
About Dresden
Dresden, on the Elbe in Saxony, is a baroque city of domes and palaces rebuilt after the Second World War, with art museums and river views.
Dresden grew rich under the Saxon electors, notably Augustus the Strong, who filled the city with baroque palaces and collections. The Frauenkirche, whose great stone dome dominates the skyline, was destroyed in the bombing of February 1945 and rebuilt, reopening in 2005. The Zwinger, a baroque palace of pavilions and courtyards, and the Semper Opera House stand close together in the old town.
Top-ranked sights in Dresden: Dresden Frauenkirche, Dresden Christmas Market (Dresdner Striezelmarkt), Dresden Castle (Residenzschloss).
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