Scary tour with the executioner's daughter through Heidelberg's alleys
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- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in German
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Middle Ages - Witches burning on the Neckar. Whores and thieves ply their trade at the Old Bridge, and the executioner offers his bloody services according to an exact price list. Discover the dark side of the romantic old town alongside the executioner's daughter. Listen to the stories of scary crimes and cruel punishments. You'll be amazed what you could make from cremating witches or cutting off ears! Our team of art historians, archaeologists and cultural scholars provides ambitious and profound insights into our past, but always with the proverbial wink. High-quality costumes and museum replicas of jewellery, weapons and everyday objects are used in accordance with the proven English “Living History Concept” and, together with the exciting guiding content, provide a picture of living, first-hand experience of history.
Inclusions
What's included
- 1.5-hour guided tour of Heidelberg's Old Town
- Provision of costume and equipment for the guide
- authentically costumed city guide
What's not
- Snacks
Itinerary
From here you have a magnificent view of Heidelberg Castle.
Public executions and corporal punishments took place on Heidelberg's market square until the 19th century.
Find out what the pretzels on the church wall are all about.
The Renaissance building, is the only civic building that survived the great fire of 1693 during the War of the Palatine Succession.
The street is named after a public bathing room, the former middle bath. In the bathroom alleys were various bathing rooms.
The Old Bridge of Neckar Valley Sandstone was built in 1788 under Elector Karl Theodore as the ninth bridge in total on this site. Today it is one of Heidelberg's most famous sights and landmarks.
The predecessor of today's bridge monkey sat grinning in the niche of the old monkey tower and greeted every stranger mockingly. The tower and figure sank into the depths of the Neckar when the city was destroyed. Instead of him, the new bridge monkey now holds the golden mirror to visitors and welcomes them with a mocking poem that is said to have stood under the original monkey.
The first Heidelberg Karzer was established in 1545. Those detained here were allowed to buy food and drinks from the surrounding inns (at their own expense, of course) and also had regular release for longer sentences.
Old University, New University, University Library The former Paradeplatz or Ludwigsplatz extends west and south of the Old University and is bounded on the south by the New University. It is located on the main road and covers the foundations of the former Augustinian monastery. Along the western edge of the square, Grabengasse illustrates the course of the first city fortification.
Today, the Witch Tower is the only surviving defensive tower of Heidelberg's medieval city fortifications, which is now located in the area of the New University. The name refers to the period of witch persecution.
St. Peter's Church is Heidelberg's oldest church and was built even before the city was probably founded in 1220 or a little earlier: In 1196 St. Peter can be inferred from a document, which at the same time represents the first documentary mention of the village Heidelberg.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the statue of Mary on the Kornmarkt in Heidelberg's Old Town
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- H & B Tour Conception
- 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
- • The listed attractions are not visited from the inside, so there are no admission fees.
How it compares in Heidelberg
- Its from-price is 77% below the median of the 86 experiences we list in Heidelberg.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 31 of 86.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Heidelberg
Heidelberg is a university town on the Neckar in south-west Germany, with a ruined red-sandstone castle, an old stone bridge and a long main street.
Heidelberg sits where the Neckar leaves its wooded valley and enters the Rhine plain in Baden-Württemberg. The castle above the old town, built in red sandstone and left half ruined by French armies in the 1690s and a lightning strike in 1764, holds the Great Tun, a barrel that can hold over 200,000 litres of wine. The Old Bridge, with its twin-towered gate, crosses the river, and the Hauptstrasse runs for over a kilometre through the pedestrian old town.
Top-ranked sights in Heidelberg: Heidelberg Old Town (Altstadt), Karl-Theodor-Bridge (Alte Brucke), Market Square (Marktplatz).
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