With the executioner's wife through Heidelberg's alleys
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in German
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Accompany the old executioner's wife or her lovely daughter through the mysterious corners of the old town, past the Frauenturm to the site of the Heidelberg Blood Court of 1812. Outlawed, but desired by night: Because the executioner's wife knows how to prepare the healing arm-sinner fat: “Leaving human fat is good for lame limbs, so you lubricate them with it – they will be right.” In general, she knows many things to report: to scare like laughter. Along the way, you will learn exciting facts about Heidelberg's city history. The executioner’s wife talks entertainingly about Heidelberg’s venerable castle and its inhabitants, shows you lively squares as well as charming old town streets.
Inclusions
What's included
- Live tour guide in medieval costume
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Market place
Kornmarkt
House to the Knight
Old Bridge
Bridge monkey
Old Synagogue Square on the Heuscheuer
Universitätsplatz
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
5.0
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Market square, entrance to town hall
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 70 travellers
- Operated by
- Erlebnisführungen Heidelberg
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: The information about the executioner's craft may not be suitable for very sensitive people or younger children.
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 16 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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