Augsburg Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide

2 Hours Duration

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About This Tour

Discover Augsburg on a private walking tour that brings the city’s rich history, architecture, and religious heritage to life. Over two hours, explore the old t...

Duration: 2 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: Yes · City: Augsburg · Languages: English, German

Know before you go: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY; This walk tour suitable for any age; Not stroller accessible; For this walk tour no transportation needed; Activity Level: Easy; Not suitable for pets; Infants must not sit on laps; Infant seats unavailable; Wheelchair accessible

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What's Included

Local Guide who will be with your group only
Private guided Tour
Possible customizing on tour with your local guide on the spot

Itinerary

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Day 01

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.

Meeting Point

Meeting point: At Fuggerei.<br>Meeting Point at hotel possible if central, without extra charge. · Tour start: Augsburg, DE — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.