Medieval Meissen: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Medeival Meissen: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
ID: GYG488582-865403
Category:
Country: Germany
Duration:
01:00 hours
Description
Take in over 500-years of history and discover the town made famous by porcelain on this self-guided audio tour. Experience the magic of GPS-playback on this immersive stroll through Meissen.
Discover Meissen, the small Saxon town that’s barely changed in the last 500 years. On this walking tour, you’ll see the Old Town which was founded by Germans in 929, and many of its historical landmarks including Albrechtsburg Castle, the gothic-style Meissen Cathedral, and Torhaus (Castle Gate).
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. There’s a bit of a climb up to the castle, but the view over the Elbe River and surrounding valley is worth every step! 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). There, I’ll show you the 16th-century Franciscan Monastery, today the Stadtmuseum Meissein (City Museum). I’ll also tell you all about Meissen porcelain, why it’’s so famous and what makes it so expensive.
Along the way, you’ll have a chance to:
• Climb up and down the town’s hills using 1,000-year old steps
• 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!
• Find out how the Germans expanded their territory by crossing the Elbe River right here in the early 10th century
• Cross over Schloßbrücke, a stone bridge that’s even older than Prague’s famous Charles Bridge
• Discover the best spots for taking great pictures (and having an iced coffee at the same time)
• Take in Germany’s first fairy tale castle
• Slide through the castle’s halls in felt slippers
• See where and how knights used to live during the middle ages
• Bite into local fare at one of Germany’s oldest restaurants, the 15th century Ratskeller
By the end of this 60-minute tour of Meissen, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time, and have plenty of pictures to remember the experience.
Highlights
- Discover the small Saxon town that’s barely changed in the last 500 years
- Be guided by Jo Eckardt expert in literature and history
- Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way, fully at your leisure
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour uses a mobile app. You will need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour
It is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace
You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It is best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point
When the download is complete, you will see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point
The tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next Please note that you'll need to use your own mobile device and headphones for this tour. The tour is only available in English and German
The tour starts in Meissen's Market Square (Marktplatz, Markt, Meissen). Meissen is about 30 minutes from Dresden and can be reached via S-Bahn. The Market Square is about 15 minutes walk from the train station. If you are already in town, you will find the market square in the center of Old Town.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
