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Somewhere in this old town, a printer served sausage during Lent and accidentally launched a revolution. A princess was offered a kingdom and chose a convent instead, then used it to rule the city for five centuries. And two saints were beheaded by the Romans, picked up their own heads, and walked away.
This self guided audio tour takes you through seventeen stops across Zurich's old town, from Roman bathhouse ruins hidden beneath a toy shop to the financial square that was once a swine market. Stand on the hilltop where women in armor bluffed an army into retreat. See Chagall's stained glass at Fraumünster. Learn why Swiss clocks pause for exactly one second, and end with fondue rules, chocolate history, and the Luxemburgerli.
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Itinerary
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Discover why Swiss clocks pause for exactly one second and how a pastry named an entire railway line.
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Meet the armored woman who led Zurich's defense when the city's fighting men were away.
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Lindenhof Hill (Pass by)
Survey the city's oldest hilltop and spot two universities that produced 21 Nobel Prize winners
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Read the gravestone that preserves the very first written record of the name Zurich.
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St. Peter's Church (Pass by)
Look up at Europe's largest church clock face and learn why a watchman rang the bell every fifteen minutes.
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Peer through glass at Roman bathhouse ruins discovered beneath a toy shop nearly two thousand years later.
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Paradeplatz (Pass by)
Stand where a swine market became the headquarters of Swiss global banking.
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Fraumunster Church (Pass by)
Learn how a princess chose a convent over a kingdom and ruled Zurich for five centuries.
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Fraumunster Church (Pass by)
Admire five towering stained glass windows by Marc Chagall depicting biblical stories in radiant color.
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Hans Waldmann Statue (Pass by)
Face the bronze statue reminding politicians that Zurich once executed a mayor for raising taxes.
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Munsterbrucke (Pass by)
Cross a bridge designed by the Suez Canal engineer and spot a bathhouse turned barefoot bar.
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Hear the legend of two beheaded saints who picked up their heads and walked away.
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Grossmunster (Pass by)
Count your steps to the church where a sausage dinner launched the Swiss Reformation.
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Limmatquai (Pass by)
Walk past the former guild houses that governed Zurich before modern democracy replaced them.
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Step inside a building over the river where direct democracy gives every citizen a voice.
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Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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