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The water under Aachen smells of rotten eggs, and for two thousand years that has been the city's secret. Romans found it, Charlemagne built his capital on it, and thirty one German kings were crowned beside it.
This self guided audio walking tour, narrated through the Tourific app on your phone, traces those springs to the cathedral, the apothecary that produced one of Germany's first chocolate bars, and the spot where Paul Julius Reuter trained pigeons to beat the telegraph.
You will meet the Bahkauv, a sulphurous calf locals say climbs onto the shoulders of drunken men, and hear how a young baker once tricked the devil with a tray of hot Printen.
Walk at your own pace, pause for a rice tart in a baroque café, and resume when you are ready. The audio runs offline.
If you would rather wander than be herded through Aachen in a group, this Aachen audio tour is for you. Over 20,000 travelers have used our self guided tours, and the tour comes with a full refund guarantee.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
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Itinerary
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1Elisenbrunnen
Smell the sulphurous water that drew Romans north and once cured Europe's wealthy of bad nerves.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Kreislauf des Geldes
Circle a fountain donated by the local bank that turned into a cartoon about greed.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Puppenbrunnen
Bend the limbs of the bronze figures yourself, because every passing child rearranges this fountain.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Bahkauv
Meet the sulphurous calf that locals say climbs onto the shoulders of drunken men staggering home from taverns.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Step into the baroque interior of an Aachen café that survived two world wars somehow intact.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Couven-Museum
Stand inside the pharmacy where one of the first chocolate bars made in Germany was produced.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Spot the bronze boy caught the moment a stolen rooster crowed from inside his coat.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
Bite into the spiced biscuit a young apprentice once stole back from the devil himself.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
Follow the story of the man who trained pigeons to outrun the telegraph for a single summer.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
Look up at the emperor French troops once carried off as war booty, until the mayor petitioned Napoleon.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11
Walk through the hall where thirty one German kings sat down to their coronation banquet.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12
Lift a piece of medieval chain mail and meet the original bronze Charlemagne, retired from the rain.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Katschhof
Cross the paved courtyard where palace servants once swapped rumours between Charlemagne's chapel and his great hall.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
14Aachen Cathedral
Pause beside the chapel that held the bones of an emperor for three and a half centuries.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
15
Notice the toddler the city kept hiding for twenty years before a council vote finally settled it.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
16
Search out a Roman pagan coffin that once held a Christian emperor, and a knife he hunted with.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total tour duration includes the time spent at the stop and time required to walk through all the stops.
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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.
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