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In 1525, Würzburg's most celebrated sculptor was mayor of the city. Weeks later, he was imprisoned in the fortress above and tortured. This self-guided audio tour traces his story — and six centuries of rebellion, destruction, and reinvention — through one of Germany's most underrated cities.
You'll hear how merchants built a massive church just to spite their rulers, why 89% of the old centre was destroyed in seventeen minutes, and walk the bridge where locals now drink wine from vineyards over a thousand years old.
Start anytime, pause for a glass of Franconian wine, and pick up where you left off — no group, no schedule. Works offline too.
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Itinerary
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Stand where a thriving community vanished overnight — and a market square was built on top of it.
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History – Step inside a church so defiant, its own bishops refused to call it one.
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Interiors – Find the skull and crossbones that served as a nobleman's medieval background check.
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Look up at the Rococo façade a widow built using an eighteenth-century tax loophole.
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Stand on the exact spot where three Irish missionaries were murdered — and a city was born.
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Interiors – Peer into a crypt where saints' bones and skulls are split between two rival churches.
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Search for the grave that someone still tends with fresh flowers — and no one knows who.
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8St. Kilian's Cathedral
Listen for the one bell that survived when every other one melted in the firestorm.
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9St. Kilian's Cathedral
Notice the Jewish menorah standing at the heart of a Catholic cathedral — and ask why.
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History – Enter the palace designed by a cannon-foundry apprentice with no architectural training.
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Interiors – Hear how one American soldier raced to save a ceiling fresco larger than the Sistine Chapel's.
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Weigh the legacy of a man who built a hospital funded by wine — and set witch trials in motion.
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Visit the darkened lab where a physicist noticed a faint glow and changed medicine forever.
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Peer inside the last surviving double-boom stone tread crane — powered by workers walking in giant wheels.
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Pause at the building where a city of hospitals was levelled in seventeen minutes.
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16Alte Mainbruecke
Cross a bridge that took two centuries to finish — partly because, legend says, the Devil kept interfering.
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Stand where a sculptor-turned-mayor was imprisoned and tortured for choosing the wrong side of a peasant revolt.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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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