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Magdeburg Highlights:
Discover all of Magdeburg in one easy walk! With just your smartphone and headphones, you'll stroll from the soaring Gothic cathedral and Emperor Otto the Great's resting place to the whimsical pink Green Citadel and the banks of the Elbe – while an immersive audio guide with a high-quality voice reveals the story behind each stop. Surprising fun facts and historical photos bring the city to life, turning a simple walk into an unforgettable journey through one of Germany's oldest cities, where medieval grandeur meets bold modern design.
How It Works
No human person for guiding (tourguide), this is self-guided audio tour. You use your own smartphone to navigate and listen. No app download is required—just click the access link in your ticket to begin instantly. This route explores the free public sights, so no entrance tickets are needed or included.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please note: There is no human person (tourguide) to meet you here. Simply open the link provided in your ticket on your smartphone to start the audio guide and navigation entirely on your own.
Itinerary
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1
A gleaming golden horseman presiding over the Alter Markt, this is a copy of Europe's oldest free standing equestrian statue, carved around 1240 and thought to portray Emperor Otto the Great.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
Magdeburg's dignified Baroque town hall presides over the Alter Markt, its warm facade rising above the square where citizens have governed themselves for nearly eight centuries.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Magdeburg's oldest parish church, where Martin Luther once preached the Reformation into being, its twin towers a stubborn survivor of a thousand years of fire and war.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
The oldest surviving building in Magdeburg, a serene Romanesque monastery whose stone cloisters and slender twin towers have watched over the Elbe city for nearly a thousand years. Today its vaulted halls hold one of the finest contemporary art collections in eastern Germany.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
A riot of rose pink walls, tilting windows and golden towers, the Green Citadel is Friedensreich Hundertwasser's final architectural fantasy. Trees grow out of its windows and grass carpets its rooftops in the very heart of Magdeburg.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Magdeburger Dom
Rising above the Elbe with twin towers of weathered sandstone, Magdeburg Cathedral is the oldest Gothic church in all of Germany. Beneath its soaring vaults rests Otto the Great, the first Holy Roman Emperor, who chose this city as his beloved home.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
A leafy, linden-lined walkway raised high above the Elbe, widely celebrated as the first public promenade in Germany. Medieval defensive towers still stand guard along its edge, gazing out over the river.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
A long spine of ancient sandstone lurking in the Elbe below the cathedral, revealed only when the river runs low. This is the Domfelsen, the rock that gave Magdeburg both its firm footing and its very reason to exist.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
Magdeburg's most beautiful surviving boulevard, a proud parade of ornate Gründerzeit townhouses whose stucco garlands and carved balconies escaped the firestorm that erased almost the entire old town.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
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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