Düsseldorf Old Town - Private Guided tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Altstadt

  Start your tour on the Düsseldorfer Altstadt where you will find the longest bar in the world. Along the way, you will find hundreds of bars as the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques. Supposedly, each establishment's bar-counter connects to one next door.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• Marktplatz (Pass by)

  Walk by the Marktplatz, the Marketplace which is a central square in the Old Town and was created as the part of the first city expansion in the 14th century. Today it serves predominantly for representative and public purposes. Here, you will see the town hall and the Jan Wellem equestrian monument.

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Old Town Hall

  Next, you will see the city hall complex that consists of three buildings from different periods. The so-called "old city hall" at the northern side of Marktplatz, the "Wilhelminische Bau" and the "Grupello house" at the western side.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  Next, you will visit an 18th-century building which was once used as a bank.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• Dusseldorf (Pass by)

  Get to see the statue of John Sigismund who was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate. He became the Duke of Prussia after marrying Duchess Anna.

  Admission ticket free
• 4
  Rhine Tower

  As we continue, you will see the Rhine Tower. You will also be seeing the only preserved part of the city’s former palace, this castle tower has three round floors and one hexagonal decorated with Tuscan columns which will be worth your visit. It also contains the Maritime Museum with many interesting exhibitions about life along the banks of the river Rhine.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  St. Lambertus Church

  Visit the Roman Catholic Parish church, also known as the Immerather Dom, a Medieval Church which is an architectural highlight in the Old town.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Burgplatz (Pass by)

  Get to see great shopping areas at this place.

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  Kunsthalle Dusseldorf

  You will be able to see the contemporary art in this exhibition hall.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• Tonhalle Dusseldorf (Pass by)

  Finish your tour at the Tonhalle Concert Hall. It was built by the architect Wilhelm Kreis. The resident orchestra, which is the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, plays symphonic repertoire at the Tonhalle as well as opera at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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