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Overview

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. Over 20,000 travelers have explored with your self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee. If you want a Würzburg walking tour that goes deeper than a guidebook, this one's ready when you are.

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Language Offered

German-AUDIO

Russian-AUDIO

Portuguese-AUDIO

English-AUDIO

Italian-AUDIO

Polish-AUDIO

French-AUDIO

Dutch-AUDIO

Spanish-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Marktplatz
Stand where a thriving community vanished overnight — and a market square was built on top of it.
Duration: 5 mins
2. Marienkapelle
History – Step inside a church so defiant, its own bishops refused to call it one.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Marienkapelle
Interiors – Find the skull and crossbones that served as a nobleman's medieval background check.
Duration: 5 mins
4. Falkenhaus
Look up at the Rococo façade a widow built using an eighteenth-century tax loophole.
Duration: 5 mins
5. Neumunster Wurzburg
Stand on the exact spot where three Irish missionaries were murdered — and a city was born.
Duration: 5 mins
6. Neumunster Wurzburg
Interiors – Peer into a crypt where saints' bones and skulls are split between two rival churches.
Duration: 5 mins
7. Lusam Garden
Search for the grave that someone still tends with fresh flowers — and no one knows who.
Duration: 5 mins
8. St. Kilian's Cathedral
Listen for the one bell that survived when every other one melted in the firestorm.
Duration: 10 mins
9. St. Kilian's Cathedral
Notice the Jewish menorah standing at the heart of a Catholic cathedral — and ask why.
Duration: 5 mins
10. Wurzburg Residenz
History – Enter the palace designed by a cannon-foundry apprentice with no architectural training.
Duration: 5 mins
11. Wurzburg Residenz
Interiors – Hear how one American soldier raced to save a ceiling fresco larger than the Sistine Chapel's.
Duration: 5 mins
12. Weingut Juliusspital
Weigh the legacy of a man who built a hospital funded by wine — and set witch trials in motion.
Duration: 5 mins
13. Roentgen Memorial Site Wuerzburg
Visit the darkened lab where a physicist noticed a faint glow and changed medicine forever.
Duration: 5 mins
14. Alter Kranen
Peer inside the last surviving double-boom stone tread crane — powered by workers walking in giant wheels.
Duration: 5 mins
15. Grafeneckart
Pause at the building where a city of hospitals was levelled in seventeen minutes.
Duration: 5 mins
16. Alte Mainbruecke
Cross a bridge that took two centuries to finish — partly because, legend says, the Devil kept interfering.
Duration: 5 mins
17. Festung Marienberg
Stand where a sculptor-turned-mayor was imprisoned and tortured for choosing the wrong side of a peasant revolt.
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

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1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like

Audio and written guide included

Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded

Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Exclusion

Any physical devices or headphones

Human tour guide at location

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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