Witches, Wine Cellars and Bombings Self Guided Tour of Wurzberg

4.5 (2 reviews) Wurzburg, Germany
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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.

What's included

  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • 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
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

What to expect

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

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Additional information

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

Cancellation policy

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

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