Zurich Old Town Self Guided Tour of Saints and Sausages

Duration2h - 4h

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LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Somewhere in this old town, a printer served sausage during Lent and accidentally launched a revolution. A princess was offered a kingdom and chose a convent instead, then used it to rule the city for five centuries. And two saints were beheaded by the Romans, picked up their own heads, and walked away.

This self guided audio tour takes you through seventeen stops across Zurich's old town, from Roman bathhouse ruins hidden beneath a toy shop to the financial square that was once a swine market. Stand on the hilltop where women in armor bluffed an army into retreat. See Chagall's stained glass at Fraumünster. Learn why Swiss clocks pause for exactly one second, and end with fondue rules, chocolate history, and the Luxemburgerli.

Over 20,000 travelers have used our self guided tours. Download the app, follow the map at your own pace, and pause whenever you like. The tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

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

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Discover why Swiss clocks pause for exactly one second and how a pastry named an entire railway line.
Hedwig Fountain
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Meet the armored woman who led Zurich's defense when the city's fighting men were away.
Lindenhof Hill
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Survey the city's oldest hilltop and spot two universities that produced 21 Nobel Prize winners
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Read the gravestone that preserves the very first written record of the name Zurich.
St. Peter's Church
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Look up at Europe's largest church clock face and learn why a watchman rang the bell every fifteen minutes.
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Peer through glass at Roman bathhouse ruins discovered beneath a toy shop nearly two thousand years later.
Paradeplatz
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Stand where a swine market became the headquarters of Swiss global banking.
Fraumunster Church
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Learn how a princess chose a convent over a kingdom and ruled Zurich for five centuries.
Fraumunster Church
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Admire five towering stained glass windows by Marc Chagall depicting biblical stories in radiant color.
Hans Waldmann Statue
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Face the bronze statue reminding politicians that Zurich once executed a mayor for raising taxes.
Munsterbrucke
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Cross a bridge designed by the Suez Canal engineer and spot a bathhouse turned barefoot bar.
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Hear the legend of two beheaded saints who picked up their heads and walked away.
Grossmunster
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Count your steps to the church where a sausage dinner launched the Swiss Reformation.
Limmatquai
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Walk past the former guild houses that governed Zurich before modern democracy replaced them.
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Step inside a building over the river where direct democracy gives every citizen a voice.

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Additional information

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

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