Koblenz Self Guided Walking Tour Deutsches Eck Audio and Quiz

Koblenz, Germany
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Duration1h 30m - 2h
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LanguagesGerman, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Koblenz has spent two thousand years organising itself around one stubborn fact: this is where the Rhine and the Moselle meet. This self-guided walking tour follows that story on foot, from the Electoral Palace, the last great residence of Trier's prince-electors, through the old town to the Deutsches Eck, where the two rivers finally collide.

Everything runs from your own smartphone, and there is no app to download. You get a map of all 8 stops, simple directions between them, a short audio story at each location and an interactive quiz that turns the walk into a game.

Along the way you meet the fortress-like Prussian Government Building, the spitting Schängelbrunnen, the Baroque Four Towers, the eye-rolling clock on Florinsmarkt and the Basilica of St. Castor, where the Carolingian Empire was carved up in 842.

Start whenever you like, walk at your own pace, stop for coffee, and pick the route back up when you are ready. About 2 km and roughly 90 minutes.

What's included

  • Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
  • Audioguide with quizzes about each point of interest along the tour
  • A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
  • Access offline. Internet needed on your phone

What to expect

  1. Kurfurstliches Schloss
    Pass by
    Start your self-guided tour at the Electoral Palace (Kurfurstliches Schloss). Open your Ciceru experience on your smartphone and follow the walking route from here. Discover the riverside Neoclassical palace built for Clemens Wenceslaus, the last Prince-Elector of Trier, before continuing on foot to the next stop using the in-app directions.
  2. Preussisches Regierungsgebaude
    Pass by
    A 158-metre Wilhelmine complex of volcanic tuff on the Rhine waterfront, built 1902-1906 by Paul Kieschke for the Prussian regional government and later used by American occupation forces.
  3. Schangelbrunnen
    Pass by
    The bronze spitting-boy fountain in the Town Hall courtyard, unveiled in 1941 and dedicated to dialect poet Josef Cornelius. Its basin reliefs show scenes of childhood mischief.
  4. Vier Turme
    Pass by
    A crossroads framed by four Baroque corner houses with matching decorated oriel windows, rebuilt between 1689 and 1692 after French bombardment and restored after 1944.
  5. Liebfrauenkirche
    Pass by
    The parish church on the highest point of the old town, its two Baroque onion domes added in 1694 above a Romanesque nave and a late Gothic choir.
  6. Florinsmarkt
    Pass by
    The medieval market square with the Romanesque Florinskirche, the 1419 Altes Kaufhaus trade hall and its Augenroller clock face, whose eyes roll with the pendulum.
  7. Basilica of St. Castor
    Pass by
    The Romanesque basilica dedicated in 836, where envoys of Charlemagne's warring grandsons met in 842 to prepare the partition confirmed by the Treaty of Verdun. The Kastorbrunnen fountain stands outside.
  8. Deutsches Eck (German Corner)
    Pass by
    The headland where the Moselle joins the Rhine, crowned by the equestrian monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I, with segments of the Berlin Wall and the flags of the German federal states on the terrace.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Start your self-guided tour at the entrance of the Electoral Palace (Kurfurstliches Schloss). Open your Ciceru experience nearby and follow the route on your smartphone.

End point

The tour ends near the Deutsches Eck, where the Rhine meets the Moselle. Take a moment to enjoy the area before finishing your walk.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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