Augsburg

Explore Augsburg's rich history on a guided walking tour of its main attractions. Visit the Fuggerei — the world's oldest social settlement — and ohter interesting sights and stop by many UNESO World Heritage Sites. Learn about the city's famous personalities, including Mozart and Brecht. Stroll through the city center and the charming streets of the old town. Pass by several UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Lech canals and magnificent fountains, including the ornate 16th-century Augustus Fountain. Explore the city and the traces of its famous personalities, such as the Fugger family — a German upper bourgeois family that was historically a prominent group of European bankers – as well as Mozart, whose father was born in Augsburg, and Brecht. +++ elysium® sound amplification system optionally available free of charge for this tour. A smartphone, internet connection and headphones - that's all you need. Please let the guide know at the beginning of the tour if you would like to use the system. +++

Explore Augsburg's intricate water management system, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a guided walking tour. Learn about the long-standing fountains, Lech canals, and waterworks from your local guide. Start your tour in the heart of the city and head off on your walk to discover several of the 22 elements of Augsburg's water management system. Admire magnificent fountains, including the Augustus fountain, Merkur fountain, and Herkules fountain. Stroll through the city's charming Lech quarter with its small canals, red-roofed houses, and cobblestone streets. Then head to the waterworks at the imposing Rotes Tor, where you will discover the oldest existing waterworks in central Europe. +++ elysium® sound amplification system optionally and available free of charge for this guided tour. A smartphone, internet connection and headphones - that's all you need. Please let the guide know at the beginning of the tour if you would like to use the system. +++

Explore some of Augsburg's most iconic sites lit up at night on this guided walking tour. See the city's fountains, traditional buildings, and churches with your guide. Enjoy the illuminated town hall, the cathedral, the basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra, and the three magnificent fountains. Hear interesting facts and stories from your guide as you stroll. Walk along the Imperial Mile on Maximilianstraße, Augsbergs most beautiful promenade. See the Fugger houses and other palaces of the Renaissance, baroque, and the rococo period.

Our goal is to give you an unforgettable experience in Augsburg's nightlife. While any bar would suffice for this purpose, we have taken it upon ourselves to showcase the nightlife at its best. Whether it’s a bar, pub, or club, all venues are carefully selected and promise you an unforgettable evening.* *Assuming you can still remember anything the next day. Why choose a Pubcrawl? - The People: Drinking alone is no fun. That's why we bring the party animals together every evening and provide a place to celebrate together. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what brings you to us, here you will find the right people to dive into the legendary nightlife together. - The Locations: It's hard to decide on one venue. Preferences for partying are indeed diverse, and we understand that. That's why the tour offers a variety of different bars to cater to all preferences. In total, the pub crawl takes us through four venues, and these four couldn't be more different. From exclusive cocktail bars to cozy basement pubs, there's something for everyone. - The Guides: Tedious planning of where the evening should take you and your group can be quite exhausting. Our experienced party guides are happy to take on this task and easily lead you to the most popular venues in your city. They will take you from one place to another, ensuring that no one gets lost, cracking jokes along the way, and even being ready to hold your hair in case you had a drink too much. - The Costs: Wherever we go, welcome shots are already waiting for us, and we have at least one table reserved. No bouncer will hold us back, and we can skip any queue effortlessly. On top of that, we also get free entry to the biggest club in town, which would otherwise cost €10!

Thoroughly researched facts and entertaining stories will be re-enacted by professional actors. They take visitors on a journey into a long-forgotten world full of lives and fates. The city's history becomes alive and tangible on this tour. Hangmen, whores and witches – what did these three “professions” have in common in Munich? Well, the hangmen were not only occupied in torture chambers or on a gallows mound, they were also pimps! This popular walking tour is centered around witch hunts, prostitution, torture and executions. Why, for example, do witches fly on brooms? Why was the execution site located outside of town? And why does prostitution not exist anymore in the historic center since the 1970s? This walking tour begins at the Neuhauser Tor, where delinquents were led to their execution out of town. Passing through historic Salzstraße, you reach the former Jesuit school from the times of the witch hunts. An argument between the duchess Renata and the Jesuit Father Ignatius brings you right back to the dark 16th century: When during the construction of the St Michaelis Church the tower collapsed, it was obvious that "such an unusual storm was created by the accursed bad women." But it was not only witches that were executed: At the Schöner Turm you will hear the sad story of the unfortunate gold smith. A strong blast of wind will lead you to the landmark of Munich, the Frauenkirche, where you will meet the Prince of Darkness himself: You will find out why the devil helped the master builder to construct the church and why it is so windy here, as well as the transcendental question of the devil's shoe size. On the way, you will hear witch stories about potions, rides on brooms, toads' tongues and children's hands, until you arrive at the magnificent town hall, where the alchemist Marco Bragadino is awaiting us. The supposed gold smith tries to warm us to his arts. At St. Peter's Church we get to know the everyday life of a hangman, how he looked, why he was best avoided or how to obtain a gallows rope. We will also witness a beautiful woman escaping sure death. At the old town hall we will cross the former torture chamber whilst listening to gruesome stories. The Platzl was home to Munich's red light district until the Olympic Games of 1972. What the Spider Murphy Gang sang about in “Skandal im Sperrbezirk” is Munich city history: In the clean, decent “cosmopolitan city with a heart” there was no place anymore for Rosi and her colleagues.

DAY 1 to Neuschwanstein (as a 1 day-tour or part of a mutliple-days-tour): We meet in your hotel in Munich (On request: Via Concentration Camp Dachau, Wieskirche (UNESCO). Or via Castle Linderhof, Abbey Ettal, Oberammmergau (with opt. Alpine Coaster). DAY 2 (It's possible to add DAY 2 itenrary to DAY 1 on the same day): Augsburg, Donauwörth, Harburg, Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Rothenburg o. d. Taubern (overnight or back to Munich) DAY 3 (or only this day): Pick-up in Rothenburg (or Munich), drive to Eagles Nest (the last 20 minutes by special summit-bus), Hitler's tea house (now restaurant), Obersalzberg documentation center, Remains of Hitler residence. Berchtesgaden walk, Königssee (on request: by boat to picturesque Sankt Bartholomä church and to Germany's highest water fall). DAY 4 (It's possible to add DAY 4 itenrary to DAY 2 on the same day): Salzburg (Mirabell Palace with garden (from"Sound of Music"), 2 Mozart houses Cathedral, Prince Archbishop's residence, Fortress "Hohensalzburg" etc.). Back to Munich or drop off in Salzburg or even Venice (optional).

Discover the highlights of Augsburg on a guided walking tour. See the city's most important landmarks, including the Rathausplatz, Perlach Tower, and Augsburg Cathedral, and learn about the city's history and culture. Start your tour at the Rathausplatz, the heart of Augsburg. Admire the impressive Augsburg Town Hall, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by Elias Holl, with its famous Goldener Saal. Nearby, you'll spot the Perlach Tower, a former watchtower offering panoramic views of the city. From here, walk to the Alte Börse, a former center of commerce in Augsburg’s Golden Age, and then continue to the Fugger Square to explore the history of Europes most powerful merchant families. Continue on to Klein Venedig, a picturesque district with charming canals reminiscent of Venice. Your next stop is the Brechthaus, the birthplace of playwright Bertolt Brecht, which now serves as a museum honoring his life and works. Next, head to the Leopold Mozart Haus, where Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born. It’s now a museum showcasing the musical history of the Mozart family. Make your way to the majestic Augsburg Cathedral (Dom), featuring Romanesque and Gothic elements. Inside, don’t miss the 12th-century stained glass windows and the detailed bronze door. Finally, end your tour at the peaceful Hofgarten, a baroque garden perfect for relaxing and reflecting on the city's rich history.

Explore an area of 3,500 m² filled with fun indoor activities for the whole family. Visit BIG Jump Entertainment Park in Augsburg, one of the largest trampoline facilities in southern Germany. Try out the 95-trampoline course and other unique activities packed with action. Discover the place where jumpers from all over Munich and Augsburg meet and compete. Master the obstacle course, fight in a crazy battle on the balance beam, or enjoy a game of dodgeball. Feel the rush of flying through the air on the long zipline. Work on your skills as a secret agent on the exhilarating laser maze and play over 10 virtual sports on a gigantic simulation screen. Whether you have something to celebrate or you're simply looking for an experience out of the ordinary, have a fun day and bring your friends along for the ride.

Enjoy the city with its rich history in a tour that covers all the major highlights, like the Town Hall, the first building in the world to have 6 floors, the Fuggerei, and explore the birthplace of the acclaimed artist Berthold Brecht.Learn about how Augsburg was founded as a Roman Colony in 15 B.C., and what it took to help it grow to become the capital of a province in the Roman Empire. Discover how Augsburg is now the capital of the region of Swabia in Bavaria, and Germany’s third oldest city.Learn about the Fugger family, who founded the oldest social settlement in world history. See the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father, as well as the prolific writer Berthold Brecht. Complete your tour at the SchaezlerPalais, which survived World War II without a scratch.

Approx. 500 surreal paintings by the Augsburg artist Wolfgang Lettl are the focus of this collection. It was the wish of Wolfgang Lettl for his paintings not to enter the art market but to stay together and be made accessible to the public. Around 140 works of art are shown in the museum. The annual special exhibition continually highlights new aspects of Wolfgang Lettl's art. The Museum is sponsored and operated by the “Wolfgang Lettl Association for the Promotion of Surreal Art” - a non-profit civic engagement. WOLFGANG LETTL himself writes: Surrealism attempts to retrieve images from the unconscious; thanks to depth psychology we know that unconscious thought determines who we are to a much greater extent than conscious thought, and that it is not advisable to ignore this. But what does it mean, to retrieve images from the unconscious? How is this supposed to happen? We are all familiar with images from the unconscious, from myths and fairy tales, and from dreams. They are not realistic images but fantasies, strange, unreal, confusing, beyond our grasp. And they rely on symbols: memorable and compelling shapes and objects. Myths and fairy tales tell us about gods, giants, kings, paradise and the underworld. In a dream I once walked with Stalin from Moscow to Paris. The Surrealist uses all of these things as stylistic devices: strong symbols, combinations of objects that don't belong together, strangeness, novel shapes, questioning the familiar by undermining and fracturing it, ignoring spatial reality. Here is the recipe: paint existing and non-existent objects as exactly and with as much plasticity as possible. Combine them as incongruously as possible and put them into a space where they don't belong. It's that simple? In principle, yes. But something is missing there: Don't make it too easy for yourself.