Things to do in Gorlitz

Explore Germany’s easternmost city on a walking tour. Join a local guide as they show you the city’s sights, including Schönhof, the oldest Renaissance building in Görlitz. Meet your guide at the Obermarkt, one of the largest and most beautiful squares in Görlitz. From here, make your way to the smaller, but no less impressive Untermarkt. See the Trinity Church, the Napoleon House, the Schönhof, and the Town Hall with its impressive clocks. Marvel at scenes from the Old and New Testament set in sandstone and attached to the “Biblische Haus” or biblical house. Visit the Untermarkt, often used as a filming location, and see the Whispering Arch. Finally, wander down narrow alleyways to reach the imposing Peterskirche, the city church with dual towers that loom over Görlitz. 

Immerse yourself in Görlitz's dark past with a local guide on a historical walking tour. While wandering the town by night, listen to stories about spooky activities and gruesome executions. Walk by landmarks such as Peterskirche, a towering gothic church, built in the 1400's. Meet your guide at Peterskirche, continuing to the Waidhaus, the oldest secular building in Görlitz. Disappear into the city's shadowed alleyways, listening carefully as your guide describes Görlitz's haunted past and details why the town became a sought-after destination for mummy tourists. Walk down haunted alleyways and venture into forgotten pathways revealed on an old city map. Understand why the dark ages produced some of the most gruesome executions in the region's history, and how those deaths fueled local superstitions and folklore. Continue further to learn about mysteries like the Görlitz Plague Tract, a forgotten yet historically significant document. Listen to more stories about spooky legends, identify places of spooky activity, and even try to cast your own spell before ending your tour inside the Schwibbogen hotel.

In the game box, you'll find eleven sealed and numbered envelopes with small tasks that need to be solved. Led by clear directions, walk around the Görlitz old town, solving the puzzles in order to get to the next station. As a solution for the puzzles, get a number that tells you what envelope you have to open next. As you criss-cross through the city, receive detailed background information on the history of each site that you reach. The tour starts at the train station. Stroll across Postplatz with the Muschelminna and walk past the imposing Art Nouveau department store, which has been the backdrop for various film productions as well as the city itself. This is why the city is also often called Görliwood. Decide for yourself when to start the tour. Along the way, take as much time as you’d like to stop for a snack, a coffee, or to do some shopping. Discover the very special flair of the historic Görlitz old town at your own pace without a city map or travel guide.

Lernen Sie bei dieser besonderen Altstadtführung einige der mittelalterlichen Hallenhäuser der Stadt kennen und werfen Blicke in deren Inneres. Dabei handelt es sich um einen speziellen Görlitzer Haustyp, der sich im 15. Jahrhundert hier entwickelte. Mehr als 30 solcher Handelshäuser haben sich erhalten. Der Rundgang beinhaltet 4-5 solcher Gebäude. Je nach Wochentag können die zu besichtigenden Häuser variieren. Montag bis Freitag ist es auch möglich einen Blick in das Rathaus mit seinem wunderschönen Renaissancehof und der größten bemalten Holzbalkendecke der Stadt zu werfen.

Görlitz is a beautiful easterly town in Germany which has over 3,500 architectural monuments spanning 500 years. Medieval buildings and art nouveau architecture can be found in this small town of only 50 thousand inhabitants. Görlitz’s medieval architecture was saved from the bombings of the Second World War but still has grand streets, squares of the late 19th century and ornate art nouveau houses enough to leave an impression. Pass along the beautiful Schönhof, the oldest civil Renaissance building in Germany, a former brewery and one of the most splendid buildings in the town. Discover the St Peter and Paul Parish Church, built between 1425 and 1497. This is the largest church in Saxony, Its towers are visible from the historical old town. See the Reichenbacher Turm, where you can climb the 165 steps to the top of this fortification tower and have a great view over the city. Discover the highlights of the beautiful city of Gorlitz, explore St.Peter and Paul Parish Church and have a taste of the local beer.