Guided tour

Leipzig Old Cemetery: 75-Minute Dark History Tour

4.6 / 5

63 reviews

Activity provider: Mysterium Tremendum
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    Leipzig Old Cemetery: 75-Minute Dark History Tour

    Activity provider: Mysterium Tremendum

    4.6

    63 reviews

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    From US$ 15.20 per person

    Likely to sell out

    Discover the dark secrets of the Old Johannisfriedhof. Take a mystical tour with a gravedigger guide that ends with a magical wishing ceremony.

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    Duration 75 minutes
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    Live tour guide
    German

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Experience the dark side of Leipzig away from the tourist crowds
    • Enjoy the stories told by your gravedigger guide
    • Take part in a magical wishing ceremony
    Full description
    Visit the Old Johannisfriedhof, a 750-year-old cemetery with a powerful story. In 1 hour and 15 minutes a gravedigger guide will lead you through a tour that both respects the site as a final resting place and reveals its darkest secrets. Become immersed in a long-forgotten world and learn about the horrors of the past. Hear how one can make a pact with the devil before death, which famous personality drove his children to suicide and why some people believe that Johann Sebastian Bach may actually be buried in the Old Johannisfriedhof. The tour concludes with a magical wishing ceremony conducted by the guide.
    Includes
    • Guided tour with guide in a costume
    • Magical wishing ceremony

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      The meeting point is in front of the Grassi Museum.

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      What to bring

      • Comfortable shoes

      Know before you go

      • The tour takes place outside, so be sure to wear weather-appropriate attire
      • Note that this tour is conducted in German only
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      Overall rating

      4.6 /5

      based on 63 reviews

      Review summary

      • Guide
        4.9/5
      • Value for money
        4.5/5
      • Service
        5/5
      • Organization
        3/5

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      Der Rundgang wahr sehr schön, man erfährt sehr interessante Dinge und der guide bringt diese mit seiner Art sehr gut rüber. Um die Geschehnisse noch gruseliger erscheinen zu lassen würde ich diesen Rundgang eventuell um eine Stunde nach hinten verlegen, dass würde den Gruselfaktor noch mehr erhöhen. Ich würde dieses Erlebnis auf alle Fälle weiterempfehlen,

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      March 23, 2023

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      Es war eine echt tolle Tour, mit vielen interessanten Informationen. Die Geschichte es Friedhofs wurde so gut erklärt, dass man sich mit seiner eigenen Fantasie gut in diese Zeit denken könnte. Auf jeden Fall ein Highlight außerhalb der normalen Touren.

      March 23, 2023

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      Die Führung hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Es ging pünklich los, die Gruppe war relativ groß, aber die fantastische Dame ( Geist ) die die Führung leitete hat dies hervorragend gemacht,immer auf alle gewartet, niemand hat etwas von den Ausführungen verpasst. Für alle die mal was anderes möchten und auch ein wenig gruseliges mögen, sehr zu empfehlen.

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      March 23, 2023

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