Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Heidelberg, Germany

Legend

Churches & Art
Nature
Water & Wind
Historical
Heritage & Space
Tourism
Paid Tours & Activities

Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 175 m
Descend 92 m

Explore Heidelberg in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in HeidelbergIndividual Sights in Heidelberg

Sight 1: Alter Wasserturm

Show sight on map

The water tower at Czernyring is a listed water tower in Heidelberg's Bahnstadt, Germany.

Wikipedia: Wasserturm am Czernyring (DE), Website

1089 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: St. Albert

Show sight on map

St. Albert is the Catholic parish church in the Bergheim district of Heidelberg, Germany. It was built between 1933 and 1935 according to plans by Franz Sales Kuhn and is dedicated to St. Albertus Magnus.

Wikipedia: St. Albert (Heidelberg) (DE)

1006 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: Sammlung Prinzhorn

Show sight on map

The Prinzhorn Collection is a German collection of art made by mental health patients, housed at the Heidelberg University Hospital. The collection comprises over 20,000 works, including works by Emma Hauck, Agnes Richter and August Natterer.

Wikipedia: Prinzhorn Collection (EN), Url Official

1082 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 4: Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg

Show sight on map
Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg Benutzer:Stateofthings / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Stadthalle Heidelberg is a congress and cultural centre located in the old town of Heidelberg on the banks of the Neckar. It was built between 1901 and 1903 according to the plans of the architects Jakob Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert.

Wikipedia: Stadthalle (Heidelberg) (DE)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Kurpfälzisches Museum

Show sight on map

The Electoral Palatinate Museum Heidelberg houses the art and cultural history collections of the city of Heidelberg.

Wikipedia: Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg (DE), Website

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Institutsgebäude

Show sight on map
InstitutsgebäudeRudolf Stricker / Attribution

The former Hotel Badischer Hof was opened in 1780. With its central location on Heidelberg Main Street 113, it was long considered the most prestigious house on the square. Among his illustrative guests were King Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Wikipedia: Badischer Hof (Heidelberg) (DE)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Studentenmuseum mit Karzer

Show sight on map

The last student prison in the history of Heidelberg was located at Augustinergasse 24 and served as a prison for students of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Today, it is part of the Museum of History of the University of Heidelberg.

Wikipedia: Studentenkarzer (Heidelberg) (DE), Website

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Assyriologie, versch. Uni-Einrichtungen

Show sight on map

The residential and banking building Hauptstraße 126 is a listed building in Heidelberg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Wohn- und Bankhaus Hauptstraße 126 (Heidelberg) (DE)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Marstall

Show sight on mapBook Ticket*

The Heidelberg Marstall, built from Neckar valley sandstone, is one of the oldest surviving buildings from the early modern period in Heidelberg. The building now known as the Marstall was originally called the Armoury, while the Marstall to the south was located in a building that is now destroyed.

Wikipedia: Marstall (Heidelberg) (DE)

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Heuscheuer

Show sight on map

The Heuscheuer (hay barn) is a former warehouse in Heidelberg, Germany. Today, the building serves as the university's lecture hall.

Wikipedia: Heuscheuer (Heidelberg) (DE)

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Heidelberger Brückenaffe

Show sight on map
Heidelberger Brückenaffe

The Heidelberg Bridge Monkey dates back to the 15th century. It was a stone statue sitting in the tower of the Old Bridge, which was located opposite Heidelberg’s Old Town. The purpose of the tower was to instill fear and respect in anyone arriving in the town, while the monkey represented mockery. The statue was destroyed with the tower during the Nine Years' War.

Wikipedia: Heidelberg Bridge Monkey (EN)

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Church of the Holy Spirit

Show sight on mapBook Ticket*
Church of the Holy Spirit No machine-readable author provided. Hlohning assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5

The Church of the Holy Spirit is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany. The church, located in the marketplace in the old town center, was constructed between 1398 and 1515 in the Romanesque and Gothic styles. It receives 1–3 million guests annually, making it among the most visited churches in Germany.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Hercules Brunnen

Show sight on map
Hercules Brunnen

The Herculesbrunnen stands in front of the town hall in the old town of the Baden-Württemberg city of Heidelberg.

Wikipedia: Herkulesbrunnen (Heidelberg) (DE)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Kornmarkt-Madonna

Show sight on map
Kornmarkt-Madonna

The Kornmarkt-Madonna is a fountain sculpture in the Kornmarkt in the Altstadt of Heidelberg. It is also known as the Mariensäule and Muttergottesbrunnen.

Wikipedia: Kornmarkt-Madonna (EN)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Akademie der Wissenschaften

Show sight on map
Akademie der Wissenschaften

The Grand Ducal Palace is a building built in 1717 and is located on Karlsplatz in Heidelberg. The palace is now the seat of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Wikipedia: Großherzogliches Palais (Heidelberg) (DE)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Mittermaier-Palais

Show sight on map

The Mittermaierhaus is a baroque town house in Heidelberg, Germany. It is located at Karlstraße 8 below Heidelberg Castle.

Wikipedia: Mittermaierhaus (DE), Url Official

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Zum Seppl

Show sight on map
Zum Seppl unbekannt / PD-alt-100

The Gasthaus zum Seppl, Syn. "To the Seppel" is a historic student restaurant in the old town of Heidelberg.

Wikipedia: Zum Seppl (DE)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Völkerkundemuseum

Show sight on map

The Museum of Ethnology of the J. and E. von Portheim Foundation in Heidelberg houses collections on religion, art and everyday life from the regions of Asia, Africa and Oceania. The art and culture of these regions are presented in changing special exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Völkerkundemuseum Heidelberg (DE), Website

23 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 19: Haus Buhl

Show sight on map

Haus Buhl is a listed building in Heidelberg's Old Town near the eastern entrance to the city.

Wikipedia: Haus Buhl (DE), Website

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 20: Heidelberg Castle

Show sight on mapBook Ticket*
Heidelberg CastlePumuckel42 (Reinhard Wolf) at de:Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.

Wikipedia: Heidelberg Castle (EN), Website, Url Official

Share

Spread the word! Share this page with your friends and family.

Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.

GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.