Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Speyer, Germany

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 39 m

Experience Speyer in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Speyer

Sight 1: Technik Museum Speyer

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The Technik Museum Speyer is a technology museum in Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany.

Wikipedia: Technik Museum Speyer (EN), Website

807 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Historisches Museum der Pfalz

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The Historical Museum of the Palatinate is a museum in the city of Speyer in the Palatinate region of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated across the square from the Speyer Cathedral. The museum's focus is on the History of the Palatinate; it has a collection of about 1 million artifacts, the oldest being an approximately 190,000-year-old hand axe. The museum is among the most important in Germany, and is known for its special exhibitions. With over 200,000 visitors per year it is one of the major attractions of Speyer.

Wikipedia: Historical Museum of the Palatinate (EN), Website

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Dom zu Speyer

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Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae in Speyer, Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg. The cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer and St. Stephen is generally known as the Kaiserdom zu Speyer. Pope Pius XI raised Speyer Cathedral to the rank of a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in 1925.

Wikipedia: Speyer Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Domnapf

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The Domnapf is a large bowl made of sandstone in front of the Imperial Cathedral in the city of Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate).

Wikipedia: Domnapf (DE)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Dreifaltigkeitskirche

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Dreifaltigkeitskirche

The Dreifaltigkeitskirche is a late Baroque, Protestant parish church in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 1988 it has been a cultural asset worthy of protection within the meaning of Article 1 of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Wikipedia: Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Speyer (EN), Website

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Retscher

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Retscher

The Retscher is the ruin of a Gothic townhouse in the historic old town of Speyer. It is located right next to the Holy Trinity Church.

Wikipedia: Retscher (Speyer) (DE)

351 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Synagogue Speyer

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The historic synagogue of Speyer was built at the beginning of the 12th century and was the second synagogue in Speyer. The community was expelled in the course of the 15th century and the building was destroyed except for the outer walls in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689. Today, the ruins are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the ShUM sites.

Wikipedia: Synagoge (Speyer) (DE)

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Speyer Jewry-Cout

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The Jewish courtyard in Speyer, is an historic and archeological site located in the inner city of Speyer, Germany. Built in stages between 1104 and the 14th century, the courtyard contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Jewish community buildings. Along with the other ShUM-cities of Worms and Mainz, Speyer was the hometown of one of the most important Jewish communities in Middle Ages in northern Europe. Because of its historical importance and its testimony to the European Jewish cultural tradition, the Jewish courtyard was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.

Wikipedia: Jewish courtyard, Speyer (EN)

24 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Museum SchPIRA

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The Museum SchPIRA is a museum in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Speyer.

Wikipedia: Museum SchPIRA (DE), Website

550 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Feuerbachhaus

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The Feuerbachhaus is a museum dedicated to the Feuerbach family at Allerheiligenstraße 9 in Speyer. The property has a baroque garden and borders the old city wall. The archaeologist Joseph Anselm Feuerbach lived there with his family for 10 years. His son, the important painter Anselm Feuerbach, was born in this house.

Wikipedia: Feuerbachhaus (Speyer) (DE), Website

625 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Gedächtniskirche der Protestation

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Gedächtniskirche der Protestation

The Gedächtniskirche der Protestation is a United Protestant church of both Lutheran and Reformed confessions in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, that commemorates the Protestation at Speyer in defense of the evangelical faith, specifically Lutheranism. Built between 1893 and 1904, the church was constructed in memory of the protest that took place at the Diet of Speyer by the Protestant rulers of the Holy Roman Empire in 1529. The tower is the tallest bell tower in the whole Palatinate at 100 metres (330 ft).

Wikipedia: Gedächtniskirche, Speyer (EN), Facebook, Website, Youtube

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