Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Winterthur, Switzerland

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 58 m

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

Individual Sights in Winterthur

Sight 1: Kastell Vitudurum

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Vitudurum is the name of a Roman vicus, those remains are located in Oberwinterthur, a locality of the municipality of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Vitudurum (EN)

663 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Kirche St. Marien

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The Church of St. Marien is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Winterthur. It stands in the Oberwinterthur district and is the fourth oldest Catholic church in the city after the Church of St. Peter and Paul, St. Josef and Heart of Jesus.

Wikipedia: St. Marien (Winterthur-Oberwinterthur) (DE)

1927 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 3: Uhrensammlung Kellenberger

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The Winterthur Clock Museum is located in the same building as the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, in the old town of Winterthur in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Uhrenmuseum Winterthur (DE)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Stadtkirche

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The city church of Winterthur is the Protestant-reformed city church of Winterthur and as such one of the symbols of Winterthur. The federal church is of national importance in the Canton of Zurich in the list of cultural goods. It is reminiscent of the three city saints of St. Laurentius, St. Alban and St. Pankratius.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche Winterthur (DE)

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Kunsthalle Winterthur

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The Kunsthalle Winterthur is an art museum in Winterthur, Germany. It is located on the upper floor of the former weighing house in Winterthur's old town, which is listed on the list of cultural assets of national importance. Every year, the Kunsthalle presents five to six temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, including international positions as well as those by Winterthur artists.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Winterthur (DE)

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Rathaus

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Winterthur's town hall is the seat of the Great Municipal Council and home to the Briner+Kern museum, several shops and a bistro. The town hall is listed by the Confederation as a cultural property of national importance in the Canton of Zurich.

Wikipedia: Rathaus (Winterthur) (DE)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Kunst Museum Winterthur / Reinhart am Stadtgarten

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The Kunstmuseum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten, formerly Museum Oskar Reinhart, is an art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the old town on Stadthausstrasse, surrounded by the Stadtgarten. Since 2018, it has been run by the Kunstverein Winterthur under the umbrella of the Kunst Museum Winterthur, together with the former Kunstmuseum Winterthur and the Villa Flora, which is currently being renovated.

Wikipedia: Kunst Museum Winterthur – Reinhart am Stadtgarten (DE), Website

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Stadtgarten Winterthur

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The Stadtgarten is a city park in the centre of Winterthur. It covers an area of 22,743 m² and is the most centrally located park in the city with its location right next to the old town.

Wikipedia: Stadtgarten (Winterthur) (DE)

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