Freiburg Private Guided Walking Tour – Up to 20 pax (ECT22061)

Freiburg is known for its warm and sunny climate, as the door to the Black Forest, and for it’s panoramic beauty. Our tour will take you on a journey through medieval Freiburg, over the history of centuries, over wars and several spots that have shaped the present and the future of this city. See the red sandstone Gothic cathedral, Freiburg’s Münster, today the cultural center of the old town and an outstanding example of medieval Gothic. Notice the bizarrely shaped gargoyles, filigree steeple and the colorful farmers market on Münsterplatz. Wonder at the “Zum Roten Bären”, the oldest hotel in Germany. From here enjoy a view to Schlossberg, a hill where the castle of Freiburg was situated. Today a ruin, the castle was demolished in the 18th century, but it retained its importance. Find out more about the Bächle water drains, the winding streets, the many Rheinkiesel mosaics, and also learn about some of the black past of Freiburg during the Nazi rule.

Rathaus
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße
Siegesdenkmal
Freiburg’s Münster (cathedral)
Münsterplatz
Historical Merchants’ Hall
Konviktstraße
View of Schlossberg
Augustinerplatz
Old Synagogue Square

Origin of the name Freiburg
Foundation of the city
Rich medieval past
Protestant revolution and secularization
Franco-Prussian War of the 19th century
Rise of Nazism and its rule over Freiburg
First and Second World War
Treaty of Versailles and the Republic of Weimar
History of the castle hill and the surrounding mountains