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The Heidelberg Christmas Market

Guided tours in Heidelberg

Our guided tours and sightseeing trips show you the different facets of Heidelberg. Experienced tour guides give buildings and monuments, squares and streets a voice of their own. These tours bring the city’s history to life and offer you the chance to have a look behind the scenes.

Old Town

Going on this walking tour will reveal many of the elements whose overall effect accounts for the magical allure of Heidelberg’s Old Town.
Duration: 1.5 hours, April – October
German: Daily 10:30 AM
English: Friday and Saturday 10:30 AM, November – March
German: Saturday 10:30 AM
Price: Adults 7,00€ reduced pricing 5,00€
Meeting point: Marktplatz (Market Square), main entrance to the Town Hall.
Evening tour
Enjoy a walk through the streets and narrow lanes and take in the evening flair. Duration: 1 hour,April – October
German: Friday and Sunday 6:30 PM
Price: Adults 7,00€ reduced pricing 5,00€
Meeting point: Marktplatz (Market Square), main entrance to the Town Hall

City and Castle sightseeing tour

A tour in English and German of our city’s most important points of interest and attractions. The destination and high point is a visit to Heidelberg Castle.
Duration: 2 hours, April – October
German/English: Thursday to Friday 1:30 PM, holidays 1:30 PM
Saturday 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM
November – March
German/English: Saturday 1:30 PM Price: Adults 15,00€, reduced pricing 11,00€

Guided tour of the Christmas Market

Get to know Heidelberg at Christmas on a walking tour of the Old Town. Concludes cheerfully with a hot beverage at the Mulled wine stand “Zum heiteren Christkind” (the sign of the Merry Christ Child). Duration: 1.5 hours.
Dates: November 28 and December 5, 12 and 19, 2009
German: Saturday 6:30 PM Price: Adults 7,00€, reduced pricing 5,00€ plus a mulled wine/children’s punch Meeting point: Marktplatz (Market Square), main entrance to the Town Hall.

Multimedia Sightseeing tour with the iGuide

Liselotte von der Pfalz will give you a personal tour of Heidelberg. This is made possible by the iGuide, a minicomputer (PDA) you can rent as your practical and easy-touse tour guide. Follow an informative and entertaining dialogue between Liselotte von der Pfalz and the dwarf Perkeo as they guide you through the city’s fabled past. On the recommended route through the Old Town 34 sites of interest are explained. Because the segments can be listened to in any order, you can choose your own route. Price: 3 hours 7.50€, one day 10.00€ Reduced rate: 3 hours 5.50€, one day 8.00€ Second headset: 2.50€, further use 1.00€ Rental: Tourist Information in the Town Hall, Market Square and at the Käthe Wohlfahrt Shop, Hauptstrasse 124/at the corner of the University Square

Tickets for all tours can be obtained from the Tourist Information in the Town Hall and at the Main Station, or directly from the tour guide. Minimum number of participants 5 people The number of participants is limited, reservations are recommended!
Reduced pricing is available for schoolchildren, university students, handicapped persons and holders of a HeidelbergCARD. Children up to 6 free.

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