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A historic building with a rusted roof, a waterfront, and a row of trees in front. 2
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By Ciceru
Free cancellation available
The previous price was €7 and current price is €6 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Konstanz sits where Lake Constance narrows into the Rhine, and for four years in the fifteenth century it hosted the Council that ended the Great Western Schism, healing a papacy that had split three ways. The city has been needling that history ever since: a nine-metre concrete courtesan rotates at the harbour mouth, holding up small caricatures of a pope and an emperor. This self-guided walking tour follows that streak of civic irreverence through eight stops in the old town, from the medieval Rhine gate tower to the Council Building where a pope was elected. Everything runs from your smartphone, with no app to install and no physical guide to keep up with. You get a map of all eight stops, walking directions through Google Maps, and a short audio storey with an interactive quiz at each location. Walk at your own pace, stop for a coffee by the lake whenever you like, and pick the route back up when you are ready.

Activity location

  • Rheintorturm
    • 4 Rheinsteig
    • 78462, Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rheintorturm
    • 4 Rheinsteig
    • 78462, Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Konstanz Self Guided Audio Walking Tour Papal Schism in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Mon 00:00-23:30
  • English
Price details
€7.00
€5.60 x 1 Adult€5.60
Total
The previous price was €7.00 and current price is €5.60
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
  • Inclusions
    Audioguide with quizzes about each point of interest along the tour
  • Exclusions
    A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
  • Exclusions
    Access offline. Internet needed on your phone

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Rheintorturm (Pass by)

The tour starts at this thirteenth-century gate tower on the Rhine, built on pile foundations to control the river crossing. Your audio guide explains why the point where Lake Constance narrows into the Seerhein became the city's strategic anchor, and a quiz follows.

Münster Unserer Lieben Frau (Pass by)

Munster Unserer Lieben Frau, the cathedral on Munsterplatz where the Council of Constance held its sessions. Your audio guide covers the building's long construction history and its tall neo-Gothic spire, followed by a quiz.

Lenk-Brunnen (Pass by)

Peter Lenk's satirical fountain, reached by way of St. Stephan, the old town's parish church on Sankt-Stephans-Platz. Your audio guide unpacks the sculptor's jabs at local politics and the church's role in the quarter, each with a quiz.

Schnetztor (Pass by)

The last surviving gate of the medieval city wall, straddling Hussenstrasse at the edge of the old town. Your audio guide explains how the gate worked as a checkpoint and why this one outlived the rest, followed by a quiz.

Kaiserbrunnen (Pass by)

The red sandstone fountain on Marktstaette, at the gateway between the harbour, the station and the medieval old town. Your audio guide points out the sculptural details that turned a solemn imperial monument into something much cheekier, followed by a quiz.

Konzilgebaeude Konstanz (Pass by)

The lakeside Council Building, built as a fortified warehouse and used for the 1417 conclave that elected Pope Martin V and ended the Great Western Schism. Your audio guide sets out how the Council worked, followed by a quiz.

Imperia (Pass by)

The tour ends at Peter Lenk's nine-metre rotating statue at the tip of the harbour pier, holding up two small figures that mock the emperor and the pope of the Council era. Your audio guide covers the row it caused when it appeared in 1993, and a final quiz.

Location

Activity location

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    Rheintorturm
    • 4 Rheinsteig
    • 78462, Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Rheintorturm
    • 4 Rheinsteig
    • 78462, Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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