What is the Strasbourg self-guided walking tour?
The Strasbourg self-guided walking tour is a walk you set the pace of yourself, with audio narration on your phone doing the work of a guide. Allow about 3 hours: 47 minutes of that is walking, the route runs 3.8 km, and there are 10 stops where you stand still and listen. Nothing runs to a schedule and no group leaves without you.
At the Ponts Couverts the narration starts with the four channels of the Ill and the towers that guarded them from 1250. In St Thomas's Church you hear about the Silbermann organ Mozart sat down at in 1778. Later come the 142-metre spire that made the cathedral the tallest building in the world until 1874, and the night Marie Antoinette spent at the Palais Rohan in 1770.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 47 min · 3.8 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese
What you do on the walking tour
Listen
At every stop the narration gives you the history of the place, the legends attached to it and the details you would otherwise walk past. If you prefer reading, the same text sits on your screen.
Stroll
Google Maps leads you from one stop to the next: 47 minutes of walking spread over 3.8 km, at whatever speed you feel like.
Break off
Stop for a coffee or an hour in a museum, then take the walk up again, the same day or another one.
Eat and browse
Tips for food and shops near the route come with the stops. The starting point and the order of the stops are yours to change in the app.
See the route and attractions →
How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who the walking tour is for
A first visit
One walk sorts out the cathedral, the squares and the German-built Neustadt and explains what you are looking at.
Anyone who avoids groups
Nobody to follow and no departure time: you stay where something holds you and move on when you want to.
One day in the city
3 hours covers the old island and the Neustadt, so the rest of the day stays free for the Petite France canals or a long Alsatian lunch.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Armin– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Hallo. Wer Lesen kann, hat’s leichter. War auf vorlesen aus der App vorbereitet. Aber das Angebot war ja nicht so. Nächste Mal nehmen wir wieder eine Audio Version. Mille Grazie.
Thu– United States –
Collected on GetYourGuide
This is a self-guided tour with information from the app. Good attraction points and information, however the tour didn’t organize attraction points by location so it’s a bit more walking.
Wenerios– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Besser wäre ein Audioguide, der Weg auf der Google Maps Karte war nicht so einfach zu erkennen.
Terrance – United States –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Overall, the activity was fun. It was quite a bit of walking but most of the places we nearby each other and the information was insightful.
Italy –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Utile, ti guida nel percorso di visita e ti dà informazioni storiche e culturali.
Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Ich habe die Führung mit meinen Kindern gemacht und sind in unserem Tempo mit den Rädern durch die Stadt. Somit waren die Beiden (8 & 13 Jahre) auch mal an Kultur interessiert und hatten Spaß. Bei der nächsten Städtetour definitiv wieder mit dieser App durch die Stadt!!!
Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Alles war sehr ausführlich beschrieben. Vielen Dank für die tolle Führung