During this entertaining tour through the historic city centre you will discover the market place, the artistic Böttcherstrasse, the Weser promenade and the Schnoor quarter. You will learn interesting things about the history of the old Hanseatic city and curious facts about life in Bremen, including amusing little anecdotes.
Guided tour through the Old Town
Price per group:
1-10 persons: € 150.00
11-25 persons: € 220.00
For guided tours in English, an additional fee of € 30.00 per group will be added.
VAT included
Price for larger groups on request
– Duration: 2 hours (shorter on request)
Dates and meeting place by arrangement
1-10 persons: € 150.00
11-25 persons: € 220.00
For guided tours in English, an additional fee of € 30.00 per group will be added.
VAT included
Price for larger groups on request
– Duration: 2 hours (shorter on request)
Dates and meeting place by arrangement
One of the things you learn about at the market place, also known as the "good parlour" of Bremen, is what Roland is all about. Particularly striking are his pointed knees, which were used probably for measurement in earlier centuries, because the distance between them is one Bremen elle, a historical unit of measurement. You'll hear why the town hall was built between 1405 and 1410 at the very location where it stands today and what the dispute between the Bremen councillors and the archbishop had to do with it. Another eye-catcher is the Schütting - the seat of the merchants and today's Chamber of Commerce - with its Flemish gables and the Bremen merchants' motto: "BUTEN UN BINNEN - WAGEN UN WINNEN". Of course a visit to Bremen's four most famous inhabitants is a must - the Bremen town musicians. If you touch the front legs of the donkey, you can make a wish. It also brings luck. But be careful: be sure to touch the donkey with both hands, otherwise it is joked that one donkey is shaking hands with another...
Decaffeinated coffee and a street as a unique work of art
On Böttcherstrasse you'll find out what decaffeinated coffee, art and Germanic cult have to do with each other. Barrels used to be made by craftsmen at this place in the Middle Ages. In the 1920s, the Bremen coffee merchant Ludwig Roselius created a unique work of art out of bricks here. But a controversial political history is concealed behind the facades, because Roselius had wanted his Böttcherstrasse to symbolically represent a "new Germany".
The Weser promenade and medieval lanes
From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the main port of Bremen was located at the so called "Schlachte". There the ships were positioned close together, transporting goods, which were stored in the warehouses. Today the "Schlachte" is a popular and lively riverside promenade with many restaurants, ice-cream parlours and beer gardens. We continue to Schnoor, the oldest and smallest quarter of Bremen's Old Town. Here tiny houses in narrow alleys give you a glimpse of bygone times.
Price per group:
1-10 persons: € 150.00
11-25 persons: € 220.00
For guided tours in English, an additional fee of € 30.00 per group will be added.
VAT included
Price for larger groups on request
Dates and meeting place by arrangement