Today, Braunschweig is an important European centre for science and research. However, the city also looks back on almost a thousand years of history. A city tour offers you countless exciting discoveries. As your personal and certified tour guides, we will take you on a journey through time, where you will not only marvel at the famous sights, but also delve into the lesser-known corners that make up the true character of this city.
From majestic medieval buildings to modern cultural institutions, Braunschweig combines tradition and modernity in a unique way. Whether you are a lover of history, architecture or art, our aim is for you to leave our interesting city not just as a tourist, but as a friend, enriched with unforgettable memories and new insights.
Tour.City Walk – book now!
The classic. Our historical city tour through the city center offers insights into the fascinating and eventful history of the Lion City. Braunschweig was first documented almost 1000 years ago, and around 850 years ago, Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, and his wife Matilda of England made the city their residence. We stroll through medieval alleyways and discover traces of the Hanseatic merchants and the Welf dynasty, who shaped Braunschweig for centuries, in historic squares.
Tour.Medieval – book now!
Patricians, executioners and bone cutters. On this tour, we bring the fascinating medieval city of Braunschweig back to life in its alleys, tweten and Klinten. In the Middle Ages, Braunschweig was an important trading city and a member of the Hanseatic League. Under the Welf Duke Henry the Lion, it developed into a powerful and influential city in the 12th century. Five districts – Altstadt, Hagen, Neustadt, Altewiek and Sack – formed the city area. The economy flourished, in part through trade in cloth, salt, metal, and mumme. Magnificent buildings such as St. Blasius Cathedral, Dankwarderode Castle, or the splendid old town market with its imposing buildings bear witness to this golden age.
Tour.Aegidien
Hidden in the heart of Braunschweig’s city center is a place rich in history and stories: the former Benedictine monastery of St. Aegidien. Our new city tour takes you on a journey through time from the early Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment – exciting, touching and full of surprises. You meet Gertrude the Younger, the last Brunonine, who was not only a noblewoman but also the founder of a monastery. You will learn how the Benedictine monks lived, prayed and worked in the cloisters – according to clear rules, with fixed rituals and a very unique worldview.
We offer our city tours in German, English and Spanish.
The city also looks back on almost a thousand years of history. We’ll take you on a journey through time, where you’ll not only marvel at the famous sights but also delve into the lesser-known corners that define the true character of this city.
The starting point is the picturesque Magniviertel. Passing the unique Rizzi House, the first stop is in front of the Braunschweig Residenzschloss. From there, we continue to the Platz der Deutschen Einheit. Our tour then takes us via the Burgplatz, with Braunschweig’s landmark, the lion, the Dankwarder.
At the end of the tour, we will visit the historic square at the Martini Church and the historic Old Town Market together.
On our tour we bring the fascinating medieval Braunschweig back to life. Join us to discover unique, long-vanished half-timbered houses, medieval market squares, and an ancient battlement. We’ll follow in the footsteps of wealthy patrician families and hardworking butchers. And we’ll learn where the Brunswick executioner lived and what he had to do with the “oldest profession” in the world.
Our walk begins at Bäckerklint. We then pass the venerable Martino Katharineum Gymnasium, cross the Altstadtmarkt and Eiermarkt, and then through Knochenhauerstraße into the picturesque Michaelisviertel.
Discover Braunschweig’s traditional island of St. Aegidien. Hard to believe, but true: over 900 years ago, the impressive Margravine Gertrud of Saxony, the last Brunonin, founded a Benedictine monastery here.
But St. Aegidien is more than just an old monastery district. We’ll tell you about Louis Spohr, the world-famous composer who took his first musical steps here. And about Ephraim Lessing, the great writer and Enlightenment philosopher who pondered tolerance, reason, and humanity nearby. Step by step, we’ll discover what makes this traditional part of Braunschweig so special. Together, we’ll bring history to life – vibrant, charming, and full of exciting discoveries.
Together we’ll explore the traces this dark era of history left behind in the 1930th/1940th in our city. Braunschweig was the scene of great destruction, profound changes, and events that are still visible and tangible today in buildings, streets, and stories.
On our tour, we want to not only shed light on the historical facts, but also remember the people and fates who lived, suffered and resisted here during these years.
Let us work together to examine this depressing period in the city’s history in order to understand it and remember it.
