Heidelberg's Old Town and Scholarly World: Jesuit Church, Student Prison and Old University
Photo: Hermann Luyken / Wikipedia, CC0Wikipedia DE (Heidelberg University)
Start the full tour in your browser
This tour does not have an audio preview yet. You can still explore its route and every stop in the web experience.
Save for offline
Heidelberg's Old Town and Scholarly World: Jesuit Church, Student Prison and Old University
Save all stop text, photos and available narration in English on this browser. Street maps aren’t included.
Audio and photos can use mobile data. Keep this tab open until saving finishes. No app installation is required.
Saved toursAbout this tour
A dense tour through the academic and ecclesiastical old town with the Jesuit Church, St. Peter's Church, student prison, market square, Church of the Holy Spirit, and traces of the old university – exploring scholarship, student life, and urban culture.
Tour Stops (6)
Old Bridge Heidelberg
2013.10.01.111339 Alte Brücke Heiliggeistkirche View City Heidelberg | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Hermann Luyken / Wikipedia, CC0Wikipedia DE (Heidelberg University)
Arnold J. Toynbee Anefo | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 nlWikipedia DE (Heidelberg University)
Alfred Wegener ca.1924-30 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikipedia, Public domainWikipedia DE (Heidelberg University)
Welcome to our walk through Heidelberg's wonderful old town! Today you will get to know the most beautiful and important places in this romantic city – from imposing buildings to picturesque squares that bring Heidelberg's rich history to life. Let us guide you through four centuries of history and discover why Heidelb…
Church of the Holy Spirit
Datei:Gedenkstein Heiliggeistkirche Heidelberg SDC15149 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Marcus Schnabelrauch / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 deWikipedia DE (Heiliggeistkirche (Heidelberg))
Heidelberg 20060420 021 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Wikipedia, Wikipedia (check source for specific license)Wikipedia DE (Heiliggeistkirche (Heidelberg))
Datei:Glockenturm des Heidelberger Schlosses von Jacques Fouquieres ca 1618 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Wikipedia, Public domainWikipedia DE (Heiliggeistkirche (Heidelberg))
When we come from the Old Bridge, we immediately encounter the Church of the Holy Spirit, the architectural center of the Old Town. From the outside, the contrast between the light sandstone from the Neckar Valley and the striking, late Gothic tower immediately catches the eye. The church was built between 1398 and 151…
Heidelberger Marktplatz
Datei:Heidelberg-Panorama von Matthaeus Merian 1620 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Matthäus Merian / Wikipedia, Public domainWikipedia DE (Heidelberger Altstadt)
Datei:GER Heidelberg 01 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: -wuppertaler / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Wikipedia DE (Heidelberger Altstadt)
Datei:HeidelbergMarktplatz | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Reinhard Kraasch / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Wikipedia DE (Heidelberger Altstadt)
If you walk just a few steps from the Heiliggeistkirche, you will find yourself directly on Heidelberg's Marktplatz. This square has been the political and economic center of the city since the Middle Ages. Directly in front of you stands the Hercules Fountain from 1706. The sandstone figure in the middle commemorates …
Kornmarkt
Datei:10 of 10 - Hieldenberg Castle, Königstuhl Hill - GERMANY | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Ignaz Wiradi / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Wikipedia DE (Kornmarkt (Heidelberg))
Heidelberg Germany 10082005 Square1 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Wikipedia, Wikipedia (check source for specific license)Wikipedia DE (Kornmarkt (Heidelberg))
We are now leaving the marketplace and standing here on the Kornmarkt. This square is noticeably quieter than the lively marketplace directly next to it. It acquired its present appearance in the 18th century, when the city administration centralized the grain trade here in order to better control prices. The dominant …
Peterskirche
Peterskirche | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: BishkekRocks / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Datei:Peterskirche (Karl Pfaff) 1896 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: uploaded by--Immanuel Giel 11:06, 12 July 2007 (UTC) / Wikipedia, Public domainWikipedia DE (Peterskirche (Heidelberg))
Datei:Peterskirche Heidelberg innen | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Luftschiffhafen / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Wikipedia DE (Peterskirche (Heidelberg))
Coming from the Kornmarkt, we now stand before the Peterskirche, the oldest parish church in Heidelberg's old town. If you look at the façade, you will see a classic example of Neo-Gothic architecture as it was implemented here at the end of the 19th century. The distinctive tower, which characterizes the image of the …
Kurpfälzisches Museum
Kurpfälzisches Museum Haupteingang | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: 4028mdk09 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Datei:Durchgang zum Innenhof Kurpfälzisches Museum, Blick auf einen Salon mit Mobiliar aus der Zeit Louis Philippe | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Ribax (Diskussion) 06:57, 9. Mär. 2014 (CET) / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Wikipedia DE (Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg)
Datei:Durchgang zum Innenhof Kurpfälzisches Museum, Blick durch Sicherheitsglas auf ein Salon | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Photo: Ribax (Diskussion) 06:15, 9. Mär. 2014 (CET) / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Wikipedia DE (Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg)
We now stand before the Palais Morass, the main building of the Kurpfälzisches Museum. If you look at the façade, you will see a classic example of a Baroque city palace, built in 1712 for the jurist Johann Philipp von Morass. The sandstone structure with its representative portal conveys well how Heidelberg's wealthy …
Tour Information
- Tour Type
- Walking tour
- Audio Language
- English
Plays instantly in your browser
Share this tour
Ready to explore Heidelberg?
Continue from the preview into the complete route, with every stop and narration in one place.
Open full tour