Colmar is also known as the Little Venice of France. A city known for its well-preserved old town, and its numerous architectural landmarks. It’s winding cobblestone streets, half-timbered medieval houses, and early Renaissance buildings feels like out of a Disney movie - probably because Colmar was the inspiration for the village in Beauty and the Beast. Admire the Saint-Martin church, the 13th-century old Gothic church in the city. Join our 2 hours private walking tour, see some of the highlights of Colmar and listen to the engaging stories of our local guide. You will learn about: Charles the Great Saxon wars Free imperial city Thirty Years' War The Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen German Empire Franco-Prussian War Treaty of Versailles Colmar Pocket Popular Republican Movement Union for French Democracy Colmar Treasure
With its eleven bells, St. Ursen has the most polyphonic peal of bells in Switzerland. Nine of them date back to the time of construction and were cast by foundries in Solothurn. Participants can admire the belfry and the richly decorated baroque bells up close on a guided tour. After climbing up to the belfry, the bells are presented with their inscriptions, who they are dedicated to and what special functions they have.Language: German Meeting point: Entrance to St. Ursenturm (east side of the cathedral) / End point: St. UrsenterrasseConditions / ExtrasSolothurn Tourism members (on presentation of their membership card) and children up to the age of 16 benefit from free participation in a guided tour of Solothurn Old Town. A discount of CHF 10.00 is granted on themed tours. The cancellation conditions of the point of sale apply, which can be found at solothurn-city.ch/agb. Purchased tickets are non-refundable.Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Participants learn about a time of high political tensions, in which Catholic Solothurn felt threatened by the powerful Reformed Bern. In 1667, the construction of a massive fortification, the redoubt, began. It lasted 60 years.The tour starts at the Museum Altes Zeughaus, where you will see the original cannons that were once cast for the redoubts. You will then climb the Riedholzschanze and see where these cannons were once positioned. The remains of the gun emplacements in front of the trench are then visited and finally the tour continues to the Blumenstein Museum, where a model of the town of Solothurn can be seen, showing the still complete entrenchments from around 1830. In the museum, visitors also learn why the redoubts were gradually demolished from 1835 onwards.Language: German Meeting point: Museum Altes Zeughaus / End point: Museum BlumensteinConditions / ExtrasSolothurn Tourism members (on presentation of their membership card) and children up to the age of 16 benefit from free participation in a guided tour of Solothurn's Old Town. A discount of CHF 10.00 is granted on themed tours.The cancellation conditions of the point of sale apply, which can be found at solothurn-city.ch/agb. Purchased tickets are non-refundable.Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.