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The previous price was P 422 and current price is P 337 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 57m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Dive into the opulent world of Augsburg in the 16th century, where the gold of a merchant met the radical prayers of a monk. Discover the power struggle between the Fugger dynasty – the richest capitalist empire of its time – and Martin Luther, who ignited the Reformation. From intelligence networks and papal monopolies to the world's oldest social settlement, you will learn how extreme wealth and religious upheaval shaped the modern world.

    3.1 km self-guided tour with 8 stations over 117 min.
    Ideal for power, protest public spaces
    Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals
    Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • St. Anne's Church, Augsburg
    • Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • St. Anne's Church
    • 2 Im Annahof
    • 86150, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany

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Podcast Tour Augsburg: A Story of Gold and Grace in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 57 minutes1h 57m
    1h 57m
  • Opening hours: Mon 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
P 421.71
P 337.37 x 1 AdultP 337.37
Total
The previous price was P 421.71 and current price is P 337.37
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting story
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

St. Anne's Church, Augsburg

  • 10m
A medieval church that houses both the opulent Renaissance Fugger Chapel and the Luther Staircase and marks the exact spot where the greatest conflict of the Reformation began.

Fuggerplatz

  • 10m
The geographical and symbolic heart of Fugger power, with the monument to the most important figure of the family, Jakob Fugger 'the Rich'.

Weberhaus

  • 10m
The beautifully painted guild house of the weavers, which represents the modest origins of the Fugger family before their transition into the global financial world.

St. Moritz

  • 10m
The parish church of the Fugger family, which shows their attempt to control public piety, and later the place of forced religious coexistence.

Fuggerhauser

  • 10m
The magnificent Renaissance palace of the Fugger dynasty and the site of the decisive interrogation of Martin Luther by Cardinal Cajetan in 1518.

Church of St. Ulrich and St. Afra

  • 10m
A massive Catholic basilica standing wall-to-wall with a smaller Protestant church, physically embodying the forced compromise of the Peace of Augsburg of 1555.

Barfüßerkirche

  • 10m
The first church in Augsburg that became Protestant, and which represents the working class rebellion against the Catholic elite supported by the Fuggers.

Fuggerei

  • 10m
The oldest social settlement in the world, founded by Jakob Fugger, where the residents still pay 0.88 Euros a year and pray daily for his soul.

Location

Activity location

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    St. Anne's Church, Augsburg
    • Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    St. Anne's Church
    • 2 Im Annahof
    • 86150, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany

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