Seven special city tours

The historic old town of Stralsund, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the old town of Wismar since 2002, has been able to preserve its medieval layout with a network of streets, squares and parcel structure almost unchanged to this day.
Embark on a lively journey through time to the ideal Hanseatic city of the 14th century, the heyday of the League of Cities. In addition to imposing buildings such as the town hall, Nikolai Church and Wulflamhaus, this free world heritage tour will guide you to hidden and surprising gems.

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Hike along the Caspar David Friedrich picture trail and be surprised by 15 romantic places that Caspar David used as motifs for his world-famous paintings around 1800.

From the Caspar David Friedrich Center, which also offers guided tours along the picture trail, the trail leads to the cathedral, the university and St. Jacob's Church, the Ryck and the harbour, the ruins of Eldena Monastery, which Caspar David Friedrich made internationally famous, and the Dänische Wiek.

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Crime fans get their money's worth in the Hanseatic city of Wismar. A corpse in the harbor basin or chases through the alleys - these and other filming locations of the ZDF crime series SOKO Wismar, which has been produced since 2004, will take you on a city tour of the same name from March to October. Along the way, you will learn one or two exciting or funny stories from the set.

SOKO Wismar – In search of clues in the Hanseatic city >>

Discover the cathedral and castle garden, castle and half-timbered houses as well as other highlights along the six-kilometre-long „Top Instaspots Walking Tour“.
You can follow the tour free of charge, at any time and at your own pace, learn interesting facts about each location and publish your photos with #visitschwerin and #instawalkschwerin. The best Instagram pictures appear regularly on @VisitSchwerin.

For cycling enthusiasts, we recommend the 26-kilometre-long „Hidden Instaspots Cycling Tour“.

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The culinary and cultural city tours through Rostock are packed with fun. Because on these tours, on which you will learn what happened during the gruesome postal robbery of 1670 in the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt or which export goods made Rostock great in the Hanseatic era, you will nibble your way through restaurants, cafés, gourmet shops and bakeries.

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Town mayor and quasi mayor „Herbord von Raven“ asks for law and order to be observed. Fritz Reuter's „Mudder Schulten“ reports on the history of the town from the point of view of a resolute mayor's wife. „Night watchwoman Anna“ gives an insight into the somewhat wicked and dark history of Neubrandenburg and, according to legend, the bells of St. Mary's Church saved the life of the „wool weaver Matthias Gerling“. Changing historical personalities from Neubrandenburg take visitors on a search for clues through the four-gate city.

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The night watchman, who has been ensuring safety and order at night with a lantern and typical garb since the Middle Ages and sometimes also announced the time, takes night owls to the cathedral, Renaissance castle, town hall, parish church and other historic places in the old town. The gourmet night tour also includes a delicious gourmet meal and a visit to the North German Nativity Scene Museum in the run-up to Christmas.