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"Night Watchman" Historical City Tour Zurich

4.731 reviewsBooked 74×ZurichOperated by Zürich TourismusWeather

Let us take you on a journey back in time to medieval Zurich. The city tour with the night watchman brings you back to the old times via spooky stories and funny anecdotes.

CancellationFree up to 24 hours before
Duration1 h
LanguagesGerman
Meeting pointAt Lindenhof, 8001 Zurich

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Highlights

  • Take a journey back to the Middle Ages
  • Walk through Zurich’s old town with the night watchman and discover his former duties
  • Listen to eerie tales about witches and executioners, city fires, and the plague
  • Lighten the mood with some funny anecdotes
  • Learn fascinating facts about the city’s former street lighting and fortifications
  • Explore the history of executioners, the plague, and many strange events in old Zurich

Description

Join the night watchman as he takes you through Zurich’s Old Town. Step into the dark world of Zurich in the Middle Ages and early modern period. Along the way, you’ll hear remarkable and eerie stories about the city on the Limmat that you won’t find in any history book.

The night watchman also has plenty of funny anecdotes about old Zurich. Experience how the city comes to life again after dark in the lanes around St Peter’s.

Night watchman tours with special themes

  • 28 July 2026: Special tour “Zurich, City of Water”
  • 1 September 2026: Special tour “In the footsteps of Gottfried Keller”
  • 27 October 2026: “Life and death in old Zurich”
  • 1 December 2026: “Christmas in Zurich”

Inclusions

  • Included:

    1 hour guided tour

Meeting point

At Lindenhof, 8001 Zurich

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Reviews

4.7

31 Reviews

Christoph4 Nov 2026

The jokes were a bit questionable

Patricia28 Oct 2026

It was lovely walking through the old town at night and exploring streets I hadn't been down before. Such a great atmosphere. The night watchman did a fantastic job!

Marlise1 Oct 2026

A great idea, very well executed and presented. It’s frustrating that I can’t see what I’ve already written here!! I would have liked to hear more about nightlife back then. What happened to the sick or women in labour? What about runaway children or raging epidemics at night? But it was great, thank you very much!!

Daniel30 Sept 2026

Very amusing and interesting

Corina1 Sept 2026

Too many people, hard to hear in the back.

Questions about this guided tour?

Alpi answers right away – about the weather and getting there, too.

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Zürich Tourismus

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