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Zurich Old Town Guided Tour
Duration: 2 hours
4.4 (14)
booked 299 times
fromCHF 25
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.
"Night Watchman" Historical City Tour Zurich
Activity provider: Zürich TourismusLet 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.
Duration
1 hour
Mobile ticket accepted
Use your phone or print out the voucher
Meeting point
At Lindenhof, 8001 Zurich
Free cancellation
Full refund in case of cancellation up to 24h before start
Languages
German
from CHF 15
from CHF 15
- Includes
- Highlights
- Description
- Night watchman tours with special themes
- Meeting Points
Includes
1 hour guided tour
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
You walk through Zurich's old town with the night watchman. Let yourself be transported into the dark Zurich of the Middle Ages and early modern period. Along the way, you’ll hear remarkable and even eerie stories about the city on the Limmat that you won’t find in any history book.
The night watchman also shares funny anecdotes from old Zurich. Experience how old Zurich comes alive again in the narrow streets around St. Peter after nightfall.
Night watchman tours with special themes
- July 28, 2026: Special tour "Water-rich Zurich"
- September 1, 2026: Special tour "In the Footsteps of Gottfried Keller"
- October 27, 2026: "Life and Death in Old Zurich"
- December 1, 2026: "Christmas in Zurich"
Meeting Points
At Lindenhof, 8001 Zurich
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Casual, entertaining, valuable information
Rita
6 months ago
Great guide. However, the group was quite large.
Michael
6 months ago
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