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Bremen: Free Traders and Four Runaways

A city that refused to be ruled – twelve stories from the main station to the Schnoor quarter

13 stops 85 min 2.6 km

At a glance

Distance
2.6 km
Duration
85 min
Stops
13
Languages
Deutsch, English
Finish
The lane of strings
An audio walk through Bremen: from the old ramparts and their windmill, along the street of the sows to the Town Musicians, Roland and the Town Hall, the Cathedral with its Lead Cellar and the Spitting Stone, the merchants' house, then through Böttcherstraße with its golden relief and porcelain carillon to the river promenade and into the Schnoor. Find out why the Town Musicians never reached Bremen, how a crawling man won the city its pasture, why the Cathedral wasn't part of Bremen until 1803 and why Bremen would rather be thrown out of the Hanseatic League than be told what to do. About 2.6 km, 12 stops, ending with coffee and cake in the city's oldest quarter. With scenes from Bremen legends and up-to-date 2026 information.
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  • Map with the route and your position
  • Stops play automatically when you arrive
  • 4 devices included — for you and your companions
  • Transcript of every stop
  • 12 months of access

Route

Tap a number on the map to see the stop.

Start: Bremen Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), on the station square with your back to the station building

  1. 1

    A city for runawaysfree

    A city for runaways – and a donkey's line as the thread of the walk.

  2. 2

    Walls that became a parkfree

    Fortress ramparts turned into a park – and the last windmill on them.

  3. 3

    The street of sows full version

    A shopping street named after pigs – and proud of it.

  4. 4

    Four runaways who never arrived full version

    Four runaways who never made it to Bremen.

  5. 5

    Freedom as far as a man can crawl full version

    A knight as a tape measure, a man on his knees and a hen under the arches.

  6. 6

    The cathedral that wasn't part of town full version

    A cathedral that wasn't part of town – and a roofer who never fell.

  7. 7

    The Angel of Bremen full version

    The Angel of Bremen and a stone to spit on.

  8. 8

    Dare and win full version

    Dare and win: thrown out of the Hanseatic League.

  9. 9

    Gold for the wrong man full version

    A coffee king, a golden relief and a tribute that got him nothing.

  10. 10

    Bells made of porcelain full version

    Porcelain bells and a plane called Bremen.

  11. 11

    A harbour that had to move full version

    The river silts up – so Bremen buys itself a new port.

  12. 12

    The lane of strings full version

    The rope-makers' lane that was almost torn down.

  13. 13

    Something better, anywhere full version

    Coffee, cake and a seat for runaways.

Narrated by a synthetic (AI) voice — script and facts by the tripto.de editorial team.

Questions and answers

Do I need to install an app?

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How does it work on the walk?

In Walk mode the map shows where you are and each stop starts by itself when you arrive. You can also listen without GPS and pick the stops yourself.

Can I listen offline?

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Can two of us listen?

Yes. One purchase works on up to 4 devices — everyone listens on their own phone.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the first time you open it. Stop whenever you like and continue another day — the guide remembers where you left off.

Bremen: Free Traders and Four Runaways

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