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Heidelberg: Ruins, Romance and a Giant Barrel

What Heidelberg lost – and what it made of it. Thirteen stories from the university to the Great Tun

14 stops 90 min 1.9 km

At a glance

Distance
1.9 km
Duration
90 min
Stops
14
Languages
Deutsch, English
Start
University Square, Heidelberg (Universitätsplatz bus stop), in front of the Old University
Finish
From loss to romance
An audio walk through Heidelberg: from University Square into the Student Prison, past the Haus zum Ritter and the Church of the Holy Spirit to the Bridge Monkey and across the Old Bridge, then up by funicular to the castle – through the Elizabeth Gate, past the blown-apart tower, into the courtyard, onto the terrace and down to the Great Tun. Find out why students were desperate to get locked up, how Heidelberg's library travelled to Rome in one hundred and ninety-six crates, and what the court jester Perkeo answered to everything. With scenes from Heidelberg legends and up-to-date 2026 information. Tip: start by about four in the afternoon, the castle admits visitors until half past five. The castle ticket includes the funicular.
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Route

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Start: University Square, Heidelberg (Universitätsplatz bus stop), in front of the Old University

  1. 1

    Three losses and one answerfree

    A library, a castle, a bridge – lost. And what Heidelberg made of it.

  2. 2

    To the living spiritfree

    To the living spirit – and why these words were once replaced.

  3. 3

    Three days, out of curiosity full version

    A prison students were desperate to get into.

  4. 4

    The house that stayed standing full version

    The house that survived the flames.

  5. 5

    A wall inside the church full version

    A wall through the middle of a church – and a library in 196 crates.

  6. 6

    Who's laughing at whom? full version

    A monkey with a mirror: who's laughing at whom?

  7. 7

    The bridge the townspeople paid for full version

    The bridge that vanished and came back – and the Romantics' view.

  8. 8

    The Madonna below the ruin full version

    Germany's most beautiful ruin, seen from below.

  9. 9

    A gate for a nineteenth birthday full version

    A gate as a birthday present – and a Winter King.

  10. 10

    The tower that split in two full version

    Half a tower that's been lying in the moat for over three hundred years.

  11. 11

    One bite for a castle full version

    Bite through this ring and the castle is yours.

  12. 12

    Lightning and a silent wish full version

    A bolt of lightning ends a dream.

  13. 13

    From loss to romance full version

    A look back over your whole walk.

  14. 14

    Perché no? full version

    A giant barrel, a small jester and the answer to everything.

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

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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.

Heidelberg: Ruins, Romance and a Giant Barrel

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