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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 27m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Dive into a city that has reinvented itself time and again. On this captivating journey, you will follow the development of Recklinghausen – from the fortified medieval Hanseatic trading post to the explosive and raw era as a soot-covered coal stronghold, up to its rebirth as a beacon of European culture. Discover how an illegal exchange of coal for art in the icy winter of 1946 forever changed the fate of the city.

    5.6 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 147 min.
    Ideal for everyone interested in history, memory, and urbanism innovation
    Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals
    Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Herzogswall 30
    • 30 Herzogswall
    • 45657, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Herzogswall 30
    • 30 Herzogswall
    • 45657, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Recklinghausen Black Diamonds and Spotlight in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 27 minutes2h 27m
    2h 27m
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.61
AU$7.69 x 1 AdultAU$7.69
Total
The previous price was AU$9.61 and current price is AU$7.69
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Herzogswall 30

  • 10m
The last completely preserved tower of the medieval city wall, which stands for Recklinghausen's origins as a fortified Hanseatic trading post.

Markt

  • 10m
The historic market square where the Hanseatic trade took place and which serves as a narrative bridge to later urban developments.

Rathaus Recklinghausen

  • 10m
A magnificent town hall in the Neo-Renaissance style from 1908, which perfectly embodies the immense wealth of the city's coal boom.

Hauptbahnhof - Europaplatz

  • 10m
The station, which served as a vital artery for coal exports and the import of migrant workers during the industrial boom.

Pauluskirche

  • 10m
A church and a district that were built at a rapid pace to accommodate the massive influx of miners, and that represent the rough, human side of industrialisation.

Stadtgarten Recklinghausen

  • 10m
A lush park designed as a 'green lung' for the industrial workers and marking the transition from work to leisure.

Ruhrfestspielhaus

  • 10m
The modern cultural centre, which emerged from the exchange 'Coal for Art' in 1946 and symbolises the post-industrial identity of the city.

Location

Activity location

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    Herzogswall 30
    • 30 Herzogswall
    • 45657, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Herzogswall 30
    • 30 Herzogswall
    • 45657, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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