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By Red Thread
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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 33m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • What can a city teach us about letting go? Join us on a journey for heart and mind through Hamburg, a city shaped by fire, water, and goodbyes. We begin with the profound loss embodied by the St. Nikolai memorial and traverse symbolic landscapes of transition, transience, and transformation. From the constant flow of goods in the Speicherstadt to the rebellious emergence of Park Fiction, we explore how Hamburg has transformed the pain of its past into quiet strength. It is a guided meditation on change, resilience, and the courage to start anew, culminating in a panoramic view of the harbour.

    • 6.6 km self-guided tour with 8 stations over 153 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and senses & emotions
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • St Nikolai Memorial
    • Willy-Brandt-Str. 60,
    • 20457, Hamburg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • St. Nikolai Memorial
    • 60 Willy-Brandt-Straße
    • 20457, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Self-guided podcast tour Hamburg The Art of Letting Go in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 33 minutes2h 33m
    2h 33m
  • Opening hours: Sun 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.72
AU$7.78 x 2 AdultsAU$15.56
Total
The previous price was AU$19.44 and current price is AU$15.56
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

St Nikolai Memorial

  • 10m
The tour begins at the ruins of a large church destroyed in the Second World War – a strong symbol of loss and the starting point to understand Hamburg's relationship with its past.

Trostbrucke

  • 10m
A symbolic bridge connecting Old and New Town. Your name "Trostbrücke" marks the transition from the theme of loss to the beginning of comfort and perseverance.

Speicherstadt

  • 10m
An iconic viewpoint on the Speicherstadt, the world's largest warehouse complex, which represents the theme of transience and letting go of material possessions.

Magellan-Terrassen

  • 10m
With a view to the new HafenCity, these modern terraces symbolise radical transformation and letting go of a past identity to embrace a reinvention.

Harbor Piers

  • 10m
Hamburg's historic gateway to the world, a place of countless farewells, where emigrants and sailors left people and their homeland.

Park Fiction

  • 10m
A park created by the community, which arose from protest and represents the act of letting go of top-down control and the acceptance of collective, grassroots creativity.

St. Pauli Kirche - Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Pauli

  • 10m
As a refuge in the heart of the bustling St. Pauli district, this church offers a space to let go of external noise and inner turmoil, and historically served people passing through.

Altonaer Balkon

  • 10m
The tour ends on this "balcony" overlooking the harbour and offers a final, comprehensive meditation on the acceptance of life's constant change.

Location

Activity location

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    St Nikolai Memorial
    • Willy-Brandt-Str. 60,
    • 20457, Hamburg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    St. Nikolai Memorial
    • 60 Willy-Brandt-Straße
    • 20457, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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