Mysteries of Zurich: A walking tour

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Mysteries of Zurich: A walking tour

By Divergent Tours

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2h 30m
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Overview

Discover Zurich with little-known stories and curiosities at every turn. Though your guide will address (among others) some heavy topics, they are delivered with lightheartedness, so we're able to stay thoughtful, draw lessons, and keep the mood lively. The accompanying mindset is “There is much beauty here, because there is much beauty everywhere.” (Rilke)

Note: Please bring comfortable footwear.

Activity location

Ganymed
- Burkliterrasse, Near Lake Zurich
- 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ganymede
- 8001 Bürkliterrasse
- 8001, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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Mysteries of Zurich

2h 30m
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 9:30

Price details

S$83.10 x 1 AdultS$83.10

Total

Until Thu, 2 Jul

What's included, what's not

English-speaking guide
And snacks available to purchase during the stops.

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Ganymed

Where myth meets menace: hear Ganymed's storey and watch the black‑headed gulls that patrol the square. It's also a perfect spot for photos.

Schifflände

Let your imagination fill the gaps: picture a vanished tower that once held a robber baron, hear of witch hunts and Anabaptists, and learn of an unexpected escape.

Wasserkirche (Pass by)

Learn about the Zurich's patron saints, and what happened to the Water Church during Reformation. Bonus: a very unceremonial heist and strange commemorations.

Grossmunster

Spotlight is shared between a king guided by omens and a figure of iconoclasm. There will be no time to sample the milk‑soup that halted a war, but we'll tell its storey.

Munsterbrucke

Next: how Napoleon's power play provoked a backlash, who were the cabbage knaves, and an intro to a festival that is all about being wicked to keep wickedness at bay.

Town Hall (Rathaus) (Pass by)

Discover where in Zurich political telenovelas play out and which enlightened figure faced trial at the Town Hall. Bonus: an anecdote from General Stuppa's era.

Hans Waldmann Statue

Meet two controversial figures: two wildly different ways to handle life's pressures.

St. Peter's Church (Pass by)

Discover what record St. Peter holds, what's hidden in the crypt and what sparked a coup d'état. Bonus: a storey from local folklore.

Fraumunster Church

Hear the legend of a stag linked to the founding and the "firestarter" who sabotaged it. (Hint: it wasn't The Prodigy.)

Cabaret Voltaire (Pass by)

What stifles our creativity? Explore "art wed to logic" and the quirky group that sparked Dada - who they were and why they rebelled.

Platzspitz

How Europe's largest open drug scene became the catalyst for a sort of "prestige reinvention."

Kasernenstrasse 29

A virtual museum: Think like one of Agatha Christie's famous sleuths - explore the moment Swiss police realised crime was more than just about missing cheese.

Lindenhof Hill

Walk up to the Masonic Lodge: at the top of the hill, admire the statue of the woman who outwitted a duke to save Zurich - then finish with a stunning panoramic view of the Old Town and the Limmat.

Location

Activity location

Ganymed
- Burkliterrasse, Near Lake Zurich
- 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Ganymede
- 8001 Bürkliterrasse
- 8001, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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