Koblenz Self-Guided Walking Tour: Deutsches Eck Audio Quiz

Eight stops, two rivers, one thousand years: a walking map that talks back

This self-guided walking tour of Koblenz runs entirely on your smartphone: no app to download, no guide to follow. You start at the Electoral Palace, follow directions to eight stops including the Deutsches Eck where the Rhine and Moselle meet, listen to audio stories at each location, and answer quizzes that turn the walk into a game. The route covers about 2 km and takes roughly 90 minutes at your own pace.

Step-by-step itinerary

Self-guided walking tour of Koblenz

• Start at Electoral Palace
• Walk to Prussian Government Building
• See spitting-boy fountain
• Visit Baroque Four Towers crossroads
• Explore Basilica of St. Castor
• Walk through medieval market square
• Visit Romanesque basilica and Kastorbrunnen fountain
• End at Deutsches Eck headland

The experience

The Electoral Palace, the last great residence of Trier's prince-electors, is where you begin. Open the Ciceru experience on your phone, and the walking route unfolds from there. You navigate on foot using in-app directions, stopping when you want and picking the route back up whenever you're ready. No download, no connection required once you've loaded the tour. Just your smartphone and the map of all eight stops.

The stops themselves are the story. You pass the 158-metre Prussian Government Building, a Wilhelmine fortress of volcanic tuff built 1902–1906 on the Rhine waterfront. The Schängelbrunnen, a bronze spitting-boy fountain in the Town Hall courtyard, sits among the Four Towers: four Baroque corner houses rebuilt after French bombardment in 1689–1692. The Florinsmarkt holds the Romanesque church and its famous Augenroller clock, whose eyes roll with the pendulum. At the Basilica of St. Castor, where Charlemagne's grandsons carved up the Carolingian Empire in 842, you stand at a hinge of European history. The walk ends at the Deutsches Eck, the headland where the two rivers collide, crowned by the equestrian monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Audio stories at each location set the scene. Quizzes turn the walk into a game. The tour is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and three additional languages. About 2 km on foot, roughly 90 minutes total, but the pace is entirely yours.

What’s included

• Self-guided tour accessed on your smartphone with a map of all eight stops and simple directions between them.
• audio stories at each location.
• interactive quizzes that turn the walk into a game.
• no app download required.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Ciceru

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to explore Koblenz at your own pace without a guide or a group. The self-guided format means you stop when something catches your eye, take a break whenever you need one, and move through the city on your own schedule.

Top questions

What happens at the Basilica of St. Castor on this tour?

The Basilica of St. Castor is where envoys of Charlemagne's warring grandsons met in 842 to prepare the partition of the empire confirmed by the Treaty of Verdun. The audio story at this stop explains why this moment mattered to Europe.

Do I need to download an app to do this walking tour?

No app download is needed. The entire tour runs on your smartphone through the Ciceru experience. You just open it in your browser and follow the walking route, audio stories and quizzes from there.

What is the Deutsches Eck and why does this tour end there?

The Deutsches Eck is the headland where the Moselle joins the Rhine, crowned by an equestrian monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I. It is the physical point where the two rivers finally meet, the geographic fact that has shaped Koblenz for two thousand years.

How long does the walk actually take?

The route covers about 2 km and takes roughly 90 minutes, but you set the pace. You can stop for coffee, linger at any stop, or move faster. The tour waits for you.

What is the Schängelbrunnen and where is it?

The Schängelbrunnen is a bronze spitting-boy fountain in the Town Hall courtyard, unveiled in 1941 and dedicated to dialect poet Josef Cornelius. Its basin reliefs show scenes of childhood mischief.

Can I do this tour in a language other than English?

Yes. The audio guide is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and three additional languages, so you can choose the language that suits you.