Germany · TOURS IN GOSLAR
Every trip has one free day too few. These 7 tours in Goslar justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Walk through Goslar’s UNESCO-listed old town with a live German-speaking guide. See timber-framed streets, the Kaiserpfalz, the historic Rathausdiele, and, when available, the Huldigungssaal. The two-hour route costs $16 per person and includes a Rathaus selfie station, but dogs cannot enter the Hall of Homage.
Spend 90 minutes inside Goslar’s Imperial Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Your German-speaking guide leads you through the great hall, St. Ulrich Chapel, the imperial throne area, and the Winter Hall exhibition. Expect vivid paintings, Henry III’s heart beneath his grave slab, and a wheelchair-accessible visit.
Meet at Goslar’s Market Square fountain for a 1.5-hour German-language walk through the old town at dusk. Your guide leads you through true, legendary, and humorous stories, visits an old miner’s house, and finishes with a rustic drink and a taste of *Grubenlicht*. The tour is for ages 10 and up.
Walk Goslar’s UNESCO-listed old town at dusk with a German-speaking guide and hear how medieval citizens, guilds, and city officials kept order. The route brings up the Beisskatze, pillory, torture, and witchcraft. It is wheelchair accessible, costs $16, and is not suitable for children under 12.
Explore Goslar Town Hall with a German-speaking guide during a 90-minute tour through 400 years of building history. See the Rathausdiele’s starry ceiling, view the painted Huldigungssaal through a multimedia presentation, and visit the World Heritage Information Center. The tour costs about $11 and includes admission.
“sehr gut. Wir haben viel über die "eigene" Stadt und das Rathaus erfahren, ein sehr lebendige und tolle Führung”
Meet your costumed guide outside Goslar’s Kaiserpfalz for a 90-minute German-language walk through the upper town. You’ll hear Renaissance witch-hunt stories, local legends, and tales of witchcraft, with a small drink included. Guide Gertrud is known for storytelling, period dress, anecdotes, and small touches such as lucky stones.
“Spannende Geschichten, die sehr authentisch erzählt wurden . Wir fühlten uns ins 16. Jahrhundert versetzt. Vielen Dank an Gertrud”
Meet executioner Caspar Kruse III at Goslar’s Schuhhof for a 90-minute German-language costume tour through the upper town. Learn about executions, torture, judgment, and the executioner’s uneasy place in medieval society. The walk ends with a small drink called a drop of blood. It runs in all weather and is for ages 16 and up.
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