Over 1.200 years of city history has yielded a wealth of fairytale tales and legends, bizarre customs and rituals from bygone eras. These enchanted places, discoveries made by flashlight, and sometimes dark chapters of the past are explored in the exciting themed tours, which are guaranteed to show you Hildesheim in a whole new light.
Rumors of being in league with the devil quickly spread in medieval Hildesheim. This tour follows the paths of medieval figures from Hildesheim who suffered injustice.
95 euros per group
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 2 hours
This evening tour offers participants a different perspective on Hildesheim's sights. In the beam of a flashlight, many things are revealed that remain almost undiscovered in daylight.
90 euros per group
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 1,5 hours
Away from the everyday hustle and bustle, discover two centuries-old gardens: In the Magdalenengarten, with its vineyard and botanical rarities, you'll walk in the footsteps of 1000 years of monastic life. The tour ends in the enchanting "Orphanage Garden" in the shadow of the old city wall.
85 euros per group
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 1,5 hours
With the Devil's Horn, the 1.000-year-old rosebush and the Hildesheim Maiden, participants experience the medieval city history in a different way.
97 euros per group (including 12 euro fee for visiting the 1.000-year-old rosebush; 112 euros in foreign languages)
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 1,5 hours
Why do we knock on wood, avoid placing bread on our backs, and consider chimney sweeps lucky charms? On this guided tour through Hildesheim's Neustadt district, you'll hear interesting stories about these and other well-known and lesser-known misconceptions and superstitions.
85 euros per group
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 1,5 hours
Together with a costumed time traveler, you will literally spit in your hands, knock on wood, and investigate the different customs and rituals that vary according to the season.
85 euros per group
Group tour by arrangement
Duration: 1,5 hours