Munich Medieval Night Watchman City Tour

Accompany Wolfram the original night watchman on a city tour through medieval Munich.
Wolfram carries a lantern, a halberd, and a horn. The tour begins with the duties of the night watchman Wolfram in the Middle Ages.
Experience an execution, cemeteries, torture, silver coins, the tally stick, Munich's first city wall and much more and let yourself be carried away to the Middle Ages.

Meeting Point

Rathaus Apotheke

Marienplatz 8, 80331 München, Germany

Marienplatz - New Town Hall at the town hall pharmacy

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Munich Marienplatz

Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Wolfram the night watchman welcomes you and explains the tasks of the night watchman in the Middle Ages.

7 minutes

St. Peter's Church

Peterspl. 1, Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Wolfram shows you the "poor sinner bell" and demonstrates the execution of Marco Bragadino.

10 minutes

Petersplatz

Peterspl., 80331 München, Germany

We visit the medieval cemetery and learn why people wanted to be buried as close as possible to the altar.

8 minutes

Viktualienmarkt

Viktualienmarkt 3, , Munich, 80331, Bavaria

You will find out exactly where the first city wall of Munich stood.

6 minutes

Old Town Hall

Marienplatz 15, Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Wolfram closes the Talburg gate and shows you the medieval halberd.

7 minutes

Burgstraße

Burgstraße, 80331 München, Germany

We discover the medieval prison in Munich - the dungeon, the torture and what punishments there were in the Middle Ages.

10 minutes

Münzstraße

Münzstraße, 80331 München, Germany

You can take a look into Wolfram's purse here, it shows you original silver pennies from the Middle Ages.

10 minutes

Alter Hof

Alter Hof 1, Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Here we experience the first castle that the Wittelsbach family built in Munich and why Duke Ludwig - the builder - was also called the strict one.

8 minutes

Dienerstraße

Dienerstraße, 80331 München, Germany

Wolfram closes the Vorderes Schwabinger Tor and explains what remains are still reminiscent of the first city wall.

4 minutes

Weinstraße

Weinstraße, 80 München, Germany

Wolfram closes the Rear Schwabing Gate and explains how addresses used to be.

5 minutes

Schäfflerstraße

Schäfflerstraße, 80333 München, Germany

You will learn how people in the Middle Ages could get into debt - with the tally stick. Wolfram has his and explains exactly how it was possible.

5 minutes

Frauenkirche

Frauenplatz 1, Munich, 80331, Bavaria

You are impressed by the size of the Frauenkirche! Wolfram explains how it was possible to build this church in just 20 years.

5 minutes

Frauenplatz

Frauenplatz, 80 München, Germany

Here you can discover which medieval traces can still be found in the old town today.

5 minutes

Kaufingerstraße

Kaufingerstraße, 80331 München, Germany

Wolfram completes the Beautiful Tower. Here Wolfram says goodbye to you.

5 minutes