FORTE CULTURA guided tour: Mainz Citadel (DE)
With Julchen through 2000 years of Mainz city and fortress history
Julchen, the mistress of Schinderhannesguides you through 2000 years of city and fortress history in the Mainz Citadel. In typical "rhoihessian" dialect, she also chats about her lover. You will learn exciting details about the legendary robber, virtually at first hand.
The fortified city of Mainz has a history of over 2,000 years. Founded by the Romans and built at a strategically important location at the confluence of the rivers Main and Rhine, its history is characterised by changing relationships in power, government and society.
The citadel forms a central, particularly heavily fortified monument within the large fortress of Mainz, with a unique and exciting history. It is one of the few surviving modern citadels in Germany.
Julietwhich Mistress of the Schinderhannesguides you through 2,000 years of Mainz city and fortress history in typical "rhoihessian" dialect. During the Costume tour but Julchen also likes to chat about her lover. And so exciting details from the life of the legendary robber from the Hunsrück come to light, first-hand so to speak.
And because Napoleon As Julchen was in Mainz a total of six times during this period at the beginning of the 19th century, she naturally knows a thing or two about this famous general.
The tour begins in the citadel moat. Between the high fortress walls, a protected natural area has developed that is home to numerous animal and plant species.
The tour continues through the history of the citadel, past the Drususstein, Germany's oldest architectural monument, across the parade ground with the former St James' Monastery and the Adolphus bulwark, which is still preserved, to the double company barracks from 1914.
The highlight of the tour is a visit to the underground corridors of Bastion Drusus, which are only accessible as part of a guided tour. Please note the information on the guided tour overleaf.
Dr Ulrike Zollfrank
Tour guide with
FORTE CULTURA certificate
on behalf of
Initiative Zitadelle Mainz e.V.
www.zitadelle-mainz.de
Notes on the guided tour
Durationapprox. 1.5 hours
Price7,00 € per person,
but at least € 112.50
Meeting point:
Mainz Citadel, chestnut tree in front of the Citadel Café
By car, you can use the parking spaces at the Citadel, the "Römisches Theater" multi-storey car park or the multi-storey car park at the "Cinestar" cinema complex.
AttentionAccess by car is only possible via "Eisgrubweg" or "Am 87er Denkmal". Parking on the Citadel is limited to 2 hours on working days.
Sturdy shoes and warm clothing are recommended.
Please note that visits to the Mainz Citadel are always at your own risk, and the Initiative Zitadelle Mainz e.V. and the tour guides accept no liability whatsoever, even in the context of guided tours. The legal owner of the offer described and solely liable for its content is the organiser: Dr. Ulrike Zollfrank and Initiative Mainz e.V.
Dr Ulrike Zollfrank is a tour guide with FORTE CULTURA certification.
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