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A stone building with a pathway, greenery, and a red-tiled roof. 2
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The previous price was RM 28 and current price is RM 22 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 29m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • How does a city survive the apocalypse? In 1945, Hildesheim was reduced to rubble and ashes in a single night. But from the rubble, a wondrous story of rebirth emerged, anchored by a single, ancient rose bush. Accompany Anna, a cultural scientist, and Adam, a historian, on their quest for the roots of resilience – through reconstructed medieval squares, revived churches, and to the legendary Thousand-Year Rose. This is not just a historical tour; it is a deep, emotional journey about how a community decides to remember, rebuild, and flourish anew.

    • 2.4 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 89 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in spirituality, myths & nature and history & memory
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Magdalenengarten
    • Magdalenengarten
    • Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Magdalenengarten
    • 6 Klosterstraße
    • 31134, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

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Podcast Tour The Thousand-Year-Old Rose of Hildesheim in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 29 minutes1h 29m
    1h 29m
  • Opening hours: Mon 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
RM 27.41
RM 21.93 x 1 AdultRM 21.93
Total
The previous price was RM 27.41 and current price is RM 21.93
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging story
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the story and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Magdalenengarten

  • 10m
A historic monastery garden with a beautiful rose garden, introducing the theme of cultivation and the endurance of nature.

St. Michael's Church

  • 10m
A UNESCO World Heritage site that was almost completely destroyed and meticulously rebuilt in the Second World War – a symbol of spiritual resilience.

Marktplatz Hildesheim

  • 10m
The secular heart of Hildesheim, completely destroyed in 1945 and historically reconstructed in the 1980s after a citizens' vote.

Hildesheim Cathedral Museum

  • 10m
Houses the cathedral treasury and artifacts surrounding the city's founding myth and connects the spiritual history with the legend of the miraculous rose bush.

St. Mary's Cathedral

  • 10m
The highlight of the tour: the actual Rosa canina shrub that grows at the apse of the cathedral and miraculously survived the bombing of 1945.

Kehrwiederturm

  • 10m
The last remaining tower of the medieval fortifications, which stands as an emotional anchor for the return to one's roots.

Location

Activity location

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    Magdalenengarten
    • Magdalenengarten
    • Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Magdalenengarten
    • 6 Klosterstraße
    • 31134, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

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