A Guide to Ulm from the Münster to the Fishermen’s Quarter

Ulm is a bit of an insider tip – not terribly famous, but a special place to visit in many respects.

On this walking tour, you’ll discover its incredibly romantic Fishermen’s Quarter, and enjoy spectacular views over the Danube while walking on top of the Medieval City Wall. What’s more, Albert Einstein was born here and there’s a museum where you can learn about him and his family and how they fared here in Ulm.

The tour starts at The Münster (a church, also called the Ulm Minster). You’ll walk past the New Synagogue towards the Fishermen’s Quarter where you’ll have the opportunity to take pictures of half-timbered houses besides a 700-year old bridge over the river Blau. Along the way, I’ll tell you about one of the world’s greatest inventors who became the laughing-stock of Ulm before we return to Münster Square, where the tour ends.

During this 60-minute tour you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Climb up The Münster, with the world’s highest Church Spire, and enjoy views of the city
• Learn about Sophie and Hans Scholl, founders of the White Rose, a student resistance group against Hitler, who were born in Ulm and later executed by the Nazis
• Witness the crooked house, today a hotel, where guest rooms are so slanted that you would roll out of bed if the beds weren’t fixed
• Hear about the women who protested for their right to work as butchers in the 1300s
• Try an Ulm specialty such as the Ulm Gulden, a replica of a 18th century square coin, made out of chocolate

Don’t miss out on getting to know the lovely city of Ulm and join me on this fun walk through the Old Town.