Photos: Wanderingchina, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Flocci Nivis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 imehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Wanderingchina, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Flocci Nivis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 imehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Inside Europe's oldest surviving university quarter
Your local guide
Markus Hentschel
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Highlights
- Six centuries crossing the same courtyard
- One of Germany's oldest surviving universities
- A library grown from one medieval room
- A newer hall with an uneasy history
- One institution, six hundred years explained
About this tour
This session walks through the oldest university quarter still functioning in Germany. You see the worn courtyard of the old university building, the exterior of its historic library, and the newer hall built decades later. It traces six centuries of the same institution in one short route.
I move slowly between the three stops, since each one carries a different period of the university's history. Questions are welcome throughout, and I send a short summary of dates afterwards.
This suits anyone interested in the history of higher education or Heidelberg's academic identity. It also works well before a separate session on the Student Prison.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Heidelberg before heading out.
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Alte Universität Courtyard 21 min
You see the worn stone courtyard where students have crossed for over six centuries, and I point out the building's oldest surviving wing.
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University Library Exterior 21 min
From outside, I explain how the library's collection grew from a single medieval room into one of Germany's largest historical archives.
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Neue Aula 21 min
The camera finds the newer hall built in the 1930s, and I explain the uneasy history behind its construction.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Heidelberg: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Flammkuchen and Altstadt, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Heidelberg, showing you Alte Universität Courtyard and University Library Exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- The call happens on Google Meet, with the link sent with your booking. I move the phone slowly through each space, since the details reward a careful, steady shot.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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