Osnabrück has many sights that you can reach on foot. Various digital city walks, guided tours and city tours are available. Many offers are unfortunately only available in German so far.
The former residence of the prince-bishops is now full of student life.
To the castle
The free app "Discover Osnabrück" (available free of charge in the app stores) offers a great opportunity to intensively trace the history and stories surrounding the Peace of Westphalia. In it, the virtual guides "Magda, the market woman," and "Friedrich, the council messenger," present the peace city of Osnabrück on two approx. 2.5-kilometer-long tours using a total of 23 stops. The "Highlights Tour" takes users on the trail of the city's history to the most important places and sights of the city, such as the historic city hall, the cathedral with its witch's passage, the Bucksturm or the Hase. On the Peace Tour, you can explore some of the sites of the peace negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia as well as places of contemporary peace culture Osnabrück, including the Peace Hall, the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center, the memorial "Old Synagogue" and the museum quarter MQ4 with the Felix Nussbaum House. With integrated selfie stations, quizzes, historical image collections and 360° recordings, the app offers versatile entertainment and information (not only) for those interested in history.
Guests do not need a different version for the English-language app. They can simply download the previous app from the respective platforms. Depending on the language setting on their own mobile device, the app automatically recognises the language.
The development of the app "Discover Osnabrück" was funded as part of the Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with grants from the European Union. Involved were the "European Regional Development Fund", "Europe for Lower Saxony, ERDF funding for the regions of Lower Saxony" and the initiative "Osnabrück. City Center. Experience."
The city guides know their way around - in the city and in the district. They mediate between past and present, tell exciting and cheerful stories, play theater and surprise you with a treasure hunt or culinary discoveries. Osnabrück from above can be experienced relaxed in a balloon and after the sporty ascent in the Marienkirchturm. And if you feel like it, take a tour at night.
The selection of guided tours is large!
Discover the city - and the county at the same time - from above in a hot air balloon.
Balloon team Mettingen
Mayor-Meyer-Strasse 19a
49497 Mettingen
Phone: 05452 935493
Geocaching tours - treasure hunt for adventurers through city and nature.
Dipl. Ing. (FH) Lars Schraer
border way 8
33829 Borgholzhausen
Phone: 05421 6358 180
From classic city or night watchman tours to adventure tours and culinary pampering moments.
Elisabeth Doerk/Regina Küper-Südhoff GbR
At the Schinkelberg 14
49191 Belm
Telephone: 05406 89 86 08 or 0160 99 800 387
Culinary discovery tours.
Sonnenallee 262
12057 Berlin
Phone: 030 206 22 990
Guided tours of the old town and thematic tours.
K3 City Experiences GmbH & Co. KG
Alter Steinweg 31
48143 Münster
Phone: 0541 3 85 99 35
City tours and sightseeing tours in and around Osnabrück. There is the possibility to climb the tower of the Marienkirche as part of a guided tour.
Carsten Niemeyer
Darumer Street 1
49191 Belm
Phone: 0177 313 69 24
City Guide Guild Osnabrück e.V. Herderstraße 32 49078 Osnabrück Phone: 0541 4067473 www.stadtfuehrungen-osnabrueck.de
City tours on foot, by bike or by bus.
Detlef Götting
August Street 25
49078 Osnabrück
Phone: 0541 2029972
The Stadtspieler bring Osnabrück's history to life with live theater scenes.
Margret Renzenbrink
Bohnenkampstrasse 18
49082 Osnabrück Phone: 0541 51775 www.stadtspieler-os.de info@stadtspieler-os.de
On tour in and around Osnabrück
There are two different tours to choose from during the summer months: The "Short and sweet tour" and the longer "Osnabrück tour", which also takes you around the city. On both tours, you will "learn" more about the sights such as St. Peter's Cathedral, the old town or the harbour. The longer Osnabrück tour also takes you to the Botanical Gardens, Bürgerpark and universities.
More information and tickets are available at the Tourist Information Centre and online for the short and sweet tour and the Osnabrück tour. You can also purchase your ticket directly on the bus and set off straight away!
Please inquire on the homepages or directly in the respective houses about the current opening and event times, prices, cancellations, etc.. This information can change at short notice!
