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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 48m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover the hidden machinery behind the world-famous brand 'Made in Solingen'. This is not a factory, but a journey through a decentralized industrial landscape that turned an entire city into a workshop. From the slate-clad villas of the merchant elite to the damp, roaring river valleys where the dredgers ruined their lungs. You will walk in the footsteps of the 'Liewerfrauen' – those delivery women who carried the burden of industry on their heads. Come with us and we'll dissect the 'Solinger System': a storey about craftsmanship, radical inequality, and the geological fate of the Wupper.

    • 3.6 km self-guided tour with 5 stations over 108 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and urbanism & innovation
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Deutsches Klingenmuseum
    • Klosterhof 4
    • 42653, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • German Blade Museum
    • 4 Klosterhof
    • 42653, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Self-guided Podcast Tour Solingen: Steel, Stone, and Electricity in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 48 minutes1h 48m
    1h 48m
  • Opening hours: Fri 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.58
AU$7.66 x 2 AdultsAU$15.32
Total
The previous price was AU$19.16 and current price is AU$15.32
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey 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 transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Deutsches Klingenmuseum

  • 10m
The starting point that establishes the worldwide prestige of the Solingen brand.

Gräfrath

  • 10m
The historic square that represents the rule of merchants and guild masters.

Garnisonstraße

  • 10m
A walk through the narrow alleys, revealing the workshops of the Reider (fitters).

Klingenpfad

  • 10m
The path that symbolises the daily commute of the delivery women.

Schleiferei Wipperkotten

  • 10m
The riverbank, where the geological necessity of industry becomes clear.

Location

Activity location

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    Deutsches Klingenmuseum
    • Klosterhof 4
    • 42653, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    German Blade Museum
    • 4 Klosterhof
    • 42653, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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