Discover Görlitz from a bird's eye view
- 1:00 h
- 2.15 km
- 27 m
- 28 m
- 186 m
- 207 m
- 21 m
- Start: Görlitz Information, Obermarkt 32
- Destination: Görlitz Information, Obermarkt 32
Görlitz is often referred to as the "city of towers". Visit the preserved medieval town towers on a tour. It is always possible to visit all the towers in one day on Tower Day in September. The 360° viewing platform of the town hall tower offers a particularly beautiful view of the town. The town hall tower is not accessible in rainy and frosty weather.
Did you know that the Reichenbach Tower is the most beautiful tower in Görlitz? The tower houses various collections and is part of the Museum of Cultural History. The lower part of the thick tower has a wall thickness of 5.34 meters. The oldest tower in Görlitz is the Nikolaiturm, which is located in the Nikolaivorstadt district.
Below the Vogtshof is the Hotherturm, which was once one of 20 smaller bastions that were part of the city wall and served as a defense against enemies and intruders.
The towers of St. Peter's Church are around 84 meters high. During the church's opening hours, you can climb up to the viewing platform between the towers and enjoy a beautiful view of the Nikolaivorstadt district and the Nikolaifriedhof cemetery.
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Directions
- You start the tour at the Görlitz Information Center and walk along Brüderstraße to Untermarkt, where the first tower, the Town Hall Tower, is already located. From Untermarkt, turn left into Peterstraße and walk past St. Peter's Church to Nikolaizwinger. Walk through Nikolaizwinger until you reach the Hotherturm. The third tower - the Nikolaiturm- is located directly at the exit of the Nikolaizwinger.
Continue your walk through Büttnerstraße, Langenstraße, Fleischerstraße via Obermarkt to the Reichenbach Tower. Via Demianiplatz and the street "Am Museum" you arrive at the Dicken Turm.
Walk back to the Görlitz Information Center via Steinstraße, Nonnestraße and Klosterplatz. Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
- Light daypack (approx. 15 liters) with rain cover, comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water if necessary, city map
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereYou can find up-to-date information on how to get to Görlitz at: www.goerlitz.de/Anreise.htmlParkingPaid parking is available on the Obermarkt or in the Grüner Graben.
24-hour parking tickets (day tickets) can be purchased at the parking ticket machines. The parking fee is 10 euros and can only be paid with coins. Once the parking fee has been paid, the parking tickets are valid until the same time on the following chargeable day.
Public transportationTake streetcar 1 or 2 to the "Jägerkaserne" stop. Further information is available at: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/de/ Additional information
- Please note that the opening hours of the towers and the Nikolaizwinger are currently different.
Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- You have the best view from the town hall tower, where there is a 360° viewing platform. From Wednesday to Sunday, it is possible to go up with a tower guide from 11:00 a.m. on the hour. The last ascent is at 17:00.
The Reichenbach Tower can be visited from April to October during museum opening hours (Monday closed, Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday-Sunday 10am-6pm).
For €2, you can climb up to the viewing platform between the towers during the opening hours of St. Peter's Church. The last ascent is at 5:30 pm.
The Nikolaiturm can only be visited as part of a guided tour. In cooperation with the "FVKS" association, you have the opportunity to do so every second Saturday of the month from April to December. The tours take place on the hour at 2, 3 and 4 pm.
The Fat Tower is opened for tours by the tower guide of the FVKS - Förderverein Kulturstadt Görlitz-Zgorzelec e.V. - every Thursday from 12:00 to 16:00.
Safety guidelines
- Access to the towers is not suitable for people with limited mobility.
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