ESA Darmstadt – Control centre of the European Space Agency
ESA Darmstadt - Control Center of the European Space Agency Tour of the satellite control center. The main control room and various satellite models will be visited during ongoing operations. Please note: It is possible that the main control...
EUMETSAT – Weather data for the world "made in Darmstadt"
Insight behind the scenes of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. You will be given an exciting guided tour using full-size satellite models. Meeting point: Eumetsat-Allee 1, visitor gate Duration: 90...
Guided tour with Aurora DeMeehl
Aurora DeMeehl - a blend of waterbed and disco ball and a true Darmstadt native - guides you through "her" city with lively chatter and a cheerful disposition. During her tours, this one-of-a-kind showgirl shares fascinating facts from the city's...
Duration
2 hrs.Languages offered
- German
Fürstliches Jagdvergnügen – Fahrradtour durch den Kranichsteiner Forst - 120 Minuten
Die Fahrradtour führt uns durch den Kranichsteiner Forst auf den Spuren der jagdbegeisterten Landgrafen von Hessen-Darmstadt, einem Landschaftsraum, der über Jahrhunderte eng mit der Jagdleidenschaft der Landgrafen von Hessen-Darmstadt verbunden...
Duration
2 hrs.Languages offered
- German
Ernst Ludwig: Grand Duke, patron, visionary
Darmstadt's last Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig was born over 150 years ago. Darmstadt and Hesse owe him a great deal: he founded the artists' colony on the Mathildenhöhe, had the State Museum built, granted the Technical University the right to award...
Duration
2 hrs.Languages offered
- German
- English
- Russian
History encapsulated: Guided tour in and around the Residential Palace of Darmstadt
Darmstadt's Residential Palace has a wealth of history(ies), which will be illuminated on this guided tour. In addition to a tour of the grounds, the treasures of the Hessian princely house await you in the palace museum. A journey through...
Duration
1 hrs. 30 min.Languages offered
- German
- English
Grand Duchess Mathilde - From Munich to Darmstadt
As the namesake of the Darmstadt World Heritage Site, she is on everyone's lips. But who was this graceful Bavarian princess who ignored the Emperor of Brazil and the King of Naples for Hereditary Grand Duke Ludwig (III)? The tour sheds light on...
Duration
2 hrs.Languages offered
- German
Fascination Hessian State Museum Darmstadt
A multi-faceted tour of the encyclopaedic museum, originally opened in 1906 and designed by architect Alfred Messel. Immerse yourself in a world of history, art, and nature! During this two-hour guided tour, you'll explore the highlights of the...
Duration
2 hrs.Languages offered
- German
- English
Highlights of TU Darmstadt – Guided tour of the Lichtwiese campus
Since the end of the 1960s, the Lichtwiese campus has borne witness to the rapid growth of TU Darmstadt. Significant technical inventions and findings have accompanied this development - such as the award-winning Energy Plus Building. In 2013,...
Duration
1 hrs. 30 min.Languages offered
- German
- English
Golden apples and epoch-making garden art - the Orangery Garden
Baroque splendour and symmetry characterize the former winter quarters for orange trees, the Orangery. Discover one of Darmstadt's baroque gems! On this guided walk, you'll learn how the garden evolved from a princely pleasure ground into a...
Duration
1 hrs.Languages offered
- German