The House of Hesse-Darmstadt and the Romanovs
Power, intrigue, betrayal, murder - the tour offers intimate insights into the dynastic connections of the Darmstadt royal family to the Russian Tsar's court. After visiting the tomb of Landgravine Karoline and the Old Palace, the tour takes us...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- German
- Russian
On the trail of treasures - artefacts from the New Palace
Tour guide Matthias Lothhammer promises an exciting city tour from the former New Palace to the Darmstadt Palace Museum. On this tour, you will learn more about the grand ducal past and about the roots and cradle of Art Nouveau in Darmstadt. The...
Durée de la visite guidée
1 h 30 min.Langues proposées
- German
A forgotten awakening: Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, Rabindranath Tagore and the ‘School of Wisdom’
It is hardly known today that after the end of the artists' colony with the outbreak of the First World War, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig supported another project in the early 1920s: the "School of Wisdom". He succeeded in winning over Hermann Graf...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- German
- English
- Polish
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...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- 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...
Durée de la visite guidée
1 h 30 min.Langues proposées
- 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...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- German
‘Annals of Pharmacy’: Over 350 years of Merck in Darmstadt
Walk through the city center in search of chemical traces: The friendship of Heinrich Emanuel Merck and Justus von Liebig and its significance for today's forensics are just as much a part of the scientific-historical tour as the beginnings of...
Durée de la visite guidée
1 h 30 min.Langues proposées
- 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...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- German
- English
Stories about secret passages and caves around the Herrgottsberg
Over 100 years ago, on August 13 and October 20, 1920, a team of researchers investigated underground passages and caves in the Darmstadt Forest. These actually existed. The handwritten records reveal long-forgotten secrets from earlier...
Durée de la visite guidée
2 hLangues proposées
- German
Langer Ludwig - aiming high!
Experience the ascent of the Ludwig Monument! With 172 steps, an adventure awaits you that is rewarded with a breathtaking view over Darmstadt - from a height of 39.04 metres, you will discover the city from a new perspective. The monument...
Durée de la visite guidée
1 hLangues proposées
- German