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The previous price was NZ$13 and current price is NZ$10 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 12m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Dive into the 16th century and discover how a trading city became the epicentre of global navigation. Accompany your guide Max and the historian Julia on the footsteps of Gerhard Mercator, the man who mapped the world. From his dramatic flight from the Inquisition to the invention of the projection that still drives your GPS today – this tour contrasts the harsh, confined reality of life in the Renaissance with the boundless expanse of Mercator's genius. Discover hidden archaeological sites, touch the stones of medieval houses, and stand before the original, invaluable globes that forever changed humanity's place in the cosmos.

    • 1.3 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 72 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

  • Mercatorbrunnen
    • 19 Burgplatz
    • 47051, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mercatorbrunnen
    • 19 Burgplatz
    • 47051, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Melting Pot of the Cartographer Mercator Duisburg in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 12 minutes1h 12m
    1h 12m
  • Opening hours: Sun 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
NZ$12.04
NZ$9.63 x 2 AdultsNZ$19.26
Total
The previous price was NZ$24.08 and current price is NZ$19.26
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mercatorbrunnen

  • 10m
A 19th-century fountain in honour of Mercator, which illustrates the contradiction between his public legacy and his private, pacifist reality.

Church of Our Saviour

  • 10m
The late Gothic church where Mercator's grave is located. It illuminates his religious ambivalence and his physical decline.

Alter Markt

  • 10m
The historical trade centre that illustrates the economic drivers behind Mercator's cartography.

Archeological Site - Old Market

  • 10m
The archaeological excavation site of Mercator's former house and workshop, where the famous projection was invented in 1569.

Dreigiebelhaus Duisburg

  • 10m
The oldest surviving residential building in Duisburg offers a tangible insight into the residential architecture of the 16th century.

Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg

  • 10m
The museum houses the 'Mercator Treasury' with its original globes, atlases, and instruments.

Location

Activity location

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    Mercatorbrunnen
    • 19 Burgplatz
    • 47051, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Mercatorbrunnen
    • 19 Burgplatz
    • 47051, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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