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By Walking Tours Medias
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$48 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

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

Overview

    • The different phases of construction of the defensive walls and of the church
    • Flemish influences in the frescos from Mary's Tower
    • The legend of the Trumpets Tower and why it is leaning
    • Why are there Ottoman prayer rugs in a christian church
    • The many functions and lives of the Ropemakers Tower

Activity location

    • Mediaș
    • Mediaș, Județul Sibiu, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Piața George Enescu 3, Mediaș, Romania | There is a patch of green with flowers and a rectangular funny looking stone (actually, a milestone from Via Transilvanica). In the background, on the right, you will see two towers, and to the left an orange looking building. Get closer to the stone.
    • Mediaș, Județul Sibiu, Romania

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Saint Margaret luteran church: tour with a heritage student

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Price details
NZ$36.91 x 2 AdultsNZ$73.82
Total
Price is NZ$73.82
Until Sat, 24 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry ticket to the church
  • Inclusions
    A guided tour with a built heritage masters student
  • Inclusions
    In depth explanations and stories in the complex of Saint Margaret's church
  • Inclusions
    Three spaces visited inside: the church, the catholic chapel in Mary's Tower, the medieval prison

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Audio recording, Prams, Baby buggies, Bare feet, High-heeled shoes, Pets
    • Not suitable for: Babies under 1 year, People with claustrophobia, People with epilepsy, People with mobility impairments, People with respiratory issues, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • Saint Margaret's Luteran Church is a fortified church and the most important medieval construction in the town of Medias. With a history spanning from the 14th century till today, it is still an active worship place for about 600 luterans.

    This tour starts at the entrance, just outside the old medieval gates. Continues with the history of the Trumpets Tower - and the legend explaining why it is leaning - and of the other 5 towers: The Bell Tower, The School Tower, The Ropemakers Tower, The Tailors Tower and Mary's Tower. Some are shaped similar, some not, and each has its legends.

    We are going to enter Mary's Tower, which hosts the catholic chapel with its 15th century frescoes and an amazing, maybe unique, Pieta showing Jesus Christ being held by the Heavenly Father.

    Next, we will climb down some stairs and go long a corridor, reaching the ground level of the Tailors Tower, which was transformed centuries ago into a prison cell, the first one in Medias. There are 2 more prison cells for us to visit, and in one of the them you can see the marks left by the imprisoned.

    Last but not least: the lutheran church, with its three (maybe four) construction phases, and it's assymetrical nave. Inside we will take a tour of the frescos, of the two visible altars, the Ottoman prayer rugs and the vast array of christening basins.

    Expect a tour for history geeks, young restoration professionals and people who want more than a standard tour.

Location

Activity location

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    • Mediaș
    • Mediaș, Județul Sibiu, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Piața George Enescu 3, Mediaș, Romania | There is a patch of green with flowers and a rectangular funny looking stone (actually, a milestone from Via Transilvanica). In the background, on the right, you will see two towers, and to the left an orange looking building. Get closer to the stone.
    • Mediaș, Județul Sibiu, Romania