DOWNTOWN BONN CITY WALK with MUSIC

Tour Overview

In his spy novel “A small town in Germany”, John le Carré featured Bonn as a gloomy post-war capital of the freshly established Federal Republic of Germany, for which the locals coined the tongue-in-cheek nickname “federal village”. However, thanks to a whopping 2000 years of eventful history, the river Rhine, whine-making, the University, and a cheerful local German “tribe”, Bonn is quite a pleasant German settlement. Ludwig van Beethoven was born and raised here and is today exploited as the city’s most famous son.

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Our 3-hour walking tour with music shows you parts of the old town of Bonn*.

• We will listen to some of the works young Beethoven composed here.

• You will also meet other famous German composers and musicians connected to Bonn

• Even a rare politician with a knack for music keys and sheet music has worked in Bonn

• We will follow the musical footsteps of local and international history in Bonn

• If you are not familiar with Carnival in the Rhineland, brace yourself

• Courtly music of the 17th century will have you striding proudly, despite cobblestones.

• You will see the spot where Beethoven's anger possibly made Napoleon's horse stumble

• You will learn how one of the most beautiful German songs is connected to one of Germany's ugliest monuments

• Depending on the chosen duration of the tour, dark times, courageous women, and ingenious instrument makers will likely take the stage

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The music samples are carefully chosen and connected to places, people and events in the past and present. This tour is perfect for you if you are curious and enjoy walking, music and history all rolled into one. Classical music is a substantial part of the program, though not the only music style. Citi-Tunes™ Bonn lets you experience the city with all senses wide open.

* former government district not included