Discover Görlitz from a bird's eye view

01:00 h
27 m
28 m
186 m
207 m
21 m
2.15 km
Start: Görlitz-Information, Obermarkt 32
Destination: Görlitz-Information, Obermarkt 32

A tour through the city of towers - climb the towers, count the steps and enjoy great views of the city.

Görlitz is often called the city of towers. Visit the preserved medieval towers during a tour. On certain dates it is also possible to visit all the towers in one day. The 360° viewing platform of the Town Hall Tower offers a particularly beautiful view of the city. If it rains or if it is frosty the Town Hall Tower is not accessible.

Did you know that the "Reichenbach Tower" (Reichenbacher Turm) is the highest tower in Görlitz? It is part of the Museum of History and Culture and you can find different collections here. The walls of the "Thick Tower" (Dicker Turm) are 5,34 metres thick at the bottom. The oldest tower in Görlitz is the "Nikolai Tower" (Nikolaiturm) which is located in the Nikolaivorstadt.

The "Hother Tower" (Hotherturm) is located beneath the Vogtshof. It is the least preserved tower of the city wall.

It is also possible to climb the towers of St. Peter's Church during the opening hours.

Best to visit

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Depends on weather

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Directions

You start the tour at the Görlitz-Information and walk along Brüderstraße to the Untermarkt, where the tower of the town hall is located. From Untermarkt turn left into Peterstraße, past St. Peter's Church to Nikolaizwinger. Walk through the Nikolaizwinger to reach the "Hother Tower". Directly at the exit of the Nikolaizwinger the third tower is located, the "Nikolai Tower". Continue walking via Büttnerstraße, Langenstraße, Fleischerstraße and Obermarkt to the "Reichenbach Tower". Via Demianiplatz and "Am Museum" street you will reach the "Thick Tower". Via Steinstraße, Nonnenstraße and Klosterplatz you will come back to the Görlitz-Information.

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

daypack (approx. 15 litres) with rain cover, comfortable footwear, weather-resistant clothing, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water if necessary, map

Directions & Parking facilities

For current information on how to get to Görlitz:

https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Anreise.html

Parking with costs is possible at Obermarkt or Grüner Graben.

Take tram line 1 or 2 to "Jägerkaserne".

For further information: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/de/

Additional information

For further information on the towers: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Denkmal_Goerlitz.html or https://www.goerlitz.de/Tuerme_Wehrbauten.html

Author

Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz