Historical Hitler Self Guided Walking Tour and Audio Guide Graz

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About this activity

Graz Under National Socialism

Walk the streets where one of Austria's darkest chapters unfolded. This self-guided audio tour traces Graz's role during the Nazi era and the Second World War — from the Anschluss and the persecution of Jewish and political communities, to the Allied bombing raids that left scars still visible today. Hear the personal stories behind the buildings and squares you pass, told with the historical depth this period demands. A serious walk, at your own pace.

How It Works

No human person for guiding (tourguide), this is self-guided audio tour. You use your own smartphone to navigate and listen. No app download is required—just click the access link in your ticket to begin instantly. This route explores the free public sights, so no entrance tickets are needed or included.

Tour Details

Duration: 2h walking, 30m audio
Stops: 8
Start: Am Eisernen Tor
End: Uhrturm Graz
Languages: EN, DE

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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 20 people
People per booking: 1–20
Audio guide: German, English
Operated by: gAIdly – Self-Guided Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Audio and Writing in different Languages
Included: Audio Guide App

Not included

Not included: Headphones

Itinerary

Am eisernen Tor

10 min

A gilded Baroque column to the Virgin Mary marks the southern gateway into Graz's old town. In 1938 the National Socialist regime sheathed it in a towering propaganda obelisk to crown the city it had named 'City of the People's Uprising'.
Church of the Franciscans (Franziskanerkirche)

10 min

A medieval friary church whose narrow Gothic chancel was gutted by an Allied bomb in the last winter of the war. Its tall tower still rises over the old town as a quiet witness to the destruction of 1945.
Altstadt von Graz

10 min

The medieval heart of Graz, framed by the grand Rathaus and the bronze Archduke Johann Fountain. In 1938 this square became a stage for Nazi mass rallies and was renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz.
Stop 4

10 min

The grand artery of the old town, lined with arcaded shops and the Renaissance Landhaus, the seat of Styrian power. It also runs through the heart of what was once Graz's Jewish quarter, whose community was shattered in 1938.
Grazer Burg

10 min

A late-Gothic ducal residence begun for Friedrich III in 1438, today the seat of the Styrian provincial government. Under National Socialism the same halls of power housed the apparatus of Gauleiter Siegfried Uiberreither.
Herrengasse

10 min

The building beside the Paulustor that housed the Graz Gestapo from 1938 to 1945, where thousands were interrogated and tortured. Today only a small plaque in the inner courtyard of the police detention centre marks what happened here.
Schlossberg

10 min

A network of more than six kilometres of tunnels driven into the hill above you, dug from 1943 onward by prisoners of war and forced labourers to shelter Graz from Allied bombs. Today people glide through the rock in a glass lift, but the stone remembers the hands that hewed it.
Uhrturm

10 min

The beloved clock tower crowning the Schlossberg, where the people of Graz once paid a ransom to save it from demolition. From the summit, the whole rebuilt city spreads out beneath you.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Please note: There is no human person (tourguide) to meet you here. Simply open the link provided in your ticket on your smartphone to start the audio guide and navigation entirely on your own.

End point

Optional: You don't have to make the climb!

Using your ticket

To ensure you have the best possible experience, please keep these important details in mind before you head out:

100% Digital & Self-Guided: There is no physical meeting point or human person (tour guide) waiting for you. Your smartphone will act as your personal navigator and storyteller!

Your Access Link: www.menedio.com/MAHN

How the walk works:

1. Head to the start: Open the starting point on your screen and navigate there.

2. Listen: When you arrive at the first stop, press play on the first audio track.

3. Explore: After the audio ends, use your screen to navigate to the next stop. Continue this process until you finish the walk.