Heinrich-Heine-Tour durch die Düsseldorfer Altstadt

In the organizer's words:

What was Heinrich Heine like as a child? On this entertaining tour through Düsseldorf's Old Town and Carlstadt, you will get to know the poetic world of the poet Heinrich Heine.

Heinrich Heine was born at Bolkerstraße 53 on December 13, 1797. His birthplace is the starting point for an entertaining city tour in the footsteps of the German poet. Participants get to know his parents, relatives and siblings and visit famous Düsseldorf sights such as the baroque equestrian statue of the Elector "Jan Wellem" on the market square. From there, the tour continues to Carlstadt, where Heine went to school in the secularized Franciscan monastery. Listen to stories about Heine's first beating, a tragic accident and his torment with Latin verbs.

The two-hour tour starts at the Heine Haus and ends at the Maxhaus.

Your city guide Simone Pohlandt is an author and reciter and will enchant you on her literary city tours with Heine texts in drama and song. You will immerse yourself in the early years of the famous poet and writer and see the city through Heine's eyes.

Price information:

Cash and PayPal payment possible; 1 person: € 20, 2 persons: € 35, 4 persons: € 60, young people under 18: € 8.50