Taster tours in Bergisch Gladbach
The free introductory city tours in Bergisch Gladbach will begin their new season on Sunday, April 12, 2026. For the twelfth time, dedicated city guides, in cooperation with the city administration and with financial support from the association "Wir für Bergisch Gladbach eV" (We for Bergisch Gladbach), will offer tours throughout the city. Thirty-two introductory tours are planned for this year.
These introductory tours offer a great opportunity to discover not only the city's highlights but also individual districts and their unique characteristics. The tours typically last between one and three hours; participants should wear sturdy shoes.
Since the tours are very popular, prior registration (for a maximum of two people per booking) is required. Those interested can register directly via the registration form for each individual tour. The number of participants is limited.
Registration is divided into two parts: Registration for tours in the first half of the year is now possible; tours from July onwards can be booked from May 4th, 2026.
The meeting point will be specified in the registration confirmation.
Registrations for taster tours can be made via the registration form on the website: https://www.bergischgladbach.de/schnuppertouren.aspxFor further questions, please email: schnuppertouren@stadt-gl.de or by phone: 02202 142612.
The 2026 dates at a glance:
Sunday, April 12, 15.00 p.m.
Guided tour: Paper – from craft to mass-produced product with Stephanie Britz-Haller
Meeting point: Dombach
Duration: 1 hour
Saturday, April 18, 3:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Quirlsberg Protestant Cemetery – a small cemetery with a big history, with Irmtraud Schumacher
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, April 25, 15.00 p.m. (already fully booked)
Guided tour: A walk through historic Gronau with Heinz-D. Haun
Meeting point: Schlodderdich
Duration: 2 hours
Wednesday, April 29, 4:30 p.m. (this tour is fully booked)
Guided tour: After Work: The historic town hall yesterday and today with Katerina Breuer
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Sunday, May 10, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: A triangular walk: Sand (center), Rochus Chapel, Oberlerbach (returning via Ommerbornstraße) with Heinz-Bernd Padberg
Meeting point: Sand
Duration: 2-2,5 hours
Saturday, May 16, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Herkenrath with Heike Monschau
Meeting point: Herkenrath
Duration: 2 hours
Saturday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.
Guided bike tour: Following in the footsteps of the Zanders family in Bergisch Gladbach with Michael Linden
Meeting point: Dombach (bring your own bicycle)
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, May 30, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Street art in Bergisch Gladbach
with Ute Grosch
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Sunday, June 06th, 14.30 p.m
Guided tour: Around the New Bensberg Castle
with Max Morsches
Meeting point: Bensberg
Duration: 2 hours
Thursday, June 11, 14.30 pm
Guided tour: Houses of our city with Roswitha Wirtz
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, June 13, 15.30 p.m.
Guided tour: The Protestant Cemetery Quirlsberg – a small cemetery with a big history with Irmtraud Schumacher
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Sunday, June 14th, 14.30 p.m
Guided hike: Hike around the center of Bergisch Gladbach (including Kaltenbroich) with Heinz-Bernd Padberg
Meeting point: Heidkamp
Duration: 2-2,5 hours
Saturday, June 17, 4:30 p.m.
Guided tour: After Work – Villa Zanders Art Museum: Guided tour through the exhibitions "Drawing Spaces" and "James Ensor's Fantastic Worlds" with Maike Sturm
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1 hour
Saturday, June 20, 13.00 p.m.
Guided tour: Dialect: Guided history and circular hike in Lückerath
Bergisch Gladbach dialect with Eckhard Schulte
Meeting point: Lückerath
Duration: 3 hours
Guided tour: Around the Old Bensberg Castle with Max Morsches
Meeting point: Bensberg
Duration: 2 hours
Saturday, July 04, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Historical circular route – Steinbreche – Old Church – Saaler Mill – Kippekausen Motte – Steinbreche with Hans Peter Müller
Meeting point: Refrath
Duration: 3 hours
Saturday, July 11, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: English-language tour: Bergisch Gladbach for Beginners with Ute Grosch
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, August 08, 11.00 p.m
Guided tour: Paper – from craft to mass-produced product with Stephanie Britz-Haller
Meeting point: Dombach
Duration: 1 hour
Sunday, August 30th, 14.30:XNUMX p.m
Guided tour: The churches of Sand and Ommerbornstraße with Heinz-Bernd Padberg
Meeting point: Sand
Duration: 2-2,5 hours
Saturday, September 05, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: The Villa Zanders building through the ages with Ute Grosch
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1 hour
Saturday, September 12, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Walking tour through Old Gladbach
with Hermann-Josef Rodenbach
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, September 12, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: The Protestant Cemetery Quirlsberg – a small cemetery with a big history with Irmtraud Schumacher
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Sunday, September 13nd, 11.00 a.m
Guided tour: A walk through historic Gronau with Heinz-D. Haun
Meeting point: Schlodderdich
Duration: 2 hours
Saturday, September 19, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: "With umbrella, charm and good humor" – an entertaining tour through Gladbach with Petra Bohlig
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, September 26, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Bicycle tour: In the footsteps of the Zanders family in Bergisch Gladbach
with Michael Linden
Meeting point: Dombach (bring your own bicycle)
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, September 26, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Art in our city by Werner Franzen with Roswitha Wirtz
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Wednesday, September 30, 16.30:XNUMX PM
Guided tour: After Work: The historic town hall yesterday and today
with Katerina Breuer
Meeting point: City center
Duration: 1,5 hours
Saturday, October 03, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Herkenrath with Heike Monschau
Meeting point: Herkenrath (circular route)
Duration: 2 hours
Saturday, October 04, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: Bergisches Museum for Mining, Crafts and Trades with Bettina Vormstein
Meeting point: Bensberg
Duration: 1 hour
Saturday, October 10, 2:30 p.m.
Guided tour: “Mining and Dynamite” – Children’s Village – Königsforst (Rennweg) – Ammunition Depot – Children’s Village with Hans Peter Müller
Meeting point: Refrath
Duration: 3 hours
Sunday, November 15th, 2:00 PM
Leadership: Rottenness is rampant, even corpses are involved.
with Max Morsches
Meeting point: Bensberg
Duration: 2 hours
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