Zürich
A self-guided audio walking tour of Zürich, Switzerland
This self-guided audio walking tour of Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland covers 3 narrated stops over roughly 30 minutes and about 2.3 km on foot. Press play in the PodWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Lindenhof hill to Predigerkloster. Expect a focus on architecture.
Download free, then play this walk in Zürich — narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Lindenhof hill
The Romans chose this hill for the same reason everyone after them did — you can see everything from up here, and everything can see…
Grossmünster
January 1519. A priest walks into Grossmünster and announces he won't be following the lectionary. He'll start from the beginning — Matthew, chapter one, verse one — and work straight…
Predigerkloster
1524. After nearly three centuries of Dominican life, the monks simply left — not expelled by force, but by the logic of a city that had decided, almost overnight, that contemplative withdrawal was no longer a…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
Zürich walking tour — good to know
- How long is the Zürich walking tour?
- About 30 minutes on foot, covering 3 stops over 2.3 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the Zürich audio tour cover?
- 3 narrated stops, beginning at Lindenhof hill and ending at Predigerkloster. Each one plays automatically as you reach it.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the walk once in the PodWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in Switzerland. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the Zürich audio tour free?
- Your first walk on PodWalk is free. After that, walks come through one-time passes from $2.99 — there's no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
- Can I do the tour at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
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Walk Zürich with PodWalk
Free to download. Your first walk is free, and you can download this one for fully offline use.