Self-guided walking tours
Walk somewhereworth walking.
91 cities across 39 countries — 449 self-guided walks ready to follow, each built from what is actually on the ground.
Walks
Walks to start with
Featured walks first, then the ones whose stops draw the most visitors.
449 walks
Featured14 stopsRome · ItalyRome’s Ancient, Sacred and Artistic Landmarks
Walk through Rome’s layered history, from the Roman Forum, Forum Romanum and Colosseo to the Mura Aureliane and Colonna di Traiano. Along the way, you will see the Pantheon, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi and Campo de' Fiori, then continue toward the elevated views of Janiculum Hill. The route also brings together Basilica di San Pietro, Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza del Popolo, Villa Borghese and Galleria Borghese. Take this walk to experience Rome through its archaeology, architecture, public spaces and art.
Featured14 stopsTbilisi · GeorgiaTbilisi Landmarks and City Life
Featured14 stopsAlexandria · EgyptAlexandria’s Layered Heritage Walk
Featured14 stopsBarcelona · SpainBarcelona Modernisme and Landmark Architecture
Featured14 stopsGranada · SpainGranada’s Layered History
Featured9 stopsHagi · JapanHagi highlights
Featured14 stopsOuro Preto · BrazilOuro Preto highlights
Featured14 stopsTaipei · TaiwanTaipei highlights
Destinations
Destinations
Every city with a walk you can follow today.
91 cities
GreeceAthens
Acropolis and Parthenon · Plaka and Anafiotika · Ancient Agora and Roman Agora
PortugalLisbon
Alfama historic quarter · Baixa Pombalina grid and Praça do Comércio · Manueline architecture in Belém
SwitzerlandLucerne
Lucerne Old Town painted facades · Chapel Bridge and Water Tower · Musegg Wall and towers
FranceLyon
Vieux Lyon Renaissance quarter · Lyon traboules · Roman theatres of Fourvière
NetherlandsMaastricht
Roman Maastricht · Medieval religious foundations · City walls and fortifications
GermanyNuremberg
Nuremberg Old Town medieval landmarks · Nuremberg Imperial Castle and city walls · Nuremberg sandstone Gothic architecture
FranceParis
Île de la Cité, medieval Left Bank, Louvre and Marais · Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle · Haussmannian boulevards and Parisian architecture
SpainSeville
Santa Cruz historic quarter · Seville Cathedral and Giralda · Royal Alcázar of Seville
SpainValencia
La Seu and medieval cathedral quarter · Gothic Valencian civic architecture · Silk merchants and La Lonja de la Seda
PolandWarsaw
Old Town Market Square · Royal Castle and royal route · Postwar reconstruction of Warsaw
BelgiumAntwerp
Antwerp historic centre around Grote Markt · Flemish Renaissance guildhalls and baroque architecture · Cathedral of Our Lady and Rubens art
ItalyBologna
medieval Two Towers and noble families · University of Bologna and student quarters · Bolognese porticoes and urban design
GermanyErfurt
Krämerbrücke and its medieval merchants’ houses · Erfurt Cathedral and Severikirche on Domberg · Old Synagogue and medieval mikveh
PolandGdansk
Gdańsk Main Town and Long Market · Gdańsk Gothic brick architecture · Amber craft and jewellery in Gdańsk
LuxembourgLuxembourg
Luxembourg City old town and fortifications · Bock Casemates · Grund district and Alzette valley
SpainMalaga
Málaga historic centre · Alcazaba and Roman Theatre · Málaga Cathedral Renaissance architecture
FranceMarseille
Vieux-Port of Marseille · Le Panier historic quarter · Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica
FranceAix-en-Provence
Cours Mirabeau and Provençal fountains · Mazarin quarter · Aix baroque hôtels particuliers
NetherlandsAmsterdam
Amsterdam Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) · 17th-century canal houses and merchant mansions · Jordaan neighbourhood
TurkeyAntalya
Kaleiçi old town and Roman walls · Hadrian’s Gate and Roman Antalya · Yivli Minaret Mosque
SpainÁvila
Ávila city walls · Old Town of Ávila UNESCO district · Romanesque churches of Ávila
AustriaBaden bei Wien
Biedermeier Baden · Imperial spa culture · Beethoven in Baden
TurkeyIstanbul
Sultanahmet historic peninsula landmarks · Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Ottoman mosques · Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar
FranceReims
Coronation rituals · Champagne cellar vaults · Art Deco architecture
ItalyRome
Colosseum and Roman Forum · Baroque Rome · Vatican City and St Peter’s Basilica
SwedenStockholm
Gamla Stan’s medieval street plan · Swedish royal palace architecture · German merchant influence and Stortorget
FranceToulouse
Toulouse pink brick architecture · Capitole de Toulouse and historic centre · Basilica of Saint-Sernin and Romanesque Toulouse
ItalyVenice
St Mark’s Square and Basilica · Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge · Venetian Gothic palaces
FranceAnnecy
Annecy Old Town canals and arcaded lanes · Palais de l’Île and medieval Annecy · Lake Annecy waterfront and Pont des Amours
GermanyBamberg
Bamberg Old Town UNESCO World Heritage · Little Venice fishermen’s quarter · Bamberg Cathedral and Alte Hofhaltung
SwitzerlandBasel
Basel Old Town medieval lanes and guild houses · Basel Minster and Pfalz terrace · Rhine riverbanks and Mittlere Brücke
GreeceChania
Venetian harbor and arsenals · Splanzia Ottoman quarter · Leather-making on Skridlof Street
DenmarkCopenhagen
Nyhavn canal and harbor houses · Frederiksstaden Rococo quarter and Amalienborg Palace · Slotsholmen and Christiansborg Palace
SpainCórdoba
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba · Córdoba historic centre and whitewashed lanes · Roman Bridge and Guadalquivir riverfront
ItalyFlorence
Renaissance architecture and palaces · Duomo and Brunelleschi's Dome · Uffizi and Accademia galleries
SwitzerlandGeneva
Geneva Old Town and St Peter’s Cathedral · Calvinist Reformation in Geneva · Lake Geneva waterfront and Jet d’Eau
PortugalPorto
Porto historic centre and Ribeira · Port wine cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia · Porto azulejo churches and railway stations
FranceVannes
Vannes ramparts and gardens · Breton half-timbered houses · Saint-Pierre Cathedral
GreeceCorfu
Venetian kantounia lanes · French Liston and Spianada · Old and New Fortresses
NetherlandsDelft
Delft historic centre canals · Delftware blue-and-white pottery · Nieuwe Kerk and Oude Kerk
SwitzerlandFribourg
Zähringen Fribourg and the medieval upper town · Sarine bridges and the lower town · St Nicholas Cathedral and stained glass
DenmarkHelsingør
Kronborg and the Danish Renaissance monarchy · Øresund Sound dues and maritime merchants · Saint Olaf’s Church and Helsingør’s medieval core
FranceNice
Vieux Nice old town · Promenade des Anglais · Cours Saleya flower and food market
ItalyPalermo
Arab-Norman architecture · Vucciria street markets · Baroque churches
FranceStrasbourg
Petite France half-timbered houses and canals · Strasbourg Cathedral Gothic architecture · Covered Bridges and Vauban Dam
ItalyVerona
Roman Arena · Juliet's House · Scaliger Tombs
CyprusKakopetria
Old Kakopetria timber houses · Solea Valley vernacular architecture · Mountain churches and frescoes
SpainBarcelona
Barri Gòtic medieval quarter · Catalan Modernisme architecture · Gaudí landmarks
CyprusKyrenia
Kyrenia harbour and castle · Byzantine and Venetian fortifications · Ottoman mosque quarter
LuxembourgBeaufort
Beaufort Castle ruins · Renaissance Castle of Beaufort · Mullerthal Trail wooded ravines
CyprusFamagusta
Famagusta walled city · Gothic churches of Famagusta · Venetian fortifications and Othello Castle
SpainGranada
Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces · Albaicín Moorish quarter · Granada Cathedral and Royal Chapel
South KoreaSeoul
Joseon royal palaces · Bukchon hanok lanes · Jongno guilds and markets
ThailandBangkok
Rattanakosin historic quarter · Bangkok royal temples and palace precincts · Chao Phraya riverside communities and temples
TaiwanTaipei
Longshan Temple and Wanhua’s religious quarter · Dadaocheng tea, cloth, and medicine merchants · Qing-era Bangka river-port history
ThailandAyutthaya
Ayutthaya Historical Park ruins · Ayutthaya prangs and royal monasteries · Chao Phraya River island
JapanHagi
Horiuchi samurai quarter · Hagi-yaki ceramics · Matsumoto clan castle town
GeorgiaTbilisi
Abanotubani sulfur baths · Narikala fortress and medieval walls · Sololaki Art Nouveau mansions
IndiaAhmedabad
Ahmed Shah's fifteenth-century sultanate city · Pol neighborhoods and carved wooden facades · Jama Masjid and Indo-Islamic architecture
GeorgiaAkhaltsikhe
Rabati Castle · Rabati Old Town · Ahmediyye Mosque
JordanAmman
Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a) Roman ruins · Roman Theatre and Hashemite Plaza · Downtown Amman (Al-Balad) souqs and stairways
PakistanBahawalpur
Abbasi dynasty and the princely state · Noor Mahal and royal Bahawalpur architecture · Darawar-era desert court culture
IndiaJaipur
Rajput planned city and the nine-chowk layout · Hawa Mahal and the City Palace court · Johari Bazaar jewelry and gemstone trade
IndonesiaJakarta
Kota Tua Jakarta · Dutch colonial Batavia architecture · Sunda Kelapa harbor
JapanKyoto
Gion geisha quarters · Higashiyama temple lanes · Heian imperial capital
LebanonBeirut
Ottoman Beirut around Nejmeh Square · French Mandate apartment architecture · Saifi Village and reconstructed souks
ArmeniaAshtarak
Kasagh gorge and historic bridges · Karmravor Church · Aragatsotn village-house traditions
IndonesiaMakassar
Fort Rotterdam and the Gowa-Tallo era · Ujung Pandang harbor and spice-trade warehouses · Pecinan Makassar and Chinese temples
MoroccoMarrakech
Marrakech medina · Jemaa el-Fnaa square · Marrakech souks
EgyptAlexandria
Hellenistic and Roman Alexandria archaeological sites · Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Alexandria's modern cultural district · Alexandria's Belle Époque architecture
MoroccoChefchaouen
Chefchaouen bluewashed medina · Kasbah Museum and gardens · Ras El Maa spring and watermills
MoroccoFes
Marinid madrasas and tanneries · Fes el-Bali souks and artisan quarters · Andalusian and Qarawiyyin heritage
MoroccoMeknes
Moulay Ismail's imperial city · Bab Mansour and monumental gates · Meknes medina souks
AlgeriaOran
Sidi El Houari quarter · Santa Cruz fortress · Spanish Oran
MoroccoSafi
Portuguese fortress and sea walls · Safi pottery quarter · Almohad and Marinid medina heritage
MoroccoTangier
Kasbah and the Sultan’s palace · Grand Socco and Petit Socco · International Zone literary Tangier
MoroccoTetouan
Andalusian refugee neighborhoods · Royal Palace and Place Hassan II · Tetouani zellige and woodwork
TunisiaTunis
Medina of Tunis · Zitouna Mosque · Covered souks of Tunis
AlgeriaAlgiers
Casbah Ottoman residences · Café and souk streets · French colonial waterfront
South AfricaCape Town
Dutch East India Company foundations · Bo-Kaap Cape Malay architecture · Victorian Long Street and Greenmarket Square
MoroccoEssaouira
Skala ramparts and Atlantic defenses · Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah’s port city · Mellah and Jewish Essaouira
PeruArequipa
Sillar façades and volcanic-stone carving · Santa Catalina Monastery’s monastic city · Arequipa Baroque church portals
ColombiaBogotá
La Candelaria historic quarter · Spanish colonial architecture in La Candelaria · Bogotá street art and graffiti
EcuadorIbarra
Ibarra historic centre and white façades · Ibarra churches: Catedral de Ibarra and Basílica La Dolorosa · Parque Pedro Moncayo and Ibarra’s central plazas
BrazilOuro Preto
Minas Gerais baroque churches · Aleijadinho and colonial sculpture · Eighteenth-century gold mining
BrazilCachoeira
Recôncavo sugar economy · Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church · Afro-Brazilian religious traditions
EcuadorAlausí
Alausí’s railway town heritage · San Pedro church and central plaza · Indigenous Puruhá traditions
BrazilGoiás
Goiás gold-rush architecture · Cora Coralina’s literary heritage · Colonial religious brotherhoods
MexicoMexico City
Tenochtitlan and the Templo Mayor · Spanish viceregal architecture around the Zócalo · Baroque churches and convents
CubaHavana
Havana Vieja plazas and arcades · Spanish colonial fortifications · Baroque churches and convents
CanadaAnnapolis Royal
Port-Royal and the origins of Acadia · Fort Anne and imperial frontier warfare · Acadian settlement and deportationInside the app
What a walk looks like
Real screens from the app, captured on a walk through Rome.

The whole walk on one page
The route, every stop in order, the distance and the time, before you set off.

Follow the line
A live map leads you to each stop, starting with the way to the first one from wherever you are.

Hear the story there
The guide starts talking as you arrive, and the player stays with you while you look around.

Choose your own places
Tick what you want to see in a city, most interesting first or closest first.

Walk them in the best order
The app turns your picks into the shortest walk. Drag a stop to change it.
How a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
The pages here tell you where the walks go. The app takes you round them.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.
