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Fribourg Old Town, Bridges and Public Spaces

Fribourg Old Town, Bridges and Public Spaces

Fribourg · Switzerland

14 stops5.4 km4 h 5 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Follow Fribourg through its churches, viewpoints, bridges, lower-town streets, gallery, parks and fountain. You will see the city from several angles, from the St-Nicolas Cathedral and Unterstadt viewpoint to the bridges and riverside character of the Basse-Ville. The walk is worth taking because each stop offers a different way to experience Fribourg’s historic centre and public spaces, with plenty of places to pause and look around. Allow time to notice the changing views, open squares and creative details along the way.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.

  1. St. Nicholas Cathedral

    St. Nicholas Cathedral

    St-Nicolas Cathedral is a Christian church and place of worship in Fribourg.

  2. Aussichtspunkt Unterstadt

    Aussichtspunkt Unterstadt

    Aussichtspunkt Unterstadt, a tourism attraction in Fribourg, Switzerland

  3. Basse-Ville (Vieille Ville)

    Basse-Ville (Vieille Ville)

    Basse-Ville, Vieille Ville, is an attraction in Fribourg, Switzerland.

  4. 8 more stops on this walk, in the app
  5. Middle Bridge

    Middle Bridge

    Middle Bridge is a tourism attraction in Fribourg, Switzerland.

  6. Grand Tour of Switzerland Photo Spot Fribourg

    Grand Tour of Switzerland Photo Spot Fribourg

    Grand Tour of Switzerland photo spot and tourism attraction in Fribourg, Switzerland.

  7. Bern Bridge

    Bern Bridge

    Berne Bridge is a tourism attraction in Fribourg, Switzerland.

  8. Stop 7

  9. Stop 8

  10. Stop 9

  11. 8 more stops in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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How a walk works

8 more stops in the app

This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.

  1. Pick a walk

    Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.

  2. Pocket your phone

    Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.

  3. Listen as you arrive

    On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.

See the whole walk in the app

Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.

  • A guide who talks

    Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.

  • 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.