Koblenz Walking Tours: Old Town Loop

October 31, 2026

Walking in Koblenz

Koblenz is easy to walk. The Old Town is flat, paved and mostly pedestrian, and the river promenades are level, so the loop below suits all ages and works with a pushchair or a wheelchair. Allow two to two and a half hours with stops.

The Old Town loop

Start at Forum Confluentes on Zentralplatz, where the tourist information office is.
Walk north along Löhrstraße to Am Plan, a square of 18th-century townhouses and cafes.
Step into the Liebfrauenkirche for its late-Gothic choir and baroque towers.
Cross Münzplatz, the site of the electoral mint.
Continue to Jesuitenplatz. The former Jesuit college is now the Town Hall, and the Schängelbrunnen stands in its courtyard.
Walk to Görresplatz and look at the ten bronze tiers of the Historiensäule fountain column.
Go on to Kastorhof for the Basilika St. Kastor and its fountain from 1812.
Walk out onto the Deutsches Eck headland, where the Rhine and Moselle meet.
Follow the Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer promenade south, passing beneath the cable car and the river ships.
End in the gardens of the Electoral Palace.

Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen

The riverside park of the Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen runs about 3.5 km south from the Electoral Palace toward Oberwerth. It was laid out between 1856 and 1861 for the Prussian queen who later became empress. Plane, lime and willow trees shade the path, there are flower beds and a few beer gardens, and it is free. It is flat all the way, so allow about 90 minutes for the round trip at a relaxed pace.

Guided tours

The tourist office runs two-hour Old Town tours in German and English. In season they leave daily, usually at 10:30 and 14:00. An adult ticket costs about 10 EUR and a child aged 6 to 15 about 5 EUR. Confirm times and prices at the office or on the city tourism site before you go.

A night watchman tour takes place in the evening, led by a guide in 17th-century costume with a halberd and lantern. It tells stories of fires, plague and town scandals through the lamp-lit lanes. The price is usually about 12 to 14 EUR a person.

Walking tips

The ground in the old centre is smooth paving and cobbles, so any flat shoes will do. The Deutsches Eck is a place of national commemoration, so keep your voice down near the monument and the Berlin Wall segments.

The Rhine is a busy shipping channel with strong currents. Stay on the promenade and keep children from the edge.

Beyond the loop

The fortress on Ehrenbreitstein is reached by cable car from the promenade, and Schloss Stolzenfels lies about 5 km to the south. Both need extra time and have separate tickets.