City tour timetable

An interesting overview of Freising, strolling through the old bishopric town in new ways and spending entertaining hours: all this is offered by the regular Freising city tours, which we offer for individuals and families, for guests and also for Freising citizens. In addition, we offer tours on special topics.

Booking and GTCs

All our guided tours can only be booked in advance: The best thing to do is to send us an uncomplicated enquiry using our online form or contact the tourist information office. Please take note of our General Terms and Conditions (GTCs) (download here as PDF file).

Regular guided tour programm

• Our Tours of the historic city centre take place on Saturdays. During Advent as an Advent tour of the historic city centre.
• We are now also pleased to be able to offer monthly tours of the newly renovated and restored Asam building in the heart of Freising.
• From May to October, we had a guided tour from the old town to Weihenstephan.
• Our English-speaking guests can take part in the monthly guided tour of the old town in English, which on some dates is combined with a visit to the town museum.

Special topics

Highlights in the tour calendar include a walk to the former breweries and our culinary market tour. 

For detailed information about the guided tours please scroll down.  

All dates

Further information can also be found in our brochure "City Tours 2025" (German only), which is also available free of charge from the Tourist Information Centre. 

Our Events Calendar lists all dates of public city tours.

Our tour of Freising’s historic city centre takes in the main sights around the Town Hall and Cathedral Hill and gives an overview of how the oldest city on the River Isar came to be. Together with our city guides, discover the winding streets of Freising's town and learn interesting facts about the special features of our city between the magnificent facades, the town hall, the parish church of St. George and the former canons' houses. Marvel at the almost 4000-year history of the Domberg and hear interesting facts about the development of the former prince-bishop's residence.

Please note that the tour routes lead through the historic city centre, which is only barrier-free in places. The tour also leads up the Domberg. This footpath has a gradient of twelve per cent. This tour is only available in German.
New: This German-language tour is also available in English once a month from May to October, see information below.

Dates: every Saturday 
Start: 11 a.m. in each case
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: 8 euros per person, 5 euros reduced
Meeting point: in front of the tourist information office (Inner courtyard of the ASAM, Marienplatz 7) 
All our guided tours can only be booked in advance: The best thing to do is to send us an uncomplicated enquiry using our online form or contact the tourist information office.

Please note: guided tour only in German.
On this guided tour on the four Saturdays of Advent, we will show you the festively decorated Old Town. We will take you to particularly atmospheric corners and tell you about the town's history. We will also give you an overview of the Advent cultural offerings in Freising, such as the Nativity Scene Trail, so that you can enjoy this wonderful time with all your senses. On the third weekend of Advent, for example, you can visit the popular charity Christmas market on Marienplatz.

Can be booked for groups on request, also suitable as an atmospheric prelude to family reunions or company Christmas parties.

Dates: The Advent tours of the old town take place on Saturdays 29 November and 6, 13 and 20 December 2025.
Meeting point: in front of the tourist information office (Inner courtyard of the ASAM, Marienplatz 7) 
Start: in each case at 11 am
Duration: 90 minutes 
Registration: Participation is only possible with advance registration: either at the Tourist Information Office or simply send us an enquiry using our online form
Cost: EUR 8 per person; EUR 5 for school or higher education students and pensioners; EUR 0 for the tour participant’s own children and grandchildren under the age of 18

The English-language tour of the old town follows the same route and covers the same content as the German-language tour (see information above), combined with a visit to the city museum on some days.
On 13 December 2025, you can enjoy the festive Christmas decorations and discover regional customs on a tour of the old town – and visit the Christmas market on Marienplatz at the end of the tour.

Next date: Saturday, 13 December 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: €8 per person, €5 reduced rate
Dates in 2026 (always on Saturdays): 10 January, 7 February and 7 March (with museum), 11 April, 9 May, 13 June, 11 July, 8 August, 12 September, 10 October, 7 November (with museum), 12 December (Christmas tour)
Start: 10:30 a.m. each day
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: 10 euros per person, 7 euros reduced
Meeting point: in front of the tourist information office (Inner courtyard of the ASAM, Marienplatz 7)

All our guided tours can only be booked in advance: The best thing to do is to send us an uncomplicated enquiry using our online form (select for all dates for ‘Through the historic city’) or contact the tourist information office.

Explore the historic city centre before crossing the former state border to Weihenstephan. Discover the courtyard and apothecary garden, the ruins of the Korbinians Chapel and the legendary Korbiniansbrünnl, one of the oldest spring sanctuaries in Bavaria. The walk takes you past the remains of the Benedictine monastery of Weihenstephan and the traditional Bavarian State Brewery. The tour is only available in German.

Please note that the tour routes lead through the historic city centre, which is only barrier-free in places.

Dates in 2026:
Saturdays at 11 a.m. on 2 May, 16 May, 30 May, 13 June, 27 June, 11 July, 25 July, 8 August, 22 August, 5 September, 19 September 
Thursdays at 3.30 p.m. on 7 May, 21 May, 4 June, 18 June, 2 July, 16 July, 30 July, 13 August, 27 August, 10 September, 24 September 
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: 10 euros per person, 7 euros reduced
Meeting point: in front of the Tourist Information Office (Inner courtyard of the ASAM, Marienplatz 7)

All our guided tours can only be booked in advance: The best thing to do is to send us an uncomplicated enquiry using our online form or contact the tourist information office.

Following its renovation, the historic Asam building in the heart of Freising's old town is now in its full splendour. On this one-hour tour you can also admire the Asam Hall, one of the most beautiful public rooms in the town, and the famous ceiling painting by Hans Georg Asam.
The tour is only available in German.

Next date: Thursday, 11 December 2025, 5 to 6 p.m., cost: €8 per person, €5 reduced rate
Dates in 2026:
Sundays 18 January, 1 February, 15 March, 12 April, 3 May, 14 June, 5 July, 9 August, 13 September, 18 October, 22 November, 27 December
Start: 11 a.m.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: 10 euros per person, 7 euros reduced
Meeting point: Counter of the tourist information office in ASAM, Marienplatz 7

All our guided tours can only be booked in advance: The best thing to do is to send us an uncomplicated enquiry using our online form or contact the tourist information office.

In the early 19th century there were 18 private breweries in Freising. These bourgeois breweries such as Hummelbräu, Stieglbräu, Laubenbräu, Hacklbräu or Furtnerbräu are still preserved in the names of streets and houses. On the occasion of the Freisinger Volksfest, we invite you on a journey through the history of brewing. We will tell you about the historical day-to-day operations and the development of the former bourgeois breweries and pubs in the Old Town. We will also visit the Sporrerkeller, the beer cellars of the former city breweries.

Tour dates: Friday, 24 April 2026, and Thursday, 10 September 2026
Start: 3 p.m.
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: €10 per person, concessions €7

For organisational reasons, participation in the guided tour is only possible with prior registration via  our online form or by E-mail to touristinfo@freising.de.

Accompany our city guide Schreyer Ferl on this culinary tour of the market and learn interesting stories about the development of the fish, cattle and cabbage market into today's "green weekly market". Because already in the year 996 Freising received from Emperor Otto III. the market law. In the course of time, the market has changed again and again. Experience the culinary diversity here as a feast for your senses, where your eyes, nose and palate are spoiled. Because while strolling there is not only an opportunity to chat, also with the market people, there are also all kinds of things to taste. (Only available in German)

Next tour date: Saturday, 20 June 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: €15 per person (no discounts available)

For organisational reasons, participation in the guided tour is only possible with prior registration: Simply send us a request using our online form or register at the tourist information office (email touristinfo@freising.de or telephone 08161/54-4 4111).