Guide

Guided tour with focus selection

You can choose between 3 main themes for the tour:

Guided tour within the fort (intra muros)
Tour outside the fort (extra muros)
Guided tour to the Limes

Info/Prices

Guided tour in German, English or French
Max. 30 people
Duration: approx. 45 minutes
Cost: 70 € plus reduced admission 6 € per person

leadership "intra muros
Includes a brief introduction to the history of the Saalburg Roman fort on the Limes. During the tour of the archaeological exhibitions, archaeological finds are displayed that illustrate the daily lives of the soldiers and the civilian population. Highlights include recreated rooms such as the soldiers' quarters (contubernium), the dining room with original wall paintings (triclinium), and the shrine of the standards (aedes). Other attractions include the permanent exhibitions in the armories (armamentaria) with the world's only collection of replica cannons and a 1:2 scale model of a Limes watchtower, as well as the exhibition on the gilded horse's head from an equestrian statue found in Lahnau-Waldgirmes.

leadership "extra muros
Guided tour of the camp village: insights into civilian life. Exploring the outside area of the Saalburg, e.g. E.g. Kastellbad, hostel, ski jumps and Limes.

Guided tour of the Limes UNESCO World Heritage Site
Guided tour through the fort's camp village, past the Roman redoubts to the Limes, which is exceptionally well preserved near the Saalburg Roman fort

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