Tour 1 - Gauss in Göttingen
Early on in his childhood, the extraordinary mathematical talent of Gauss was recognized. In 1807, he became Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Göttingen Observatory. This is where he conducted his revolutionary work in the fields of Mathematics; Astronomy, Geodetics and Physics. He stayed in Göttingen until his death, even though other universities offered him professorships. The places where Gauss lived and worked will come to life on a guided tour.

Tour 2 - In Lichtenberg's footsteps
The centeric of this tour is the biography and work of famous physicist, mathematician and philosopher Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 to 1799). We will visit the houses he lived in, his work and teaching sites, including the old observatory and the old university library, where this witty creator of aphorisms borrowed books over a thousand times.

Tour 3 - Around the Gänseliesel
The tour begins in the old Town Hall. A competent guide will escort you round Göttingen's historical old town, acquaint you with its numerous attractions and familiarise you with the history of the traditional university town. You will also meet the "Gänseliesel" - Germany's most kissed girl!

Tour 4 - An University with Tradition
If Georg August, Elector of Hannover and King of Great Britain, had not made it his ambition to found a University in Göttingen, the history of this town would have evolved very differently. After Samuel Christian Hollmann, Professor of Philosophy, held his first lecture in October 1734, in what was then "presumably a storage room for fruit and cereals", things started to pick up in this formerly unimportant little town. During the tour our guides will acquaint you with the history of the Georgia Augusta, show you the important historical sites of the "Alma Mater" and revive the memory of renowned scholars!