Wirtschaft und Marketing Soest GmbH / Andreas Mantler

Soest Old Town

Soest has a lot to offer: outstanding architectural monuments made of green sandstone, an almost completely preserved medieval town wall, romantic alleyways, pretty half-timbered houses and an important past. The "globally unique green sandstone ensemble Altstadt Soest" has a lot to offer and always presents itself differently. This is proven not least by the many perspectives from which a discovery tour with a guide is always worthwhile. You can also book your preferred guided tour directly on this website with just a few clicks. The Tourist Information team will also be happy to help you find the perfect offer for your stay in Soest with advice and a few insider tips.

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  • A square in Soest with half-timbered houses and people sitting outside in pubs
  • in the foreground is a pond in the center of Soest, in the background you can see half-timbered houses and two church towers under a bright blue sky in summer

Important information

Opening hours

Tourist Information Soest
Monday to Friday: 09:30-16:30
Saturday: 10-15 o'clock

Admission

Depending on the selected program / guided tour
Public guided tour of the old town: € 10 per person

Events

You can get an overview of more than 30 themed tours

Individual programs

Are you planning an event such as a group trip, a family celebration, a children's birthday party or a company outing and are still looking for an exciting program item? With more than 30 different guided tours on offer, there is bound to be something suitable for your group. With a privately booked tour, the guide is exclusively yours and your group's. The date, start time and meeting point can be customized according to your wishes.

Group highlights

Are you looking for a varied idea for a day tour? How about a combination of a guided tour of the old town of Soest and our "Country tour through the Soester Börde"? You can look forward to a Westfalen coffee table and exciting insights into the work of regional farms - an ideal opportunity to get to know the country and its people in an authentic way.
The new "Börde building blocks", which have been put together jointly by Soest, Möhnesee and Bad Sassendorf, are ideal for small groups. Choose two or three modules to suit your taste and book conveniently via one of the tourist information offices. The only requirement: combine at least two destinations to create your own personal tour!

Note

Did you know that there are more than 600 listed buildings in Soest's historic old town center? These include St. Petri, the oldest church foundation in Westfalen. St. Maria zur Wiese is one of the most beautiful late Gothic hall churches in the whole of Germany and inside St. Maria zur Höhe you can admire a Gothic disc cross, the only one of its kind in mainland Europe.
The historic Soest Wallmauer is the only walkable and tree-covered fortification in Europe besides the one in Lucca, Italy. And a visit to St. Patrokli - also known as the "Tower of Westfalen" - is not only worthwhile at Christmas time, when the Westphalian nativity scene is set up.

Contact us

Tourist Information Soest
Teichsmühlengasse 3
59494 Soest
Phone: +49 (0)2921 103-6110
Mail: willkommen@soest.de

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