Walks led by historians, in twenty-two European cities
History on foot, with someone who studied it.
Private walks and group walks led by local historians. You choose the city, the date, the start time, the length and the theme. We reply within a day, settle the details with you and confirm your historian.
4.8 on Google · 107 reviews of LocalBini
Cities
Twenty-two cities, one historian each walk.
Each page shows the timeline the walk follows, the themes you can choose and what to expect.
Geneva
A lake, a glacier scientist, a summer that never came and a city that cleaned its water.
How it works
Ask, confirm, pay by link, walk.
Inquire
City, date, start time, duration, private or group, and the theme if you have one.
Details
We reply within one working day, answer your questions and settle timing and theme with you.
Historian confirmed
Usually within two to three days: your historian, the price and the meeting point, with a card payment link. Free cancellation up to 7 days before.
Walk
Meet at the point in your confirmation. Two hours as a rule, ninety minutes to three on request.
Formats
Private, group or your own theme.
Private walk
Your group only, at your pace, with the historian adapting to your questions.
Group walk
Schools, companies, cruise and coach groups, clubs. Larger groups split across historians.
Your theme
A period, a person, a family history, a book. Describe it and we find the historian who knows it.
Why historians
The difference is who is talking.
A good guide knows the route. A historian knows why the route exists: which wall was built against whom, which street was renamed after which revolution, which building is a nineteenth-century idea of the Middle Ages. Our walks are led by people from LocalBini’s vetted network of 3,000 locals across Europe who have studied the city’s past, and who live in it now.
Powered by
LocalBini AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cities
Twenty-two with confirmed historians, more on request across 210 destinations
Reply
Within one working day; historian confirmed in two to three
What travellers say
on Google · 107 reviews
Reviews of LocalBini, the network behind these walks. Read them on Google
“Aude was a fantastic tour guide who brought the rich history and architecture of Annecy to life. What’s more, it was totally entertaining.”
“Marion took all the time for us and brought Weimar to life with her stories. She spoke with knowledge, passion and a touch of humour, so we did not just learn a lot, we could feel the atmosphere and soul of the city.”
“Robin is a fantastic guide. A very nice walking tour of Reims, starting at the train station, stopping at a champagne house, finishing with a tour of the fabulous cathedral.”
Environmental history
Three lakes, one new way to walk.
Letters from the past
One story a month.
A short history story from one of our cities, written by the historian who walks it. No offers, no noise.
You will receive one email to confirm. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Who leads the walks?
Historians, archaeologists, art historians and history teachers from LocalBini’s vetted network of locals. Each walk is led by someone who lives in the city and has studied its past, not a script reader.
How does booking work?
You send an inquiry with the city, date, time, duration and whether it is private or a group. We reply within one working day to settle the details with you: questions, timing, theme. Then we confirm your historian, usually within two to three days, with the price and the meeting point. You pay by card through the link in that email, and the walk is booked.
What does it cost?
It depends on the city, the duration and the group size, so the price is in your confirmation. Private walks for up to eight people and group walks up to 25 are priced differently; ask and you have a number once the details are settled.
Cancellation?
Free cancellation up to 7 days before the walk. Within 7 days the walk is non refundable, since the historian has reserved the time. We reschedule for severe weather at no cost.
Start
Tell us the city and the date.
We reply within one working day and confirm your historian within two to three.