Main tour: German Traces in Sydney

Duration:                about 2 hours
Meeting point:        QVB, Queen Victoria Statue
End of tour:            in the Rocks
Languages:            German and/or English

Each place has a story to tell. While some emerge lucidly, others remain secret to the unsuspecting witness.

This 90 minutes tour takes you on an amazing expedition to disclose largely unnoticed traces of German culture in Australia’s everyday-life, far beyond leather pants and steins.

Ten familiar sites within Sydney’s CBD are visited and linked to their German background. Spot by spot this urban walkabout surfaces a fresh set of stories, and provides a rare view on Sydney.

From the First Fleet until today, from nutritious fluid catering, to high-brow arts, 20th century architecture, trustworthy civil engineering and the latest fashion goods – Germans have done their part.

Discover the unique story each place has to tell. Find out about a variety of German traces here in Sydney. Learn about missing links and forgotten connections.

And get to know the reasons why the traces of German immigrants in Australia are frequently harder to spot than those of other cultures.

Tour Bookings

For reservations, please send us an email: andreas.jaeger@usyd.edu.au