Sky Paths vs Reichenau Guide

THE SKY PATHS APP – YOUR DIGITAL GUIDE ON THE TRAIL OF THE NEBRA SKY DISC With the Sky Paths app, you can explore the Sky Paths archaeological tourist route at your own pace. The route connects five internationally important findspots and museums in Saxony-Anhalt: • the Nebra Ark Visitor Centre • the State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale) • Goseck Solar Observatory • Pömmelte Woodhenge • and the stone chamber tomb of the Dolmen Goddess of Langeneichstädt. The heart of this network is the world of the Nebra Sky Disc. It is augmented by four major prehistoric sites connected by their shared view of the sky, taking you on a journey to a distant time thousands of years ago. This app comprises: • Audio tours in German, English, French and simple German • Audio tours for people who are partially sighted or blind How to use the app: The app can be downloaded over free WiFi wireless networks at the following locations: • The Nebra Ark • State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale) • Pömmelte Woodhenge Visitor Centre Use the app on your own device or borrow a free device in the Nebra Ark or the Pömmelte Woodhenge Visitor Centre. Please note: Remember to bring your own headphones to use the app on your own smartphone. Funded by: The development of the Sky Paths app was financed by the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt’s special corona fund to support the tourist industry.

This app offers varied media access to the world of medieval monasteries. Look forward to the following contents: ⎼ Navigate your way around the island using the map view or follow a themed tour ⎼ The following tours are available: Highlight tour/sightseeing, including the three Romanesque churches, family tour, island of faith, island tour with Hermann. A historical radio play by author Tanja Kinkel, Life on the island, Monastery gardens ⎼ Audio guide to the newly furnished cathedral treasury ⎼ Videos about the flora in the monastery gardens and life on the island ⎼ Picture galleries provide insights into the construction phases and special features of the three preserved medieval churches ⎼ Multimedia guide: audio and video contributions on over 30 topics relating to the monastery island ⎼ Audio tours for all generations: Choose between the family tour and the “Sightseeing” tour ⎼ Need a brief overview? In the short & sweet series, curators from the Badisches Landesmuseum provide in-depth knowledge about monastic life in approx. 15 minutes. ⎼ In-depth video and audio contributions by experts provide additional information and discuss exciting questions The app is available in German and partly in English. The app content has been specifically designed by the Baden State Museum for the major State Exhibition “Monastic Island of Reichenau – World Heritage of the Middle Ages”.