The Orthodox priest Alexei Volchkov, who comes from St. Petersburg, offers free guided tours of the city to refugees from Ukraine as part of his “Gutes Tübingen” initiative. The next guided tour starts on Sunday, 15 October, at 12 noon and is entitled: “What do Tübingen and Venice have in common: A walk over bridges and along the river, canals and streams.” The meeting point is at the Neckar Bridge. Other excursions are planned for the coming weeks: “Why does Tübingen need a fortress? A tour of Tübingen Castle” (29 October, 12 noon). On Reformation Day, Tuesday, 31 October, there will be a walk to Tübingen’s churches.
The organiser of the initiative, Aleksiy Volchkov, is an employee of the University of Tübingen and holds a doctorate in theology. The goals of his initiative include the integration of refugees and the organisation of cultural camps. The tours are conducted in Russian. Volchkov greets and says goodbye to his participants in Ukrainian, because he is currently attending a Ukrainian course at the University of Tübingen.
On his Telegram channel (https://t.me/TubingerGeist), Volchkov also publishes an overview of cultural events in Tübingen. There is also additional information about the walks.
The initiative is supported by Caritas.
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Fluss mit Steinen. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Mostafa Elysian.
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