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Highlights GPS-triggered audio plays automatically as you approach each landmark - explore Glasgow at your own pace, with no group and no fixed start time. 15 stops across Glasgow, roughly 128 minutes of narration, walked in whatever order and at whatever speed suits you. Works fully offline once downloaded, so you need no data or signal while you walk. Your code never expires and there is no fixed date - buy now and use it whenever you next visit. Explore Glasgow at your own pace Beneath Glasgow's soaring statues and glittering city lights lies a wild tangle of rebellion, secrets, and playful twists. Behind the dignified faces of George Square or beneath the epic domes of City Chambers, the city's true dramas ripple just out of sight. Embark on this self-guided audio tour and walk in the footsteps of political risings, grand artistic upheavals, and everyday scandal-uncovering stories most visitors rush past. Why did a peaceful workers' protest turn George Square into a battlefield feared by Britain's leaders? Which forbidden parties once shook the silent halls of the Gallery of Modern Art? And how did an orange traffic cone become Glasgow's boldest symbol of mischief? Stroll from royal monuments to rebellious art with every step revealing old rivalries, risky ambitions, and moments that changed Scotland's heart. Glasgow will move around you in unexpected color-ready to be discovered anew. Photo: Stephen O'Donnell , Unsplash Tour details Duration: 2 hours, entirely at your own pace Distance: around 6.0 km (3.7 miles) Stops: 15 landmarks, including George Square, Glasgow City Chambers, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration Starts at: George Square How it works Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes. Download the free AudaTours app on your phone and enter the code. Download the tour once and the whole thing works offline. Walk to the first stop and press play. The audio for each landmark starts automatically as you approach it, so your phone can stay in your pocket. There is no fixed date and no start time. The date you pick at checkout does not matter, and the tour stays on your phone permanently, so you can use it whenever you next visit and walk it again as often as you like. What is included Professionally narrated audio that plays automatically at each stop An interactive map showing the walking route between landmarks Full offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signal Freedom to start, pause and resume whenever you like Lifetime access - your code never expires Where you will stop George Square Glasgow City Chambers Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Celtic Connections Willow Tearooms Glasgow Art Club Glasgow School of Art Archdiocese of Glasgow Pavilion Theatre Greater Glasgow St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow Citizens Theatre Glasgow Central Mosque St. Enoch Centre St Enoch Square What is AudaTours? AudaTours turns a walk through a city into a story. Our guides bring landmarks to life with the history, the scandals and the detail you would never get from a plaque. Immersive: real stories about the places in front of you, not a dry commentary Offline: download once and use it with no data, anywhere At your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you want Accurate: every story is built from verified historical sources and checked before release Good to know This is a self-guided audio tour on your own phone. There is no in-person guide. It does not include entry to any building or site along the route. The landmarks on the tour are not affiliated with AudaTours. You need a smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16 or later. Bring headphones and start with a charged phone. Who it suits Solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who would rather explore on their own schedule than follow a guide and a fixed departure time. It suits a first visit, and it suits anyone who has already seen the famous sights and wants to know what actually happened in them. Image credits Photos: Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons, public domain); Stephen O'Donnell , Focus Pictures , Eleanor Brooke , Adam Marikar , Artur Kraft , Himanshu Soni (Unsplash).
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