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GPSmyCity: Walks in 1K+ Cities 4+

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Thousands of self-guided walking tours and travel articles in 1,500+ cities around the world are included in this handy app. No need to hop on a tour bus or join a tour group; now you can explore all the city attractions on your own, at your own pace, and at a cost that is only a fraction of what you would normally pay for a guided tour. The app is designed to be used offline so No Data Plan or Internet is Needed, and No Roaming either. The app is free to download. Afterwards, you can evaluate the walking tours - see the attractions and use the fully functional offline maps included in each of the city walk guides, all for free. A small payment – fraction of what you would normally pay for a guided group tour or tour bus tickets – is needed for accessing the walk route maps and activating turn-by-turn navigation functions. The highlights and features of the FREE app include: * Thousands of self-guided walking tours that show you what to see in the destination. * Thousands of travel articles make planning a trip really easy. * Offline city maps. * The "FindMe" feature displaying your exact location on the map. After upgrade, you have access to the following advanced features: * Walking tour maps. * Voice guided turn-by-turn travel directions. * Create your own walks to see the attractions you like. * No advertisement. This app supports subscription which allows you to access all the walking tours and articles in this app at one low price. How The Annual Subscription Works: * Option 1. For $12.99 you will get access to the full version functions in all the 600+ city walks guides (London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, etc.) included in this app for one year. Travel articles are not included in this subscription. * Option 2. For $12.99, you will get access to the full version functions in all the travel articles in 1,300+ cities worldwide (London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, etc.) included in this app for one year. City walks guides are not included in this subscription. * Option 3. For $18.99, you will get access to all travel content inside the app and covers over 1,500 cities worldwide. * A 3-day Free Trial is provided under each subscription upgrade offer. Your account will not be charged anything as long as you cancel the subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the Free Trial. * Your annual subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. * Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store Account at the confirmation of the subscription purchase or after the Free Trial has completed. * You may turn off the auto-renewal at any time from your Apple App Store Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.gpsmycity.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.gpsmycity.com/privacy-policy.html Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app gives you the option to turn off the GPS tracking in the background to prolong the battery life. It is also suggested that you bring with you an external battery. Note: This app relies on GPS for its navigation functions. For best experience, it is recommended to use the app on iPhone and iPad cellular+WiFi models. It is not recommended to use the app on iPad WiFi-only models due to lack of built-in GPS support in these models. Tutorial videos for using this app can be found on our website at https://www.gpsmycity.com/mobile-app.html

Version 5.0.8

- Revamped main menu screen in city walks guide. - Polished screens when device display is in zoomed-in setting. - Many other stability enhancements.

Ratings and Reviews

Wonderful idea. solid info. buggy execution..

Let me stare up top I paid for the pro version. This app is overall a wonderful idea. The tours and walking maps are too notch. The information and depth of guides available is amazing. It has SO much potential and is a great value. That being said, a lot of the design choices are just not intuitive, user friendly, and in some cases are downright buggy. Example? There is no way to turn off audio when starting a route to a location. Each time you need to do if manually. Also, when downloading the map, you get a notice that the map is in your downloads… but you can’t exit out of that notice until you close and reopen the app. There are dozens of minor annoyances like that that would take too long to list. At the end of the day though, I have used this for about 6 cities, and have appreciated the content But I hope they do a redesign to make it less glitchy and more intuitive. This app has potential to become really big if they do.

Cheaper than a guided tour

Okay, I see some negative reviews about the map and the clunky app, but I have to say for the price, and yes, including the new yearly subscription, it’s still very worth it. I have used 6 of the paid tours and a few free ones with GPSmyCity. I started with the free, but when I paid for the upgrades (less than $5 at the time), I was pleased. Because I travel at least once or twice a year, I’m willing to pay the subscription mainly to support the team. I just recently came back from Florence where my wife and I spent over $200 for a private guided walking tour that included a fantastic lunch. No complaints, the guide was great and we learned a lot, but it was only 4 hours long and we were at his mercy. For less than $20 using this app, we would’ve been able to map out the tour we wanted, read in advance, and take our time. Yes, you can use Google and Pocket Earth and other free tools, but come on - for $20 you can get a well organized and fun tour with a pretty decent offline map. Spending hundreds in flight and hotels, I don’t $20 for something that would cost 3 times or more for a true guided tour. Oh, and the support team has been awesome for times when I did have problems with the app. I’ve been using them for years and will continue to do so. Don’t let the few negative ads steer you away - give it a shot...

Adore this app!

I downloaded this app a few days ago, and started using it to plan a multi- city trip to Europe. Wow! I love this app - it makes planning super easy. I’ve been traveling far and wide, both professionally and personally, for years. I’ve planned complex trips, and know how overwhelming it can get. So many places to see in so little time, and so sometimes tough to determine which sights to see, and the best route to take when sights to visit are scattered all over a city. Well, this app makes all of this easy, and fun! Great descriptions and photos of all sights, which ones are “must see sights”, ability to add your own sights (like your hotel). The app determines the best route and how long it will take you. There are tons of wonderful canned walks based on categories like “city overview,” “ museums,” “architecture,” etc. and the ability to create customized walks. If you love to travel, this tool will become an addiction. I tried the free version and then decided to upgrade to the full version because the route creation aspect is fantastic.

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• City Walks Yearly Subscription $12.99
• Walks and Articles Yearly Subs $18.99
• Articles Yearly Subscription $12.99
• Paris Guide $4.99
• Savannah Guide $4.99
• Palm Springs Map $4.99
• Rome Guide $4.99
• New York Guide $4.99
• Venice Guide $4.99
• Barcelona Guide $4.99
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GPSmyCity app review: Simplifying city breaks with downloadable, self-guided walking tours

By: Author Monica

Categories Travel Tips

Would you like to find a way to make exploring cities easier and more manageable? Do you like the ease and convenience of having a tour guide but prefer the excitement and flexibility of exploring alone?

Yep, me too! If you answered yes then keep reading to find out about GPSmyCity , a travel app that makes visiting cities SO easy.

I often find cities to be overwhelming places to visit because there’s just so much going on. There are so many sights, iconic landmarks, countless places to eat and bucket list locations to visit. And then there’s all the hidden gems and interesting spots off the usual tourist trail you need to dig out and find.

Now imagine an app that stops cities being so overwhelming and guides you around to see all the unmissable locations. But not just the ‘top 10 things to see’ in that city; it can take you to all the places only locals know about, the places you’d usually walk straight past and the places you don’t see in many travel guides.

It will guide you around the city so you don’t get lost and will and ensure you don’t spend your precious holiday walking around in circles!

Let me introduce you to GPSmyCity (and their latest campaign)

I started using GPSmyCity in 2014 when I worked on a project with Citadines Apart’hotels . Over 10 days I visited Paris, Lyon and Berlin and travelled solo around all three cities. It was a fantastic 10 days and GPSmyCity became my little lifesaver!

I hadn’t had much time to plan my time away so when I arrived in each destination I wasn’t sure what to do or where to go so I downloaded a selection of travel articles from GPSmyCity. These articles are free to download and read just like any good travel article you’d find on a blog or a website. But the beauty of GPSmyCity is that you can pay $1.99 and bring that article to life.

By upgrading, the locations featured in the article are plotted on a map and the article essentially becomes a self-guided walking tour. Yes, it’s a map with a little dot so you know exactly where you are and which direction you’re facing! The maps can also be used offline using GPS so you won’t be eating into your data allowance or racking up an enormous bill when you’re abroad. And that’s another travel blogger confession; I’m terrible with directions. I’m always getting lost and when I travel alone I spend half of my time walking around in circles.

I found the app especially useful in a smaller city like Lyon where I really had no idea about what there was to see or do. The app took me to all the top sights and attractions with ease. I felt like a travel blogging cheat as this was such an easy way to discover the city!

GPSmyCity is the largest travel portal of its kind with over 6,000 city walks and travel articles in over 750 cities worldwide. That’s a lot of travel advice!

Reviewing GPSmyCity app

I hadn’t used the app since last summer (I used it for a second time in Paris when Sam and I visited to review the Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel ) so before writing this review I wanted to give it a whirl again. As I haven’t travelled anywhere since I had Baby Joseph in October I decided to use GPSmyCity in my home city of Chester.

Now this is the ultimate test – being a tour guide to a local! Even a virtual tour guide has a tough job as I know most of the top spots to visit and have a long list of my favourites too. And in a small city like Chester there’s a limited amount of places that can be included in a tour.

I downloaded a walking tour of Chester and I had a great day out as I pretended to be a tourist in my own city. The app guided me around the city and showed me all the historical highlights with some interesting facts and information about each sight. The app even surprised me by taking me to places I’d never heard of before. My favourite spots were the places I was vaguely aware of but never visited – because who visits historical monuments or pretty views at home? I’m always too busy trying to do my shopping or meeting up with friends to actually look around and appreciate Chester.

I’m so glad I tested out the app in Chester for two reasons. Firstly, it gave me the chance to explore the city in a way I’ve never done before. I’ve never seen it through the eyes of a tourist and I had time to soak up the culture and historic atmosphere. It might not be the most exciting city in the world but it’s very pretty and I finally got to see that. The app was really comprehensive and had some great suggestions.

The second reason is because I got to test out the app again and this reaffirmed how brilliant it is. I’m really conscious about only recommending products I really love on this blog and GPSmyCity is definitely one of those! I’m going away again this weekend (to Barcelona but ssssshhh, it’s a surprise for Sam’s birthday) and I’ve already downloaded a couple of walking tours for while we’re there.

You can download the app for free and get access to many of the articles and walking tours. If you want to use the maps offline then you do need to pay but it’s not a lot and it’s usually worth it to avoid the roaming fees and for the convenience of having all the details there on your phone.

GPSmyCity are currently running a crowd funding Kickstarter campaign and you can get membership to all app content if you donate. The minimum donation is $50 which is actually pretty good if you travel a lot and you’re likely to use it in most cities you visit! You can download the GPSmyCity app here for iOs devices.

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Update: I’ve just returned from Barcelona where I used GPSmyCity ALL the time! It was brilliant for visiting a new (and very confusing!) city. With all those narrow streets and hidden alleys it’s really easy to get lost in Barcelona. There’s also a lot to see in the city so the app made it really easy to find the sights we wanted to see without overwhelming us. You can choose walking tours that focus on specific things such as religious buildings, a Picasso Tour, a tour around the Gothic area, a Gaudi tour, a shopping tour, a La Rambla Walk and loads, loads more.

When we weren’t following the app we would stumble upon cool sights or historic buildings. If we wanted to know what they were, we could check what it was using the app. The app plots where you are on the map and you can see all the attractions around you so you can discover more about the sight that caught your interest.

Tuesday 24th of October 2017

Oh dear ! I downloaded the app and want the maps also so that I can plan my trip to Munich. I paid and the monies went through PayPal but I still have the lite version. I uninstalled it and tried again and still have the lite version. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help me, please?

TheTravelHack

Have you tried contacting GPSmyCity support? I've downloaded it on a couple of devices and didn't have any problems so I think there must be a problem.

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Tuesday 24th of January 2017

This is definitely something I would like to do the next time! It looks like a lot of fun. Thank you so much for sharing it. So stunning pictures you shared.

Wednesday 18th of January 2017

City breaks are my favourite so this sounds right up my street. I'll be sure to download it soon and have a play around with it.

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• Rome Eternal
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Here are the reasons selftour surpasses all other tours....

All turn-by-turn directions and descriptions are spoken for easy to easy navigation and understanding. Our tours are a complete circle so you end up where you started… not some unknown location!

All information is activated by GPS as you move.

No waiting at a specific time for others to show up. Go when you want, take a brake anytime, and resume at your own pace and schedule.

Should you make a wrong turn, there is a complete map indicating all the sites along the way. Also pictures of the individual sites are available to insure you are looking at the right sight.

Our travel experts do intense research choosing the best sites to see and the accurate information you want to know about each.

Both are available. The platform used in our apps is new technology engineered by iApp Tours using exclusive mobile software.

No more straining or pushing to get close to hear the tour guide. The audio comes directly to your ear buds or car stereo system.

If you missed something in the audio description, or didn’t understand the directions, no problem! Simply touch the position on the phone or tablet map and it will play again.

Excellent writers and professional voice actors, music, sound effects and a light delivery style make the listening fun.

Tour at a fraction of the cost of other paid guided tours. Even “free” guided tours pressure you for a “tip” or to purchase something in the guide’s “favorite store”. Our tours have no advertising or referrals.

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NAPA & SONOMA VALLEYS

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ROME ETERNAL

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Language: English Type: Driving Tour

THE FRENCH QUARTER

BARCELONA GOTHIC QUARTER

DUBROVNIK WALLED CITY

PARIS LA CITÉ

PRAGUE - CITY OF HUNDRED SPIRES

SAN ANTONIO RIVER WALK

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We particularly enjoyed the back roads the tour featured.  Narrow tree lined roads, picturesque landscapes, charming houses, and some hidden wineries where you could sample some very good wine for less.  A beautiful tour through a beautiful area.  I’d do it again.

I found this tour to be an excellent mixture of ancient history and contemporary commentary.  I was most amazed at the number size of the palaces along your well-selected route.

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I’ve learned so much about historic Philadelphia on your tour.  I am a Quaker so to know Benjamin Franklin was a Quaker, among other facts was mind blowing.   Just seeing the original cobblestone and original materials they used was amazing as well.

Being able to follow the route with GPS took the scariness out of roaming through a foreign city for the first time.  When will you have a tour of Paris?

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The average city walking tour just isn’t our thing. Unless it’s a city tour that’s active like a biking tour or a segway tour, or combines something like food and city sights, we much prefer a do-it-yourself tour. We can take our time taking photographs, we can linger as long as we want at interesting spots and move on quickly from those that just aren’t that interesting. Best of all, we don’t have to battle any other tour group members for the perfect angle or pretend to wait patiently while they snap selfies. So when the folks at GPSmyCity reached out and asked us to check out their app, it sounded like an interesting solution to toting around a guide book (we don’t like to do that either) or having to Google on the go.

We decided to put GPSmyCity to the test right here at home in Bordeaux. It’s a place we know like the back of our hand and we could really get a feel for the accuracy and usefulness of the app.

What is GPSmyCity?

GPSmyCity is a free app for iPhone or Android that says it has more than 5,500 self-guided walks and travel articles in 700 cities around the world. First, it is its own app. Then, inside of GPSmyCity you can search for cities. We obviously searched for Bordeaux, and there’s another app, “Bordeaux Maps and Walks by GPSmyCity”. Both are free, though you can upgrade the city apps like Bordeaux Maps and Walks for $4.99 and get access to additional features like location services, city maps and walking directions.

There are also user generated walks in GPSmyCity called articles. Basically, as a blogger we could sign up as a contributor and turn some of our blog posts in to self-guided walks in the GPSmyCity app. Like the walks created by GPSmyCity staff, there’s an option to upgrade the articles for $1.99 and get access to the walk with directions to each place, monument or attraction from your location using your GPS enabled smartphone.

The folks at GPSmyCity provided us with some promo codes to upgrade their Bordeaux Maps and Walks app and an article called “Bordeaux Secret Sights Tour”.

Putting GPSmyCity to the Test

We started with the Bordeaux Maps and Walks by GPSmyCity and since we’re familiar with all the regular sights, we decided to try out the Chartrons Antique Hunting Discovery Walk. Though not far from where we live in the center, Chartrons is one of the neighborhoods we’re not too familiar with.

Chartrons is known for its cobbled lanes and antique shops

The walk introduces itself with a brief overview of the Chartrons district. This neighborhood was formerly where the English settled when they came to Bordeaux to trade wine. There’s a few sights, but the main activity in Chartrons is to wander the lively streets and go antique shopping in the many antique shops.

Rue Notre Dame is lined with antique shops

Where the Chartrons Antique Hunting walk fell a bit short is we wished that the pin pointed locations would have offered a bit more information than just an address. The shop name and hours definitely would have been helpful to know for planning a good time to do the walk as tourists might not know that most of these shops are closed on Sundays in France and many close during the day for a lunch between 12:30pm – 2pm.

Still undecided, we decided to check out part of the City Orientation Tour, included in the Bordeaux Maps and Walks by GPSmyCity. It does a good job of covering the major sites and providing a short history of each sight, though several of the walks could be combined and you might not necessarily know that unless you lived in Bordeaux. For example, the City Orientation Tour brings you to the Saint Andre Cathedral, but the Palais de Rohan which is located within seconds of the cathedral, is located in a different walk.

Cour Mably is a hidden courtyard it’s easy to pass right by if you don’t know it’s there

We also tried out the Bordeaux Secret Sights Tour, which is one of the tours created from a travel article by a local British blogger living in Bordeaux. It works in the same way as the Bordeaux Maps and Walks by GPSmyCity. With sights mentioned that you won’t find in a typical guidebook or a map you might pick up at the Tourist Office, the location feature was particularly helpful in navigating you right to the more obscure sights. Some, like Cour Mably, could easily be overlooked since it is a courtyard hidden through a door you might not be sure you should enter if you’re a tourist visiting Bordeaux.

The Verdict

GPSmyCity is a useful alternative to carrying around a heavy guide book and provides interesting information about a city’s sights and attractions. We also liked the travel articles, which provide information beyond your typical guidebook like more obscure sights, shops, restaurants and more. We definitely couldn’t have bought a guidebook for as little as $4.99, which is the cost to upgrade the various city apps.

As noted about the Chartrons Antique Discovery Walk, we spotted some improvements that can be made. GPSmyCity is doing a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to create what they’re calling the world’s 1 st GPS-powered travel encyclopedia. Funds collected during the crowdfunding campaign will be used to double the number of cities available from 750 to 1500 and make improvements like adding an Android version of the app.

Lifetime Membership and Get 1 Free Upgrade

By pledging $60 in the crowdfunding campaign, you get a lifetime membership with access to all currently available and future walks and travel articles in GPSmyCity.

If you’d like to try GPSmyCity yourself, remember that the app is free. And you can get a free upgrade for a travel article of your choice until March 20, 2017. To get a free upgrade, contact [email protected] and mention that you’ve read about the offer here on Luxe Adventure Traveler.

We’ve been compensated to view GPSmyCity. However, Luxe Adventure Traveler maintains full editorial control of the content published on this site. As always, all thoughts, opinions, and enthusiasm for travel are entirely our own.

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About Jennifer Dombrowski

Jennifer Dombrowski is an independent travel publisher and an American expat who has lived in Bordeaux, France since 2016. She previously lived in Northern Italy in a small village near Venice for seven years where she fell in love with wine and wine tourism. She is an award-winning travel writer. She is also a travel correspondent on Traveling on the American Forces Radio Network. Luxe Adventure Traveler was named one of the top travel blogs to watch by the Huffington Post and TripAdvisor, and has been featured by top publications such as National Geographic, CNN, Buzzfeed, and Business Insider. Jennifer's photography has also been featured on publications such as USA Today and Travel + Leisure and on the Travel Channel.

January 21, 2017 at 5:43 PM

Sounds like a cool app to use whilst exploring a new city I bet I would still get lost though im not very good at map reading lol. I am going to check this out for me next trip around naples

Jennifer Dombrowski says

January 21, 2017 at 5:50 PM

It’s pretty hard to get lost if you use the full map feature. It gives you step-by-step walking directions with the integrated Google Maps. You just need to have wifi or phone data. You can get the free upgrade to the full city guide for Naples. Just email [email protected] and mention you read about the app and free upgrade on Luxe Adventure Traveler.

Let us know what you think after you try it out in Naples, Jenni!

January 21, 2017 at 9:53 PM

I have e used this app for a historic pub crawl in London and I loved it. Can’t wait to try out other walks.

January 23, 2017 at 12:50 PM

Thanks for sharing that, Tammy! It’s good to hear other feedback. I’m sure each individual walk and how it’s put together also makes a difference.

You can get the free upgrade to the full city guide for where ever you’re headed next. Just email [email protected] and mention you read about the app and free upgrade on Luxe Adventure Traveler.

Carol Colborn says

January 22, 2017 at 6:26 PM

Great app functionality! If only internet prices are also good on foreign trips!

January 23, 2017 at 12:52 PM

We usually pick up a pay-as-you-go SIM card and have found them to be quite affordable. The maps are also Google Maps integrated, so the nice thing is that you can put in the walking directions when you have wifi and the dot still moves with you even if you don’t have service.

January 23, 2017 at 1:41 AM

I love the idea of being able to create your own custom walk. Very cool. And, taking one of their pre-designed walks would be great with kids in tow as sometimes tours are difficult with other people. I find the kids get bored which can irritate other people on the tour. This way we could avoid that from happening.

Claudia says

January 24, 2017 at 1:12 AM

Love doing self-guided walking tours. Ones that you can customize are even more valuable and useful. This looks like a great App, shall check it out!

January 24, 2017 at 11:07 AM

This sounds like a great app to have! It would be way more convenient than a heavy and bulky guidebook and I like that you can browse through to create your own guide if you want, as well. I love that you tried it out in a city you are so familiar with–such a great way to get a feel for how useful the guides are. Glad to hear you enjoyed it! We will have to check it out!

Christopher says

January 25, 2017 at 2:03 AM

This is a great app. I personally use it as a traveller and contribute to it’s content as a travel blogger. I like that you can “relive” the trip the travel blogger wrote about by following his/her guide using the GPSmyCity’s navigation

Jestina says

October 24, 2017 at 8:42 AM

Can someone help me, Based on the great reviews, I installed the app for Munich and paid extra for the maps, the monies went through my PayPal but for the life of me I can;t work out how to get my maps so that I can start planning my trip !! I even uninstalled the app and reinstalled it and NOTHING. Any help would be appreciated. I know I am doing something wrong but what, I couldn’t tell ya !! Thank you

Jane Anderson says

April 28, 2019 at 1:01 AM

I got the app and designed 3 tours. I wish there was a simple edit button to revise custom walks, ie. in reverse order or omitting a stop etc. without having to make it from the beginning. But it is amazing! I’m hoping it’ll actually guide my steps so I don’t get lost.

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Self-Guided Walking Tours: Now On Your Phone With GPS

Exploring new places on foot is one of our favorite ways to travel. That’s why many of our blog posts feature self-guided walking tours.

We put together lists and maps of great places to visit in places like Brussels , Bruges , Paris , and Cuenca  because that’s the kind of information  we  search for when  we’re traveling.

But what if we could take it a step further? Instead of taking notes from travel blogs or printing out articles, what if the blog post could become your real-time travel guide?

GPSmyCity Self-Guided Walking Tour App

The folks at GPS My City created an app with city walks around the world, using your smartphone’s offline GPS. So you can find new places and always know where you are on the map, but you don’t have to use expensive international data or wifi.

GPSmyCity reached out to us to translate some of our online travel articles into GPS-guided travel articles on their app. Essentially, they embed GPS coordinates in our blog posts and map a route out for you. 

Remember: once the app is downloaded to your phone, you will not need any internet to use the article as a guide. No more looking up directions! It will show you where you are on the map and guide you to the next location, even offline.

You can upload any travel article from GPSmyCity for free, so you can pull it up on your phone even if you don’t have wifi. If you decide you want it to be a GPS-guided article, just upgrade the article for a small fee.

Our New Walking Tour Articles on the App

These are some of our first articles released on the app:

• Top 5 Things to Do in Bruges
• What to See and Do in Cuenca, Ecuador
• Top Things You Must See and Do in Quito, Ecuador
• What and Where to Eat in Cuenca, Ecuador
• What to Do on a Day Trip to Otavalo, Ecuador
• A Local’s Guide to Portland Oregon
• Favorite Spots to Hang Out in Salem, Oregon
• Top Things to Do in Jerico, Colombia

Other popular cities on the app include:

• San Francisco
• and 480+ other cities

You can access GPS-guided travel articles several ways:

• Click on a link above for the article you are interested in (it will prompt you to download the free GPS My City app). After downloading the app on your phone, you will be directed to the article, where you can choose UPGRADE to get the GPS-guided version.
• From the GPSmyCity app , you can browse by city to see which articles are available. Download any article for free or upgrade for offline GPS-guided use.
• NEW: You can sign up for subscriptions within the app to access articles and/or city maps world-wide, all year round. This is probably the best bang for you buck, especially if you’re traveling to multiple cities.

** A 3-day Free Trial is provided under each subscription upgrade offer.

Disclosure: We are affiliates for GPSmyCity, so we receive a small percentage of the fee if you upgrade one of our articles on the app.

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Explore any city easily with GPSmyCity – The travel mobile app for Android and iOS that gives you top travel articles and city walks with offline maps.

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You can turn your phone into an interactive travel guide that works offline and takes you to the best places in the city!

How often have you read a travel blog post and used it to find things to do and places to see on your trip ?

I’m guessing there have been quite a few times you’ve wanted to use the many, many great travel articles out there, but eventually didn’t.

It’s an era of information overload we live in, and one of its worst outcomes is that we end up missing out on a lot of information that’s actually valuable.

But what if you arrived at your destination, opened an app and got a curated city guide, made of the best travel blog articles, with all the points of interest already on a map ready for you to use?

This is where GPSmyCity comes in extremely handy. I think it is one of the most useful travel apps around, especially for frequent travellers.

Here’s why.

Exploring a city with an offline map and guide

GPSmyCity is a phone app that basically converts travel blog posts into interactive guides.

It puts all the places in the post on a map and lets you read the article and follow the recommendations in it using an offline map.

Frankly, it makes the whole experience of discovering a new city ever so simple. Choose a walking tour and follow the map. That’s it 🙂

GPS doesn’t require an internet connection, so this app lets you save on phone data charges. Just download it and use it offline while you’re on the move.

No need to waste money on roaming charges or rely on sketchy public wifi connections the keep disappearing just when you need them. Having an offline guide and map is extremely useful.

Spare yourself the heavy guidebooks or the restrictions of group tours and just explore at your own pace with your selected GPS guided walks as your personal tour guide.

GPSmyCity has a large selection of travel articles for over 1 ,000 cities around the world. It’s large, but also curated, so you know you’re getting your info from the best travel writers.

There’s a lot of variety in the travel articles available on the app. Beyond the traditional sightseeing walking tours, you can use the guides to explore more unique sides of the city, such as special restaurants, galleries and shops.

It helps you discover more places that you otherwise might miss. This app is perfect for frequent travellers who feel they’ve “seen it all” and want to surprise themselves and for those with an adventurous spirit.

how does gpsmycity work?

GPSmyCity have some really helpful videos explaining how the app works. I found it user-friendly and easy to use.

You can access the articles for free, but to use the GPS navigation functions, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid version for a small fee.

I think the cost of the upgrade is worth it for the ease and convenience of navigating a new city with a map and guide that work offline.

But there’s another good reason – it’s the time, stress and effort you save by not having to work too hard on planning your trip.

Have your trip planned for you

Planning trips and making itineraries takes a lot of time and effort.

Sometimes you are simply short on time, or maybe you just don’t feel like investing too much effort in researching your destination and making detailed plans.

But by not reading up on your destination, you run the risk of maybe missing out on interesting places, or having a somewhat bland holiday.

That’s when an app like GPSmyCity can literally save your trip and turn it into an exciting and meaningful experience.

When you arrive at your destination, the app will detect your location and suggest different tours available near you. Just pick whatever guided walk you like and go explore!

Save yourself the time and hassle of planning and researching. It’s easy and convenient and can really transform your trip.

Less planning, less stress, less work – more time to enjoy your trip 🙂

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21 of my travel guides are now included in the GPSmyCity app and you can use them to discover some great places like Lisbon, Krakow, London, Zagreb, Riga and Porto.

All the locations I mention in my articles will appear on a map for you and you’ll be able to navigate offline easily.

Enjoy! And feel free to share this tip with your friends too 😀

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Sounds like a really useful app to have when traveling!

What a wonderful app! I can’t believe I’d never heard of GPSmyCity before. I love, love walking tours, so this is perfect for me! Definitely downloading it before my next trip to Europe!

Wow! Such a great andn unique idea!

What a great idea! I always have my phone with me so this makes touring easy!

Great article ! I didn’t know such app exists! Just used to plan my trips before and have the internet. Will check it out as soon as we can travel again.

Thank you so much for this valuable blog post and the app is right now on my phone!

Glad to hear that, I’m sue you’ll enjoy it 🙂

This is great to know. We’re off to Krakow tomorrow so I’ll have to take a look. thanks for recommending.

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Has anyone used the GPSmycity app? What audio walking tour do you recommend?

In doing some research for an upcoming trip I ran across this app: GPSmycity which apparently has 6,500 walks in 1,000 cities. Many of the reviews are from bloggers who also got free subscriptions so the reviews are fluffy and somewhat suspect. I have also found other reviews that were quite negative (all information plagiarized from Wikipedia) and that the app is not very stable which is pretty concerning but with 6,500 walks it makes me wonder if it might be a good app.

What I'm interested in is how easy is the app to use, are the audio directions accurate, is the information useful etc. I have used the RS audio walking guides and am looking for something similar. I find walking tour directions from guide books challenging to use - you're always referencing your book/print out distracting from the enjoyment of the walk. I'm hoping someone on the forum has used this app and can give me some honest feedback. In the meantime, I'm going to download a couple of walks for my city and test drive it here.

And please let me know if there is a audio walking tour app you can recommend - it sure would be wonderful to have one!

The annoying, persistent pop-up ads on the app's website don't exactly instill confidence.

It would be helpful to know where you will be visiting.

@CJean: This trip we will be in Amsterdam, Lille, Bayeaux, the Loire Valley (bike trip) and Paris. The cities for which I would most like to have audio walking tours would be Amsterdam and Paris; I think the rest of the itinerary lends itself to wandering around more than purposeful agendas.

Well...maybe you should just try it out? What do you really have to lose if it doesn't pan out? Cost much?

You can of course just pay for a walking tour in most/all of those places with a human guide. That's what I often do. RS has audio guides too for Paris and Amsterdam no doubt even if they aren't GPS-guided.

@Andrew: We've done all the RS audio walking tours and have some guided tours but for this trip, as we've been to Paris several times previously, I was hoping to find some more independent walking tours that took us a little further afield. There are so many useful apps available I was hopeful that perhaps there was something that fit the bill.

Many years ago, we did several walking tours in NYC that we downloaded as audio files (long before apps existed) that were absolutely fantastic taking us into neighbourhoods and to restaurants that we might not otherwise have found on our own. And all of them were narrated by locals. Probably one of the best memories we have of all of our trips to NYC.

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Burghausen is the new pioneer for GPS-based city walks! The Burghausen GPS city tour "Of smugglers, rascals and the fish in the salt coat" is unique in Europe thanks to the extraordinary technology and software of the Locandy company (based in Innsbruck, Munich and Zurich)!

A tale of smugglers, rascals and fish in a salt crust

Find out about Burghausen's historic old town on an interactive multimedia tour. Hear stories as told today in the family, by friends and by dignitaries. Enjoy a hugely entertaining, fully interactive Burghausen experience spiced and spiked with wit, irony and lots of activity suggestions.

Do you know what smugglers used to bring across the old bridge? Do you know the place where a jazz legend was arrested? And why is Burghausen a particularly good spot for rascals?

The interactive walk takes in 12 historical highlights that shaped the town. It all starts in the town square at the start column. On your tour of Burghausen's old town, step back in time into the history and stories at the foot of the world's longest castle.

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Start: Outside the town hall at the town square - 1. station

Scan the QR code or visit www.locandy.com/q/burghausen-en. Then, use the link to the Play Store or App Store to download the "Locandy" app.

Open the Locandy app and select the QR icon ("Scan Locandy QR code"). Hold your smartphone over the QR code again.

Select the GPS City Tour "A Tale of Smugglers, Rascals and Fish in a Salt Crust" and press "Install".

Press "Play" – and then you're ready to go!

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I love Moscow – this charming metropolis, its people, its history and its unique cityscape. I would like to share my passion for this city with you. It is my job to show you the most exciting corners of this fascinating metropolis. That’s why, as a travel specialist and your private tour guide Moscow in Russia, I organize a guided free city tour Moscow – so that everyone, regardless of their budget, would be able to enjoy the insider’s view of Moscow.

You get to see what only Moscow residents know and what other tourist guides keep from you. I am a licensed travel specialist in Russia and would like you to enjoy all facets of the capital of the largest country in the world, without demanding any money from you. I’ll show you the city on my free Moscow walking tour for 1.5-hours on foot.

Everything you need to know:

• My tours take place daily by arrangement, I am the only English-speaking licensed tourist guide Moscow, who offers a free city tour.
• My 1.5-hour free tours Moscow do not cost you a cent, I also offer other great paid tours as well.
• I am an experienced local, I make the tours informative, but at the same time relaxed and not off the plane.

Free Tours Moscow – Daily

My free tours Moscow city starts on Slavonic Square (Kitay-Gorod Metro Station), passes the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral, which was built by Ivan the Terrible on the south side of Red Square in the 16th century and where the tsars were once crowned. Then it goes across the Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the luxury department store GUM and with a view of the Kremlin towards the historical museum. Of course, you will also learn more about the stories that once happened behind the thick walls of the Kremlin – from the Tsars and Napoleon to Stalin. Then we continue through the idyllic Alexander Garden.

An advance booking is required!

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Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free Language: English

«First acquaintance with Moscow» – a 2.5-hour city tour in the center of Moscow

This Moscow city tour starts on the Theater Square, past Lubyanka Square and the KGB-building, then through Kitay Gorod district and Varvarka Street, past the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral. Then it goes across Zarjadje Park, over Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the GUM-department store and towards the Historical Museum. We walk through the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2.5 hours Price: 17 $ Students and children: 6 $ Language: English

A 3.5-hour car/bus tour of Moscow.

This is the best tour of Moscow city as all the important sights are visited. I am your Moscow city guide who will walk you through the city explaining the charming history of the city. This tour begins with picking you up from the hotel. 3 breaks are offered for photographing.

First, we will visit the most famous riverside streets and bridges in the center of the city with the most beautiful views of the Kremlin and the Moskva River (e.g. the Kremlin embankment and the Great Stone Bridge).

The first photo break is made at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. We then pass by the district with numerous museums, Prechistinka Street and the district with numerous medical areas.

We again stop at the Novodevichy Convent, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the other bank of the Moskva River to click pictures.

Then we visit “Sparrow Hills” where you can enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city of Moscow from the observation deck. Then there are the skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Kutuzov avenue, the New Arbat, Tverskaya Street, the world-famous Bolshoi Theater, the KGB building and Varvarka Street. Here there are ample spots to click pictures.

We then drive past the Kremlin again and finally reach Red Square. We take a short tour of Red Square and say goodbye in the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 3.5 hours Price for a group: 170-200 $ (depending on the number of travelers) Language: English

Metro tour – daily

Palaces for ordinary people – that was what Stalin promised to the people when the construction of the Moscow Metro began between the World Wars. The communist dictator hadn’t promised too much. No other underground system in the world can boast such spectacular architecture – chandeliers, decorations, stucco, paintings on the walls – each station is individually designed. No wonder that Moscow residents love their metro. I will guide you through the bustle of one of the busiest subways in the world and show you the most beautiful stations Moscow city has.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: Metro tickets / the guided tour

Tour of Communist Moscow – every day

After the Communist October Revolution in 1918, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Empire and was the center of socialist orbit for more than 70 years. This left its mark on Moscow, even if the USSR disintegrated more than a quarter of a century ago. The city streets are full of remnants of the communist regime and the Cold War. This is a walking tour where I will show you the most exciting places in Soviet Moscow: from the notorious KGB headquarters, also known as Lubyanka to the Karl Marx Monument to small hidden remains from the time of hammer and sickle. You will also learn about Stalin’s Great Terror political campaign and the system of the GULAG and how the USSR, the communist Russian republic, became modern Russia.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour

Alternative Moscow Tour – daily

Explore the unseen Moscow with your Moscow private guide and discover a range of sights during this alternative walking tour.  Away from the main tourist spots (in the central district of Kitay-Gorod), just a short walk from Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, you suddenly find yourself in one of the trendiest districts of Moscow. This place not only has trendy cafes and green squares, but here you can see the most beautiful spray works (according to Albrecht Dürer), hangout-places of the youth and hipsters, as well as learn what Moscow looked like in the 19th century. Here you will also learn exciting and even bloody stories about famous gangsters, eccentric business people and legends like the wandering preacher Rasputin, who is known in Russia either as the “holy devil” or the mad monk. To learn a little more about Moscow’s culture, this is the tour for you. On my alternative tour, you will get to know Moscow away from the tourist hotspots. This tour is of 2 hours duration and you will experience the following on the tour:

• St. John’s Hill, a quiet oasis right in the center, where time has stopped as it did in pre-Communist times
• Khokhlovka Art Center, where Russian hipsters and street artists hang out
• Samoskvorechye District where you can see beautiful streets and hear stories from old Moscow

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour / tram ticket

Kremlin tour – daily (closed on Thursday)

With its 20 towers and high walls, the Kremlin rises imposingly over Red Square. This world-famous fortress with its area of ​​28 hectares is home to over 800 years of Russian history. Described as the eighth wonder of the world, this historic fortress complex is the principal symbol of Russia that sits on the banks of the Moscow River. Today the Kremlin still harbors numerous secrets and has palaces and cathedrals, surrounded by Kremlin Wall. The current wall was constructed between the 15 th  and 16 th  centuries, but the original wall was made of wood around the year 1147. The Kremlin Wall became an important symbol of Moscow’s importance in the Russian Empire. This top tourist destination attracts millions of people every year and there are various sights to see. With my Kremlin tour, you will see the oldest square in the city in the heart of the Kremlin, the once largest cannon in the world and the scene of numerous dramas – from Ivan the Terrible and Napoleon to Stalin. You cannot miss this unique experience.

An advance booking and prepayment for tickets are required.

Time: by arrangement, daily (closed on Thursday) Duration: 2 hours Price on request Students and children: on request Language: English Included in the price: Kremlin tickets / the guided tour

Moscow pub crawl – Friday / Saturday

Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

This tour runs every Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM and you need to bring along your passport or an ID card, comfortable shoes, and wear smart casual clothes.

An advance booking and a small prepayment are required!

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 4 hours Price on request Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour, 4 shot drinks

1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

Taking a boat tour in Moscow on the Moskva River is a very pleasant experience. It allows you to know the city from a totally different perspective and admire the beautiful bridges. In this 1.5-hour river trip, you will sail past many beautiful sites in Moscow, so you can take the best photos to commemorate this day. The ship makes several stops on the way. The trip starts from the Ustinskiy Bridge near Sarjadje Park and ends at the Kiev train station.

On this Boat Trip, you can see sights such as: the former Imperial Education House, Sarjadje Park, the “flowing”, “floating” bridge, the most beautiful view of the Kremlin, the Great Stone Bridge, the legendary House on the Quay, the Christ the Savior Cathedral , the monument to Peter the Great on the ship, the central sports arena Luzhniki, the Sparrow Hills, 240 meters high Lomonosov University, the numerous architecturally spectacular skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Novodevichy Convent, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price on request Language: English

A military tour – riding on tanks in Stupino (Moscow region)

Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

The tour will begin with your private tour guide Moscow in a Soviet army van accompanied with some tasty snacks and tea for a tasty start. Upon arriving, you will have to put on the army safety clothing and climb the Russian armored vehicles. The tour will take you on the noisy, smoky tank, driving through mud roads. All participants will get the chance to drive the tank which is coordinated by the Russian military.

Time: by arrangement, daily Price on request Language: English

Alexander Popov

Welcome to Russia! My name is Alexander, I was born in Moscow and I'm a passionate tour guide. I want to share my passion for Russia and my hometown with you. On my website you will find useful information to make your individual trip to Russia as interesting as possible.

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