The stories left the archive
The association’s texts and photographs became stops people can encounter while walking through Gonzenheim.
Odisea in use
A village's history, ready to walk.
The Geschichtlicher Arbeitskreis Gonzenheim spent decades preserving local history. Together, we turned that knowledge into a self-guided tour people can follow on the streets where it happened.
- of local-history work behind the tour
- 40+ years
- from source material to a usable guide
- A few weeks
- public launch in Gonzenheim
- 14 Sep 2025
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The project
Gonzenheim · Bad Homburg, Germany
Keep the association's voice. Make it available without a guide.
The association already had the difficult part: trusted research, photographs and people who knew the history. What it did not have was a practical way to turn that material into a guide visitors could use on their own.
Odisea helped shape the route, prepare the mobile experience and publish it. The association reviewed the history and kept the final say over what the tour tells.
What changed for visitors
The history became part of the walk.
The route no longer needs a timetable
Visitors can open the map on a phone, choose a walk and listen at each stop without waiting for a scheduled guide.
Residents found something new at home
The result was not only for tourists. Local residents discovered stories behind places they pass every day.
“Instead of months of work or expensive developers, we had our guide ready in just a few weeks. … Even local residents have discovered new stories about places they pass every day.”
A place you know by heart?
Start with the material you already have.
Bring a route, your texts and photographs, and someone who can approve the story. We can help turn them into a tour people can take.