Spreuerhofstraße – World's Narrowest Street
In the old town of Reutlingen, Germany, Spreuerhofstraße is recognised as the narrowest street in the world. It dates from the rebuilding that followed the town's great fire of 1726. Seen from outside, it resembles an ordinary gap between neighbouring houses.
Its fame rests on a single measurement: at the tightest point, the passage narrows to 31 centimetres. A gap that size leaves no room for two people, so anyone walking it goes alone. The whole detour takes only a few minutes. To manage even that, you turn sideways and let the walls set the pace.
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Spots like this one are the stops myTuur strings into tours through Reutlingen. In the app, each story begins where you stand: walk up to a spot and it starts, read it on screen or listen as you go, then follow the route to the next one.
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