Pokéwalk Linz

Rediscover Linz - with Pokémon Go, the (unofficial) Pokemon Go Trainer Route through Linz! On this 10-kilometre route, you will discover Linz - the UNESCO City of Media Arts - from a very special perspective. The 10-kilometre loop is also perfect for hatching one of the rare Pokémon eggs or collecting gifts from the sights of Linz that you can send to your friends or add a postcard to your postcard book.

Here are some highlights along the tour:

• Ars Electronica Centre (Arena at AEC and Salon Ship Florrentine)
• Volksgarten (arena at the Jahn Monument & Stelzhammer Monument)
• Music theatre
• Lentos Art Museum
• Linz Central Station (several arenas)
• New railway bridge
• Linz main square
• Linzer Landstraße
• Tobacco Factory (several arenas)
• Danube Park

Useful tips before you set off:

• Free WLAN: At http://hotspot.linz.at/ you will find all areas in Linz where free WLAN is offered.
• Battery pack: Due to the length of the tour, we recommend bringing your own battery pack!

Our starting point is Linz Central Station, where you already have the opportunity to train in several arenas or conquer the arena for your team and master joint raids with friends. Continue via Wissensturm along Beethovenstraße (arena near the Cembran Keller) to Stockhofstraße. Here you can top up your inventory at several Pokéstops. If you take a detour to Bauernbergpark, you might find a Machollo or Pantimos waiting for you! Take Stockhofstraße to Auerspergplatz and from there via Volksgartenstraße back to Volksgarten, where you will also find an arena and several Pokéstops. How about a short break in the Volksgarten Café, which is located directly in the Linz Music Theatre? That would be your chance to meet a Jurob!

Continue along Landstraße past Schillerpark (watch out: maybe a Bisasam is hiding in the park?) to Ursulinenhof on nearby OK-Platz, where there are further opportunities to conquer an arena. The area in front of the Nordico City Museum is also a popular meeting place for Pokémon trainers with several Pokéstops close together.

The tour continues to Linz's main square, one of the largest enclosed squares in Austria. Water-type Pokémon such as Sterndu and Goldini can often be found here and along the Danube.

Now cross the Nibelungen Bridge towards the AEC -Ars Electronica Centre. In the Museum of the Future, you can experience visionary media art up close and personal and the Deep Space impresses with spectacular images! How about a 3D journey through the universe, for example? You can also put your Pokémon skills to the test in the arena located here.

You can then take the Pöstlingbergbahn railway, which passes close to the AEC, up the Pöstlingberg, enjoy the wonderful view and then immerse yourself in the fairytale world of the grotto railway. The dragon Sebastian and the dwarves may not end up in your Pokédex, but it's still worth a visit.

If you want to stay on the Pokéwalk, continue downstream along the Danube, past the Florentine saloon boat (also an arena) to the new railway bridge. This offers a walkway for pedestrians and takes you back across the Danube. The next arena is already waiting for you on the south side. Upstream you will reach the tobacco factory. If you are still missing Rossana in your collection - a number of them have already been spotted and successfully caught here by local players. And if you've got hungry from all that Pokémon collecting - there are a number of gastronomic offerings in and around the Tobacco Factory area.

The cultural mile continues along the Danube to the Brucknerhaus, where the Sandburg provides Caribbean flair in summer. The route then continues along Kaisergasse to the Landesgalerie. Here, turn left into Museumsstraße and follow Huemerstraße to the idyllic Stadtpark. Top up your inventory here - and maybe you'll be lucky enough to catch a Sichlor on your way!

The Neustadt district is very popular with local players and there are also plenty of Pokéstops here. Continue along Starhembergstraße or alternatively Dinghoferstraße to get back to Blumauerstraße - and you'll be on the home stretch back to the starting point, Linz Central Station. Take another good look around here - Pikachu is said to have been in this area from time to time!

Have fun exploring Linz! And to make sure you have fun: keep your eyes open and always pay attention to your surroundings! :-)