National Trust Tasmania marketing consultant John Elcomb said the walks aimed to help visitors and residents take in some of the stories of the city’s heritage buildings.

“We came up with three topics,” he said.

“We’ve got A Spiritual Awakening, which goes to some of the churches.

“The Trust has dealings with the synagogue, so we can actually get in there as part of the tour which is quite fascinating.

“It’s got a little twist at the end, a spirit of a different sort.”

Mr Elcomb said the next walk was titled Down By the Riverside, looking into the heritage buildings and industrial sites along the riverbank.

“We’re looking at the likes of Customs House, which reflects the wealth of the city when that was built,” he said.

“Then we’re going along to Boag’s, to the flour mills and the gas works, then coming along to Albert Hall and through City Park.”

The final walk was titled Beautiful, Brual, and Just Damn Ugly.

“That’s where we’re comparing the likes of Macquarie House with Henty House,” Mr Elcomb said.

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Mr Elcomb said they could have come up with a number of walks to highlight the city’s heritage.

“We could have come up with another 20 tours probably, because of what we have here in the city,” he said.

The tours were launched on Monday by the National Trust’s managing director Matthew Smithes and City of Launceston mayor Albert van Zetten.

Councillor van Zetten said the concept of the tours were fantastic, as the city had “so much heritage and so much history” to celebrate.

Tours will begin at the National Trust Tasmania office on St John Street and will be available Thursday to Sunday at 10am, noon, and 2pm.

The tours take about an hour, with light refreshments available at the end.

Adults are $20 per person, or $50 for three adults. Bookings are available through the National Trust Tasmania website or by calling 6344 6233.