Vienna Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide
Highlights
Vienna
Private Tour
2 Hours
EASY
English, Italian
Description
From its imperial grandeur, a legacy of the powerful Habsburg monarchy, to the musical heritage that includes composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss (father and son), Johannes Brahms and Gustav Mahler, among countless others, Vienna offers a lot to every traveller.Discover Vienna’s highlights during our comprehensive walking tour and listen to the stories of one of the greatest dynasties in the world – the Habsburgs.
You will learn about:
Beginnings as Vindobona
Romans and the Middle Ages
House of Babenberg
The rise of the Habsburgs
Holy Roman Empire
Austro-hungarian empire
The ottomans and the Siege of Vienna
19th century, Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
19th and 20th century boom of the Fine-Arts
The circumstances that lead to World War I
The end of the Empire and The First Republic
Austrofascism, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Second World War
Allied occupation and the building of the Second Republic
Itinerary
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St.Stephens’s square
State Opera House
View of the Natural History Museum
View of the Art History Museum
View of the Hofburg imperial palace
Michaelertor
Church of St.Michael
The Looshaus
Graben Street
St.Peter’s Church
Stephansplatz
St.Stephen's Cathedral
Church of St.Rupert
Jewish Memorial at Morinzplatz
Stubentor
Mozart’s last residence
“Ballgasse”, former University quarter
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
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Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.