Welcome to Vienna: Private 2.5-hour Highlights Walking Tour
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
As one of Europe's grandest capitals, Vienna is rich in handsome architecture and cultural relics that reflect the city’s storied history. On your walking tour, you will explore the best of the city’s architecture, including the Austrian Parliament Building, the Alte Burg, the Spanish Riding School, and the Austrian National Library. The architectural finery of Vienna's historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a bounty of Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, Art Deco, and "Jugendstil" architecture under the gaze of the 370-foot steeple of St. Stephen's Cathedral. After taking this walking tour, you will not only have seen its most popular highlights, but learnt about the city’s rich history through its many monuments, buildings, and statues erected by its former royals and famed musicians.
Inclusions
What's included
- Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
- A friendly, professional tour guide for your own private group
What's not
- Food and drink
- Transportation
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
Itinerary
Admire the impressive architecture of the Rathausplatz built in the 19th century along the Ringstrasse.
See Caffee Landmann, a charming café - said to be Freud's favourite café in Vienna - which has been serving coffee and pastries for over 140 years.
Take a stroll through the nearby Volksgarten and enjoy the beauty of the Rosengarten.
Head to Maria Theresien Platz, and discover the Monument of Maria Theresia, the magnificent buildings housing The Museum of Natural History Vienna and the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.
Visit Heldenplatz, the "Heroes' Square" in German, surrounded by monumental buildings and landmarks including the Neue Burg, built as an extension of the Hofburg Palace.
Continue to Michaeler Platz where you can admire the symbols of the Habsburgs at the main entrance of the palace.
Admire Augustine Church, a 14th-century stunning building in Gothic architecture.
Step outside St. Stephen's Cathedral, one of the most recognizable landmarks in Vienna.
Explore the old Jewish district, home to the haunting Holocaust Monument, also known as the "Nameless Library", and end your tour at at the famed Anker clock. If you book the 9.30 am start time, you will be there just in time to hear the clock chime and admire the 12 historical figures parade in front of the clock face!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Your guide will meet you beside the Rathausplatz underground parking Glass Elevator shaft with "BOE Parking" written in white, located at BOE Garage City Hall Park, Universitätsring 2.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Travel Curious
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Vienna
- Its from-price is 30% below the median of the 243 city tours we list in Vienna.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Vienna
Vienna is Austria's elegant capital on the Danube, a city of imperial palaces, grand coffeehouses and a musical heritage known the world over.
The Ringstrasse circles the old centre with monumental buildings: the State Opera, the Parliament, the City Hall and the Burgtheater. Inside the ring, St Stephen's Cathedral, with its patterned tile roof, rises above lanes of shops and cafés, and the Hofburg palace complex holds the imperial apartments, the Spanish Riding School and a museum devoted to Empress Elisabeth.
Top-ranked sights in Vienna: Hofburg Imperial Palace (Hofburg Wien) , Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn), Rathaus.
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