The Ringstrasse Project Walking Tour
On a 2.5-hour history tour, embark Vienna’s most famous boulevard, the Ringstasse, which was meant to dramatically prove the city’s cosmopolitanism and modernity. In the company of a scholar guide, learn about the controversies of the boulevard’s construction, it’s brilliant architectural completion, and how the Ring became the social hub of Vienna city life.
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What's included in The Ringstrasse Project Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Rathaus
Vienna City Hall is the seat of local government of Vienna, located on Rathausplatz on the Ringstrasse. Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo-Gothic style, it houses the office of the Mayor of Vienna as well as the chambers of the city council and Vienna Landtag diet.
Wiener Staatsoper
The 1,709-seat Vienna State Opera was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road, showing the vital importance of opera and music to Viennese culture. It was built from 1861 to 1869.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
The term Kunsthistorisches Museum applies to both the institution and the main building. It is the largest art museum in the country and one of the most important museums worldwide.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- 2.5-hour guided tour of Vienna’s Ringstrasse
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour can also be booked as a children’s family tour where your guide focuses on the symbols on various buildings and on everyday life in Vienna around 1900
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Get a real feel for the elegant 19th century Vienna Coffee House by meeting in front of the iconic Cafe Landtmann.
End Points
- Conclude with a visit to Cafe Schwarzenberg, established in 1861, to get an insight into the thriving Vienna café culture in the latter half of the 19th century, which made the Ring a place to see and be seen from the moment of its completion.
