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
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
You will make your own way to the meeting points