House of Music
Join me on a visit to this unique sound museum, which opened its doors in the year 2000 in Vienna. The building is historical, even a member of the Habsburg family, Archduke Karl,...
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Women in Vienna
Muses, archduchesses, politicians and others We begin this guided tour at the Vienna State Opera. Opposite the Opera, there is Palais Todesco where Johann Strauss met his first wife Jetty Treffz, an extraordinary person...
Central Cemetery Vienna
Musicians’ graves, art nouveau church, “beautiful funerals” Over an area of 2.5 km2, some three million people are buried. The cemetery is a resting place for people of all denominations. Of particular interest are...
Gardens Schönbrunn Palace
Enchanting gardens, Palm House, Gloriette and “beautiful fountain” Together with the Palace, the gardens of Schönbrunn were placed on the list of the UNESCO Word Heritage in 1996. There is a lot to be...
“Heuriger” (Viennese traditional wine tavern)
It is quite exceptional for a capital city to have substantial wine-growing areas like Vienna does. The roughly 1800 acres of grapes that are planted in Vienna yield approximately 530,000 gallons of predominantly white...
Sigmund Freud and Vienna around 1900
Ringstraße street, Freud’s favorite Coffee House and more We begin at Heldenplatz square, steeped in history. Due to the annexation of Austria to the German Reich, announced on this square by Hitler in March...
Sonnwendviertel
Guided Tour in the Sonnwendviertel, next to the central train station Vienna In Viennas tenth district, next to the Hauptbahnhof Vienna a new urban quarter was developed. The new quarter consists of different parts....
Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt, the second municipal district of Vienna, forms an island between Danube and Danub canal. We begin our tour at the Augarten. This former baroque garden is the home of the Vienna Boys’ Chour...
