Augustinian Church

Visit the Augstinerkirche, which served as the church for the Hapsburg monarchy for 3 centuries and dates back to the 14th century.

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Vienna's Jewish Quarter
A lasting memory of the once thriving Jewish community in Vienna, Sigmund Freud being the most famous member.
Sausage Stands
The Viennese sausage is so popular it has its own subculture, try it at the sausage stands around the city.
Mozart Monument
One of Vienna's most beloved composers, Mozart created 24 operas in his short 35 years of life.
Austrian National Library
The stunning Baroque library, once serving the Hapsburg royal family, has over two million volumes of work, along with numerous hidden passageways behind bookcases.
Sacher Cake
The Viennese famous cake was invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Metternich in Vienna.
Jewish Museum Vienna
The permanent exhibition provides insights into the diversity of Jewish life in Vienna from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Related Tours

Private Walking Tour of Vienna's Music History, with skip-the-line tickets to Mozart's House.
Vienna’s rich classical tradition attracts legions of musical devotees to the city where Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss, and Mozart perfected their art. On your private tour, you will:

  • Enjoy the personalized attention of your private licensed guide
  • Be thoroughly oriented in the city's historic center, ideal for families and first-time visitors!
  • See Vienna's most important cultural and political sites, including Rathausplatz (City Hall Square), Maria Theresien Platz, Heldenplatz (Heroes Square), the Hofburg Presidential Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and Mozart's House to name just a few! 
  • Explore the old Jewish district, home to the haunting Holocaust Monument, also known as the "Nameless Library".
  • End your tour skip the line entrance to the Mozarthaus Vienna Museum, which you will be free to explore at your own leisure - audioguide included. 
Synonymous with the syncopated waltz that bears its name, Vienna owes much of its music heritage to the Habsburg dynasty and the excellent creative environment provided by the imperial court for visionary musical talent. Great composers were drawn to Vienna to pen immortal works in a honing ground for musical visionaries.
This fascinating half-day highlights tour will take you to Vienna’s most compelling attractions in a city crowded with glittering gilded palaces, monuments, bronze statues, grand mansions, and dome-topped royal buildings. 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 center 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. 

Your tour finishes at the MozartHaus Museum, where your guide will leave you to enjoy skip-the-line entrance to the museum, where you can step into the lives of the classical virtuoso and trace his enthralling backstory at your own pace.  
Private Walking Tour of Vienna's Highlights
This fascinating half-day highlights tour will take you to Vienna’s most compelling attractions in a city crowded with glittering gilded palaces, monuments, bronze statues, grand mansions, and dome-topped royal buildings. On your private tour of Vienna, you will: 

  • Enjoy the personalized attention of your private licensed guide
  • Be thoroughly oriented in the city's historic centre, ideal for families and first-time visitors!
  • See Vienna's most important cultural and political sites, including Rathausplatz (City Hall Square), Maria Theresien Platz, Heldenplatz (Heroes Square), the Hofburg Presidential Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and Mozart's House to name just a few! 
  • Explore the old Jewish district, home to the haunting Holocaust Monument, also known as the "Nameless Library".
  • Your tour will end 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! 
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. 

On your private walking tour with a private guide, you will finish the tour not only being completely at ease in the city, but also with knowledge about the city’s rich history, learned through its many monuments, buildings, and statues erected to its former royals and famed musicians. 
Vienna Half Day Walking Tour, St Stephen’s Cathedral and Catacombs
This fascinating half-day highlights tour will take you to Vienna’s most compelling attractions in a city crowded with glittering gilded palaces, monuments, bronze statues, grand mansions, and dome-topped royal buildings. On your private tour of Vienna, you will: 

  • Enjoy the personalised attention of your private licensed guide
  • Be thoroughly oriented in the city's historic center, ideal for families and first-time visitors!
  • Enjoy seeing some of Vienna's most important cultural and political sites, including Rathausplatz (City Hall Square)
  • Maria Theresien Platz, Heldenplatz (Heroes Square), the Hofburg Presidential Palace, and Mozart's House.
  • Enter inside the magnificent St. Stephen's Cathedral, possibly Vienna's most recognizable landmark – with tickets included.
  • Descend under the Cathedral to explore its famed Crypts and Catacombs – with tickets included. 
  • Explore the old Jewish district, home to the haunting Holocaust Monument, also known as the "Nameless Library"
  • End the tour at the famed Anker clock, if you book the 9 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! 
From the glory of medieval times to the contemporary splendor of the present, Vienna is world-renowned for its dazzling, grandiose historical buildings of stucco, marble, gold leaf, and ornate stone. On your private walking tour, you will see Vienna’s most important cultural and political sites, including City Hall Square, Heroes’ Square, and Mozart’s House. 

Then, your tour continues at the seat of Vienna’s Archbishop, and one of Austria’s most important Gothic structures, St. Stephen's colourful roof tiles - laid to create the Royal and Imperial double-headed eagle and Vienna coat of arms - is a much-loved symbol of the city. Enjoy a guided tour of the cathedral, and then descend to explore its catacombs and crypts, where over 10,000 are buried, and remains in use today. See the burial place of the Austrian archbishops and bishops, as well as the crypt where the urns containing the internal organs of the former archdukes of the Habsburg Dynasty are kept.

Afterwards you will walk through the old Jewish District, and learn stories about the city’s history during World War II. Then, your tour finishes at the famed Anker clock, where you’ll have the chance to see some of its historical figures. This private walking tour is the perfect orientation for a first-timer in Vienna, and suitable for people of all ages. 
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