SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Romantic Danube Valley – “Wachau“ (bus tour) Operated by Vienna Sight Seeing Tours |
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Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Departure: 9:15 a.m. from State Opera Duration: app. 8 hours |
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The old castles tell us about the former importance of this trade- and traffic way, one of them is Dürnstein. During a romantic boat trip the history comes alive. The heart of the Wachau is the old wine-merchant’s town Krems. Afterwards the tour will take you to the Benedictine abbey of Melk, which is one of the most famous Baroque buildings in Austria . Possibility for Lunch at the Restaurant at Melk. |
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Price per person incl. bus ride, guide, boat excursion,
admission fees: EUR 61,- |
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Walk through the “Old Vienna“ (walking tour) |
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Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Meeting Point: 2 p.m. from Albertinaplatz (in front of the Tourist Information) Duration: app. 2 hours |
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The purpose of this walk is to present parts of old Vienna that cannot be shown to the visitor in the course of a regular sightseeing tour. Starting at Josefsplatz, our walk takes us past the Imperial Palace, the winter residence of the Imperial family. After a walk through the Volksgarten we reach Beethoven-Pasqualatihouse where the famous composer lived for some time. Here, Beethoven composed his first bigger opus, the opera “Leonore”, afterwards renamed into “Fidelio”. Subsequently, our walk leads us over Herrengasse and Graben to St. Stephen’s Cathedrale. After a turn around with its numerous cultural and historical highlights we lead you through small lanes and yards, which really provide us an impression of the old Vienna.
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Price per person incl. guide and admission fee: EUR 19,- |
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Historical Vienna with tour through Schönbrunn Palace (bus tour) Operated by Vienna Sightseeing Tours |
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Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Departure: 2:15 p.m. from State Opera Duration: app. 3 hours |
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To provide you with a first impression of the city, we start our tour at Ringstrasse. This boulevard with an approximate length of 4 km was created in the course of the city’s first expansion in the middle of the 19th century on the area of the former Glacis. We will see buildings like the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural History, the City Hall, the Burgtheater, the Parliament, the University, and many more. The highlight of our excursion is a tour through Schönbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the former Imperial House of Austria.
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Price per person incl. bus ride, guide and
admission fee: EUR 37,- |
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