Best SellerPrivate Tour with an Art Historian of the Leopold Museum: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Viennese Art Nouveau
An art tour through the most insightful, deep and scandalous masterpieces of the Viennese art...
1 / 10This luxury is one of the standout things to do in Vienna, Austria. Rated 4.0/5 by 5 travellers, it combines the highlights below into a single, easy-to-book experience from €268 per person. 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.<br/><br/>You will learn about:<br/>Beginnings as Vindobona <br/>Romans and the Middle Ages<br/>House of Babenberg<br/>The rise of the Habsburgs<br/>Holy Roman Empire<br/>Austro-hungarian empire<br/>The ottomans and the Siege of Vienna <br/>19th century, Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna<br/>19th and 20th century boom of the Fine-Arts <br/>The circumstances that lead to World War I<br/>The end of the Empire and The First Republic<br/>Austrofascism, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Second World War <br/>Allied occupation and the building of the Second Republic
Vienna is rewarding year-round, but spring and early autumn typically bring the most comfortable temperatures and thinner crowds than peak summer. Morning departures tend to be quieter and cooler; booking ahead is recommended in high season as popular luxury slots in Vienna sell out.