Vienna: City of Music - 3 hour private tour
Vienna: City of Music - 3 hour private tour
Listen to highlights of Vienna’s musical masterpieces on headphones along with expert commentary from your music historian guide on a walking tour that helps you discover the world’s most famous composers: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven among others. This 3-hour Vienna music tour takes you by the major sites where these legends lived and performed. You’ll explore monuments built to honor them in the “City of Music.” As a counterpart, we examine the impact of the Habsburg family’s patronage on Vienna’s development into the world capital of classical music.
Visit Stephansdom, performance venue for Haydn and Mozart, Salieri and Vivaldi. Stroll by Mozarthaus where Mozart wrote many of his famous operas and instrumentals. Pass by Beethoven’s monument and explore his erratic life, living in sixty apartments in Vienna.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral
Visit Stephansdom, discovering how this Vienna's iconic cathredral served as an important performance venue in previous centuries for Haydn and Mozart, Salieri and Vivaldi.
20 minutesMozarthaus Vienna
Stroll by Figaro House (or Mozarthaus) where Mozart resided from 1784 to 1787, writing many of his most famous operas and instrumental pieces.
20 minutesBeethoven Statue
Pass by Beethoven’s monument and explore his erratic life, living in sixty different apartments throughout Vienna.
20 minutesWiener Staatsoper
Consider the continued musical dominance of Vienna today outside the legendary State Opera House, one of the great contemporary opera stages and the Musikverein concert hall, home to world-famous Vienna Philharmonic.
20 minutesMolker Bastei 8
Pass by of Beethoven’s many flats, to the Pasqualati-House at the Mölker-Bastei, which is located directly opposite of the University of Vienna. Beethoven had a restless life in Vienna, changing residence almost sixty times. His music symbolizes the apex of the Classic and heralded many important developments of the Romantic era
20 minutesThe Hofburg
Though Beethoven's relationship with the high aristocracy was often strained, he called Archduke Rudolph, the youngest son of Emperor Leopold II, one of his best friends. The circuit of the walk is completed at the residence where Rudolph took piano lessons with Beethoven, one of his most profound supporters and patrons. Among other compositions, Beethoven dedicated his Missa Solemnis to Archduke Rudolph, a piece that represents the profound interaction between the Habsburg family and the most important musicians in Vienna during the 18th and 19th centuries.
20 minutesInner City
Throughout this 3-hour Vienna Music tour, we pause to listen to selections of Vienna’s musical masterpieces on headphones while exploring the major sites.
45 minutesIncluded
- Pick Up at Your Central Hotel or Flat
- Expert Licensed Guide
Good to Know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Austria has done an exceptional job flattening the curve of the Covid-19 virus. Most activities, gatherings and trips are allowed for locals as well as travelers. We are keeping our eye on changes in requirements and adapting our tours swiftly.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
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