Wiener Staatsoper (Pass By)

Staatsoper One of the world’s 4 leading opera houses, open for tours but best appreciated at a performance. The Sacher-hotel built with the profits brought with the famous “Sacher-Torte”, the world’s first chocolate cake.

Heldenplatz

The most monumental courtyard of the Hofburg Palace features the infamous balcony Hitler used for his “Anschluss-Speech”.

10 minutes

Akademie der bildenden Kunste (Pass By)

Young Hitler was not admitted as a student at the fine arts academy – so he did not become a painter.

Prater

The Ferris Wheel operates for more than 120 years and is one of Vienna's five major landmarks.

15 minutes

Hundertwasserhaus

A public housing project full of eco-fantasy

25 minutes

Upper Belvedere Palace

The best baroque garden-palace in town., panoramic city-view. No admission for garden and view.

30 minutes

Schonbrunner Gardens

We enter the gardens and enjoy the vistas.

30 minutes

Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude) (Pass By)

Iconic Arte Nouveau building seen also on the back of the 50 €cent coin minted in Austria.

Naschmarkt (Pass By)

Naschmarkt Vienna’s “belly” features a mix of market and eateries in historic (1915) market stalls.

Rathausplatz

Around the Rathausplatz the Ring culminates in buildings like the Parliament, Burgtheater and Rathaus. From End of June to Beginning of September it’s the location of the city’s food fair. In the evenings the huge open air theatre features music-movies. The nearby Café Landtmann was Freud’s favorite!

15 minutes

Volksgarten

Now our Walking Segment starts! Surrounded by the city’s rose-collection the temple of Theseus celebrates the Greek liberation in the 1820ies.

10 minutes

The Hofburg

The center of political power for more than 700 years now also features different museums, the Treasury and the Spanish Riding-school.

30 minutes

Colonna Della Peste (Pestsaule)

In the center of the Graben-boulevard this baroque monument dates back to the violent conflicts between Catholics and Lutherans.

5 minutes

St. Stephen's Cathedral

For close to six hundred years this mountain of faith is holding the center of town and is dominating the cities skyline even in the 21st century.

15 minutes