Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens Tour | 2 hours 30 minutes

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Guide
  • Schönbrunn Palace & Park admission ticket
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Visit the Baroque gem in Austria’s crown on this small-group half-day Schönbrunn Palace tour in Vienna. Follow a historian guide through the palace’s ornate gardens, and admire fine views over the pretty hilltop archway. As you explore, listen as a guide brings the House of Habsburg era to life. Then, step through the palace’s beautiful bedrooms and suites, and marvel at the ornate decorations in the Great Gallery, the Hall of Ceremonies, and the Yellow Salon. Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to six people.

Itinerary

  • Schonbrunner Gardens

    We begin our encounter with the astonishing High Baroque Schönbrunn Palace (built to rival Versailles) with a stroll through the magnificent formal gardens, exploring the Baroque landscaping principle of interlaced nature and architecture that is illustrated everywhere in the layout of the grounds. Approaching the Gloriette, a huge triumphal arch situated on a hilltop with panoramic views of Vienna’s woods, we recall the military victories that made Empress Maria Theresa’s reign (1740-1780) a highpoint of the Habsburg dynasty’s political and cultural dominance in Europe. The park was opened not only to the court but to the general public from 1779, a populist gesture that reveals Maria Theresa’s canny charm offensive towards her subjects. Indeed, it was under Maria Theresa’s direction that Schönbrunn Palace became the focal point of Austria’s imperial policy and the centre of court life, in addition to functioning as the summer residence of a reigning family counting not less than 16 children! Several of this teaming brood of young royals did not survive to adulthood but the palace preserves the memory of their infancy, childhood summer activities, illnesses and early loss.

    30 minutes

  • Schonbrunn Palace

    Generations of Habsburg rulers put their stamp on Schönbrunn. The Franz-Joseph & Elisabeth Apartments tell the story of a couple torn apart by the burdens of state. In 1854, Emperor Franz Joseph married the Bavarian princess Elizabeth (known better under the affectionate nickname Sisi) who despised the rituals of court life and the ornate environment of the summer palace. Visiting one lavish room after another gives us an ample sense of the opulence which country-reared Sisi fled: The dining room with precious tableware and “imperial napkins” in the form of a “fleur de lys” witnessed countless state dinners; the Hall of Ceremonies records the pompous Baroque celebrations it hosted, such as the wedding of Crown Prince Joseph, depicted in a series of scenes by court painter Martin van Meytens; the so-called “Porcelain Room” (office of Maria Theresa), completely done in imitation of precious china with orientalist drawings drafted by the imperial children. The unique “Millions Room” owes its name to a fabulous price in gold ducats paid for it: antiquated Indo-Persian miniatures with rococo-frames, wall hangings manufactured of carved rosewood from the Antilles make the “Millions chamber” one of the most accomplished combinations of Oriental and European decorative art from the Rococo era.

    2 hours 30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Your guide will help you to purchase your Schönbrunn Palace & Park entrance tickets

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Great Schonbrunn Palace tour experience

Published on Dec, 2024

Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The tour was a great way to learn about and experience the Schonbrunn Palace!

Excellent and Enjoyable Experience

Published on Nov, 2024

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of very useful and fun information. She was also very accommodating to our wishes. Very highly recommended!!

Perfect Pace and Scope

Published on Oct, 2024

We saw so much of the palace. And even in Fall the gardens were beautiful. Our tour guide Catarina was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant.

An excellent personal tour.

Published on Oct, 2024

The personal tour with tour guide, Selin, was excellent. The palace rooms and grounds were breathtaking and we learned a great deal about the royal family, the history and culture from our knowledgeable, attentive, and friendly guide. We would highly recommend this tour.

Breath taking!

Published on Oct, 2024

Our personal guide, Stephan, was amazing. Give this guy a big raise! This is a “can’t miss” for any visit to Vienna.

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