Are you visiting Vienna for the first time and would like to get an overview of the city and a glimpse into its approximately 2,000-year history? Then this overview tour of Vienna's city center is just right for you!

Viennese Overview

The ideal tour for first-time visitors

Are you visiting Vienna for the first time and want to get an overview of the city center?

We start in the center at the "Gothic heart" of the city, St. Stephen's Cathedral, discover Roman remains at Michaelerplatz, walk past the white stallions called Lipizzaners, follow in the footsteps of the Habsburgs through the Hofburg and end at the Albertina with a view of the State Opera and Hotel Sacher (famous for the Sachertorte).

Start: St. Stephen's Cathedral, opposite of the main entrance, near Lindt-Shop/corner Jasomirgottstraße, Stephansplatz 8A, 1010 Vienna, (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

End: Albertina terrace (Albertinaplatz 1, U1/U4 Karlsplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours., about 2.7 km, wheelchair accessible (partly cobblestones)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Are you visiting Vienna for the first time and would like to get an overview of the city and a glimpse into its approximately 2,000-year history? Then this overview tour of Vienna's city center is just right for you!

Viennese courtyards

The hidden places of the city center

On the "Vienna Courtyards" tour, I'll show you the quiet side of the city center: Hidden passageways and romantic courtyards, secret passageways, quiet squares, and places that define the city's charm.

We walk off the beaten track through the Blutgassen- and Franziskanerviertel, then follow the trail of medieval legends through the Greek Quarter to Vienna's oldest church, St. Rupert's Church, idyllically situated above the Danube Canal.

Start: St. Stephen's Cathedral, opposite of the main entrance, near Lindt-Shop/corner Jasomirgottstraße, Stephansplatz 8A, 1010 Vienna, (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

End: Ruprechtskirche, Ruprechtsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna (U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2 km, leisurely walk, some steps, wheelchair accessible, lots of cobblestones

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Are you visiting Vienna for the first time and would like to get an overview of the city and a glimpse into its approximately 2,000-year history? Then this overview tour of Vienna's city center is just right for you!

Viennese Lust and Frustration

Themed tour about former prostitution through the city center

Where is Vienna's oldest brothel? Where did the prostitutes had their working area in the old days? What happened on the Graben near the Plague Column? For some, life was pure pleasure; for others, it meant nothing but frustration.

On this walk through Vienna's city center, we'll explore erotic stories and formerly wicked places. It's an excursion into Vienna's 2,000-year-old double moral history.

Start: St. Stephen's Cathedral, opposite the main entrance, at the Lindt shop/corner of Jasomirgottstraße, Stephansplatz 8A, 1010 Vienna, (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

End: Neuer Markt at Donnerbrunnen, 1010 Vienna (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.7 km, leisurely walk, wheelchair accessible (partially cobblestoned)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Viennese secrets

Night tour through the city center at full moon

Where in the Hofburg did the "White Lady" appear and why? What happened at the Minoritenkirche (Friars Minor Conventual Church)? Who was the Blood Countess? This nighttime stroll through Vienna's city center is about ghosts, witches, hangmen and vampires.

Start: at the steps in front of the entrance to the Natural History Museum at Maria Theresien Platz 7, 1010 Vienna, (U3 Volkstheater)

End: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansplatz 8A, 1010 Wien (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.6 km, leisurely night walk, wheelchair accessible (partially cobblestones)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Viennese nobility

Themed tour through the city center

Have you always wanted to know what exciting and scandalous stories of the nobility are hidden behind the facades of the most beautiful palaces in Vienna's city center?

Who were the first noblemen in Vienna? What influence did they have on the Habsburgs? Why were so many people ennobled in Vienna in the 19th century? When were noble titles banned in Austria?

Start: at the Liebenberg Memorial at Universitätsring 8-10, 1010 Vienna (in front of the Mölker Bastei, U2 Schottentor)

End: Albertina at Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna (near the State Opera, U1/U4 Karlsplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 1.7 km, leisurely walk

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Viennese legends

Themed tour through the city center

St. Stephen's Cathedral is surrounded by numerous legends and myths, in which the devil has repeatedly played a role. In the city's winding alleys, we encounter the ugly basilisk, the red tower, and the "Dear Augustin".

Start: St. Stephen's Cathedral, opposite the main entrance at the Lindt Shop/corner of Jasomirgottstraße, Stephansplatz 8A, 1010 Vienna (U1/U3 Stephansplatz)

End: Schwedenplatz at the ice cream parlor at Schwedenplatz, Franz Josefs Kai 17, 1010 Vienna (U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 1.7 km, leisurely walk

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Praterstraße

Neighborhood tour through the 2nd district

Vienna's Praterstraße Neighborhood tour through the 2nd district Where was the Blue Danube Waltz composed and premiered? Where did Alfred Adler and Viktor Emil Frankl live and work? Where stood the "Leopoldstädter Tempel" once?

Praterstraße is the magnificent connection from the city center to the Prater and was once Vienna's "Broadway". The Nestroyhof-Hamakom Theater has been preserved to this day. Jewish History is present in this area and tells a lot about famous people who used to live here.

Start: Praterstern at Tegetthoff-Statue, 1020 Vienna (U1/U2 Praterstern)

End: Hotel SO/Vienna, Praterstraße 1, 1020 Vienna (U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 1.5 km, leisurely walk, wheelchair accessible

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Stuwerviertel

Neighborhood tour through the 2nd district

Would you like to explore one of the formerly most disreputable places in Leopoldstadt and also visit the beautiful Sisi Memorial Chapel in the Mexico Church?

Then join us on our walk from Mexikoplatz to Vorgartenmarkt, the culinary center of the neighborhood, then on to the tranquil Ilgplatz, to Max Winter Platz, and to Venediger Au with a view of the Ferris wheel.

Start: at the steps of the St. Francis of Assisi Church („Mexikokirche“), Mexikoplatz 12, 1020 Vienna (U1 Vorgartenstraße)

End: Venediger Au 11, 1020 Vienna with a view of the Giant Ferris Wheel (U1/U2 Praterstern)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.8 km, leisurely walk, wheelchair accessible (except church-visit)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Karmeliterviertel

"Jewish Vienna" neighborhood tour through the 2nd district

Jewish life and culture have always characterised the charming “Karmeliterviertel” named after the church and the market. This walk takes you through beautiful and hidden parts of the 2nd district.

We stroll through Jewish Vienna, which has always characterized this district, see where the famous Strauss family lived, where the Blue Danube Waltz was premiered, and end at the culinary center, the Karmelitermarkt.

Start: Manes Sperber Park, corner of Lilienbrunngasse/Gredlergasse, 1020 Vienna (U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)

End: Karmelitermarkt, 1020 Vienna (U2 Taborstraße)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 3.7 km, medium-length walk, wheelchair accessible (except church visits), partly

cobblestones

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Prater & Krieau

Neighborhood tour through the 2nd district

We explore the green side of the Prater, walk across Vienna's oldest bridge, marvel at the modern campus of the University of Economics and Business, trot past the Krieau racetrack, get to know the Viertel Zwei district, and finish on Engerthstraße at Café Little Britain.

Since we've repeatedly encountered British traces in Vienna on this tour, a "British ending" is a good idea. If you're up for it, join us for afternoon tea at Café Little Britain www.little-britain.at (consumption not included in the tour).

Start: Oswald-Thomas-Platz 1, 1020 Vienna, in front of the Planetarium (U1/U2 Praterstern)

End: Café Little Britain, Engerthstraße 249, 1020 Vienna (U2 Krieau)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 5 km, medium-length walk, wheelchair accessible, (partial nature trails in the Prater)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Landstraße

Neighbourhood tour through the 3rd district

Why is St. Nicholas on the district coat of arms? Who was Ida Pfeiffer? Where can we still see remnants of the former Esterhazy Palace? What does the code name "Baldrian" stand for?

On this neighborhood tour, we walk along Landstraßer Hauptstraße with Rochusmarkt, the Sünnhof passageway to Ungargasse, Arenberg Park with its flak towers, and finally end in the embassy district.

Start: in front of the Rochuskirche, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 54, 1030 Vienna (U3 Rochusgasse)

End: at the Moroccan Fountain (Marokkanerbrunnen), Marokkangergasse 6, 1030 Vienna (U4 Stadtpark)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.5 km, leisurely walk (some steps)

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Weißgerberviertel

Neighbourhood tour through the 3rd district

Who were the "Weißgerbers"? What was the Hetztheater? What's the story behind the Rasumofsky Palace? Where is a short, narrow, nameless alley? What used to be at Rochusmarkt in former times?

On this neighborhood tour, we walk from the Church of St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern to the Hundertwasserhaus, past the Sofiensäle to the pompous Rasumofsky Palace, and finish at Rochusmarkt.

Start: in front of the church of St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern, Kolonitzplatz 1, 1030 Vienna (U4/U3 Wien-Mitte)

End: at Rochusmarkt, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 3, 1030 Vienna (U3 Rochusgasse)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.3 km, leisurely walk, wheelchair accessible

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Wieden

Neighbourhood tour through the 4th district

Vienna's oldest suburb boasts a legendary history, including the Angel Fountain and the "wailing tree." Mozart's Magic Flute was performed in the former Freihaus Theater. Renowned composers such as Brahms, Gluck, and Strauss II lived and worked on the Wieden.

The trendy Freihausviertel with its density of bars, the Wiedner Hauptstraße and the Gußhausviertel are part of the walk and at the end we take a look at the baroque Karlskirche/Charles church.

Start: Karlskirche, Karlsplatz 10, 1010 Vienna in front of the church steps (U1/U4 Karlsplatz)

End: Karlskirche, Karlsplatz 10, 1010 Vienna in front of the church steps (U1/U4 Karlsplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 3 km, wheelchair accessible, including the church

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Mariahilf

Neighbourhood tour through the 6th district of Vienna

Why is the church called "Mariahülf"? What does Joseph Haydn have to do with Vienna's second-smallest district? Where is the "Ratzenstadl," Vienna's former slums?

We always walk up and down several steps through Raimundhof, to the Mariahilfer church, and down to Naschmarkt with the new Naschpark.

Start: in front of the Gänsemädchenbrunnen/fountain above Rahlstiege Mariahilferstraße 1B, 1060 Vienna (U2 Museumsquartier)

End: Naschmarkt, Wienzeile, 1060 Vienna (U1/U4 Karlsplatz)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.3 km, many steps

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's passages "Durchhäuser"

Neighbourhood tour through the 7th and 8th districts

Passageways, romantic courtyards, baroque architecture – this is what awaits you on this guided tour through the elegant Josefstadt and the hip Neubau district, ending at Spittelberg, the “Montmartre of Vienna”.

Josefstadt, Vienna's smallest district, is charming with its beautiful and hidden courtyards, baroque architecture, and a "voluntary passage" into the Neubau district. Ulrichsberg and Spittelberg have a disreputable past. Today, they are popular neighborhoods for artists and art lovers.

Start: Corner of Tulpengasse/Wickenburggasse, 1080 Vienna (U2 Rathaus)

End: Spittelberg, 1070 Vienna (U3 Volkstheater)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 3.3 km, there are several steps to overcome

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Alsergrund

Neighbourhood tour through the 9th district

Join me for a historic stroll through the 9th district. This tour will take us from the Votivkirche (Votive Church) along Währingerstraße to Strudlhofstiege, around the Palais Liechtenstein and gardens to the picturesque Servitenviertel (Servite Quarter) with its French flair.

Start: Vivaldi Monument at Rooseveltplatz 15, 1090 Vienna, between Hotel Regina and the back of the Votivkirche (U2 Schottentor)

End: Servitenkirche, Servitengasse 9, 1090 Vienna (U4 Roßauer Lände)

Duration: approx. 2 hours, about 2.6 km, leisurely walk

Tourdates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna's Stammersdorf

Wine hiking tour through a wine village in the 21th district

What is the history of this part of Floridsdorf, where we find one of Vienna's most charming cellar lanes? Wine production and the magnificent location on the southeast slope of the Bisamberg make the area special. At the same time, it has been repeatedly subjected to enemy attacks over the centuries and has held important military significance.

On this wine-hiking tour, we walk from the end station of the tram line 31 through the old town center with Freiheitsplatz and the church to Stammersdorfer Kellergasse, enjoying fantastic views of Vienna along the vineyards.

This wine-hiking tour will, of course, end at a typical Heuriger (wine tavern) (optional, food not included).

Important note: The route is just under 10 km long, with constant uphill sections and some forest access, so good fitness and hiking boots, along with something to drink and perhaps some light snacks, are recommended!

Start: at the endstation of tram line no. 31 at Josef Flandorfer Straße 2, 1210 Vienna

End: at a Heurigen, a typical wine tavern, close to the tram line no. 31 at Josef Flandorfer Straße 2, 1210 Vienna

Duration: approx. 10 km, always slightly uphill, partly through the forest, i.e. good fitness and hiking boots are recommended!

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups

Vienna Central Cemetery

Guided tour of about 5 hours (with 1h break)

"Death – that must be a Viennese!" Why are Viennese people said to have a special relationship with death? When and why was Vienna's Central Cemetery established? Which famous people have found their final resting place here, and what do their gravestones tell us about their lives?

Europe's second-largest cemetery unites all religions in one area, offering meditative energy in the park of peace and strength. The Jewish section is the most mysterious, and nature is reclaiming the graves. It's not uncommon to encounter deer, foxes, and hares here.

Start: Gate 11, Mylius Bluntschli Straße 11, 1110 Vienna, about 3 minutes walk from the S7 rapid transit station Zentralfriedhof, parking available

End: Gate 11 (see start)

Duration: approx. 4.5 – 5 hours with approx. 1 hour break in a restaurant near Gate 2, approx. 8 km, all flat and wheelchair accessible including church and crypt, partly forest and meadow paths

Tour dates and prices on request for private groups