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Vienna City Walk 2h : The Old City – Origins (DE/EN)

By Vienna Handpicked
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 148 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This walk leads to the beginnings of Vienna.
The focus is not on the well-known facades, but on the structures and developments that gave rise to today's city.
Ideal for anyone who already knows Vienna or wants to understand it more deeply.

The tour follows the early strata of the city : from the first settlements to medieval Vienna to the developments that laid the foundations for its later flourishing in the Baroque era.

Selected locations show how political power, urban structures and social changes have built up over the centuries.

The walk is deliberately quiet and concentrated and guided in a small group of max. 12 people.
It is aimed at guests who want to understand connections, not just individual sights.

After this tour, today's downtown becomes legible : its structures, its fractures and its development.

Takes place in all weather conditions and number of participants.

Activity location

  • Schwedenplatz
    • Schwedenplatz
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Franz-Josefs-Kai 27
    • 27 Franz-Josefs-Kai
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

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The Old City DE

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German

German

Language options: German
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
RM 147.88 x 1 AdultRM 147.88
Total
Price is RM 147.88
Until Sun, 10 May

The Old City

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

English

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
RM 147.88 x 1 AdultRM 147.88
Total
Price is RM 147.88
Until Sun, 10 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Excitement, fun and enthusiasm
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tips and hints for further travel planning
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exterior visit of the places visited
  • What's includedWhat's included
    City walk with a licensed guide to the origins of Vienna
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tipping

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Schwedenplatz

  • 5m
Starting point of the tour and entry into the early settlement structures of Vienna. This is where the view of the city's oldest layers of development begins.

St. Rupert's Church (Ruprechtskirche)

  • 10m
One of the oldest places in Vienna. Early religious and political structures that shaped the city can be seen in it.

Hoher Markt

  • 10m
Early economic and legal center of the city. The square shows how public life in medieval Vienna was organized.

Anker Clock

  • 5m
Adds a later layer of time to the historical space. She points to the city's handling of its own history.

Am Hof (Pass by)

Early political and social center. The square marks the link between urban development and stately presence.

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

  • 10m
A place where the complex history of Vienna's Jewish community is condensed. It shows both their significance and the fractures and persecutions in the late Middle Ages.

Stephansdom Monument

  • 20m
Central building of medieval Vienna. The cathedral represents the city's aspirations and its growing importance.

The Hofburg

  • 15m
Residence of the Habsburg family and starting point of their rule. Here begins the rise of a dynasty that will shape Vienna for centuries.

Stallburg

  • 5m
With the expansion of Habsburg power, Vienna became increasingly important, and new traditions found their way into the court, including the Spanish Riding School. To this day, a more than 460-year-old tradition has been cultivated here : the classic dressage of the white Lipizzaner.

Molker Bastei

  • 15m
One of the last surviving sections of the medieval city fortification. It marks the transition from the early city to a new phase of development. This is where the view of the early structures of Vienna ends. Finally, you will receive orientation and recommendations for further exploration of the city. This stop will end your journey through the early days of this venerable city. Of course, there are also practical tips and recommendations for your further stay in Vienna.

Freyung

  • 10m
One of the oldest squares in Vienna. The Freyung shows how early urban structures, church presence and economic use overlap and evolve.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Schwedenplatz
    • Schwedenplatz
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Franz-Josefs-Kai 27
    • 27 Franz-Josefs-Kai
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

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