Tour Features

Itinerary

• 1st stop

  Vienna State Opera

  We start in front of the Vienna State Opera, the grand theater where the musical life of the city began, and we open the visit with a game of spot the details on its facade. Children look at the statues, the arches, and the golden touches up close, and we set our own relaxed pace for the whole walk.

• 2nd stop

  Albertina and Albertinaplatz

  A few steps away we reach the Albertina and Albertinaplatz, where the terrace above the palace entrance gives us a view back over the Opera and the streets around it. There is room to move here, so we stop to look for the shapes on the rooftops and to let the younger children stretch their legs before we continue.

• 3rd stop

  Burggarten

  The Burggarten, the green garden beside the Hofburg, is often the favorite stop of our younger guests: there is grass, open space, and the Mozart monument waiting to be found among the lawns. We walk through the park at an easy pace and use the room for a small activity that brings the composer closer to the family.

• 4th stop

  Hofburg and Heldenplatz

  We cross into the Hofburg and Heldenplatz, the great square in front of the imperial palace, where we tell the story of the Habsburg family and of Empress Sisi in a way that keeps children interested. We look at the statues and the arches from the middle of the square and keep our eyes open for the details we have just talked about.

• 5th stop

  Michaelerplatz

  At Michaelerplatz the monumental entrance of the palace opens onto the square, and below street level the remains of the Roman settlement are still visible. We stop between the two and ask the family to guess what the Romans left here, which turns the square into a small discovery point on our walk.

• 6th stop

  Kohlmarkt

  Along Kohlmarkt we follow one of the oldest streets of the center, with its elegant windows and old facades. We pass the pastry shop Demel and walk at the pace of the family, while children look for the details on the shopfronts and we move toward the Graben at the end of the street.

• 7th stop

  Graben and the Plague Column

  The Graben opens in the middle of the old city, and its Plague Column stands among the baroque facades. We look at the sculptures together and tell the story behind the monument in a simple way, with a short break in the square where the family can rest before the last part of the walk.

• 8th stop

  Stephansplatz and St. Stephen's Cathedral

  We finish at Stephansplatz, in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral, with its tall Gothic towers and its roof of colored tiles. We take our time on the square to look for the shapes on the roof and to say goodbye in the middle of the old city, with the whole family walk behind us.

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