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| Austria
The following
are available as private tours. Please contact us
for rates and booking information.
Vienna
Overview
Vienna is remarkable. Its eminent role in history,
architecture (gorgeous churches and palaces), art (a myriad
of treasures) and music combine to embody the phrase
"Old World Charm". We start the tour at Belvedere
Palace, a stunning Baroque structure that now houses one of
Vienna's most impressive art collections (Medieval, Baroque,
Viennese Art Nouveau, works of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele
and Oskar Kokoschka). Designed as a summer palace for Prince
Eugene of Savoy, it has been a sumptuous gilded retreat for
princes, dukes and archdukes of the Hapsburg dynasty. Then
we continue to Karlskirche, a gem of Austrian Baroque. We
pass the State Opera, the well-known theatre where Gustav
Mahler and Karl Boehm conducted performances, and then walk
by Hotel Sacher to Graben, the heart of the town. Visit
the Stephansdom (St. Steven Cathedral) -- an imposing Gothic
cathedral that has been a symbol of the city for more than
eight centuries. Close to the Stephansdom there are Baroque
palaces and narrow, winding medieval streets. |
The Hofburg
Palace is one of the many amazing places where the ruling
Hapsburgs lived. This vast complex of buildings interspersed
with squares and parks is now open to the public and
contains exhibitions and collections (e.g. Burgkapelle -
Winterreitschule). The city, once home to the Hapsburg
Empire, claims Mozart, Schubert, Bruckner and Freud, whose
lives and accomplishments are documented and celebrated in
Vienna. Most of the sights you will want to take in are
located in the Innerstadt, encircled by a series of avenues
called the Ring, where the Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches
Museum is Vienna's national gallery of art), the
Parliament and City Hall are located. Also see the "Hundertwasserhaus"
(well known for its unique and unusual contemporary
architecture), the Giant Ferris Wheel at the Prater, the
Danube Tower (a symbol of modern Vienna) and the United
Nations building. Visit the Naschmarkt, Vienna's largest
market with a number of beautiful Jugendstil buildings. |
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Jewish
Vienna
The tour begins with the Old Jewish Quarter (Jewish School,
the New Synagogue, and ruins of the medieval Synagogue). The
Ruprechtskirche, the city's oldest church, is also nearby.
The Sigmund Freud Museum, a meticulous tribute to the
father of psychoanalysis, exists in a flat where Freud (born
in present-day Czech Republic) lived and worked
during the most active part of his life -- from 1891 until his
flight from Nazis in 1938. See an exhibition including a
collection of photographs, personal effects, and a selection
from Freud's unique collection of antiques. |
In the Jewish
Museum, apart from the collection of Judaica, there are
interesting temporary exhibitions concerning
Austrian Jews. Apart from the "Jewish part" of the
day, see the Schoenbrunn Palace. This vast palace, one of
Europe’s most enchanting, is the former summer home of the
Hapsburg emperors. Encompassing no less than 1,441 rooms
and halls, its opulence has been glimpsed by many. The
Orangerie, park and gardens surrounding the
Schoenbrunn, are
dotted with Baroque fountains and sculptures. |
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Mauthausen
Located near Linz, this former Nazi concentration camp can
be visited on the way from Prague to Vienna. Mauthausen is
today one of the most well-preserved places of Nazi terror,
making it a must-visit for all those with an interest in the
history of the Holocaust. Being in Austria, Mauthausen
offers different perspective from the Polish death-camps. |

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