Vienna: Old Town Highlights Private Walking Tour

Michaelerplatz

From here you will start your Old Town highlights tour with your private guide. Feel the vibes of the historic city center and find out fascinating legends and unique facts right next to magnificent Hofburg Palace and St. Michael’s Church.

Historic Center of Vienna

Explore huge and fascinating historic centre of Vienna with great commentary from your private 5-Stars guide. Admire its rich and beautiful architecture, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.

St. Stephen's Cathedral

During this tour your guide will lead you to St. Stephen's Cathedral. See exceptional style and idea of roof. It’s Austria's most prominent national symbol and one of the highest cathedrals in Europe. Step inside, be amazed by the stunning interior, fabulous altars and rich chambers!

Explore the square in the centre of Vienna named after its most prominent building, the St. Stephen’s Cathedral and feel fantastic vibes of historic tenements and meet the atmosphere of the city!

Plague Column (Pestsaule)

Find out from your private guide what interesting is in Plague Column. Look at very beautiful monument and for sure it is worth stopping for a few pictures and it is a must see when you are in Vienna.

Rathaus

Be amazed by massive municipal buildings built using some 30 million bricks! It's a monumental and very impressive town hall.

Rathausplatz

Walk around the square where you will see marvelous Rathaus, but also in close vicinity is fantastic Austrian Parliament Building and University of Vienna.

Christmas Market on Rathausplatz (Pass-by Only)

If you are lucky to be in Vienna during Christmas time then definitely you will enjoy fantastic vibes of Christmas Market on Rathausplatz. Every year this square changes to be a colourful place with music, decorations and everything related with Christmas. Here you can buy amazing presents, souvenirs and try local specialities!

Burgtheater

Nextly see Burgtheater and enjoy its amazingly detailed exterior. It is one of those great civic buildings and architecture on the Ringstrasse.

Ringstrasse

Ringstrasse is one of the more important streets which make Vienna alive, from Opera to Rathaus you will see multiple sights and there are some fascinating facts about them.

Volksgarten

During your Old Town walking tour you can always take relaxing moments, this place is perfect for this as it’s a bit quiet and peaceful park full of green colours and rose garden.

Minoritenkirche (Pass-by Only)

Pass monumental and one of the oldest and artistically most valuable churches in Vienna!

Albertina

Look at the building of Albertina with a fantastic horse-rider statue on top of it. Albertina houses one of the most important art collections of the world, like masterpieces by Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Duerer, Rembrandt etc.

Peterskirche

Opt for 3-hours option to visit stunning Peterskirche. Small from outside, but rich inside. You will enter it with a guide and see the gorgeous interior. It delights its murals, paintings and domed roof with lots of gilding. The Peterskirche will be visited only in 3, 4 and 6-hours options.

Universitat Wien

Right next to Rathaus you will see massive building of University. A grand piece of beautiful architecture. With a lot of Nobel Prizes and history!

Kaiserliche Schatzkammer Wien

Choose a 4 or 6-hours option and get inside the Imperial Treasury. Use your tickets and explore one of the biggest collections of Holy Roman Empire and Austrian heritage. Inside you will find the Imperial Crown, famous Holy Lance and Order of the Golden Fleece and there is more!

Wiener Staatsoper

It’s a prime for Vienna, especially that for years Vienna is famous for its musicians. Look at the place where most of them had the finest music performance!

The Hofburg

Meet the true Habsburg empire! In 6-hours option explore the whole palace complex with museums. Look around the rich residence with magnificent gardens. In the 4-hours option enjoy a visit to the richest part of Hofburg - Imperial Treasury - where the famous Holy Lance and Order of the Golden Fleece are shown.

Sisi Museum

Sisi Museum presents over 300 personal items that belonged to Elisabeth like her dresses, parasols, gloves, beauty preparations. It shows her beauty cult, obsession with being slim and athletic performance. You will see it only if you choose 6-hours option.

Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. This fabulous building is a great presentation of our very far past and people enjoy all exhibitions.

Leopold Museum

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option.

Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. Look at the beautiful facade of Baroque State Hall. Inside ceiling has great frescoes and it houses the National Library including papyrus & globe museum.

MuseumsQuartier Wien (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. It’s an area in Wien with different museums in close vicinity.

Haus der Musik (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. Very modern and interactive Sound Museum and one of a kind in the world. Five floors are dedicated to the fascinating world of music. Possible to enter in our other tours.

Wiener Royal Orchester (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. It’s a place with fantastic architecture and fantastic music concerts!

Stadtpark (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. There is dedicated for Strauss a big golden memorial with fantastic sculptural details, a great monument of Beethoven and also a statue of Shubert. So you can even call it Musicians Park!

Karlskirche (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. This place gives a fabulous picture with its surroundings of water. Inside you can see opulent frescoes in the cupola contain 1250 square meters of incredible splendor and beautiful colors.

Graben and Kohlmarkt (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. One of pulsating shopping streets in the heart of the inner city with a plague column, historic tenements and gourmet market.

Musikverein (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. Another fantastic place for music fans where each year many music performances take place.

Imperial Crypt (Pass-by Only)

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. Crypt beneath the Capuchin Church housing tombs of Habsburg royalty, including emperors and empresses.

Votivkirche

The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there in 4 or 6-hours option. You can explore neo-gothic Votivkirche and see the stained glass windows, they are just wonderful! Impressive altar catches the eye with its gilded retable and an elaborate ciborium over it made by artist Joseph Glasser.

Mariahilfer Strasse

Great selection of shops on this street. You can find almost anything you want here. The street is mostly pedestrianised, so it is easy to get around. Also there is a good selection of restaurants, just simply ask your guide about any recommendations. Possible to see for request.

Palais Schonborn-Batthyany

Among all alleys full of beautiful tenements with sculptured details you may find this one as well. Here you can see the nice facade of another concert hall. Here you can experience unforgettable moments during some classical music concerts - available to buy in our other tours.

MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art

Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art - Pass the building of the Museum of Applied Arts, there is no way to miss it, because of the nice red colours of the facade with great small detailed sculptures in the walls. It has displays of fashion, furniture & building design dating back to the 19th century. Possible to see/enter for request.

Church of the Jesuits

This church definitely deserves to be checked from inside. From outside it looks a bit boring, but once you pass the entry you will see marvelous frescos, beautiful marble columns, rich ceiling and a lot that is in a wide range of positive colours! Possible to see for request.

Maria Theresia Denkmal

This statue totally shows the importance of one of its most interesting and impactful leaders - Maria Theresia. It delights its architecture and hides some secrets. Find out what exactly during your guided walking tour. Possible to see for request.

Karlsplatz

One of the most beautiful squares in the city, especially thanks to the unique architecture of Karlskirche and its surrounded water reflections. It’s a bit out of Old Town, so possible to see for a request.

The Vienna Philharmonic

Big concert hall and another fantastic place for music fans where each year many music performances take place. It’s a bit outside the Old Town, possible to see for a request.

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

Move toward Judenplatz and find out sad stories behind Holocaust Memorial. This monument honors countless Austrian Jews victims. Possible to see for request or in our other tours.