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City Tours
Visitor Attractions
Museums
Vienna City of Music
Vienna Shopping
Vienna Accomodation
Event Manual
Vienna
Accomodation, Shopping, Events, Museums and
Visitor Attractions
Tour Guides
Vienna Guide Service
Tour guides show their authorization by presenting their identity
card and official tour guide badge.
The prices quoted are gross including value added tax (VAT) for a
half day (max. 3 hours by bus or max. 2 hours on a walking tour):
2008
up to 39 persons: € 125
40–49 persons: € 137
50+ persons: € 147
Twice the above fee is charged for a whole day.
A list of Vienna guides can be ordered from the Vienna Tourist
Board. Alternatively go to the “Vienna Guides” section of our website www.vienna.info.
Sommerhaidenweg 124
1190 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 440 30 94
Fax (+43 1) 440 28 25
(Mon–Fri 09:30–18:30)
www.vienna-guide-service.com
www.4403094.com
City Sightseeing Tours
Vienna Sightseeing Tours
e.g. Historical city tour including Schönbrunn: € 35
Panoramic city tour with riverboat trip: € 35
Weyringergasse 28A–30 (entrance Goldeggasse 29)
1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 46 83
Fax (+43 1) 714 11 41
office@viennasightseeingtours.com
www.viennasightseeing.at
Cityrama Sightseeing Travel
e.g. City tour including Schönbrunn: € 35
Danube panorama tour: € 35
Börsegasse 1
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 534 13-0
Fax (+43 1) 534 13-22
office@cityrama.at
www.cityrama.at
Hop on – Hop off
Vienna Line
Schönbrunn Palace, the State Opera, St. Stephen’s Cathedral,
the Giant Ferris Wheel, Belvedere Palace, KunstHausWien, Hundertwasserhaus, and the Danube Island and Danube Tower are
some of the 14 stops on the “Hop on – Hop off” Vienna Sightseeing tour. A day ticket allows you to get on and off the bus as
often as you wish all day long. Depending on the season, buses
stop at every stop every hour and on weekends every ½ hour from
09:00–17:00
Short tour 1 hour: € 13
Short tour 2 hours: € 16
Day tour: € 20
Children: € 7 for all options.
Weyringergasse 28A–30 (entrance Goldeggasse 29)
1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 46 83
Fax (+43 1) 714 11 41
Oldtimer City Tours
A nostalgic experience, re-living travel as it was in the olden days,
is offered on a tour in the lovingly restored original vintage bus
dating from 1949. It takes guests to Vienna’s most popular places
of interest including Hofburg Palace, the Ring Boulevard, Parliament, the Museum of Fine Arts, State Opera, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Secession. On rainy days a closed top vintage bus is
used.
Multi-language tour guide system with headsets.
Duration: 1 hour
Departure point: Heldenplatz square
May to mid–October 2008
11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 16:00 daily
Adults € 18, students € 15, children € 10
Seidengasse 32
1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 503 74 43-12
Fax (+43 1) 503 74 43-18
info@oldtimertours.at
www.oldtimertours.at
CITY TOURS/LIMOUSINE SERVICE
See Transportation section, p. 29
Riverboat Trips
DDSG Blue Danube
With five tours and three vessels, DDSG offer well coordinated departure times from Schwedenplatz and Reichsbrücke.
Vienna tours all year round, departing from Schwedenplatz or Reichsbrücke
Handelskai 265, Schifffahrtszentrum
1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 80
Fax (+43 1) 588 80-440
info@ddsg-blue-danube.at
www.ddsg-blue-danube.at
Danube Round Trip
Between Schwedenplatz and Reichsbrücke
Apr 1–Oct 31, 2008
One way (1/2 tour): € 13
Day round trip (whole tour): € 18
Vienna – Dürnstein – Vienna
May–September, every Sunday
€ 19.50 one way
€ 26 day round trip
The Sound of W. A. Mozart
incl. 3-course menu and live music
May–September, every Monday
Reservations required!
€ 39
Viennese Song Tour
incl. live music and buffet
May–October, every Thursday
Reservations required!
€ 32
Group reductions from 21 persons
City Tours
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Arts & Visitor Attractions
City Tours
Vintage Streetcars
Wiener Linien
Streetcars from the year 1929 take you on a classic ride through
the city.
Tours run beginning of May till beginning of Oct 2008: Sat 11:30
and 13:30, Sun & public hol. 09:30, 11:30 and 13:30
Departure point: Otto Wagner Pavilion on Karlsplatz
Price: € 15
Children aged up to 15: € 5
Tel. (+43 1) 7909-105
oldtimer@wienerlinien.at
www.wienerlinien.at
Collection WTM – Vienna Streetcar Museum
The historic trams can also be hired for special occasions.
Holochergasse 24
1150 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 786 03 03
Fax (+43 1) 98 24 124
info@tram.at
www.tram.at
Rent a Bim
Vintage trams can be hired for special tours.
Hetzendorfer Strasse 188/3/5
1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 892 13 34-0
Fax (+43 1) 892 13 34-88
rentabim@gmx.at
www.rentabim.at
Fiacres
C.U. Fiakerbetriebs GmbH
Short round tour: part of Old City, 20 mins: € 40
Long round tour: Ring Boulevard to Burgtheater, 40 mins: € 65
1 hour round tour: Ring Boulevard – State Opera – Old City: € 95
Collection from city center hotel: € 30
Transfer from hotel to a city center palace: € 88
From city center to Grinzing, approx. 2.5 hrs: € 220
From city center to Schönbrunn, approx. 2 hrs: € 180
From city center to Lusthaus/Prater, approx. 2 hrs: € 180
Eyzinggasse 23
1110 Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 749-17-04
Fax (+43 1) 743-63-92
www.fiaker.at
Guided Bicycle Tours/BIKE RENTAL
Pedal Power
March 1–Oct 31
08:00–19:00 daily
4 hours € 17
Price includes bike route map and written tour descriptions. Hotel
delivery and pick-up possible.
Guided city bicycle tours from May 1–Sept 30, 10:00 daily, (meeting point: 09:45 at the Pedal Power office), reservations recommended.
Price: € 19–23
Ausstellungsstrasse 3
1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 729 72 34
Fax (+43 1) 729 72 35
office@pedalpower.at
www.pedalpower.at
Fiakerbetriebs-GmbH Silvia Paul
The tours begin and end at the following locations:
Stephansplatz, Heldenplatz, Augustinerplatz and Petersplatz
Standard prices for a city tour (max. 4 persons):
Old city, approx. 20 mins: € 40
(special rate for travel agencies: € 37)
Old city and section of the Ring Boulevard, approx. 40 mins: € 65
(special rate for travel agencies: € 62)
Old city and Ring Boulevard, approx. 60 mins: € 95
(special rate for travel agencies: € 90).
Special requests by prior telephone arrangement.
Albrechtskreithgasse 26
1160 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 486 90 51
Fax (+43 1) 480 43 05
Alt Wiener Fiaker Johann Trampusch
Round tours: depart Stephansplatz, 35–60 mins, € 65–95,
Special tour (with collection or destination inside Ring Boulevard): € 80–110
Special tour (with collection and destination inside Ring Boulevard): € 95–125
Prater tour: 40 mins to 4 hrs, € 130–360,
Tour in rack wagon: 2 hrs, € 270,
Friedrich Kaisergasse 82/9
1160 Vienna
Tel./Fax (+43 1) 61 61 725
office@fiaker.net
www.fiaker.net
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Segway Tours
City Segway Tours
Sightseeing with a difference: anyone wishing to explore the city
on a Segway, a self-balancing electric scooter, can simply book
one of the Segway tours. The tours take place in any weather, as
raincoats are provided free of charge.
April 1–Oct 31
13:45 daily
Meeting point: Vienna State Opera, 1010 Vienna
3 hours: € 70 per person
By reservation only!
Vienna Sightseeing Tours
Weyringergasse 28A–30
1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 46 83-80
Fax (+43 1) 714 11 41
Pedal Power
Ausstellungsstrasse 3
1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 729 72 34
Fax (+43 1) 729 72 35
office@pedalpower.at
www.citysegwaytours.com
Vienna for Movie Buffs
Walks in Vienna
Vienna Walks & Talks
City walking tours cover some 120 different topics including:
“Viennese Art Nouveau”, “Culinary Vienna”, “Underground Vienna”, “Jewish Vienna”, “Erotic Vienna”, “World Capital of Music”,
“Imperial Vienna” “Theater and Literary Vienna” and “Vienna in
the Movies” – many of which are offered in English. Tours may
also be booked in French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian,
Spanish and other languages on request.
Duration approx. 1½–2 hours, price € 13 excluding admission
fees and extras. No reservation necessary. Dates and meeting
points are listed in our monthly brochure “Walks in Vienna”, at
www.wienguide.at and in the Vienna Tourist Board’s monthly list
of events.
Additional tours can be arranged for groups on request.
Tel. (+43 1) 489 96 74
Fax (+43 1) 489 96 74
d.office@wienguide.at
www.wienguide.at
Wienführung
A team of well-known culture providers and book authors offer
some unusual city walks including “Tortuous paths through the Old
City,” “Love Affairs and Immorality”, “Eros and the Habsburgs,”
“Murder, witchcraft, hangmen” and “The Secrets of the Imperial
Palace”. Refer to the website for further details.
Duration: approx. 2 hours, price: € 13, concessions: € 12, children aged up to 15: € 7 excluding admission fees; reservations
only necessary for groups of 10 or more.
Tours can be set up by special appointment and in other languages.
See the Vienna Tourist Board’s monthly list of events for dates
and meeting points.
Tel. (+43) (0) 676 922 77 73
Fax (+43 1) 817 49 55-1834
office@wienfuehrung.at
www.wienfuehrung.com
Wiensehen
Tours in English include “The Highlights of Vienna’s Historic
Center”, “Kommissar Rex” (“Inspector Rex”) and “The Bieder
meier Cemetery of St. Marx”. Other topics and tours for the disabled on request.
Duration: approx. 2 hours, price: € 13, concessions: € 11 excluding admission fees; no reservations required. Special appointments and other languages by arrangement.
See the Vienna Tourist Board’s monthly list of events for dates
and meeting points.
Promenadegasse 57/Haus A2/1
1170 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 489 42 63
Fax (+43 1) 489 42 63
info@wiensehen.at
www.wiensehen.at
Art and the City
Vienna’s art history secrets are all revealed in these tours. An exciting style of narration will enthrall you with themes ranging from
“Arte, Musica & Prosecco” to “Femme Fatale” and “Kunst.Wert”
(lit. art.worthy!). These tours show you the very best art the Aus
trian capital has to offer.
Jasomirgottstr. 3–5
1010 Vienna
Tel. & Fax (+43 1) 990 52 95
Cell (+43) (0) 699 11 98 62 86
office@art-city.at
m.thiemer@art-city.at
www.art-city.at
The Third Man – Vienna in the Footsteps of a Movie Classic: The
Third Man is one of the greatest movies of all time. Likewise it
is the ultimate Vienna movie – a piece of living history. Shot on
location, its celebrated zither score has gone around the world.
On this tour see the original locations, hear about the making of
the movie, and visit the first Third Man Museum in the world. Experience movie and urban history: exciting, unconventional and
vibrant.
On foot and/or by bus. Information, dates and bookings:
www.derdrittemann.at
Werdertorgasse 9/2
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 774 89 01
Fax (+43 1) 774 89 33
info@viennawalks.com
www.viennawalks.com
Third Man Tour
Re-live the adventures of Harry Lime, following in the footsteps
of The Third Man through Vienna’s underground sewer system.
The atmosphere of Vienna’s underworld – a key location in the
thriller by British novelist Graham Greene – retains its fascination
to this very day. The tours can be complemented by viewings of
original film locations (walk), the Third Man Museum (museum)
and watching the cinematic classic at the Burgkino (movie). Info
at www.drittemanntour.at.
Minimum age: 12 years, non-slip footwear recommended
May 1–Oct 26, 2008
Thu–Sun 10:00–21:00 on every full hour
Adults € 7, young persons (12–18 years) € 3.50
Groups of 10 or more € 5.50, max. 20 persons per tour
Meeting point: Karlsplatz/Esperantopark, 1010 Vienna
Opposite Friedrichstrasse 6
Bookings:
Tel. (+43 1) 4000 3033
or Ticket Online
Tel. (+43 1) 88088
www.drittemanntour.at
Vienna and Music
Music Mile Vienna
More than 70 world-class musical celebrities, all related to Vienna
in one way or the other, are commemorated by way of a “walk of
fame” that runs from the Theater an der Wien to St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Marble stars are embedded in the ground, memorializing
great composers, conductors, musicians and singers, immediately adjacent to venues where they used to live or work. Brochures
give information on the artists and their work, making it possible
to complete the tour in the sequence preferred. Visitors thus walk
in the footsteps of Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert and Strauss,
Böhm and Bernstein, Wagner and Weill, and many others.
Brochure: € 7, available at the info-point (10:00–19:00 daily):
Theatershop
Theater an der Wien
Linke Wienzeile 6
1060 Vienna
www.musikmeile.at
City Tours
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City Walking Tours
Visitor Attractions
© WienTourismus/Karl Thomas
Anker Clock
This gilded masterpiece of art nouveau was created in 1911 by the
painter and sculptor Franz von Matsch. Every day at noon, twelve
historical Viennese figures parade across the clock to musical accompaniment. Christmas carols can be heard at 17:00 and 18:00
during Advent.
Figure parade: 12:00 daily, Advent: 17:00 & 18:00
Hoher Markt 10/11, 1010 Vienna
U1, U3: Stephansplatz,
U1, U4: Schwedenplatz
Burgtheater (National Theater)
The Burgtheater is considered the oldest and also one of the most
influential theaters when it comes to dramatic arts in the Germanspeaking world. It stages classics as well as works by contemporary authors. The building was designed by Gottfried Semper and
the magnificent staircase by the brothers Ernst and Gustav Klimt.
Guided Tours: Sept–June 15:00. daily (Mon–Thu German, Fri–Sun
English and German, other languages on request)
July & Aug. 15:00 daily (English and German)
Admission: € 5.50
Groups: by prior written application only, rates upon request
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 2, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 44-4140
Fax (+43 1) 514 44-4143
info@burgtheater.at
www.burgtheater.at
Tram 1, 2, D: Rathausplatz/Burgtheater
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© WienTourismus/Robert Osmark
imperial apartments and over two dozen collections
– the legacy of the collecting passion of the Habsburg
dynasty. Viennese art nouveau (Jugendstil) has also
brought forth unique places of interest such as the Secession with its gilded leaf cupola. Contemporary architecture is to be found in the shape of the Haas-Haus,
whose glass front reflects St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and
the Gasometers, former gas storage facilities which
have been converted into a residential and commercial
complex. This mix of old and new, tradition and modernity, is what gives Vienna its extra special flair.
As a former imperial city, Vienna has a vast cultural
heritage spanning medieval times to the present day.
Top attractions include the Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathe
dral, baroque imperial palaces and mansions and
the magnificent Ring Boulevard with the State Opera,
Burgtheater (National Theater), Votive Church, City Hall,
Parliament and the Museums of Fine Arts and Natural
History. The former imperial residences Hofburg and
Schönbrunn also offer the opportunity to follow in
imperial footsteps. Schönbrunn zoo and park shine
in baroque splendor, while Hofburg Palace boasts
Danube Tower
TIP
An unforgettable panorama of Vienna’s Danube scenery, the old
city and the Vienna Woods is afforded at 170m in the Danube Tower. In 45 seconds two express elevators take visitors to a viewing
terrace and two rotating café-restaurants. Breathtaking bungee
jumping is also on offer.
Elevator: 10:00–24:00 daily
Ticket: € 5.30
Group Rate (from 21 persons): € 3.70
Combined Ticket Danube Tower & Giant Ferris Wheel: € 9.70
Donauturmstrasse 4, 1220 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 263 35 72
Fax (+43 1) 263 35 72-39
info@donauturm.at
www.donauturm.at
U1: Kaisermühlen, Bus 20B: Donauturm
Gasometers
Star architects Coop Himmelb(l)au, Jean Nouvel, Wilhelm Holzbauer and Manfred Wehdorn have transformed four former century-old gas storage facilities into a new city quarter. Towering
75 meters high, the brick edifices now house 615 apartments, a
student hostel, an event hall and a shopping mall.
No admittance is permitted to the residential floors of the gaso
meters.
Shopping Mall Opening Hours:
Mon–Fri 09:30–19:00, Sat 10:00–18:00
Guided tours by arrangement.
Call (+43) (0) 660 748 48 00
Guglgasse 6–14, 1110 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 743 64 30
Fax (+43 1) 743 64 30-30
office@gasometer.at
www.gasometer.at
U3: Gasometer
Until 1918 the Hofburg served as the residence of the Habsburg
royals. Between the 13th century and shortly before the end of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire the complex grew to its present size and
splendor. Today it is the largest imperial cultural facility in Europe
with over two dozen collections of world standing, as well as a
major congress center in the magnificent historic state rooms, and
performance venues for the Vienna Boys’ Choir and the Lipizzan
ers of the Spanish Riding School. Cafés, restaurants and parks afford opportunities to relax.
Today, the Hofburg also houses the offices of the Austrian Federal
President.
www.hofburg.vienna.info
U1, U3: Stephansplatz, U3: Herrengasse,
U2, U3: Volkstheater,
Tram 46, 49, Bus 48A: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring,
Tram D, J, 1, 2, Bus 57A: Burgring
Ephesus Museum
Around 1900, teams of Austrian archeologists excavated superb
works of classical antiquity at Ephesus in Asia Minor (today part of
Turkey). The sultan gave some samples to the Austrian emperor as
a token of his gratitude. They can be admired here at the Ephesus
Museum.
Opening Hours: daily except Tue 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 10
Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 7
Guided Tours: ext. 2502 or info.mup@khm.at
Heldenplatz, Neue Burg, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-0
Fax (+43 1) 525 24-4098
tourist@khm.at
www.khm.at
TIP
Imperial Apartments, Sisi Museum and Imperial Silver
Collection
The Imperial Apartments grant insight into the magnificent state
and private premises of the imperial family. Accessible to the public are the great audience hall, the conference room in which the
council of ministers and the crown council convened, the rooms
used by imperial staff officers, the private rooms of Emperor Franz
Josef I and his legendary Sisi, Empress Elisabeth, the Alexander
apartments, and the dining room of the imperial family.
The Sisi Museum brings to life the myths and realities surrounding Empress Elisabeth. Its main focus is on the private life of the
young empress: her carefree time as a young girl in Bavaria, her
official role as Empress of Austria, her rebellion against court life,
her obsession with beauty and slenderness, her tremendous
sporting achievements, and her impassioned poetry.
Highlights on show include shoes Sisi wore as a child, the dress
she wore on the eve of her farewell in Bavaria, her first aid kit with
cocaine syringe, famous portraits, and a death mask of the empress after her assassination in 1898.
The Silver Collection grants insight into the housekeeping traditions and culinary & table culture of the imperial court, with hundreds of china plates, crystal glasses, silver trays, baking pans,
golden state tableware and sanitary chinaware. The museum’s
showpiece is the 30-meter “Milan centerpiece” made of gilded
bronze.
Opening Hours: 09:00–17:00 daily, July, Aug 09:00–17:30
Admission: € 9.90
No group reductions
€ 6.90 for travel agencies with voucher agreement
Sisi Ticket (Hofburg Imperial Apartments with Sisi Museum and
Silver Collection, Schönbrunn Palace Grand Tour and Hofmobiliendepot. Imperial Furniture Collection): € 22.50
€ 19 for travel agencies with voucher agreement
Michaelerkuppel, Batthyanytor, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 533 75 70
Fax (+43 1) 533 75 70-33
info@hofburg-wien.at
www.hofburg-wien.at
Austrian National Library, Grand Hall
TIP
The baroque section of Hofburg Palace, constructed by architects
Fischer von Erlach senior and junior, houses the Grand Hall of the
National Library, the most beautiful library room worldwide. It
contains over 200,000 volumes collected by the Habsburgs.
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu 10:00–21:00
Admission: € 5
Josefsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 534 10-0
Fax (+43 1) 534 10-257
oeffentlichkeitsarbeit@onb.ac.at
www.onb.ac.at
TIP
Treasuries
The imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire (around 962), the
crown of the Austrian Empire (1602), the Burgundian treasure
(15th century) and the treasure of the Order of the Golden Fleece
are some of the magnificent exhibits on show at the Treasuries.
Opening Hours: daily except Tue 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 10
Hofburg – Schweizerhof, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-0
tourist@khm.at
www.khm.at
Hofburg
The Hofburg – Imperial Residence & Palace of the Arts of the former Habsburg
dynasty – extends an invitation to explore the majesty of more than two dozen
world-caliber collections. Europe’s largest imperial cultural district also boasts
restaurants, cafés and gardens.
Visitor Attractions
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Hofburg Imperial Palace
Butterfly House
Hundreds of exotic butterflies flutter among giant trees, lush vegetation and ponds in the tropical climate of the Butterfly House,
an impressive art nouveau steel and glass construction designed
by Friedrich Ohmann.
Opening Hours: Apr–Oct Mon–Fri 10:00–16:45, Sat, Sun & public hol. 10:00–18:15; Nov–March 10:00–15:45 daily
Admission: € 5
Burggarten, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 533 85 70
Fax (+43 1) 532 28 72
info@schmetterlingshaus.at
www.schmetterlinghaus.at
Spanish Riding School
TIP
Since 1735, the baroque winter riding school has been the venue
of performances by the Spanish Riding School, which was established in 1572. Equestrian art is cultivated to the highest level of
perfection.
Details of morning training sessions, horses’ workouts and other
performances can be found at www.srs.at.
Special program on July 1–12, 2008: “Piber meets Vienna”
Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 533 90 31
Fax (+43 1) 535 90 31-40
office@srs.at
www.srs.at
Imperial Burial Vault, Church of the Capuchin Friars
TIP
The Imperial Burial Vault contains 146 caskets with the remains
of members of the House of Habsburg including 12 emperors and
19 empresses and queens. The showpiece is the double casket of
Maria Theresia and her husband, Emperor Franz I. The final resting
place of Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) is also to be found here.
Opening Hours: 10:00–18:00 daily
Admission: € 4
Neuer Markt/Tegetthoffstrasse, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 68 53-0
Fax (+43 1) 512 68 53-19
www.kaisergruft.at/kaisergruft
U, Tram, Bus: Karlsplatz/Oper,
U1, U3: Stephansplatz
Churches
Donau-City Church
The church on the “Danube Platform”, built in 2000, was designed
by Heinz Tesar. It has a cuboid form with an exterior envelope of
gleaming black chrome-steel plates. Numerous circular window
openings bring about fascinating light effects in the interior.
Church services in English: Sun 17:00, Mon 12:30, Wed 12:30 &
18:30, Thu 12:30, Fri 12:30, Sat 19:00.
Donau-City-Strasse 2, 1220 Vienna
www.donaucitykirche.at
U1: Kaisermühlen
Church of St. Charles Borromeo
TIP
Vienna’s most significant example of ecclesiastical baroque architecture was started by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach in 1716
to 1722 and completed by his son Joseph Emanuel between 1723
and 1739. The mighty dome of the church, 72 m high, is one of the
most prominent features of Vienna’s skyline. During the current
restoration of the dome frescoes, going up the panoramic elevator
is particularly worthwhile.
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Opening Hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–12:30 and 13:00–18:00
Sun, public hol. 12:00–17:45
Admission including panoramic elevator: € 6, group rate (from 6
persons): € 5
Guided tours by prior arrangement
Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 62 94
kontakt@karlskirche.at
www.karlskirche.at
U, Tram, Bus: Karlsplatz/Oper
St. Peter’s Church
The church was built in 1708 and the interior adorned by a number
of the most famous artists of the baroque age. The fresco in the
dome with the Ascension of the Virgin Mary (1714) is one of Johann
Michael Rottmayr’s masterpieces.
Petersplatz, 1010 Vienna
Church of the Piarist Order
The parish and Piarist church of Maria Treu was completed in 1771.
Particularly noteworthy are the frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch and the organ that Josef Haydn once played on.
Jodok-Fink-Platz, 1080 Vienna
Tram J: Strozzigasse, Bus 13A: Piaristengasse or Theater in der
Josefstadt
St. Rupert’s Church
The Romanesque church is regarded as the oldest church in the
historic area of Vienna. The nave and the lower levels of the tower
date back to the 11th century.
Opening Hours: From Holy Week to Christmas: Mon–Fri
10:00–12:00, Mon, Wed, Fri 15:00–17:00, Fri 22:00–01:00
Between Christmas and Holy Week: by prior telephone arrangement
Ruprechtsplatz, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 535 60 03
Fax (+43 1) 535 60 03
st.ruprecht@aon.at
www.ruprechtskirche.at
U, Tram: Schwedenplatz
Church am Steinhof
Built by Otto Wagner in 1904 – 1907, this church on the grounds of
the Psychiatric Hospital of the City of Vienna is a key work of Viennese art nouveau. The gold-covered dome is visible from quite a
distance, as the church stands high on the crest of a hill. Koloman
Moser created the glass mosaics.
Mass: Sun, public hol. 09:00
Guided tours: Sat 15:00 without pre-booking,
Mon–Fri from 15:00, Sat 09:00–13:00, Sun, public hol. from
10:00 by prior arrangement
Open to visitors: Sat 16:00–17:00
Baumgartner Höhe 1, 1140 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 910 60-11 204
Fax (+43 1) 910 60-11 209
paul.keiblinger@wienkav.at
Bus 48A: Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Baumgartner Höhe
Votive Church
This splendid church in neo-Gothic style was built to commemorate the young Emperor Franz Josef I being saved from an attempted assassination in 1853.
Open to visitors: Tue–Sat 09:00–13:00, 16:00–18:00, Sun
09:00–13:00
Rooseveltplatz, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 406 11 92-0
office@votivkirche.at
www.votivkirche.at
U2, Tram 1, 2, D: Schottentor,
Tram 43, 44: Landesgerichtsstrasse
Tram 37, 38, 40, 41, 42: Schwarzspanierstrasse
TIP
St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna’s no. 1 landmark and Austria’s
most eminent Gothic edifice, was constructed between the 14th
and 16th centuries. The oldest part of the cathedral is the late
Romanesque west façade from the original 13th century church,
with the great portal (the main entrance) and “Towers of the Heathens”, and the gallery inside. An express elevator in the North
Tower takes visitors to a viewing platform and the Pummerin, Austria’s largest bell.
In the South Tower a narrow spiral staircase with 343 steps leads
up to the watchman’s room 72 meters up. The catacombs, once
an underground burial site, house the bishops’ crypt as well
as the urns containing the entrails of members of the House of
Habsburg.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral also has a number of art treasures, several of which can only be seen on a guided tour. They include the red
marble tomb of Emperor Friedrich III, a pulpit constructed around
1500 where priests used to deliver their sermons, and the Wiener
Neustadt Altarpiece, a winged Gothic altar dating from 1447.
Open to visitors: Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00, Sun, public hol.
07:00–22:00
Guided tour of the cathedral: € 4
North Tower elevator: € 4
South Tower admission: € 3
Catacombs: € 4
From beginning of July to end of September: viewing € 1
Independent guided tours: € 3
Guided tours for groups by appointment
No group reductions
Stephansplatz, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 515 52-3526
Fax (+43 1) 515 52-3164
kirchenmeisteramt@chello.at
www.stephanskirche.at
U1, U3, 1A, 2A, 3A: Stephansplatz
Parliament
Theophil Hansen constructed the Parliament building on the Ring
Boulevard from 1873 to 1883 in the style of the Greek Revival. Until 1918 the elected representatives serving in the Council of the
Empire met here in legislative session for the Austrian half of the
dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which extended from Galicia all
the way to Dalmatia. Today this is the seat of both the National
and the Federal Council.
Guided Tours:
mid-Sept–mid-July (except when in session):
Mon, Tue 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Wed, Thu 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00
Fri 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Sat 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00
Groups (from 15 persons) by arrangement
Mon, Tue, Fri 09:20, 10:20, 10:40, 11:20, 11:40, 13:20 14:20,
15:20, 15:40, 16:20, 16:40, 17:00
Wed, Thu 09:20, 10:20, 10:40, 11:20, 11:40, 13:20, 14:20, 14:40,
15:20, 15:40, 16:20, 16:40, 17:20
Sat 10:20, 10:40, 11:20, 11:40, 12:20
Mid-July–mid-September
(except when in session):
Mon–Fri 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Sat 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00
Groups (from 15 persons) by arrangement
Mon–Fri 10:20, 10:40, 11:20, 11:40, 13:20, 13:40, 14:20, 14:40,
15:20, 15:40
Sat 10:20, 10:40, 11:20, 11:40
Admission: € 4, group rates upon request
Dr. Karl-Renner-Ring 3, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 40 110-2715
Fax (+43 1) 40 110-2664
fuehrungen-guidedtours@parlament.gv.at
www.parlament.gv.at
U2, U3: Volkstheater, Tram D, J, 1, 2: Stadiongasse/Parlament,
Tram 46, 49, Bus 48A: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring
Prater
The Prater boasts over 250 attractions ranging from the Giant Ferris Wheel to the nostalgic ghost train, merry-go-rounds, go-kart
race tracks, amusement halls, games of skill and hypermodern
rides that will have your adrenalin racing. There are also plenty
of restaurants, cafés, snack bars and beer gardens. With its extensive woodlands and grassland, the Prater is deemed Vienna’s
center of recreation.
stadt wien marketing und prater service gmbh
Südportalstrasse/Messestrasse, 1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 729 20 00
Fax (+43 1) 729 20 00-20
info@praterservice.at
www.wien-event.at
www.prater.wien.info
U1, Tram O, 5, 21: Praterstern,
S1, S2, S3, S7, S15: Wien Nord
City Hall
Friedrich von Schmidt, who also worked on Cologne Cathedral,
designed and built Vienna’s City Hall, the city’s most important
secular building in neo-Gothic style, between 1872 and 1883. City
Hall is the seat of the mayor and governor of Vienna and meeting
venue for city senate/provincial government and city/provincial
council. Many events take place against the impressive backdrop
of City Hall, such as the Music Film Festival in July and August, the
Magic of Advent in Vienna, and Ice Dream ice-skating in winter.
Free Guided Tours: Mon, Wed, Fri 13:00 (except when in session
and public hol.)
Guided Tours for groups (from 5 persons): Mon–Fri 08:00–14:00,
by prior arrangement only
Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 50
Fax (+43 1) 4000-7112
z-sti@bue.magwien.gv.at
www.wien.gv.at/buergerdienst/stadtinfo/rathausfuehrung/fuss.html
U2: Rathaus, Tram D, 1, 2: Rathausplatz/Burgtheater
TIP
Giant Ferris Wheel
A ride in the Giant Ferris Wheel, one of Vienna’s most famous
landmarks, gives a fantastic view over the city’s rooftops. Built in
1896 – 97 by British engineer Walter Basset, it has a diameter of
61 meters and turns at a speed of 0.75 meters per second.
Opening Hours: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec 10:00–20:00
March, Apr, Oct 10:00–22:00
May–Sept 09:00–24:00
Admission: € 8
Combined Tickets:
Giant Ferris Wheel & Schönbrunn Zoological Gardens € 14.50
Giant Ferris Wheel & Danube Tower: € 9.70
Prater 90, 1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 729 54 30
Fax (+43 1) 729 54 30-20
info@wienerriesenrad.com
www.wienerriesenrad.com
U1, Tram O, 5, 21: Praterstern,
S1, S2, S3, S7, S15: Wien Nord
Ring Boulevard
In 1858, Emperor Franz Joseph ordered the demolition of the city
walls. In their place the magnificent Ring Boulevard was laid out,
flanked by edifices such as the State Opera, Museum of Fine Arts,
Museum of Natural History, Parliament, Burgtheater (National
Theater), City Hall and numerous city mansions in a variety of architectural styles.
Tram 1, 2
Visitor Attractions
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St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Schönbrunn
Schönbrunn Palace
Café Gloriette
TIP
Built in 1713, the baroque Schönbrunn Palace served as the summer residence of the Habsburgs. Emperor Franz Joseph (reigned
1848 – 1916) was born here in 1830 and spent the last years of
his life entirely at Schönbrunn. The palace, park and zoological
gardens were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a
cultural property in 1996 and are among Vienna’s top visitor attractions. Forty out of a total of 1,141 lavish rooms in the palace
are open to visitors. A special gem is the baroque-style park with
palm house, maze, labyrinth and privy garden. From the Gloriette
you can enjoy a glorious view of Vienna and in the café Viennese
cakes and pastries.
Schönbrunn Palace Opening Hours:
Apr–June, Sept, Oct 08:30–17:00 daily
July, Aug 08:30–18:00 daily
Nov–March 08:30–16:30 daily
Admission to Schönbrunn Palace:
Imperial Tour: € 9.50
For travel agencies with voucher agreement: € 8.50
Highlight Tour: € 8.50 only for travel agencies with own guide
Grand Tour: € 12.90
For travel agencies with voucher agreement: € 10.40
Schönbrunn Classic Pass: € 16.90
For travel agencies with voucher agreement: € 15
Includes grand tour with audio guide, privy garden, Gloriette terrace, maze and court bakery.
Schönbrunn Gold Pass: € 36
For travel agencies with voucher agreement: € 28
Includes all Classic Pass attractions plus Zoological Gardens,
Palm House, Desert Experience House and Imperial Coach Collection.
Sisi Ticket
(Hofburg Imperial Apartments with Sisi Museum and Silver Collection, Schönbrunn Palace Grand Tour and Hofmobiliendepot.
Imperial Furniture Collection): € 22.50.
Ttravel agencies with voucher agreement: € 19
Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse, 1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 811 13-239
Fax (+43 1) 811 13-333
info@schoenbrunn.at
www.schoenbrunn.at
U4: Schönbrunn; U4, Tram 60: Hietzing,
Tram 10, 58, Bus 10A: Schloss Schönbrunn
Schönbrunn Schloss Experience
Schönbrunn’s most exciting attraction gives both children and
adults a glimpse of everyday imperial life in the 18th century. Clad
in historic clothing, they get an impression of what personal hygiene was like at court and are introduced to royal education and
the art of flirting with a fan. Children may put on make-up and
wigs.
Opening Hours: Sat, Sun, public hol. 10:00–17:00 (groups also
Mon–Fri 09:00–13:00 by prior arrangement), school vacations:
10:00–17:00 daily
Reservation advisable!
Admission:
Adults € 6.50, children € 4.50
For travel agencies with voucher agreement: adults € 5, children
€ 4.50
Tel. (+43 1) 811 13-239
Gloriette Viewing Terrace
Tel. (+43 1) 811 13-239
info@schoenbrunn.at
www.schoenbrunn.at
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This attractive viewing point with café-restaurant is located on the
hilltop of the baroque palace gardens.
Viewing Terrace Opening Hours: April–June and September
09:00–18:00 daily, July and August 09:00–19:00 daily, October
09:00–17:00 daily
Admission: € 1.99. Café open all year round.
Tel. (+43 1) 879 13 11
Fax (+43 1) 879 13 11-11
gloriette@gartenhotel.com
www.gartenhotel.com
Maze & Labyrinth
The maze and labyrinth provide classic entertainment. Recreated
according to historical drawings, the twists and turns are joined
by fun attractions for all the family including mathematical puzzles, a giant kaleidoscope and the 12 signs of the zodiac.
Opening Hours:
Apr–June and Sep, 09:00–18:00 daily
July and Aug. 09:00–19:00 daily
Oct 09:00–17:00 daily
Nov 10:00–16:00 daily
Admission: € 2.90
Tel. (+43 1) 811 13-239
Fax (+43 1) 811 13-333
info@schoenbrunn.at
www.schoenbrunn.at
Privy Garden
The Privy Garden was laid out for Crown Prince Rudolf in front of
his ground floor apartments in 1870. It has four parterre areas bordered by an arbor. Pavilions serve as viewing terraces from which
you can admire the beautiful plant and flower beds.
Opening Hours: April–June, September and October
09:00–17:00 daily, July and August 09:00–18:00 daily
Admission: € 2.00
Tel. (+43 1) 811 13-401
info@schoenbrunn.at
www.schoenbrunn.at
Palm House
TIP
The 19th century glass and steel structure houses magnificent
plants from three different climate zones.
Opening Hours: May–Sept 09:30–18:00 daily
Oct–Apr 09:30–17:00 daily
Admission: € 4
Tel. (+43 1) 877 50 87-406
Fax (+43 1) 877 50 87-490
direktion@bgwien.bmlfuw.gv.at
www.bundesgaerten.at
Zoological Gardens
TIP
The world’s oldest and at the same time most modern zoo was established in 1752 as a prestigious baroque menagerie. Today the
enclosures are excellent replicas of the animals’ natural habitats.
Stars of the zoo include the tiny elephant Mongu, the tiger babies
and a pair of Chinese panda bears. The focal point of the zoo is
the so-called Imperial Breakfast Pavilion (1759), which has been
transformed into a café-restaurant for visitors.
Opening Hours: Nov–Jan 09:00–16:30 daily
Feb 09:00–17:00 daily
March, Oct 09:00–17:30 daily
Apr–Sept 09:00–18:30 daily
Admission: € 12, Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 10
Combined Ticket: Zoological Gardens & Giant Ferris Wheel: € 14.50
Tel. (+43 1) 877 92 94-500
Fax (+43 1) 877 96 41
reservierung@zoovienna.at
www.zoovienna.at
This museum contains 60 historical coaches, carriages, sleighs
and sedan chairs dating from 1690 to 1917. They are joined by
ceremonial harnesses, riding outfits, saddlecloths, paintings of
horses, and coachmen’s liveries. The centerpiece of the collection
is the gilded and lavishly decorated 4-ton Imperial Coach, which
was drawn by eight horses in coronation parades.
Opening Hours: Apr–Oct 09:00–18:00 daily
Nov–March Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00
Admission: € 4.50
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-0
tourist@khm.at
www.khm.at
Desert Experience House
The Desert House in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace displays a
unique variety of cactuses and succulent plants, and is also home
to reptiles, rodents and birds from the desert regions of Africa,
Australia, Asia and America.
Opening Hours: May–Sept 09:00–18:00 daily, Oct–April
09:00–17:00 daily
Admission: € 4
Tel. (+43 1) 877 92 94-500
Fax (+43 1) 877 96 41
reservierung@zoovienna.at
www.zoovienna.at
Vienna State Opera
TIP
Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 44–2606
Fax (+43 1) 514 44–2626
information@wiener–staatsoper.at
www.wiener–staatsoper.at
State Opera Museum
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s most prestigious
opera houses. With performances on 300 days between September and June, it stages some 50 operas, numerous ballets and
frequent premieres. The magnificent edifice on the Ring Boule
vard was constructed as the royal-imperial Court Opera Theater
between 1861 and 1869 according to plans by August Siccard von
Siccardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll.
The State Opera Museum is an eldorado for opera fans, reviewing the last 50 years of stage history. Photographs, costumes and
stage set models are joined by documentation recording how individual roles were cast.
State Opera Museum Opening Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 3, Groups (from 20 persons): € 2.50
State Opera Opening Hours for Viewing: Mondays only
Admission: € 5 (groups from 20 persons): € 4
Combined Ticket State Opera & State Opera Museum: € 6.50
(Tue–Sun), Groups (from 20 persons): € 5.50
Tours of the State Opera are only possible for groups on days with
no rehearsals by prior arrangement.
Goethegasse 1, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 44-2100
Fax (+43 1) 514 44-2626
information@wiener-staatsoper.at
www.wiener-staatsoper.at
Wien Museum Hermes Villa
Emperor Franz Joseph I had the Hermes Villa built for his Sisi (Empress Elisabeth) from 1882 through 1886 and it became her favorite haunt. It lies in Lainz Game Preserve, in a 25 km² park where
deer, mouflons and wild pigs also roam. Today the villa mounts
special exhibitions of the Wien Museum.
Opening Hours: March 21–Oct 26:
Tue–Sun, public hol. 10:00–18:00
Oct 27–March 20: Fri–Sun,
public hol. 10:00–16:30
Admission:
Tue–Sat: € 5; groups (from 10 persons) € 3.50
Sun: € 4; groups (from 10 persons) € 2.50
Free admission to the permanent exhibition all day Sunday.
Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 804 13 24
Fax (+43 1) 804 13 24
service@wienmuseum.at
www.wienmuseum.at
Bus 60B: Lainzer Tor
Central Cemetery
Numerous tombs of honor of famous composers such as
Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Schoenberg and Stolz can
be found at the 2 km2 Central Cemetery. Poets, painters, sculptors, eminent physicians and politicians have also been honorably laid to rest here.
This multi-confessional cemetery is a unique park landscape. The
cemetery church is a monumental art nouveau (Jugendstil) edifice
by Max Hegele.
All tombs of honor and a location map can be found in the Central
Cemetery guide, available at the main entrance, 2nd gate (in German only), costing € 10. The author of this publication conducts
guided tours by prior arrangement.
Opening Hours: Nov–Feb 08:00–17:00, Mar 07:00–18:00, Apr,
Sep 07:00–19:00, Oct 07:00–18:00, May–Aug 07:00–20:00
Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234, 1110 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 760 41
Fax (+43 1) 760 41 99 978 01
post@m43.magwien.gv.at
www.magwien.gv.at/ma43
Tram: 6, 71: Zentralfriedhof
Architecture
Vienna’s architectural gems from Art Nouveau to the present day are listed in
this six-language brochure. The location map provides an exhaustive overview.
Visitor Attractions
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Imperial Coach Collection
Museums & Collections
© ZOOM KINDERMUSEUM
Academy of Fine Arts – Picture Gallery
Outstanding works by Rubens and van Dyck, the altarpiece of the
Last Judgment by Hieronymus Bosch, Murillo’s “Two Boys Playing
Dice” and Venetian cityscapes painted by Francesco Guardi can
all be admired at this training institute for up-and-coming artists.
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun, public hol. 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 7, no group discounts
Schillerplatz 3
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 16-225
www.akademiegalerie.at
U, Tram, Bus: Karlsplatz/Oper, Tram D, J, 1, 2, Bus 57A: Burgring
Albertina Museum &
Habsburg State Rooms
Tip
The Albertina, the prolific graphic-art collection of Duke Albert of
Saxony-Teschen, is home to works including Dürer’s “Hare” and
“Hands folded for prayer”, Rubens’ studies of children, and masterpieces by Schiele, Cézanne, Klimt, Kokoschka, Picasso and
Rauschenberg. Special exhibitions of international art – from renaissance to contemporary – display drawings, prints and paintings of the highest caliber. Highlights of Classic Modernism are
on show from March onwards in the permanent exhibition “Monet
to Picasso. The Batliner Collection”, a private Liechtenstein collection on permanent loan to the Albertina.
Opening Hours: 10:00–18:00 daily,
Wed 10:00–21:00
Admission (all exhibitions & Habsburg State Rooms): € 9.50
Albertinaplatz 1
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-0
Fax (+43 1) 534 83 188
info@albertina.at
www.albertina.at
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Vienna, Sigmund Freud Museum and Hundertwasser’s
KunstHausWien will also appeal to fans of the grand
masters, while the Globe Museum with its original
world-spinning exhibits and the Third Man Museum
containing curiosities from Vienna’s underworld cater
to alternative interests. Culinary enjoyment is also a
key attraction at Vienna’s museums – many have their
own restaurants, allowing visitors to Live Art, Love Life.
© WienTourismus/Lois Lammerhuber
Vienna is a paradise for art lovers. Over 120 museums
and collections are open to the public, showcasing
works of the highest caliber. They include the world’s
largest collection of Bruegels at the Kunsthistorisches
Museum (Museum of Fine Arts), some 1.5 million drawings and prints including Dürer’s “Hare” at the Albertina, Klimt’s “Kiss” at the Belvedere, works by Schiele
at the Leopold Museum, and contemporary compositions at the Museum of Modern Art. The Mozarthaus
Backhausen Wiener Werkstätte Museum
Founded over 150 years ago, the textiles firm Joh. Backhausen &
Söhne – former purveyors to the imperial court and Wiener Werkstätte suppliers – has its own museum. It features giant pattern
books containing some 3,500 original designs from 1870 to 1960,
including many by Josef Hoffmann, as well as textile designs, furniture, photographs and documents relating the century-plus history of Wiener Werkstätte.
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 09:30–18:30, Sat 09:30 –17:00
Admission: € 2, Group Rate: € 1
Groups of up to 30 persons
Schwarzenbergstrasse 10, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 04-0
Fax (+43 1) 514 04-26
vienna@backhausen.com
www.backhausen.com
Tram D, 1, 2, 71: Schwarzenbergplatz
Belvedere Palace
(formerly Austrian Gallery Belvedere)
TIP
Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), the most brilliant military
mind of his age, commissioned Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
to design and build this garden palace as a summer residence.
The palace complex is regarded as one of the most exquisite baroque ensembles in the world. Today the Upper Belvedere houses
an eminent collection. Twenty-five works by Gustav Klimt including his famous “Kiss” are joined by masterpieces by Schiele and
Kokoschka, prominent French impressionist works, and the most
important paintings of the Biedermeier era with compositions by
Waldmüller, Fendi, Amerling, Romako, Makart, Boeckl, Wotruba,
Hausner, Hundertwasser and many others. Further inspiration is
provided by the grimacing character heads of Messerschmidt from
the Baroque era and the medieval Znaim Altarpiece. The Lower
Belvedere houses the magnificent living quarters of Prince Eugene. Together with the Orangery it hosts impressive special exhibitions. In between lies a magnificent baroque garden providing a
unique view of Vienna.
Admission:
Sigmund Freud Museum
Demel Museum
This Viennese Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) villa built by Otto Wagner
in 1889, with its colorful glass windows and straight-lined furniture, was acquired by Ernst Fuchs, one of the main exponents of
the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, in the 1960s and turned
into a temple of arts for his own works. His large format mystical
oil paintings as well as drawings, engravings and sculptures can
be admired here.
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00, Sat, Sun by arrangement
Guided Tours: Mon–Fr 10:00–16:00 by arrangement
Admission: € 11, Group Rate (from 20 persons): € 9.35
(in Otto Wagner Villa I)
Hüttelbergstrasse 26, 1140 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 914 85 75
Fax (+43 1) 914 85 75-18
ernst.fuchs.privatstiftung@netway.at
www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com
Bus 148, 152, Campingplatz Wien-West I
Former imperial & royal confectioners Demel were established in
1786. Their museum documents the history of Demel and displays
a number of exhibits including “ice cartouches” and fancy boxes
in which their famous pralines were once packaged.
Opening Hours: Coffeehouse: 10:00–19:00 daily, Dec 24:
10:00–15:00
Museum: Thu, Fri 11:00–16:00 and by appointment
Admission: € 3.50, Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 3
Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 535 17 17-0
Fax (+43 1) 535 17 17-26
ademel@demel.at
www.demel.at
U1, U3: Herrengasse
Third Man Museum
Filmed in Vienna in 1948, the cinematic classic “The Third Man”
starring Orson Welles has gone down in movie history. Historical
movie posters, some 400 sound and image recordings, autographed tickets and first editions of Graham Greene’s novel on
which the movie was based can all be admired in this private museum. Anton Karas’ zither from the world-famous theme tune is
also on display here.
Opening Hours: Sat 14:00–18:00
Groups at any time by prior arrangement
Admission: € 7.50
Groups (from 10 persons): € 6 (plus € 20 for guided tour outside
opening hours)
Pressgasse 25, 1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 586 48 72
contact3mpc@hotmail.com
www.drittemannmuseum.com
U4: Kettenbrückengasse
Essl Museum – Contemporary Art
The private Essl Museum in Klosterneuburg, just outside Vienna,
houses contemporary artworks by Austrian stars such as Arnulf
Rainer, Hermann Nitsch, Franz West, Maria Lassnig, Friedensreich
Hundertwasser and the “Neue Wilde” of the ‘80s around Siegfried
Anzinger and Hubert Schmalix. International artists are also represented: Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Antoni Tàpies, Jenny
Holzer, Lucio Fontana and Per Kirkeby.
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Wed 10:00–21:00
Free admission Wed from 18:00
An der Donau-Au 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg/Wien
Tel. (+43 (0)2243/370 50-150
Fax (+43 (0)2243/370 50-22
info@essl.museum
www.essl.museum
Bus 238, 239: Leopoldbrücke/Sammlung Essl,
S40: Klosterneuburg-Weidling
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, lived and worked
in this building between 1891 and 1938. It was here that he wrote
his revolutionary studies on the analysis of mental processes with
a view to treating psychic illnesses. Freud emigrated to London
in 1938, where he died in 1939. Today Freud’s office and private
apartment are a museum open to the public.
Opening Hours: 09:00–17:00 daily, July 1–Sept 30 09:00–18:00
Admission: € 7, no group reductions
Berggasse 19, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 319 15 96
Fax (+43 1) 317 02 79
office@freud-museum.at
www.freud-museum.at
Tram D: Schlickgasse, Tram 37, 38, 40, 41, 42: Schwarzspanier
strasse, Bus 40A: Berggasse
Ernst Fuchs Private Museum
Globe Museum
The only globe museum in the world has on display 240 original
earth and sky globes, and moon and mars globes at Palais Mollard, not far from Hofburg Palace. It vividly demonstrates how cartographical and cosmographical knowledge has evolved over the
centuries and influenced the conception of the world – an exciting
journey through time!
Opening Hours: Mon–Wed, Fri–Sat 10:00–14:00, Thu
15:00–19:00
Admission: € 3
Herrengasse 9, Palais Mollard, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 534 10-710
Fax (+43 1) 534 10-319
oeffentlichkeitsarbeit@onb.ac.at
www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/globen
U3: Herrengasse
House of the Sea – Aqua Terra Zoo
TIP
Shoals of yellow, red and blue fish, green mambas and an albino
tiger python are among over 2,000 species from all continents
that fill the aquariums, terrariums and the 20 meter high tropical house with its waterfall, suspension bridge and mangrove forest. The Aquarium is housed in one of Vienna’s six “Flaktürme”,
monumental anti-aircraft towers from World War II.
Opening Hours: 09:00–18:00 daily, Thu. 09:00–21:00
Admission: € 10.30, no group reductions
Esterházypark, Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1, 1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 14 17
Fax (+43 1) 586 06 17
haus_des_meeres@gmx.net
www.haus-des-meeres.at
U3: Neubaugasse,
Bus 13A, 14A, 57A: Haus des Meeres
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Combined Ticket (Upper & Lower Belvedere, Orangery, Palace
Stables, Augarten Contemporary): € 14, Group Rate (from 10
persons.): € 9.50
Upper Belvedere (Collection, Marble Hall): € 10, Group Rate (from
10 persons): € 8
Lower Belvedere (Orangery, Staterooms, Palace Stables): € 10,
Upper Belvedere
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, 1030 Vienna
Tram D: Schloss Belvedere, Tram O, 18, Bus 13A: Südbahnhof
Lower Belvedere:
Rennweg 6a, 1030 Vienna
Tram 71: Unteres Belvedere
Tel. (+43 1) 79 557-134
Fax (+43 1) 79 557-136
public@belvedere.at
www.belvedere.at
House of Music
TIP
The House of Music is a multi-media theme world where experimenting is actively encouraged. Visitors can paint sounds with
their fingers and also virtually conduct the Vienna Philharmonic.
There is also a section on the world-famous orchestra from its
founding to the present day. The acoustic voyage takes visitors
from prenatal sound perception, the development of the human
ear, and the first musical instruments to cosmic sound. Original
scores, theater programs, costumes and personal items belonging to geniuses such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann
Strauss are also on show.
Opening Hours: 10:00–22.00 daily
Admission: € 10 Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 8.50
Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 516 48-0
Fax (+43 1) 512 03 15
sales@hdm.at
www.hdm.at
U, Tram, Bus: Karlsplatz/Oper, U1, U3: Stephansplatz
Museum of Military History
This museum documents defense and army history from the Thirty
Years War to 1945. The world’s largest collection of historical gun
barrels is on display here, along with a lock of hair from field marshal Radetzky, and the car in which Austria’s heir to the throne,
Franz Ferdinand, fell victim to an assassin in 1914, thus triggering
the First World War.
Opening Hours: daily except Fri 09:00–17:00
Admission: € 5.10, Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 3.30
Arsenal, Objekt 18, 1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 79 561-0
Fax (+43 1) 79 561-17707
bmlv.hgm@magnet.at
www.hgm.or.at
Tram D, O, 18, Bus 13A: Südbahnhof, Tram 18: Fasangasse,
Bus 69A: Arsenal
Hofmobiliendepot. Imperial Furniture Collection
Live like an emperor: imperial dreams become a reality (temporarily) at the Imperial Furniture Collection – with original Habsburg
furniture from Hofburg Palace, Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere Palace and Hof Castle, from the Egyptian Room in Empire style to the
Turkish Room of Crown Prince Rudolf. The original furniture used
in the legendary “Sissi” movies starring Romy Schneider is also
on show together with respective movie clips and props.
Opening Hours: daily except Mon 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 6.90
Special rate for travel agencies with voucher agreement: € 4.30
Sisi Ticket (Hofburg Imperial Apartments with Sisi Museum and
Silver Collection, Schönbrunn Palace Grand Tour and Hofmobiliendepot. Imperial Furniture Collection): € 22.90
€ 19 only for travel agencies with voucher agreement
Andreasgasse 7, 1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 524 33 57-0
Fax (+43 1) 524 33 57-666
info@hofmobiliendepot.at
www.hofmobiliendepot.at
U3: Zieglergasse
U3, Bus 13A, 14A: Neubaugasse
Emperor Franz Joseph Hat Museum and Imperial Wine
Vaults
Invaluable wines from four centuries can be found in the Imperial Wine Vaults at the Piaristenkeller Restaurant. And hundreds
of hats from imperial times are not only on display in the Hat Museum, but can also be tried on by visitors.
Opening Hours: 18:00–24:00 daily by telephone appointment
Guided tours by arrangement, prices upon request
in Piaristenkeller restaurant
Piaristengasse 45, 1080 Vienna
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Tel. (+43 1) 406 01 93
Fax (+43 1) 406 41 73
museum@piaristenkeller.at
www.piaristenkeller.at
Tram 46, Bus 13A: Strozzigasse/Piaristengasse
Jewish Museum
In this museum the magnificent collection of Judaica compiled by
Max Berger and parts of the art collection and archives of Vienna’s
Jewish Community share space with temporary exhibitions of Jewish history and contemporary art.
Opening Hours: Sun–Fri 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 5
Group Rate (from 10 persons) € 2.90
Combined ticket Jewish Museum and Judenplatz Museum: € 7,
Dorotheergasse 11, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 535 04 31
Fax (+43 1) 535 04 24
info@jmw.at
www.jmw.at
Judenplatz Museum & Shoah Memorial
This museum explores the cultural, intellectual and social history
of Jews in Vienna around 1400 in a multimedia presentation, provides access to the foundations of Vienna’s oldest synagogue and
shows documentation on the Shoah (Holocaust). In front of the
museum is the memorial designed by Rachel Whiteread.
Opening Hours: Sun–Thu 10:00–18:00, Fri 10:00–14:00
Admission: € 3
Group Rate (from 10 persons) € 1.50
Combined ticket Jewish Museum and Judenplatz Museum: € 7,
Judenplatz 8, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 535 04 31
Fax (+43 1) 535 04 24
info@jmw.at
www.jmw.at
BA-CA Kunstforum
TIP
Designed by star architect Gustav Peichl, the premises of the BACA Kunstforum stage temporary exhibitions devoted to 19th and
20th century painting.
Opening Hours: 10:00–19:00 daily, Fri 10:00–21:00
Admission: € 8.70
Freyung 8, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 537 33-26
Fax (+43 1) 537 33-18
office@ba-ca-kunstforumwien.at
www.ba-ca-kunstforumwien.at
U2, Tram D, 1, 2: Schottentor,
U3: Herrengasse
KunsthausWien
TIP
Painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser gave his Kunsthaus brightlycolored tiles and uneven walls and floors. It houses a permanent
Hundertwasser exhibition as well as regular temporary exhibitions. There is a café-restaurant and shop on the ground floor.
Admission: € 9
Untere Weissgerberstrasse 13, 1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 04 95
Fax (+43 1) 712 04 96
info@kunsthauswien.com
www.kunsthauswien.com
Tram N, O: Radetzkyplatz
Museum of Fine Arts
TIP
This museum is one of the most important museums in the world.
It was built between 1872 – 1891 after designs by Gottfried Semper
and Karl von Hasenauer for the imperial collections. The Picture
Gallery houses the world’s largest collection of works by Bruegel,
as well as paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Raphael, Titian
and Velasquez.
The showpiece of the Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection, one
of the largest of its kind in the world, is the complete cult chamber
of Prince Kaninisut.
There is a café in the magnificent Cupola Hall.
Opening Hours: Picture Gallery, Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection and Collection of Antiquities: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu
10:00–21:00
Collection of Sculpture and Decorative Arts closed for renovation.
Admission: € 10
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-4025
Fax (+43 1) 525 24-4098
tourist@khm.at
www.khm.at
U2: Museumsquartier,
U3: Volkstheater, Tram D, J, 1, 2, Bus 2A, 57A: Burgring
Liechtenstein Museum
TIP
The collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein in this baroque garden palace include one of the world’s largest Rubens collections,
and key works by van Dyck, Lucas Cranach, Raphael, Rembrandt,
van Ruysdael and Hamilton. One of the finest surviving French
coaches of state and sculptures and objets d’art from the prince’s
Kunstkammer can be viewed, as can the magnificent baroque library.
Opening Hours: Fri–Mon 10:00–17:00; from March 2008: Sun
10:00–17:00
Special Exhibition: € 4, no group reductions
Fürstengasse 1, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 319 57 67-252
Fax (+43 1) 319 57 67-20
office@liechtensteinmuseum.at
www.liechtensteinmuseum.at
Tram D, Bus 40A: Bauernfeldplatz
TIP
MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art
Founded in 1864 as the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, the
museum boasts collections of glass and crystal, ceramics, metal,
furniture, porcelain, textiles, oriental rugs and Far Eastern objets
d’art dating from the Middle Ages right up to the present. A separate room with Thonet chairs from 1830–1930 retraces the history
of bentwood furniture. Viennese Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) and
“Wiener Werkstätte” are also very well represented.
Opening Hours: daily except Mon 10:00–18:00, Tue 10:00–24:00
Admission: € 7.90, free admission on Saturdays
Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 711 36-0
Fax (+43 1) 713 10 26
office@mak.at
www.mak.at
U3, Tram 1, 2, Bus 74A: Stubentor
Museum auf Abruf MUSA (Museum on Demand)
Contemporary Austrian art is on display free of charge at this “Museum on Demand”. The specially adapted venue behind City Hall
hosts special exhibitions of works from the City of Vienna’s vast
holdings, providing a cross-section of Austrian post-1945 art.
Opening Hours: Tue–Fri 11:00–18:00, Thu 11:00–20:00,
Sat 11:00–16:00
Admission: free
Felderstrasse 6–8, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 4000-8400
Fax (+43 1) 4000-99-8400
musa@musa.at
www.musa.at
U2, Tram 1, 2: Rathaus
MuseumsQuartier WIEN (MQ)
Wining & Dining at the MQ
There are plenty of places to eat and drink at the MuseumsQuartier
(MQ), catering for all tastes: restaurants, cafés, bars and outdoor
gardens (some cafés are open till 04:00).
For more information, please consult the “Restaurants” section
(see page 115).
Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 523 5881
Fax (+43 1) 523 5886
office@mqw.at
www.mqw.at
U2, U3: Volkstheater
Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien
Architecture is what the Architekturzentrum is all about. There is a
permanent exhibition a_Schau on the history of Austrian architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries, joined by special exhibitions
and special guided tours such as the new Top Tours on interesting
buildings and specialized topics.
Admission: € 5, Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 3.50
Combined Ticket: € 7, Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 5.50
Tel. (+43 1) 522 31 15
Fax (+43 1) 522 31 17
office@azw.at
www.azw.at
DesignforumMQ
The Designforum showcases young Austrian design in special exhibitions. From industrial to graphic design, a vivid impression is
given of the creative market.
Opening Hours: Wed–Fri 10:00–18:00,
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Admission: € 5
No group reductions
Museumsplatz 1/Hof 7, 1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 524 49 49-0
Fax (+43 1) 524 49 49-4
info@designforum.at
www.designforum.at
Kunsthalle Wien
The Kunsthalle mounts special exhibitions of international contemporary art focusing on photography, video, film, installation
and new media.
Opening Hours: 10:00–19:00 daily, Thu 10:00–22:00
Admission:
Hall 1: € 7.50, Group Rate (from 5 persons): € 6
Hall 2: € 6, Group Rate (from 5 persons): € 4.50
Combined Ticket: € 10.50, Group Rate (from 5 persons): € 8.50
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser also designed a significant municipal apartment project, the so-called Hundertwasserhaus. The
building was completed in 1985 and may be viewed from the outside only.
Löwengasse/Kegelgasse, 1030 Vienna
Musicians’ Memorial Sites
Tel. (+43 1) 521 89-33
Fax (+43 1) 521 89-1217
office@kunsthallewien.at
www.kunsthallewien.at
Leopold Museum
TIP
The Leopold Museum is particularly popular with lovers of Viennese Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) and modernism thanks to its key
collection of works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and objets d’art
from the era. The program of special exhibitions features major
shows devoted to internationally renowned artists.
Opening Hours: daily 10:00–18:00, Thu 10:00–21:00
Admission: € 9
Tel. (+43 1) 525 70-0
Fax (+43 1) 525 70-1500
office@leopoldmuseum.org
www.leopoldmuseum.org
TIP
MUMOK – Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation
Vienna
In this striking gray basalt building, the art of the 20th century
can be experienced right up to the present day. There are classical
modern artworks, as well as major pieces from the Pop Art, Fluxus
and Viennese Actionism movements through to Minimal Art, Land
Art and Concept Art.
Opening Hours: 10:00–18:00 daily, Thu 10:00–21:00
Admission: € 9
Tel. (+43 1) 525 00
Fax (+43 1) 525 00-1300
info@mumok
www.mumok.at
ZOOM Children’s Museum
TIP
The ZOOM children’s museum invites children aged 0 to 14 to actively explore its exciting interactive exhibits. Almost everything
is fair game: from experimenting with the senses in the studio to
media technology.
Opening Hours: the individual programs have different starting
times.
Admission: Families: € 12, Children: € 5, Adults: € 3.50
Museumsplatz 1,
1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 524 79 08
Fax (+43 1) 524 79 08-1818
info@kindermuseum.at
www.kindermuseum.at
Dschungel Wien – Theater for Young Audiences
Dschungel Wien is a theater for families, children, young people
and young adults, offering a varied program of plays, dance, music and performances.
Admission: Children and young people aged 18 and under: € 7.50
Adults: from € 8.50
Groups (from 6 persons) € 6.50
Backstage tours by prior arrangement
Tel. (+43 1) 522 07 20-20
Fax (+43 1) 522 07 20-30
tickets@dschungelwien.at
www.dschungelwien.at
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Admission (except Schoenberg Center and Mozarthaus Vienna): € 2
Free admission to permanent exhibitions on Sundays (except
Schoenberg Center and Mozarthaus Vienna)
Reservations for Guided Tours:
Tel. (+43 1) 505 87 47–85180
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47–7201
www.wienmuseum.at
Heiligenstadt Testament Memorial
It was in this apartment that Beethoven wrote his “Heiligenstadt
Testament” in 1802.
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun, public hol. 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
Probusgasse 6, 1190 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 370 54 08
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-72 01
Bus 37A: Geweygasse,
Bus 38A: Armbrustergasse
Beethoven Pasqualati House
Beethoven was a fourth-floor tenant here several times between
1804 and 1815. The building is named for its owner Johann Baptist
Freiherr von Pasqualati who let the apartment out to Beethoven.
Mölker Bastei 8, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 535 89 05
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-72 01
U2, Tram D, 1, 2: Schottentor
Haydn’s Residence
Haydn bought this house in 1793 and lived in it from 1797 until his
death in 1809. Notably, his two oratorios “The Creation” and “The
Seasons” were composed here. The house has been turned into a
museum and also contains a Johannes Brahms memorial room.
Opening Hours: Wed, Thu 10:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00, Fri–Sun,
public hol. 10:00–13:00
Haydngasse 19, 1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 596 13 07
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-72 01
U3: Zieglergasse,
Bus 57A: Brückengasse
Mozarthaus Vienna (previously Figaro House)
TIP
Mozart lovers can immerse themselves in this 1,000 m2 theme
world devoted to the musical genius. Mozart spent what were
probably the happiest years of his life in this house and it was
here that he composed his opera “The Marriage of Figaro”. Mozart
lived with his family in grand surroundings on the first floor. Today, the rooms are still preserved in their original state.
Opening Hours: 10:00–19:00
Admission: Adults: € 9 incl. audio guide
Group Rate (from 10 persons): € 6 incl. audio guide
Domgasse 5, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 17 91
Fax (+43 1) 512 17 91-91
info@mozarthausvienna.at
www.mozarthausvienna.at
Arnold Schoenberg Center
The Schoenberg Center houses the legacy of the Vienna-born inventor of twelve-tone music including music and text manuscripts,
diaries and musical instruments. His workroom and a media library with recordings of his works are also accessible.
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00 (except public hol.)
Admission:
Permanent Exhibition: € 3, Groups (from 10 persons) € 1.50
www.nhm-wien.ac.at
U2, U3: Volkstheater, Tram D, J, 1, 2, 46, 49, Bus 2A, 48A: Dr.-KarlRenner-Ring
Roman Museum
Schubert’s Birthplace
Franz Schubert was born in this house on January 31, 1797 and
spent the first years of his life here. The building contains a typical
Viennese open wooden staircase in its inner courtyard. The Schubert Museum is joined by an Adalbert Stifter memorial room.
Nussdorfer Strasse 54, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 317 36 01
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-72 01
Tram 37, 38: Canisiusgasse
Johann Strauss’ Residence (In the “Danube Waltz” House)
Waltz King Johann Strauss Jr. (1825–1899) composed his famous
“Blue Danube Waltz”, the unofficial Austrian national anthem,
here in 1867. Strauss’ former apartment and his famous conductor’s desk where he composed are on show.
Opening Hours: Tue–Thu 14:00–18:00, Fri–Sun, public hol.
10:00–13:00
Praterstrasse 54, 1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 214 01 21
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-72 01
U1: Nestroyplatz
Edmund Hellmer’s golden memorial to Johann Strauss can be
viewed in the Stadtpark.
Museum of Natural History
TIP
The museum houses 20 million showpieces: from the 25,000-year
old “Venus of Willendorf” to dinosaur skeletons, precious stones
and minerals, insects, fishes, birds and spectacular sharks. Another breathtaking attraction of the museum is a rooftop guided
tour with an unforgettable view of Vienna.
Opening Hours: daily except Tue 09:00–18:30, Wed 09:00–21:00
Maria-Theresien-Platz (entrance), 1010 Vienna
Burgring 7 (postal address), 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 521 77-276
Fax (+43 1) 521 77-395
wolfgang.taigner@nhm-wien.ac.at
The Roman Museum grants fascinating insights into Vienna’s ancient history. In the heart of the city, opposite the Anker Clock,
the role of Vienna as Vindobona military camp is illuminated. An
interactive experience of everyday life 2,000 years ago.
Due to open March 2008
Admission: permanent exhibition: € 4
Groups (from 10 persons) € 3
Free admission to permanent exhibition on Sundays
Guided tours on request
Hoher Markt 3, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 87 47-85180
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-85187
www.wienmuseum.at
U1, U3: Stephansplatz, U1, U4: Schwedenplatz
Old Vienna Schnapps Museum
Everything to do with schnapps, as well as a taste of the olden
days, can be experienced on a tour of the Old Vienna Schnapps
Museum. The tour is followed by a tasting session, which can also
include a chili-spiced spirit called “Wiener Blut”.
By prior arrangement (for groups of 10 or more only)
Admission: € 6
Wilhelmstrasse 19, 1120 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 815 73 00
Fax (+43 1) 815 73 00-10
office@schnapsmuseum.com
www.schnapsmuseum.com
U6: Philadelphiabrücke
TIP
Secession
This exhibition facility with its distinctive gilded leaf cupola was
erected in 1897/1898 in Viennese Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) style
by Joseph Maria Olbrich, a scholar of Otto Wagner. It houses Gustav Klimt’s famous Beethoven Frieze (1902). Contemporary art is
displayed in temporary exhibitions.
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu 10:00–20:00
Admission: Beethoven Frieze and Exhibition: € 6
Friedrichstrasse 12, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 53 07
Fax (+43 1) 587 53 07-34
office@secession.at
www.secession.at
City Map
The city map and underground plan provides an overview of Vienna’s road
and transportation network. Additionally, around 120 museums and visitor
attractions are listed in the information section with opening hours and travel
links.
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Special Exhibition: € 6, Groups (from 10 persons) € 4.50
Guided Tours: for groups by prior arrangement, € 2.50 per
person
Zaunergasse 1–3, 1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 18 88
Fax (+43 1) 712 18 88-88
office@schoenberg.at
www.schoenberg.at
Tram 1, 2: Schwarzenbergplatz
Tram D: Gusshaussstrasse
Tram 71: Am Heumarkt
Bus 4 A: Lisztstrasse
Museum of Technology
TIP
Exciting insights into the world of technology are offered by exhibits including a Prick steam engine, virtual robots, an Immserus
astronomical clock, the Etrich Dove, a Mercedes Silver Arrow that
won the English grand prix in 1955, and a thrilling media world.
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00, Sat, Sun, public hol.
10:00–18:00
Admission: € 8.50, Groups (from 10 persons): € 7
Mariahilfer Strasse 212, 1140 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 899 98-6000
Fax (+43 1) 899 98-1111
museumsbox@tmw.at
www.technischesmuseum.at
Tram 52, 58: Winckelmannstrasse, Penzinger Strasse
Clock Museum
Pocket watches, musical clocks and table clocks, hour glasses
and compass watches: 3,000 timepieces tick away at this threestorey museum in a centuries-old building. A remarkable journey
through time!
Free admission to the permanent exhibition on Sundays
Schulhof 2, 1010 Vienna
Tel. & Fax (+43 1) 533 22 65
rupert.kerschbaum@wienmuseum.at
www.wienmuseum.at
U1, U3: Stephansplatz,
U3: Herrengasse
TIP
Wien Museum Karlsplatz (previously: Historical Museum)
This museum presents a survey of Vienna’s 2000-year history,
from the Roman Empire, the residence of the Babenberg dukes
and the 640 years of Habsburg rule through to the present day.
The history of the construction of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, detailed views of the city, and furnishings from the Biedermeier era
give an impression of Vienna’s cultural history, as do magnificent
paintings by artists ranging from Makart and Klimt to Schiele.
Admission: Tue–Sat: € 6, Groups (from 10 persons): € 4
Sun: € 5, Groups (from 10 persons): € 3
Free admission to the permanent exhibition on Sundays
Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 87 47-0
Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-7201
www.wienmuseum.at
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Vienna: City of Music
© WienTourismus/Foto Terry Wien
also a stage for great musicals, mega rock & pop concerts, and Viennese DJ acts which enjoy international
demand.
What follows is a selection of the most important music
promoters and locations.
Further details can be found in the Event Database at
www.vienna.info and the Event Manual at
http://b2b.vienna.info
©WienTourismus/F3
© Wien-Tourismus/Ulli Koscher
Vienna is renowned as the world’s capital of music. It
has been home to “Waltz King” Johann Strauss, “Prince
of Song” Franz Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms,
Schoenberg and Mahler, not to mention Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Their music is performed in the city every
day. Vienna’s opera houses boast appearances by
international stars such as Anna Netrebko and Rolando
Villazón. Viennese operetta is a byword for exciting
entertainment – from Texas to Tokyo. And Vienna is
Opera and Operetta
Vienna State Opera
Tip
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s most famous opera
houses. There are performances some 300 evenings a year with
an ever-changing daily program. The performance calendar in
2008 features some fabulous premieres featuring stars such as
Angelika Kirchschlager in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”. It is possible
to learn more about the Opera on guided tours and in the State
Opera Museum. And large video walls erected in front of the opera
house allow passers-by to sneak a glance at performances in real
time.
Guided Tours: Tel. (+43 1) 514 44–2606
Opernring 2
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 51 444-2250
Fax (+43 1) 51 444-2969
State Opera Museum
Hanuschhof, Hanuschgasse 3/Goethegasse 1, 1010 Vienna
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 3 (groups of 20 or more € 2.50)
Combined ticket with State Opera tour: € 6.50
Combined ticket with State Opera tour and Theater Museum: € 8
Combined ticket with Theater Museum: € 5.50
Theater an der Wien
Tip
Vienna‘s “old new opera house” treats audiences to monthly
premieres, from baroque opera to modern works. In 2008 its
“Operimsommer ’08” summer program includes the zarzuela
“Luisa Fernanda” with star tenor Plácido Domingo in July and Mozart‘s “Magic Flute” in August.
Linke Wienzeile 6
1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 5 888 5
Group bookings for 8 persons or more: Tel: (+43 1) 5818111-0
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group.bookings@vbw.at
www.theater-wien.at
U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz; Bus 59A: Bärenmühldurchgang; Bus 57A:
Laimgrubengasse
Volksoper Wien
The program at the Volksoper – Europe’s leading operetta house
– includes not only opera (Rossini‘s “Barber of Seville”, …) and
operetta (Lehár‘s “Land of Smiles”, …), but also musicals (“My
Fair Lady”, “The Sound of Music”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, …) and
dance.
Währinger Strasse 78
1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 44-30
www.volksoper.at
U6, Tram 40, 41, 42, Bus 40A: Währinger Strasse/Volksoper
Wiener Kammeroper
The Wiener Kammeroper, yet another opera house, puts on rar
ities of music theater – seldom-performed operettas, musicals
and singspiels, as well as baroque and modern opera.
Fleischmarkt 24
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 01 00-77
Fax (+43 1) 512 01 00-70
www.wienerkammeroper.at
U1, U4, Tram 1 & 2: Schwedenplatz
Marionette Theater at Schönbrunn Palace
The puppet ballet of Schönbrunn Palace’s Marionette Theater enchants visitors both young and old with Strauss melodies, Mozart
operas and musicals from the world of fairytale.
Schloss Schönbrunn
1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 817 32 47
Fax (+43 1) 817 32 47-4
www.marionettentheater.at
U4: Schönbrunn, Tram 10, 58, Bus 10A: Schloss Schönbrunn
This musical cavalcade celebrating the Golden and Silver Age of
operetta is a treat for all fans of the genre. Works by Robert Stolz,
Franz Lehár and waltz king Johann Strauss are among the marvelous operetta melodies being performed in this potpourri of alltime favorites. The venue is an enchanting grotto in the park of
Vienna’s Theresianum school which even hosted performances
back in Empress Maria Theresia’s day.
July 2–August 9, 2008, Wed–Sat
Schlosspark Theresianum
Favoritenstrasse 15
1040 Vienna
In Theater Akzent in event of inclement weather
Theresianumg. 18
1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 35 26-11
www.scheibmaier.at
U1: Taubstummengasse, Tram D: Belvedere or Plösslgasse,
Bus 13: Belvederegasse)
“Die Fledermaus” at Schönbrunn Palace Theater
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Johann Strauss’ famous operetta “Die Fledermaus” is being staged
by Musik Theater Schönbrunn in summer 2008 at Schlosstheater
Schönbrunn, Vienna’s oldest theater. Familiar melodies and the piquantly witty tale of a Viennese playboy ensure top entertainment.
July 11–August 24, 2008, daily except Mon
Tickets: Musik Theater Schönbrunn
1190 Vienna, Postfach 111
tickets@ofs.at
Tel. (+43) (0) 664 1111 600
www.musik-theater-schoenbrunn.at
Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47
1130 Vienna
U4: Schönbrunn, Tram 10, 58, Bus 10A: Schloss Schönbrunn
Music Film Festival on City Hall Square
Every evening in July and August opera lovers and bons vivants
will be gathering on the square in front of City Hall to watch opera,
concert and ballet films shown on a giant screen. Admission is
free, you can sit wherever you like, and there is an opulent assortment of refreshments available.
July–August
City Hall Square
1010 Vienna
U2, Tram 1, 2, D: Rathaus
Promoter: stadt wien marketing und prater service gmbh
Kolingasse 11/7, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 319 82 00
Fax (+43 1) 319 82 00-82
Info & program: www.wien-event.at
Konzerthaus
The atmospheric art nouveau premises of the Konzerthaus are a
heartbeat of concert life in Vienna. Its music spans not only the
classical repertoire, but also embraces everything from medieval
to the most progressive contemporary sounds e.g. at the “Wien
Modern” festival in November/December.
About ten music festivals take place at these and several other attractive venues – from venerable palaces and vibrant theaters to
Schönbrunn Palace – every year. They include OsterKlang (Sound
of Easter), the Vienna Festival Concerts, the Vienna Jazz Festival
in July/August and – for those who enjoy the exceptional – Voice
Mania, a festival of a-cappella music in November/December (see
Event Manual, http://b2b.vienna.info).
Lothringerstrasse 20
1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 242 00-2
Fax (+43 1) 242 00-110
www.konzerthaus.at
U4: Stadtpark,
Tram 1, 2, D, 71: Schwarzenbergplatz,
Bus 3A: Schwarzenbergplatz, Bus 4A: Akademietheater
“2nd Vienna Piano Summer”
at the Spanish Riding School
International piano virtuosos will be appearing in Vienna from
August 7–10, 2008, presenting a top-caliber program of eight
exceptional concerts. Five of the concerts will be classical in nature, while three late evening concerts will be devoted to jazz. The
venue is also exceptional, presenting the heights of artistry on the
piano where normally the Lipizzan stallions demonstrate the fine
art of haute école.
Hofburg, Michaelerplatz 1
1010 Vienna
U3: Herrengasse
Bus 2A: Heldenplatz
Ensemble Performances
Music ensembles playing the greatest Mozart and Strauss hits in
magnificent settings – frequently in historic costumes and usually with singers and dancers – can be heard in Vienna every day.
These concerts are organized by smaller agencies, making them
ideal for tour operators. Booking tickets is also very straightforward (see Event Manual, http://b2b.wien.info).
Schönbrunn Palace Concerts
www.imagevienna.com
Vienna Mozart Orchestra
www.mozart.co.at
Concerts
Musikverein
This venue is world famous: the Golden Hall of the Musikverein
where the Vienna Philharmonic celebrate their New Year’s Day
Concert every year – in front of a million television viewers around
the globe. Music enthusiasts should be sure to plan an evening
here!
Group tours upon request.
Karlsplatz 6
1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 81 90
www.musikverein.at
U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz, Tram 1, D, J: Kärntner Ring,
Tram 2, 62, 65: Opernring, Tram 71: Schwarzenbergplatz,
Bus 59A, 3A: Kärntner Ring, Bus 4A: Karlsplatz
Vienna Hofburg Orchestra
www.hofburgorchester.at
Vienna Residence Orchestra
www.residenzorchester.at
Salonorchester Alt Wien
www.soundofvienna.at
Wiener Imperial Orchester
www.imperial-classic.at
Mozart-Ensemble Wien
www.mozarthaus.at
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Vienna Operetta Summer open-air
A dozen Viennese concert cafés have a pianist playing pleasant
background music whilst you enjoy a cup of coffee and a chat with
friends. Old and new Viennese songs can be heard at Vienna’s
wine taverns – in summer often in the garden shade (see “Wine
Taverns” section, p. 122 and Event Database at www.vienna.info)
Vienna Boys’ Choir
“Mozart & More” at the Musikverein
One of the oldest boys’ choirs in the world, the Vienna Boys’ Choir,
founded five centuries ago, gives concerts at the Musikverein on
Fridays. They also sing at Sunday Mass in the Chapel of the Hofburg imperial palace.
April 11–October 17, 2008, Fridays
Musikverein, Karlsplatz 6, 1010 Vienna
U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz, Tram 1, D, J: Kärntner Ring,
Tram 2, 62, 65: Opernring,
Tram 71: Schwarzenbergplatz,
Bus 59A, 3A: Kärntner Ring,
Bus 4A: Karlsplatz
Promoter: Reisebüro Mondial
Operngasse 20b, 1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 04-173
Fax (+43 1) 588 04-145
schmied@mondial.at, www.mondial.at
Musicals
“We Will Rock You” at the Raimund Theater
Jan 24–Jul 13, 2008
The Queen musical from London’s West End, which has attracted
three million visitors since 2002, is coming to Vienna. Music and
lyrics come from rock band Queen themselves. The Vienna show
will be in German with most songs in English.
Etablissement Ronacher:
reopened June 30, 2007 with “The Producers”
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The Mel Brooks musical was a mega hit on Broadway for six years
(it won 12 Tony awards!). This comical and politically highly incorrect farce in which the legendary big screen actor Brooks pokes
fun at Nazis, Jews and homosexuals, is being staged in German
for the first time to mark the reopening of this Viennese musical
stage.
“Forbidden Ronacher” end of March–end of April 2008 at
MuseumsQuartier/Hall E
In a cheeky musical satire, musical stars grant self-mocking insights into show business. They not only address the genre of musical in general, but also specifically take a critical look at the “hot
musical location” of Vienna.
Raimund Theater: “Rebecca”
returning to the Raimund Theater from Sept 6, 2008
The musical drama “Rebecca” takes audiences on a gripping voyage to Cornwall. The mysterious tale of the deceased Rebecca de
Winter, who continues to exert an eerie influence on the entire
family even after her death, is based on the famous novel by
Daphne du Maurier.
Booking address: for productions at the Raimund Theater,
Etablissement Ronacher and RonacherMOBILE:
Vertriebsbüro Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Linke Wienzeile 6
1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 581 81 11–0
Fax (+43 1) 581 81 11–581
sales@vbw.at
Credit card bookings by telephone:
Wien-Ticket: Tel. (+43 1) 588 85
Raimund Theater:
Backstage tours, venue hire on non-performance days:
Tel. (+43 1) 588 30-272
Wallgasse 18
1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 599 77-0
www.musicalvienna.at
U3, U6: Westbahnhof, U6: Gumpendorfer Strasse, Bus 57A:
Gumpendorfer Gürtel
Etablissement Ronacher:
Seilerstätte 9
1010 Vienna
U1, U3: Stephansplatz, U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz/Oper, U4: Stadtpark, U3, Tram 1, 2: Stubentor
MuseumsQuartier, Hall E
Museumsplatz 1
1070 Vienna
Tel.: (+43 1) 524 33 21
www.halleneg.at
U2: MuseumsQuartier, U2, U3: Volkstheater
The Volksoper is also staging musicals in 2008 including the classics “My Fair Lady”, “Fiddler on the Roof” and the famous tale of
the singing Trapp family “The Sound of Music” (see “Opera & Operetta” section, see p. 62).
Musical Visitor
Attractions
You can not only hear music in Vienna, you can also experience it
whilst sightseeing:
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House of Music – a virtual theme world of sound, acoustics and
music (see “Museums & Collections”, see p. 56)
Musicians’ Memorial Sites – many were once the residences of
world famous composers, now they house museums dedicated
to them:
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Heiligenstadt Testament Memorial (Beethoven)
Pasqualati House (Beethoven)
Haydn’s Residence
Mozarthaus Vienna (containing the only original Mozart
apartment preserved in Vienna!)
ǛǛ Franz Schubert’ Birthplace
ǛǛ Johann Strauss’ Residence
ǛǛ Arnold Schoenberg Center
Music Mile Vienna – a “walk of fame” marked with stars through
the inner city that you can explore at your own pace with an audio
guide (see “City Tours” section, see p. 47).
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Music Collections
Collection of Historical Musical Instruments
The Collection of Historical Musical Instruments contains numerous instruments that were played by famous musicians and composers. It is the world’s most eminent collection of Renaissance
instruments.
Music lovers will find precious original manuscripts in the Archives of the Musikverein (see “Musikverein”, see p. 63) and at
the Music Collection of the Municipal Library in City Hall, which
houses the world’s largest Schubert collection (Bartensteingasse
9, 1010 Vienna, Tel. (+43 1) 4000-84920, www.wienbibliothek.at)
Daily except Tue 10:00–18:00
Admission: € 10, Group Rate: € 7
Neue Burg, Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-0
www.khm.at
Young Scene
Apart from its classical and “Viennese” music, Vienna also has a
very lively young music scene where all the modern sounds from
hip hop to house, and from techno to electronics are represented.
This variety is rounded out by the guest performances given by
world stars.
Vienna’s Jazz Clubs also put on programs of international standing. The best clubs include:
ǛǛ Joe Zawinul’s Birdland, www.birdland.at
ǛǛ Porgy & Bess, www.porgy.at
ǛǛ Jazzland, www.jazzland.at
And the Danube Island Festival in September with its pop, rock
and folk events is acknowledged to be Europe’s biggest outdoor
party, attended by more than three million enthusiastic – mostly
young – visitors every year (www.donauinselfest.at).
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“shop&win”
In January and February 2008 there will be more
reasons than ever for spending a shopping holiday in
Vienna.
Apart from 20,000 stores, a mega contest awaits
visitors to the Austrian capital during this period. The
top prize is a luxury trip for two to Vienna including
€ 10,000 in spending money. In addition, there are
terrific instant prizes for all who submit entry forms
at the Vienna Tourist Info (Albertinaplatz/corner of
Maysedergasse, 1st district, Tel. (+43 1) 24 555, open
09:00–19:00 daily).
When the promotion starts, the “shop&win” brochure
will be available at Vienna hotels and the Tourist Info.
It contains all the necessary information as well as an
entry form for the competition.
Shopping is one of the favorite pastimes of the Viennese
and naturally also of most visitors to Vienna. Indeed,
there are plenty of opportunities for shopping in Vienna!
Whether flagship department stores, small boutiques,
antique shops, jewelers, bookshops, or designer furnishing stores – in Vienna you will find everything that
the shopper’s heart could desire.
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Shopping in Vienna: A Winning Experience!
There are no longer standardized opening hours in
Vienna, since the governing legislation is much more
flexible than it was just a few years ago. The shops of
the city’s main streets and shopping centers are generally open from Monday to Friday 09:00–18:30, Saturday 09:00–17:00. Many are open till 21:00 on Thursdays and Fridays. On Sundays and public holidays you
can shop at souvenir shops, pastry shops, Südbahnhof
and Westbahnhof train stations, and at Vienna International Airport.
In Vienna seasonal sales begin around the beginning
of January and the middle of July. Once again, due to
the liberalization of regulations, they no longer start at
the same time.
Full details of “shop&win” in Vienna can be found at
www.vienna.info or by calling (+43 1) 24 555.
Markets
Inner City
Almost every Vienna district has its own markets, supplying the
Viennese population with fresh fruit, vegetables, groceries and
daily products (Karmelitermarkt: Krummbaumgasse/Leopolds
gasse/Haidgasse, 2nd district; Rochusmarkt: Landstrasser
Hauptstrasse, 3rd district; Brunnenmarkt: Brunnengasse/Yppengasse, 16th district
The entire first district, encircled by the fabulous Ring Boulevard,
where Vienna’s architectural gems are threaded one after the
other like pearls on a chain, is a shopping paradise where everybody will find something to his or her taste.
Kärntner Strasse
A wealth of famous fashion stores line Kärntner Strasse, which
leads from the Vienna State Opera to St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
A classic favorite is Steffl department store, offering luxury designer goods and a great panoramic elevator. Along Graben and
Kohlmarkt you will find all the internationally feted designers and
brands.
Another highlight is the luxury shopping temple at Palais Kohlmarkt with big names including Dolce&Gabbana, Tiffany & Co,
Diesel and Bulgari. And just a stone’s throw away you will encounter chic creations by British luxury label Burberry. Kohlmarkt is
also the location of multibrand store “No. 7”, opened in spring
2007, whose products include creations by Kenzo, Scherrer and
Yikai. It incorporates the “shop in the shop” where Flavio Briatore
sells his luxury label Billionaire Couture, satisfying the fashion
wishes of male clientele with limitless budgets.
Yet also Rotenturmstrasse and the innumerable lanes and side
streets are home to an incredible range of boutiques and shops.
Whether classic or ultramodern, all tastes are catered for.
Mariahilfer Strasse
is the traditional shopping street of the Viennese. It starts near
the Ring Boulevard, and stretches past Westbahnhof train station to the Technical Museum. Most of the shops are located on
the downtown side of the Gürtel (Vienna’s outer ring), where the
thoroughfare marks the border between the 6th and 7th districts.
Shops include Gerngross department store, branches of major
European clothing chains such as H&M, C&A and Peek & Cloppenburg, and the HUMANIC shoe world. In the side streets you will
find a host of small retailers and a vast range of products. Park in
Neubaugasse is a favorite, stocking designer fashions and individual accessories on two floors.
Landstrasse, Favoritenstrasse, Meidlinger Hauptstrasse
and Thaliastrasse
Shopping streets have evolved in the 3rd, 10th, 12th, and 16th
districts which mainly serve the local communities. They also feature a multitude of retailers, boutiques, opticians, jewelers and
clothes shops, as well as shops catering for daily needs (see also:
Markets).
Shopping Centers
Ringstrassen-Galerien
Anyone preferring the shopping center environment will also find
what they are looking for downtown. Located only 100 meters
from the State Opera House on the Ring Boulevard, RingstrassenGalerien is an elegant and spaciously designed complex which is
sure to delight the sophisticated shopper (Kärntner Ring 5–7, 1st
district, www.ringstrassen-galerien.at).
Kaufhaus Steffl
This seven-floor department store embraces the latest trends, lifestyles and fashions, and boasts charming cafés with great views.
It owes its name to nearby St. Stephen’s Cathedral, which the
Viennese affectionately call “Steffl” (Kärntner Strasse 19, 1st district, www.kaufhaus-steffl.at).
Gerngross
Naschmarkt
Located on the plateau over the River Wien between Rechte und
Linke Wienzeile, this market is an absolute must for every visitor
to Vienna. Here you will find an overwhelming variety of fresh fruit
and vegetables, fish, meat and specialties from many countries,
e.g. Italy, Greece and Turkey (Wienzeile, 4th district).
Flea Market
A flea market is held next to the Naschmarkt every Saturday from
06:30–18:00. You can find pretty much everything, from valuable
antiques, furniture and bric-a-brac to curios and second-hand
clothing.
Christmas Markets
The best known Viennese Christmas market is the Christkindlmarkt with Magic of Advent held between the National Theater
(Burgtheater) and City Hall on the Ring Boulevard (www.christkindlmarkt.at). Seasonal atmosphere can also be enjoyed at the
Christmas Village on Maria-Theresien-Platz between the Museums
of Natural History and Fine Arts (www.weihnachtsdorf.at).
Just a few steps further on into the city, an Advent market has established itself on Freyung. A small, but exclusive market, it displays and sells a vast array of handmade goods and Christmas
handicrafts (www.altwiener-markt.at).
The market with probably the most beautiful backdrop is the Culture and Christmas Market directly in front of Schönbrunn Palace
(www.weihnachtsmarkt.co.at).
The Art and Christmas Market in the Spittelberg quarter is also
certainly worth a visit. Between lovingly restored suburban houses from centuries past, it sometimes seems as if time has come to
a standstill. This market offers a real Christmas browsing experience (www.spittelberg.at)!
However, there are a number of other Christmas and Advent markets. Further information can be found at www.vienna.info.
Souvenirs of Vienna
St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Giant Ferris Wheel and the Lipizzan
stallions are all symbols of Vienna. An extensive selection of souvenirs can be found at many downtown shops as well as the souvenir shops in most large hotels. Hand-painted Lipizzan stallions
and porcelain vases are among the unique gifts and souvenirs sold
at Augarten Manufaktur. More than two hundred years ago, this
traditional porcelain manufacturer used to supply the Viennese
imperial court with exclusive chinaware (Stock-im-Eisen-Platz 3,
1st district, and Schloss Augarten, Obere Augartenstrasse 1, 2nd
district, www.augarten.at).
“Made in Austria” is a quality designation that applies to more
than just Augarten porcelain. Österreichische Werkstätten on
Kärntner Strasse offers a wide choice of handcrafted goods for all
tastes (www.austrianarts.com).
Backhausen, on Schwarzenbergstrasse, is a producer and supplier of fine textiles for upholstered furniture, curtains, drapery
and decor goods. The range extends from modern design textiles
to classic art-nouveau patterns. A Wiener-Werkstätte shop completes the choice. There is also a Wiener-Werkstätte Museum in
the basement for those particularly interested (www.backhausen.
com).
This department store stocks everything from fashions to children’s toys, with various restaurants on the top floor (Mariahilfer
Strasse 38–48, 7th district).
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Shopping
Shopping Streets
Housed in wonderfully restored baroque premises on Graben,
Zur Schwäbischen Jungfrau has been the number one store in
Vienna for high-class table and bed linens for almost 300 years
(Graben 26, 1st district, www.schwaebische-jungfrau.at).
Many museums round out their exhibitions with attractive shops.
All kinds of products are available, from souvenirs, eye-catching
designerware, trinkets, jewelry and books to reproductions.
Shops include those at MuseumsQuartier Wien (Museumsplatz 1,
7th district, www.mqw.at), KunstHausWien (Untere Weissgerberstrasse 13, 3rd district, www.kunsthauswien.at), MAK (Museum of
Applied Arts, Stubenring 5, 1st district, www.mak.at), the Albertina (Albertinaplatz 1, 1st district, www.albertina.at), the Museum
of Fine Arts (Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1st district, www.khm.at) and
the Museum of Natural History (Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1st district,
www.nhm-wien.ac.at).
Traditional Fashions from Austria
Traditional Austrian “country wear” is always in fashion. In Vienna
you will find classic styles, patterns and textiles as well as contemporary forms of these costumes, adapted to today’s fashion
trends. Almost all the well-known country fashion shops are located in the center of town, in Kärntner Strasse and its side streets
and around St. Stephen‘s Cathedral. Loden fashion, a typical form
of traditional Austrian clothing, has been finding more and more
devoted admirers at home and abroad. Names like Resi Hammerer (www.resihammerer.at), Tostmann (www.tostmann.at), Loden
Plankl (www.loden-plankl.at), Sportalm (www.sportalm.at) and
Kettner (www.kettnerwien.at) have long established themselves
in the international world of fashion.
Antiques
A visit to the Wiener Dorotheum, one of the leading and most traditional auction houses in Europe, is highly recommended. Whether
in the open sales department or at one of the numerous auctions,
everybody will find something to their taste – from baroque and
“fin de siècle” furniture, art and jewelry to postage stamps (Doro
theergasse 17, 1st district, www.dorotheum.at).
the traditional specialties at Hotel Sacher, behind the State Opera,
the home of the original Viennese Sachertorte (www.sacher.com),
and Konditorei Gerstner on Vienna’s Kärntner Strasse (www.gerstner.at). Delicious Viennese cakes and pastries are also served at
branches of Konditorei Aida (www.aida.at), Kurkonditorei Oberlaa
(www.oberlaa-wien.at) and plenty of other places.
Shopping at the Airport
Vienna International Airport boasts a multitude of shops and an
enormous choice of goods. While the majority of stores are beyond passport and boarding card control and therefore only accessible to departing and arriving travelers, there are also numerous
shops in the arrivals and departures halls and terminal buildings
open to all. Opening hours are not generally regulated and often
depend on flights, i.e. shops are usually open longer during peak
travel periods. www.viennaairport.com
Tax Free Shopping in Austria
All visitors to Austria not resident in the EU may claim a refund
of Austrian value added tax (VAT), which is included in the sales
prices of all goods bought in Austria. The purchase price of goods
per invoice must be at least € 75.01.
The procedure for VAT repayment is quite simple if you use Global
Refund checks:
At any store displaying the silver-blue Tax Free Shopping logo,
tourists can ask sales staff for a completed Global Refund check
(name and foreign address must be inserted) and for a Global Refund envelope containing a list of all cash refund locations. The
original receipt must be stapled to the Global Refund check.
When leaving the EU, tourists must show the goods to the customs official and get their Global Refund check stamped with the
customs stamp. No refund is possible without the customs stamp.
Guests can cash their refund at any of over 700 tax refund locations worldwide e.g. at airports, back in their home country (see
also Global Refund envelope) or apply for bank giro transfer by
sending the Global Refund check to Global Refund direct.
Viennese Cakes, Pastries and
Confectionery
At Vienna International Airport the Global Refund payment booths
can be found in the shopping zone and at baggage reclaim in the
arrivals hall.
A visit to Demel confectioners, former purveyors to the Imperial
Court (Kohlmarkt 14, 1st district, www.demel.at) is a must for every
fan of genuine Viennese confectionery. Also not to be missed are
After deduction of the handling expenses by Global Refund, the
average sum refunded will amount to approx. 13% of the purchase price.
Shopping, Wining & Dining
Addresses of places to shop, from the old city to trendy districts, are
contained in this brochure, as are markets, pubs, dozens of places to eat
out, cool bars, coffee-houses and wine taverns. The former purveyors to the
imperial court also feature.
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Shopping with the Vienna Card
The following shops grant price reductions to visitors presenting
the Vienna Card:
-12%
-10/-15%
Ludwig Nowotny
Embroidery
My Style
Jewelry & Watches
-10%
A. E. Köchert
Jewelry
-10%
Burdyl
Souvenirs
-10%
Christoph Schachner
Master Violin Maker
-10%
Gans
Quilts and Pillows by Gans
-10%
L. Jarosinski & J. Vaugoin
Silverware
-10%
Österreichische Werkstätten
Traditional Handicrafts
-10%
Replicart
Replicart
-10%
Sport Aichinger
Sports Goods & Sports Wear
-5/-12%
Blau & Scheibl
Antiques & Jewelry
-5/-10%
Arcadia Opera Shop
Everything from the world of opera
-5/-10%
ArtPresents
Art & Design
-5/-10%
Backhausen Interior Design
Home Textiles & Accessories
-5/-10%
Bridges Glass House
Glass Ornaments, Bijouterie
-5/-10%
Dessous beim Graben
Lingerie & Nightwear
-5/-10%
Frey Wille
Enamel Jewelry
-5/-10%
Galerie Augustin
Gallery
-5/-10%
Halder
Jewelry
-5/-10%
J. B. Filz Sohn
Perfumery
-5/-10%
Maria Stransky
Petit Point
-5/-10%
Phoenix
Ties
-5/-10%
R. Horn’s Wien
Leather Goods
-5/-10%
Schau Schau Brillen
Eye Wear
-5/-10%
Schauraum für angewandte Kunst
Art & Design
-5/-10%
Susanne Kitz
Bags & Accessories
-5/-10%
Vienna Bag
Bags
-5/-10%
Zuntermann
Gifts
-5/-10%
Zur Schwäbischen Jungfrau
Bed & Table Linen
-5%
Plaza Wien Jalux
Boutique
-5%
Uhrmachermeister Hofer
Clocks & Watches
-3/-6%
Austria Corner Amadeus
Souvenirs
special gift
Altmann & Kühne
Handmade Bonbons
special gift
Friedrich Otto Schmidt
Furnishings
special gift
J. & L. Lobmeyr
Glassware
special gift
Kaufhaus Steffl
Department Store
special gift
La Cassetta
Home Accessories & Gifts
special gift
Meinl am Graben
Gourmet Temple
special gift
Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten
Porcelain
special gift
Hotel Sacher
Original Sachertorte
special offer
Foto Corner
Express Photo Service
special offer
Leopold Museum Shop
Leopold Museum Shop
special offer
MQ Point
Shop & Tickets
special offer
Museumsshops
Museum Shops
Ringstrassen Galerien
-10%
Huckleberry
Fashion for Kids
-10%
Das Spielzeug
Toys
-5/-10%
Bella Donna
Ladies’ Fashion
-5/-10%
Caselli
Ladies’ Fashion
-5/-10%
Giesswein
Traditional Austrian Fashion
-3.5/5%
Aigner Shop
Leather, Fashion & Accessories
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Vienna is home to service-led enterprises whose high-quality
products reflect the experience of many generations in design and
craftsmanship.
The WIEN PRODUCTS umbrella brand was created by the Vienna
Chamber of Commerce to draw the attention of potential business
partners and customers abroad to the benefits offered by these
companies.
Membership of WIEN PRODUCTS is an exclusive privilege awarded
only to selected Viennese companies singled out by acknowledged business experts.
Apart from general brand management activities, the main task of
the WIEN PRODUCTS Service Center is to help establish long-term
business partnerships by organizing marketing events directly in
international target markets (WIEN PRODUCTS sales promotions
in department stores, WIEN PRODUCTS food & beverage festivals
at deluxe hotels, organization and execution of B2B and B2C
workshops, etc.).
For further information, please visit the WIEN PRODUCTS website
at www.wienproducts.at. Further inquiries may be addressed to:
wienproducts@wkw.at.
AMBIENCE OF VIENNA
Interior Design with a Difference
Backhausen
Home Textiles
www.backhausen.at
Antique Furnishings
www.wienproducts.at
Galerie AMBIENTE – Design Marlowe
Designer Furniture
www.ambientegalerieambiente.at
Lichterloh
Design by Walter Bosse & Carl Auböck
www.lichterloh.at
J. & L. Lobmeyr
Crystal and Chandeliers/Glass Museum inside the shop
www.lobmeyr.com
Scheybal
Custom Door Mats
www.scheybal.com
G. Senft
Metal Fittings
www.senft.co.at
Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten
Handcrafted Designer Furniture
www.wittmann.at
Woka Lamps Vienna
Lighting
www.woka.com
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PERFORMANCE OF VIENNA
Unique Cultural Delights
Geigenbaumeister Christoph Schachner
Master Violin Maker
www.violino.at
Haus der Musik
Sound Museum
www.hdm.at
Wiener Sängerknaben
The Vienna Boys’ Choir
www.wsk.at
L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik
Handcrafted Pianos
www.boesendorfer.com
Münze Österreich
Austrian Mint
www.austrian-mint.com
MuseumsQuartier Wien
Museum
www.mqw.at
Spanische Hofreitschule
www.srs.at
Wiener Kammeroper
Opera House
www.wienerkammeroper.at
Wiener Symphoniker
Concert Orchestra
www.wiener-symphoniker.at
Volksoper Wien
Opera House
www.volksoper.at
PLEASURES OF VIENNA
Exquisite Fashion and Design
Mühlbauer
Hats and Fashion
www.muehlbauer.at
Österreichische Werkstätten
Handcrafted Goods
www.austrianarts.com
R. Horn’s Wien
Leather Goods
www.rhorns.com
Schau Schau Brillen
Designer Glasses
www.schau-schau.at
TOP TABLES OF VIENNA
Pewter Accessories
www.austrianarts.com
Exclusive Handcrafted Tableware
Vienna-Bag
Porcelain manufactory
Guided Tours
www.augarten.at
Bags
www.vienna-bag.com
Shopping
R. Chlada
Augarten
L. Jarosinski & J. Vaugoin
TASTE OF VIENNA
Delicious Food and Beverages
Demel
K. u. k. Hofzuckerbäcker Wien
Confectionery
www.demel.at
Confiserie Heindl
Confectionery
www.heindl.co.at
Haas & Haas
Tea Specialties
www.haas-haas.at
Lehar GesmbH.
Spirits
www.lehar.at
Meinl am Graben
Silverware
www.vaugoin.com
J. & L. Lobmeyr
Glass and Chandeliers/Glass Museum in the shop
www.lobmeyr.com
Furnishings
www.wienproducts.at
Wiener Silberschmiede
Berghaus-Fölster
Silver
www.silberwerkstatt.at
Zur Schwäbischen Jungfrau
Bed & Table Linen
www.schwaebische-jungfrau.at
TREASURES OF VIENNA
Gourmet Shopping
www.meinlamgraben.at
Jewelry of Timeless Elegance
Hotel Sacher Wien
A. E. Köchert
Tourismus-Schulen Modul
Art Deco
Weingut Wieninger
Halder
Wiesbauer
Golden Genius
Kellys Ges.m.b.H.
Juwelier Anton Heldwein
Manner
Kieback Wien
Staud’s Wien
Frey Wille
Original Sachertorte
www.sacher.com
International Center for Hotel & Tourism Training
www.modul.at
Wine Estate
www.wieninger.at
Sausage Specialties
www.wiesbauer.at
Salted Snacks
www.kellys.at
Confectionery
www.manner.com
Jam & Mixed Pickles
www.stauds.com
Jewelry
www.koechert.com
Fashion Jewelry
www.artdeco.at
Jewelry
www.halder.at
Symbol Jewelry
www.golden-genius.com
Jewelry
www.heldwein.at
Jewelry
www.kieback-wien.at
Decorative Art Jewelry
www.frey-wille.com
Einkaufen
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Youth Hostels & Campgrounds

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Hotels ****
Beds/rooms
10
195–275
215–295
269/140
CC Fitness room
11
215–295
255–335
CC Fitness room
10
179–299
179–299
K (180) KT
CC Sauna Solarium Fitness
room
10
235–335
255–355
272/138
K (200) KT
CC Sauna Fitness room
10
169–199
169–199
460/313
K (500) KT
room
10
only
suites
490–2140 76/35
170–260
170–260
475/247
K (500) KT
room
10
250–330
250–330
298/152
K (100)
KT CC Sauna Fitness room
Tel(+43 1) 514 80 0
15
Fax(+43 1) 514 80 40
parkring@schick-hotels.com
www.schick-hotels.com
Upon
request
Upon
request
98/58
20
107–147
177–207
114/56
128
■
K (350)
KT CC Sauna Fitness room
Hotel Am Parkring
– Schick Hotels,
Best Western
Premier Hotel
Tel(+43 1) 534 05 713
Fax(+43 1) 534 05 710
office@
hotelamstephansplatz.at
www.
hotelamstephansplatz.at
K (480) KT
436/218
Tel(+43 1) 587 55 18
Fax(+43 1) 587 55 18-29
hotel@opernring.at
www.opernring.at
Hotel Am
Stephansplatz
K (300) KT
410/205
Hotel Am Opernring Opernring 11,
1010 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Parkring 12,
1010 Vienna
U1 Stephansplatz, U3
Stubentor
Stephansplatz9,
1010 Vienna
U1, U3
Stephansplatz
Breakfast
Double
Tel(+43 1) 50 110-447
Fax(+43 1) 50 110-306
hotel.bristol@
luxurycollection.com
www.luxurycollection.com/
bristol
Grand Hotel Wien
Kärntner Ring 9, Tel(+43 1) 515 80-734
– JJW Hotels &
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 515 13 14
Resorts
U1, U4
reservation@
Karlsplatz
grandhotelwien.com
www.grandhotelwien.com
Hotel Hilton Vienna Schottenring 11, Tel(+43 1) 717 00 15 000
Plaza
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 717 000 16 000
U2 Schottentor info.vienna-plaza@hilton.
com
www.hilton.at/wienplaza
Hotel Imperial –
Kärntner
Tel(+43 1) 501 10-447
The Luxury
Ring 16,
Fax(+43 1) 501 10-306
Collection
1015 Vienna
hotel.imperial@
– Starwood Hotels U1, U2, U4
luxurycollection.com
& Resorts
Karlsplatz
www.luxurycollection.com/
imperial
Hotel Marriott
Parkring 12a,
Tel(+43 1) 515 18-6660
Vienna
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 515 18-6510
U3 Stubentor,
vienna.marriott.info@
U4 Stadtpark
marriotthotels.com
www.viennamarriott.com
Hotel Palais Coburg Coburgbastei 4, Tel(+43 1) 518 18-0
Residenz
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 518 18-100
U1, U3
hotel.residenz@palaisStephansplatz, coburg.com
U3 Stubentor
www.palais-coburg.com
Radisson SAS
Parkring 16,
Tel(+43 1) 515 17-3400
Palais Hotel
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 512 22 16
U4 Stadtpark,
sales.vienna@radissonsas.
U3, Tram 1, 2
com
Stubentor
www.palais.vienna.
radissonsas.com
Hotel Sacher Wien Philharmoniker- Tel(+43 1) 514 56-541
strasse 4,
Fax(+43 1) 514 56-799
1010 Vienna
wien@sacher.com
U1, U2, U4
www.sacher.com
Karlsplatz
Single
Contact
Kärntner Ring 1,
1015 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Person min.
Hotel Bristol – The
Luxury Collection
– Starwood Hotels
& Resorts
Address
Hotel
Hotels *****
10
125–185
155–280
68/35
■
(8) CC
K
■
K (40) KT CC
ideal for cyclists
■
K (50) KT CC Sauna
Fitness room
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
15
83–159
108–190
413/225
Hotel Arkadenhof
Viriotgasse 5,
1090 Vienna
U4 Spittelau
Tel(+43 1) 310 08 37
Fax(+43 1) 310 76 86
office@arkadenhof.com
www.arkadenhof.com
21
Währinger
Strasse 33,
1090 Vienna
Tram 37, 38, 40,
41, 42
Schwarzspanier
strasse
Rechte Wienzeile 93-95,
1050 Vienna
U4 Pilgramgasse
Tel(+43 1) 405 12 39-614
Fax(+43 1) 405 53 75
hotel.atlanta@aon.at
www.hotelatlanta.at
20
Tel(+43 1) 546 20 0
Fax(+43 1) 545 42 42
ananas@austria-trend.at
www.austria-trend.at/wan
10
Wagramer
Strasse 83-85,
1220 Vienna
U1 Kagran
Tel(+43 1) 203 55 45
Fax(+43 1) 203 55 45-173
donauzentrum@austriatrend.at
www.austria-trend.at/doh
Tel(+43 1) 213 15-199
Fax(+43 1) 213 15-100
lassalle@austria-trend.at
www.austria-trend.at/law
15
Tel(+43 1) 485 85 03-555
Fax(+43 1) 485 48 76
schloss.wilhelminenberg@
austria-trend.at
www.austria-trend.at/wiw
15
Hotel Atlanta
Austria Trend Hotel
Ananas
Austria Trend Hotel
Donauzentrum
Austria Trend Hotel
Lassalle
Engerthstrasse 173-175,
1020 Vienna
U1 Vorgartenstrasse
Austria Trend Hotel SavoyenSchloss
strasse 2,
Wilhelminenberg
1160 Vienna
Bus 46B, 146B
Schloss
Wilheminenberg
Austria Trend
Hietzinger
Parkhotel
HauptSchönbrunn
strasse 10-20,
1130 Vienna
U4 Hietzing
Hotel Beethoven
Millöcker– Best Western
gasse 6,
Hotel
1060 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Hotel Bellevue –
Althanstrasse 5,
Austria Hotels
1091 Vienna
International,
U4 FriedensWorldhotels
brücke, Tram 5,
33 Franz-JosefsBahnhof
Hotel City Central – Taborstrasse 8,
Schick Hotels, Best 1020 Vienna
Western Hotel
U1, U4
Schwedenplatz
Cordial
Theaterhotel Wien
Josefstädter
Strasse 22,
1080 Vienna
U2, Tram J
Rathaus
■
K (900) KT CC
Sauna Fitness room
67–73
98–109
75/44
■
K (20) KT CC ideal for
cyclists
54–73
74–96
96/57
■
CC
95–180
135–253
968/533
■
K (120) KT CC
Sauna Solarium Fitness room
61–250
68–300
268/137
■
K (250) KT CC
Sauna Solarium
10
79–250
94–300
267/140
■
K (40) KT CC Sauna
ideal for cyclists
80–120
90–170
174/87
■
K (180) KT CC
Tel(+43 1) 878 04 0
10
Fax(+43 1) 878 04 3220
parkhotel.schoenbrunn@
austria-trend.at
www.austria-trend.at/paw
Tel(+43 1) 587 44 820
20
Fax(+43 1) 587 44 42
info@beethoven.
bestwestern.at
www.hotel-beethoven.at
Tel(+43 1) 313 48 803
20
Fax(+43 1) 313 48-801
bellevue@austria-hotels.at
www.austria-hotels.at
www.hotelbellevue.at
95–180
Tel(+43 1) 211 05-0
Fax(+43 1) 211 05-140
city.central@schick-hotels.
com
Tel(+43 1) 405 36 48
Fax(+43 1) 405 14 06
chwien@cordial.at
www.cordial.at
Ab 65
15
135–253
850/394
■
Sauna
69–114
90–150
66/36
K (700) KT CC
■
K (12) KT CC
100–170
100–170
298/160
K (80) KT CC
Ab 98
111/58
■
CC Fitness room
ideal for cyclists
15
63–95
80–139
110/54
K (60) KT CC Sauna
Solarium ideal for cyclists

129
Accommodation
Contact
Tel(+43 1) 521 65-814
Fax(+43 1) 521 65-810
wimberger@arcotel.at
www.arcotel.at
Breakfast
Address
Neubau
gürtel 34-36,
1070 Vienna
U6 Burggasse
Hotel
ARCOTEL
Wimberger
Gartenhotel
Altmannsdorf 1
Golden Tulip Hotel
Modul
Hotel Golden Tulip
Wien City
Hietzinger
Hauptstrasse 134,
1130 Vienna
U4 St. Veit
Sonnwendgasse 8,
1100 Vienna
U1 Südtiroler
Platz
Grünentorgasse 30,
1090 Vienna
U4 Rossauer
Lände
Filmteichstrasse 5,
1100 Vienna
Bus 68A Kurpark
Nordosteingang
Wiedner
Hauptstrasse 27-29,
1040 Vienna
U1 Taubstummengasse
Neubau
gürtel 26-28,
1070 Vienna
U3, U6 Westbahnhof
Hoffingergasse 26-28,
1120 Vienna
U6 Längenfeldgasse
Peter-JordanStrasse 78,
1190 Vienna
Bus 10A
Dänenstrasse
Wallgasse 23,
1060 Vienna
U6 Gumpendorferstrasse, U3,
U6 Westbahnhof
Tel(+43 1) 877 74 06-0
Fax(+43 1) 877 74 06-6
office@hotel-cortina.com
www.hotel-cortina.com
20
Ab 50
Ab 70
69/42
Tel(+43 1) 961 64 00-901
Fax(+43 1) 961 64 00-950
info@delta-hotel.at
www.delta-hotel.at
15
Tel(+43 1) 310 34 04
Fax(+43 1) 310 04 80
deutschmeister@
city-hotels.at
www.city-hotels.at
Tel(+43 1) 688 11 82
Fax(+43 1) 689 11 81
eitljoerg-office@via.at
www.eitljoerg.at
15
Tel(+43 1) 50 111-324
Fax(+43 1) 50 111-50
rainer@schick-hotels.com
■
(15) KT CC ideal for cyclists
51–70
61–90
354/180
K
■
K (12) KT CC
70–120
100–220
94/52
■
K (20) KT CC
10
Ab 68
Ab 105
42/26
■
Solarium
15
55,50–
87,50
76–119
Tel(+43 1) 227 37-5001
10
Fax(+43 1) 227 37-9999
wien@flemings-hotels.com
www.flemings-hotels.com
79–159
99–179
Tel(+43 1) 801 23-19
Fax(+43 1) 801 23-51
office@gartenhotel.com
www.gartenhotel.com
25
Ab 58
Tel(+43 1) 476 60-6392
Fax(+43 1) 476 60-117
modulhotel@wkw.at
www.hotelmodul.at
10
147/84
K (25) KT CC
■
K (50) KT CC
291/146
K (160) KT CC
Ab 74
165/95
■
K (140) KT CC Sauna
Fitness room ideal for cyclists
Tel(+43 1) 599 90 905
20
Fax(+43 1) 599 90 904
info@goldentulipwiencity.
com
www.goldentulipwiencity.
com
Hotel Graben –
DorotheerTel(+43 1) 40 44 670
20
Kremslehner Hotels gasse 3,
Fax(+43 1) 40 88 392
1010 Vienna
graben@
U1 Stephanskremslehnerhotels.at
platz
www.kremslehnerhotels.at
Hotel Harmonie –
Harmonie
Tel(+43 1) 317 66 04
15
Fax(+43 1) 317 66 04-55
Best Western Hotel gasse 5-7,
1090 Vienna
welcome@hotelharmonie.at
U2 Schottentor, www.bestwestern-ce.com/
Tram D, Bus 40A harmonie
Bauernfeldplatz
Hotel Hilton Vienna Handelskai 269, Tel(+43 1) 717 00 15 000
10
Danube
1020 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 717 000 16 000
Tram 21
info.viennadanube@hilton.
Meiereistrasse
com
www.hilton.de/wiendanube
130
Breakfast
Beds/rooms
Fleming‘s Hotel
Wien Westbahnhof
– Worldhotels
Double
Hotel Erzherzog
Rainer – Schick
Hotels, Best
Western Hotel
Single
Hotel Eitljörg
Panoramaschenke
Person min.
Hotel
Deutschmeister
Contact
Delta Hotel Wien
Address
Hotel
Hotel Cortina
70–90
90–120
96/48
■
K
(480) KT CC
49–69
59–89
165/77
■
K (35) KT CC
58–225
68–255
81/41
(30) CC
75–120
85–160
126/68
■
K (10) CC ideal for
cyclists
105–220
105–220
720/367
K (300) KT
room ideal for cyclists
K
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
60–95
70–120
200/101
Tel(+43 1) 486 66 20-0
Fax(+43 1) 486 66 20-8
hoteljaeger@aon.at
www.hoteljaeger.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 329 00-911
Fax(+43 1) 320 73 55
kaiserfranzjoseph@
deraghotels.de
www.deraghotels.de
15
Tel(+43 1) 515 26
Fax(+43 1) 515 26-7
info@kaiserinelisabeth.at
www.kaiserinelisabeth.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 813 86 10-0
Fax(+43 1) 813 81 83
kaiserpark@cso.at
www.kaiserpark.at
15
Linzer
Strasse 165,
1140 Vienna
Tram 52, Bus
51A Ameisgasse
Hotel Kummer –
Mariahilfer
Austria Hotels
Strasse 71a,
International,
1060 Vienna
Worldhotels
U3 Neubaugasse
Hotel Mailbergerhof Annagasse 7,
1010 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Tel(+43 1) 910 02-0
Fax(+43 1) 910 02-59
kavalier@austria-hotels.at
www.austria-hotels.at,
www.hotelkavalier.at
Tel(+43 1) 588 95
Fax(+43 1) 587 81 33
kummer@austria-hotels.at
www.austria-hotels.at,
www.hotelkummer.at
Tel(+43 1) 512 06 41
Fax(+43 1) 512 06 41-10
reception@mailbergerhof.at
www.mailbergerhof.at
15
Mercure Grand
Hotel Biedermeier
Wien
Tel(+43 1) 716 71-0
Fax(+43 1) 716 71-503
h5357@accor.com
www.accorhotels.com
15
Tel(+43 1) 211 40-126
Fax(+43 1) 211 40-7
h1891@accor.com
www.accorhotels.com
15
Hotel Jäger
Hotel Kaiser Franz
Joseph – Derag
Hotel and Living
Hotel Kaiserin
Elisabeth
Hotel Kaiserpark
Schönbrunn
Grünbergstrasse 11,
1120 Vienna
U4 Schönbrunn
Hotel Kavalier –
Austria Hotels
International
Hotel Mercure
Imlauer Wien
Hotel Mercure
Josefshof Wien
Hotel Mercure
Secession Wien
Landstrasser
Hauptstrasse 28,
1030 Vienna
U4 Landstrasse,
U3 Rochusgasse
Rotensterngasse
12, 1020 Vienna
U1 Nestroyplatz
K (40) KT CC
78–120
110–170
32/17
■
cyclists
50–102
70–124
139/95
CC ideal for
■
K (100) KT
room
Ab 106,50 Ab 183
108/63
■
K (18) KT CC
40–55
65–90
90/45
■
K (50) CC
60–85
72–109
280/144
■
K (70) KT CC Sauna
10
68–145
80–180
181/95
■
K (25) KT CC
6
Ab 150
180–220
70/40
■
K (40) KT CC
62–128
78–172
370/201
■
K (80) KT CC
65–100
70–140
170/87
■
K (60) KT CC Sauna
Fitness room
Josefsgasse 4-6, Tel(+43 1) 404 19
1080 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 404 19 150
U2 Rathaus
mercure@josefshof.com
www.josefshof.com
10
Getreidemarkt 5,
1060 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
10
Tel(+43 1) 588 38-150
Fax(+43 1) 588 38-212
h3532@accor.com
www.mercure.com
■
99–199
119–249
228/119
Sauna Solarium
Ab 105
Ab 184
K (30) KT CC
135/70
K (30) KT CC
ideal for cyclists

131
Accommodation
Contact
15
Breakfast
Address
Tel(+43 1) 588 50
Fax(+43 1) 588 50-251
vienna.city@holiday-inn.at
www.holiday-inn.com
Hotel
Margaretenstrasse 53,
1050 Vienna
U4 Kettenbrückengasse
Hernalser
Hauptstrasse 187,
1170 Vienna
S45, Tram 43
Hernals
Sieveringer
Strasse 4,
1190 Vienna
S45 Ober
döbling, Bus
39A Friedlgasse
Weihburggasse
3, 1010 Vienna
U, U3 Stephansplatz
Hotel Holiday Inn
Vienna City
Tel(+43 1) 260 40-603
Fax(+43 1) 260 40-699
reservation.vienna@
rezidorparkinn.com
www.parkinnvienna.at
Tel(+43 1) 367 57 00
Fax(+43 1) 367 57 00-41
hotel@parkvilla.at
www.parkvilla.at
Wagramer
Strasse 16-18,
1220 Vienna
U1 Kaisermühlen/VIC
Hotel Park-Villa
Hasenauerstrasse 12,
1190 Vienna
Bus 35A, 37A,
40A Währinger
Park
Hotel Prinz Eugen
Wiedner
– Austria Hotels
Gürtel 14,
International
1040 Vienna
U1 Südtirolerplatz
Hotel Rathaus –
Lange Gasse 13,
Wein & Design
1080 Vienna
U2, Tram J
Rathaus, 46
Auerspergstrasse
Hotel Regina –
Rooseveltplatz
Kremslehner Hotels 15, 1090 Vienna
U2 Schottentor
Tel(+43 1) 505 17 41
Fax(+43 1) 505 17 41-19
prinzeugen@austriahotels.at
www.hotelprinzeugen.at
Tel(+43 1) 400 11 22
Fax(+43 1) 400 11 22-88
office@hotel-rathauswien.at
www.hotel-rathaus-wien.at
20
Seminarzentrum
Am Spiegeln
Hotel Sportpark
132
66–100
396/211
Breakfast
62–80
■
K (70) KT CC
64–87
74–102
208/114
■
K (40) KT CC
Ab 108
Ab 135
270/135
■
room
11
69–89
90–118
38/21
K (60) KT CC Fitness
■
K (18) KT CC
ideal for cyclists
15
52–90
60–126
203/106
■
K (25) KT CC
6
118–138
148–198
80/40
room
Tel(+43 1) 40 44 670
20
Fax(+43 1) 40 88 392
regina@kremslehnerhotels.at
Renaissance Penta Ungargasse 60, Tel(+43 1) 711 75 82 35
10
Vienna Hotel –
1030 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 711 75 8146
Marriott
U4 Landstrasse renaissance.penta.vienna@
International
Tram 71, 0,
renaissancehotels.com
S-Bahn
www.renaissancehotels.
Rennweg
com/viese
Hotel Royal –
Singerstrasse 3, Tel(+43 1) 40 44 670
20
Kremslehner Hotels 1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 40 88 392
U1 Stephansroyal@kremslehnerhotels.at
platz
Hotel Schild
Beds/rooms
Hotel Park Inn –
Rezidor SAS
Double
Tel(+43 1) 599 01-0
15
Fax(+43 1) 597 69 00
h1707@accor.com
www.mercure.com
www.accorhotels.com
Tel(+43 1) 206 11-0
15
Fax(+43 1) 206 11-15
nhbelvedere@nh-hotels.com
www.nh-hotels.com
Single
Person min.
Contact
Address
Hotel
Hotel Mercure Wien MatrosenEuropaplatz
gasse 6-8,
1060 Vienna
U3, U6 Westbahnhof
Hotel NH Belvedere Rennweg 12a,
1030 Vienna
Tram 71, O, S1
Rennweg
Neustift am
Walde 97-99,
1190 Vienna
35A Celtesgasse
Tel(+43 1) 440 40 44-0
Fax(+43 1) 440 40 00
office@hotel-schild.at
www.hotel-schild.at
10
Johann-Hörbiger-Gasse 30,
1230 Vienna
Bus 56B, 58B
Am Spiegeln
Weingarten
allee 22,
1220 Vienna
Bus 25A
Sportpark
Süssenbrunn
Tel(+43 1) 889 30 93
Fax(+43 1) 889 30 93-990
email@amspiegeln.at
www.amspiegeln.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 256 82 82
Fax(+43 1) 256 82 82-44
hotel@sportparkwien.at
www.sportparkwien.at
15
58–225
68–255
279/148
■
K (100) KT CC
99–350
99–350
678/339
K (450) KT
room
58–225
68–255
174/87
■
CC
48–90
58–120
57/29
■
CC Sauna
54–59
37–46
42/25
■
(180) KT CC
59–70
89–104
50/25
K
■
K (50) KT CC Sauna
Solarium Fitness room
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
15
66–98
86–130
220/122
Strudlhof Hotel &
Palais
Pasteurgasse 1,
1090 Vienna
U4 Rossauer
Lände, U2
Schottentor
Mariahilfer
Strasse 156,
1150 Vienna
U3, U6 Westbahnhof
Baumgasse 83,
1030 Vienna
U3 Schlachthausgasse
Tel(+43 1) 319 25 22-113
Fax(+43 1) 319 25 22-800
hotel@strudlhof.at
www.strudlhof.at
20
Tourotel Mariahilf
Vienna Sporthotel
Hotels ***
Hotel Admiral
Karl-Schweig
hofer-Gasse 7,
1070 Vienna
U2, U3
Volkstheater
Hotel Allegro –
Matzleinsdorfer
Adler Hotels Vienna Platz 1,
1050 Vienna
S9, S15, Tram
62, 65
Matzleinsdorfer
Platz
Hotel Altwienerhof Herklotzgasse 6,
1150 Vienna
U6 Gumpendorferstrasse
Hotel Am
Brillantengrund
Bandgasse 4,
1070 Vienna
U3, Tram 49
Zieglergasse
Anno Hof Hotel
Kulmgasse 22,
1170 Vienna
Hotel Asperner
Löwe
Austria Classic
Hotel Papageno
– Top International
Aspernstrasse 96,
1220 Vienna
Bus 26A
Leutholdgasse
Wiedner
Hauptstrasse 23-25,
1040 Vienna
U1 Taubstummengasse
■
K (120)
KT CC ideal for cyclists
77–113
104–154
154/84
■
K (240) KT
CC Sauna Fitness room
Tel(+43 1) 892 33 35
15
Fax(+43 1) 892 33 35-495
hotel.mariahilf@tourotel.at
www.tourotel.at
55–119
Tel(+43 1) 798 82 01-0
Fax(+43 1) 798 82 01-415
info@vienna-sporthotel.at
www.vienna-sporthotel.at
21
60–95
Tel(+43 1) 521 41 0
Fax(+43 1) 521 41 16
hotel@admiral.co.at
www.admiral.co.at
18
Tel(+43 1) 544 27 43-0
Fax(+43 1) 544 27 43-80
info@hotel-allegro.at
www.hotel-allegro.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 892 60 00
Fax(+43 1) 892 60 00-8
office@altwienerhof.at
www.altwienerhof.at
20
Tel(+43 1) 523 36 62
Fax(+43 1) 523 36 62-83
am.brillantengrund@
chello.at
www.hotel-ambrillantengrund.at
Tel(+43 1) 488 05
Fax(+43 1) 488 05-8
anno@annohofhotel.at
www.annohofhotel.at
21
Tel(+43 1) 288 20 88
Fax(+43 1) 288 20 130
pension@asperner-loewe.at
www.asperner-loewe.at
20
Tel(+43 1) 504 67 44
Fax(+43 1) 504 67 44-22
reservation@
hotelpapageno.at
www.hotelpapageno.at
12
70–139
137/65
■
CC ideal for cyclists
72–120
134/79
■
K (15)
50–75
30–45
155/78
■
for cyclists
55–140
75–180
98/52
K (25) CC ideal
■
CC
67–89
99–129
45/26
■
K (20) CC
65–90
80–118
54/30
■
CC
ideal for cyclists
20
46–54
28–36
52/28
■
K (7) CC Sauna Solarium
55–60
70–76
115/49
■
K (57) KT CC Sauna
ideal for cyclists
55–79
29–56
99/50
■

133
Accommodation
Contact
Tel(+43 1) 211 50-200
Fax(+43 1) 211 50-526
stefanie@schick-hotels.com
Breakfast
Address
Taborstrasse 12,
1020 Vienna
U1, U4
Schwedenplatz
Hotel
Hotel Stefanie –
Schick Hotels,
Worldhotels
Contact
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
Tel(+43 1) 211 30-0
Fax(+43 1) 211 30-72
info@classic-hotelwien.at
www.classic-hotelwien.at
20
45–65
58–94
140/78
Austria Trend Hotel
Messe Wien
Messestrasse 2,
1020 Vienna
Tram 21
Messeplatz
Tel(+43 1) 727 27-172
Fax(+43 1) 727 27
messe@austria-trend.at
www.austria-trend.at/mhw
20
Hotel Bajazzo
Esslinggasse 7,
1010 Vienna
U2, U4
Schottenring
Tel(+43 1) 533 89 03
10
Fax(+43 1) 535 39 97
hotelbajazzo@hotmail.com
www.hotelbajazzo.eu
77–87
110–130
19/12
■
Hotel Bergwirt
Maxingstrasse 76,
1130 Vienna
Bus 56B, 58B,
156B Montecuccoliplatz
Theresianumgasse 21a,
1040 Vienna
U1 Taubstummengasse
Gaudenzdorfer
Gürtel 63,
1120 Vienna
U4 Margaretengürtel
Ottakringer
Strasse 5,
1170 Vienna
U6 Alser Strasse
Tel(+43 1) 877 34 130
Fax(+43 1) 877 34 13 13
hotel.bergwirt@chello.at
www.hotelbergwirt.at
20
42–61
63–84
51/24
■
Tel(+43 1) 505 16 96-80
Fax(+43 1) 504 35 52
reservierung@climacityhotel.com
www.climacity-hotel.com
Tel(+43 1) 813 56 82
Fax(+43 1) 812 37 01
gritsch@hotel-cryston.at
www.hotel-cryston.at
10
Clima Cityhotel
Hotel Cryston
Hotel Donauwalzer
Hotel Drei Kronen
– Adler Hotels
Vienna
Hotel Ekazent
Hotel Europahaus
– Rosen Hotels
Gartenhotel
Altmannsdorf 2
Schleifmühlgasse 25,
1040 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Hietzinger
Hauptstrasse 22,
1130 Vienna
U4 Hietzing
Linzer
Strasse 429,
1140 Vienna
U4 Hütteldorf
Hoffingergasse 33/Ecke
Oswaldgasse,
1120 Vienna
U6 Am
Schöpfwerk
Gartenhotel Gabriel Landstrasser
– Adler Hotels
HauptVienna
strasse 165,
1030 Vienna
Bus 74A St. Marx
Gasthof Schneider- FirmianGössl
gasse 9-11,
1130 Vienna
U4 Ober St. Veit
134
Breakfast
Address
Praterstrasse 72,
1020 Vienna
U1 Nestroyplatz
Hotel
Austria Classic
Hotel Wien
■
K (26) KT CC Sauna
Fitness room
125–250
165–300
486/243
CC
K (80) KT CC ideal
for cyclists
50–180
60–200
65/36
■
CC
10
40–47
50–66
74/42
■
K (25) KT CC
ideal for cyclists
Tel(+43 1) 405 76 45
Fax(+43 1) 405 76 45-999
info@donauwalzer.at
www.donauwalzer.at
20
Tel(+43 1) 587 32 89
Fax(+43 1) 587 32 89 11
office@hotel3kronen.at
www.hotel3kronen.at
15
Tel(+43 1) 877 74 01
Fax(+43 1) 877 74 01-333
reservations@
hotelekazent.at
www.hotelekazent.at
Tel(+43 1) 911 49 10
Fax(+43 1) 911 49 10-69
headoffice@rosenhotel.at
www.rosenhotel.at
10
69–118
89–163
140/75
■
CC Sauna ideal for
cyclists
47–82
66–115
62/41
■
45–56
56–76
64/43
■
CC
10
47–69
62–98
176/85
■
K (250) KT CC
Tel(+43 1) 801 23-19
Fax(+43 1) 801 23-51
hotel2@gartenhotel.com
www.gartenhotel.com
25
Tel(+43 1) 712 32 05
Fax(+43 1) 712 67 54-10
office@hotel-gabriel.at
www.hotel-gabriel.at
15
Ab 58
Ab 74
190/95
■
K (230)
KT CC
Tel(+43 1) 8776109
10
Fax(+43 1) 87761098
office@schneider-goessl.at
www.schneider-goessl.at
47–75
67–110
110/55
■
58–68
98–130
30/14
■
for cyclists
K (30) CC ideal
Hotel Lucia
Hotel Mozart
Hotel Novotel Wien
West
Hotel Post
Hotel Puzwidu
Hotel SanandaFarm
Hotel Savoy
Tel(+43 1) 204 46 46-84
Fax(+43 1) 204 46 46-50
hotel@hillinger.at
www.hillinger.at
15
49–69
70–100
100/50
Tel(+43 1) 66 102
Fax(+43 1) 66 102 36
office@hotel-hoffinger.at
www.hotel-hoffinger.at
15
Mariahilfer
Gürtel 22-24,
1060 Vienna
U3, U6 Westbahnhof
Albertgasse 48,
1080 Vienna
Tram 43, 44
Brünnlbadgasse
Tel(+43 1) 599 98-233
Fax(+43 1) 597 90 90
h0796@accor.com
www.ibishotel.com
www.accorhotels.com
Tel(+43 1) 4034193-111
Fax(+43 1) 403419399
office@korotan.com
www.hotel.korotan.com
15
Hauptstrasse 31
– Hadersdorf,
1140 Vienna
S50 Hadersdorf
Tel(+43 1) 979 10 31
Fax(+43 1) 979 10 31-33
office@hotel-kreiner.at
www.hotel-kreiner.at
12
Wagramer
Strasse 52,
1220 Vienna
U1 Alte Donau
Tel(+43 1) 204 00 00
Fax(+43 1) 204 00 03
info@lenas-hotel.at
www.lenas-hotel.at
20
Hütteldorfer
Strasse 79,
1150 Vienna
U3 Johnstrasse
Tel(+43 1) 786 52 72-0
Fax(+43 1) 786 52 72-22
reservation@lucia-hotel.at
www.lucia-hotel.at
20
Nordbergstrasse 4,
1090 Vienna
U4 Friedensbrücke
Am Auhof,
1140 Vienna
U4 Hütteldorf/
Bus 151
Tel(+43 1) 317 15 37
15
Fax(+43 1) 317 24 77
office@hotelmozartvienna.at
www.hotelmozart-vienna.at
Tel(+43 1) 979 25 42-0
10
Fax(+43 1) 979 41 40
h0521@accor.com
www.novotel.com
35–48
Fleischmarkt 24,
1010 Vienna
U4 Schwedenplatz
Tel(+43 1) 515 83-0
Fax(+43 1) 515 83-808
office@hotel-post-wien.at
www.hotel-post-wien.at
15
40–60
Tel(+43 1) 688 21 68
Fax(+43 1) 688 51 91-20
office@hotel-pensionpuzwidu.com
www.hotel-pensionpuzwidu.com
Wolfgang-Riese- Tel(+43) (0) 676 444 76 74
Gasse 6,
Fax(+43 1) 333 32 22
sananda@aon.at
1210 Vienna
Tram 26
www.sananda-farm.at
Carminweg
Lindengasse 12, Tel(+43 1) 523 46 46
1070 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 523 46 40
U3 Neubauoffice@hotelsavoy.at
gasse
www.hotelsavoy.at
24
Himberger
Strasse 69,
1100 Vienna
Bus 17A, 368
Franzosenweg
■
K (300) KT CC
ideal for cyclists
39–59
45–99
72/33
CC
47–74
58–96
682/341
■
K (170) KT CC
15
49–59
59–65
85/61
■
K (30) KT CC
Ab 55
Ab 80
30/15
■
CC ideal
for cyclists
45–80
70–140
89/49
■
CC
55–75
70–110
68/36
■
K (30) CC ideal for cyclists
42–70
96/56
■
46–59
56–78
222/111
■
K (200) KT CC
60–90
176/104
■
Ab 54
Ab 84
70/42
■
K (30) CC ideal for cyclists
10
Ab 70
Ab 120
14/7
■
K (50) KT Sauna
Solarium Fitness room ideal
for cyclists
20
58–109
98–150
84/42
■

135
Accommodation
Erzherzog-KarlStrasse 105,
1220 Vienna
Tram 26
Polgorstrasse
Schuppengasse 19-21,
1230 Vienna
U6 Alterlaa
Breakfast
Beds/rooms
Hotel Lenas Donau
Double
Hotel Kreiner
Single
Hotel Korotan
Person min.
Hotel Ibis Wien
Mariahilf
Contact
Hotel Hoffinger
Address
Hotel
Hotel Hillinger
Contact
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
Degengasse 45,
1160 Vienna
U3 Ottakring
Tel(+43 1) 486 11 81
Fax(+43 1) 486 11 81-17
office@hotelschwalbe.com
www.hotelschwalbe.com
2
69–95
98–135
30/16
Tel(+43 1) 533 19 31
Fax(+43 1) 533 19 31
office@schweizerhof.at
www.schweizerhof.at
15
75–91
100–130
110/55
■
Tel(+43 1) 486 24 32
Fax(+43 1) 485 16 55-12
office@sophienalpe.at
www.sophienalpe.at
21
Ab 35
54–60
140/70
■
Tel(+43 1) 245 88-0
Fax(+43 1) 245 88-188
h3720@accor.com
www.suite-hotel.com
20
Tel(+43 1) 211 17-0
Fax(+43 1) 211 17-12
tabor@city-hotels.at
www.city-hotels.at
15
Tel(+43 1) 877 11 50
Fax(+43 1) 877 20 42
hotel.viktoria@magnet.at
www.hotelviktoria.at.tt
15
50–70
78–120
72/29
■
Tel(+43 1) 214 55 21-15
Fax(+43 1) 214 55 21-33
info@wilhelmshof.at
www.wilhelmshof.at
20
55–79
69–120
191/105
■
Hotel Schweizerhof Bauernmarkt 22,
1010 Vienna
U1, U4
Schwedenplatz,
U1, U3
Stephansplatz
Hotel Sophienalpe Sofienalpenstrasse 13,
1140 Vienna
Bus 249/250
Sofienalpenstrasse
Suitehotel Wien
RadingerMesse
strasse 2/
Walcherstrasse,
1020 Vienna
U1 Vorgartenstrasse
Tabor City-Hotel
Tandelmarktgasse 19/
Taborstrasse 25,
1020 Vienna
U4 Schwedenplatz, Tram 21, N
Karmeliterplatz
Hotel Viktoria
Eduard-KleinGasse 9,
1130 Vienna
U4 Hietzing
Hotel Wilhelmshof
Hotel Zipser
Kleine Stadtgutgasse 4,
1020 Vienna
U1 Praterstern
Lange Gasse 49, Tel(+43 1) 404 54-0
1080 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 404 54-13
U2 Rathaus
office@zipser.at
www.zipser.at
Hotels not classified
■
cyclists
K (30) CC ideal for
CC
Solarium ideal for cyclists
K (120) KT CC ideal for
cyclists
Ab 99
Ab 99
316/158
CC Fitness
60–100
80–130
185/95
■
K (40) KT CC
CC
15
52–67
72–106
86/47
■
The Ring Hotel
– JJW Hotels &
Resorts
Kärntner Ring 8,
1010 Vienna
U1, U4
Karlsplatz
Tel(+43 1) 515 80 734
Fax(+43 1) 515 13-10
info@theringhotel.com
www.theringhotel.com
Lindner Hotel Am
Belvedere
– Worldhotels
Rennweg 12,
1030 Vienna
Tram 71 Unteres
Belvedere
Tel(+43 1) 794 77-931
16
Fax(+43 1) 794 77-929
info.wien@lindnerhotels.at
www.lindnerhotels.at
Ab 75
Meininger City
Hostels & Hotels
Wien
Columbusgasse 16,
1100 Vienna
U1 Keplerplatz
Tel(+43 1) 306 66 36-100
10
Fax(+43 1) 306 66 36-222
welcome@meiningerhostels.com
www.meininger-hostels.com
45–54
136
Breakfast
Address
Hotel
Hotel Schwalbe
11
175–265
225–315
136/68
Fitness room
Ab 99
438/219
CC Sauna
■
K (150) KT CC
56–68
62/31
■
CC
Hotel Eurostars
Vienna
Tel(+43 1) 680 82-249
Fax(+43 1) 680 82-255
reservierung@airo-hotels.at
www.airo-hotels.at
15
Ab 50
Ab 60
516/258
Tel(+43 1) 961 61-0
Fax(+43 1) 513 29 99
office@ambassador.at
www.ambassador.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 727 30
Fax(+43 1) 727 30-30
info@cy-wien-messe.at
www.courtyard-wienmesse.at
15
Tel(+43 1) 810 17 17-813
Fax(+43 1) 810 17 17-177
info@courtyard-vienna.at
www.marriott.com/viecy
10
Tel(+43 1) 589 18-0
Fax(+43 1) 589 18-18
office@dastriest.at
www.dastriest.at
20
Tel(+43 1) 241 88
Fax(+43 1) 241 88-444
hotel@doco.com
www.doco.com
6
Tel(+43 1) 404 55-807
Fax(+43 1) 404 55-888
info@eurostarsvienna.com
www.eurostarsvienna.com
15
Tel(+43 1) 717 00-15000
Fax(+43 1) 717 000-16000
info.vienna@hilton.com
www.hilton.at/wien
10
Ottakringer
Strasse 34-36,
1170 Vienna
U6 Alser Strasse
Hotel Hilton Vienna Am Stadtpark,
1030 Vienna
U3, U4
Landstrasse
Hotel
InterContinental
Wien –
InterContinental
Hotels Group
Radisson SAS Style
Hotel
Renaissance Wien
Hotel – Marriott
International
roomz Vienna –
Budget Design
Hotel
Johannesgasse 28,
1037 Vienna
U4 Stadtpark
Tel(+43 1) 711 22-144
Fax(+43 1) 711 22-263
vienna@ichotelsgroup.com
www.vienna.
intercontinental.com
Herrengasse 12, Tel(+43 1) 227 80-3300
1010 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 227 80-79
U3 Herrengasse info.style.vienna@
radissonsas.com
www.style.vienna.
radissonsas.com
Ullmann
Tel(+43 1) 891 02-806
strasse 71,
Fax(+43 1) 891 02-300
1150 Vienna
rhi.viehw@
U4 Meidling
renaissancehotels.com
Hauptstrasse
www.renaissancehotels.
com/viehw
ParagonTel(+43 1) 743 17 77-20
strasse 1,
Fax(+43 1) 743 18 88
1110 Vienna
office@roomz-vienna.com
U3 Gasometer
www.roomz-vienna.com
■
K (220) KT CC
192–217
243–274
172/86
K (60) CC
100–170
130–220
502/251
■
K (380) KT CC
80–150
80–150
236/118
Fitness room
165–212
217–273
143/72
K (70) KT CC
■
K (80) KT CC Sauna
Solarium Fitness room
225–510
225–510
90/43
K (50) KT CC
56–80
64–95
180/115
■
K (80) CC Fitness room
10
155–310
169–239
155–310
169–239
1150/
579
K (840) KT CC
610/453
K (1100) KT
room
10
223–253
238–268
155/78
■
K (12) KT CC Sauna
Fitness room
10
95–295
95–315
607/309
■
K (200) KT
20
50–80
60–90
300/152
■
room

137
Accommodation
Kurbadstrasse 8,
1100 Vienna
Tram 67
Kurzentrum
Oberlaa
Kärntner
Strasse 22,
1010 Vienna
U1, U3
Stephansplatz
Trabrenn
strasse 4,
1020 Vienna
Tram N Prater
Hauptallee, 21
Offenbachgasse
Schönbrunner
Schlossstrasse 38-40,
1120 Vienna
U4 Schönbrunn
Wiedner
Hauptstrasse 12,
1040 Vienna
U1, U4
Karlsplatz
Stephansplatz
12, 1010 Vienna
U1, U3
Stephansplatz
Breakfast
Beds/rooms
DO & CO Hotel
Vienna – design
hotels
Double
Hotel Das Triest –
design hotels
Single
Hotel Courtyard by
Marriott Wien
Schönbrunn
Person min.
Hotel Courtyard by
Marriott Wien
Messe
Contact
Hotel Ambassador
Address
Hotel
Airo Tower Hotel
Contact
Person min.
Single
Double
Beds/rooms
Tel(+43 1) 535 45 15-50
Fax(+43 1) 535 45 15-15
parliament@thelevante.com
www.thelevante.com
10
150–220
170–285
123/70
Tel(+43 1) 214 33 17
Fax(+43 1) 216 10 79
hotel.vienna@aon.at
www.hotelvienna.at
20
Halbgasse 3-5,
1070 Vienna
U6 Burggasse
Tel(+43 1) 523 69 89-0
Fax(+43 1) 523 69 89-55
hotel@allalenz.com
www.allalenz.com
10
Hotel Vienna
Pensions ****
Pension Alla Lenz
AppartementPension Spiess &
Spiess
Hainburgerstrasse 19,
1030 Vienna
U3 Rochusgasse
Tel(+43 1) 714 85 05
Fax(+43 1) 714 85 05-110
appartements@spiessvienna.at
www.spiess-vienna.at
Pension Baronesse Lange Gasse 61, Tel(+43 1) 405 10 61
1080 Vienna
Fax(+43 1) 405 10 61-61
Tram 5, 43, 44
baronesse@secrethomes.at
Lange Gasse
www.secrethomes.at
8
Tel(+43 1) 667 12 04
Fax(+43 1) 667 12 508
pensionerlaa@inode.at
10
138
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72–144
27/18
K (15) CC ideal for
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Ab 86
Ab 106
14/7
K (20) CC ideal
■
Ab 86
68/36
■
for cyclists
10
Ab 55
Ab 100
32/16
ideal for cyclists
110–140
135–185
76/40
CC ideal
CC
■
CC
Ab 59
Ab 80
30/15
■
ideal for cyclists
Tel(+43 1) 407 96 20
10
Fax(+43 1) 407 96 20-11
info@pension-excellence.
com
www.pension-excellence.
com
Tel(+43 1) 961 19 60
10
Fax(+43 1) 961 19 60-33
hotel@hollmann-beletage.at
www.hollmann-beletage.at
Tel(+43 1) 689 40 11
Fax(+43 1) 689 40 11-35
office@tschipan.at
55–86
10
Tel(+43 1) 513 31 99-0
Fax(+43 1) 512 34 84
info@hoteldomizil.at
www.hoteldomizil.at
Köllnerhofgasse 6,
1010 Vienna
U4 Schwedenplatz
Landhaus Tschipan Friedhofstrasse 12,
1100 Vienna
Tram 67, Bus
266, 271
Friedhofstrasse
78/37
CC Sauna
CC
Pension Domizil
Pension Hollmann
Beletage – Design
& Boutique
79–100
for cyclists
10
Pension Excellence
58–74
cyclists
Tel(+43 1) 581 11 48
Fax(+43 1) 581 11 30
info@bellavienna.at
www.bellavienna.at
Pension Erlaa
■
Fitness room
Bella Vienna
GumpendorferApartment-Pension strasse 65,
1060 Vienna
U4 Pilgramgasse
Schulerstrasse 14,
1010 Vienna
U1 Stephansplatz
Erlaaer
Strasse 148,
1230 Vienna
U6 Erlaaerstrasse
Alser Strasse 21,
1080 Vienna
Tram 43, 44
Lange Gasse
Breakfast
Address
Hotel
Auerspergstrasse 9,
1080 Vienna
U2 Rathaus, U3
Volkstheater
Grosse
Stadtgutgasse
31, 1020 Vienna
U1 Praterstern
The Levante
Parliament
– design hotels
10
57–77
77–112
33/27
Sauna
■
CC
140–180
140–180
32/16
■
room
68–75
105–120
K (20) CC Sauna Fitness
52/29
K (20) KT CC
Pension Pharmador Schottenfeld
gasse 39,
1070 Vienna
U3 Zieglergasse
Pension Shermin
Rilkeplatz 7,
1040 Vienna
U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
Seasonal hotels ***
AllYouNeed Hotel
Vienna2
AllYouNeed Hotel
Vienna4
Saisonhotel Atlas
49,5–55
63–70
40/18
20
Ab 52
Ab 85
28/15
Accommodation
Beds/rooms
5
Breakfast
Double
Burgenlandgasse 72,
1100 Vienna
Bus 68A Am
Kurpark
Nordeingang
Pension Ani-Falstaff Müllnergasse 5,
1090 Vienna
U4 Rossauer
Lände, Tram D
Schlickgasse
Pension Atrium
Burggasse 118,
1070 Vienna
U6, Tram 5
Burggasse
Single
Pension Am
Kurpark
Tel(+43 1) 749 51 12-0
Fax(+43 1) 749 51 12-19
info@apartment-hotelwien.at
www.apartment-hotelwien.at
Tel(+43 1) 688 11 82
Fax(+43 1) 689 11 81
eitljoerg-office@via.at
www.eitljoerg.at
Person min.
Actilingua
SchneiderApartment-Pension gasse 7,
1110 Vienna
Tram 71
Molitorgasse
Contact
Address
Hotel
Pensions ***
CC
■
CC
Tel(+43 1) 317 91 27 0
Fax(+43 1) 317 91 27 10
falstaff@freerooms.at
www.freerooms.at
10
Tel(+43 1) 523 31 14
Fax(+43 1) 523 31 14-9
pension.atrium@chello.at
www.pension.atrium.at.tf
6
Tel(+43 1) 523 53 17
Fax(+43 1) 523 53 17-77
office@pensionpharmador.at
www.pensionpharmador.at
Tel(+43 1) 586 61 83-0
Fax(+43 1) 586 61 83-10
hotel@sherminapartments.com
www.hotel-pensionshermin.at
10
48–68
68–98
28/15
■
CC ideal
for cyclists
Ab 55
79–85,50
32/18
■
ideal
for cyclists
49–69
69–99
35/21
■
K (30) KT CC
10
60–80
80–120
21/11
■
CC
ideal for cyclists
Grosse
Schiffgasse 12,
1020 Vienna
U1, U4
Schwedenplatz,
U2, U4
Schottenring
Schäffergasse 2,
1040 Vienna
U1 Taubstummengasse
Tel(+43 1) 512 74 93
Fax(+43 1) 512 19 68
stay@allyouneedhotels.at
www.allyouneedhotels.at
15
45–60
59–69
228/121
Tel(+43 1) 512 74 93
Fax(+43 1) 512 19 68
stay@allyouneedhotels.at
www.allyouneedhotels.at
15
45–50
59–69
194/104
■
Lerchenfelderstrasse 1-3,
1070 Vienna
U3 Volkstheater
Tel(+43 1) 401 76 55
Fax(+43 1) 401 76 20
reservation@
academiahotels.at
www.academiahotels.at
16
Ab 47
Ab 66
318/182
■
■
CC ideal
for cyclists
CC

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Beds
Rooms
Restaurant
Bar
Minibar
Radio
TV in the room
Telephone in the room
Voice-mail in the room
TV-room
Cable, satellite TV
Lift
Garden
Aircondition
E-mail
Garage
Parking
All facilities for wheel chair
Certain facilities for wheel chair
K( )
KT
CC
Conference rooms
(up to .... persons)
Technical facilities for conferences
Credit Cards (upon request)
The difference between hotels and pensions is primarily that the latter concentrate on the basics: bed and breakfast. These are normally smaller establishments in blocks of flats and offices.
Seasonal hotels are students’ hostels which are run as hotels during the summer months (1.7.–30.9.).
Hotel Guide
The Hotel Guide helps guests with their accommodation search, giving details of
more than 300 hotels, pensions and apartments in Vienna, including prices and
photos. From deluxe hotels to low-budget hostels, there is something to suit
everybody’s requirements.
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Hostel Hütteldorf
Schlossberggasse 8, 1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 877 02 63
Fax (+43 1) 877 02 632
jgh@hostel.at
www.hostel.at
Hostel Ruthensteiner
Robert-Hamerling-Gasse 24, 1150 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 893 42 02
Fax (+43 1) 893 27 96
info@hostelruthensteiner.com
www.hostelruthensteiner.com
Hostel Schlossherberge Palace Hostel
Savoyenstrasse 2, 1160 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 481 03 00
Fax (+43 1) 481 03 00–13
shb@hostel.at
www.hostel.at
Jugendgästehaus Elisabeth
Holochergasse 17, 1150 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 983 56 34
Fax (+43 1) 983 56 34
europe1001200@yahoo.com
Jugendgästehaus ViennBrigittenau
Friedrich-Engels-Platz 24, 1200 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 332 82 94
Fax (+43 1) 330 83 79
jgh.1200Vienna@chello.at
www.jugendherberge.at
Jugendherberge ViennMyrthengasse
Myrthengasse 7, 1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 523 63 16
Fax (+43 1) 523 58 49
hostel@chello.at
www.jugendherberge.at
Kolpingfamilie Jugendgästehaus
ViennMeidling
Bendlgasse 10-12, 1120 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 813 54 87
Fax (+43 1) 812 21 30
Vienna12@kolping.at
www.kolpinghaus-Vienna12.at
Accommodation
Youth Hostels & Hostels
Westend City Hostel
Fügergasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 597 67 29
Fax (+43 1) 597 67 29 27
westendcityhostel@aon.at
www.westendhostel.at
Wombat’s City Hostel “The Base”
Grangasse 6, 1150 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 897 23 36
Fax (+43 1) 897 25 77
office@wombats-vienna.at
www.wombats-hostels.com
Wombat’s City Hostel “The Lounge”
Mariahilferstrasse 137, 1150 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 897 23 36
Fax (+43 1) 897 25 77
office@wombats-vienna.at
www.wombats-hostels.com
Campgrounds
Camping Neue Donau “Action & Fun”
Am Kleehäufl, 1220 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 202 40 10
Fax (+43 1) 202 40 20
neuedonau@campingVienna.at
www.campingVienna.at
Camping Rodaun
An der Au 2, 1230 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 888 41 54
Fax (+43 1) 888 41 54
Camping Vienna Süd “Residenz im Schlosspark”
Breitenfurter Strasse 269, 1230 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 867 36 49
Fax (+43 1) 867 58 43
sued@campingVienna.at
Camping Vienna West “Sightseeing & Biking”
Hüttelbergstrasse 80, 1140 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 914 23 14
Fax (+43 1) 911 35 94
west@campingVienna.at
Youth Hostels & Camping
This 10-page publication with map lists all youth hostels and campgrounds
in Vienna, giving a full run-down of prices and facilities.
Youth Hostels & Hostels
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Event Manual
Edition 1 / 2008
Online since February 2, 2008
Vienna Tourist Board
Copy Deadline for this Issue: January 17, 2008
Publisher: Vienna Tourist Board, 1020 Vienna.
Managing Director: Norbert Kettner. Concept:
Wolfgang J. Kraus, Mona Meier. Events Editor:
Susanna Nikel. Translation: Fox Coffey KEG. No
liability accepted for errors or omissions. Subject
to change without notice.
Released twice a year.
Tel. (+43 1) 211 14–0
Fax (+43 1) 216 84 92
E-mail: markets.media@wien.info
www.vienna.info
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Contents
p. 6
Live Life, Love Sports
2008/Live Life, Enjoy
Creativity 2009
Musicals
We will Rock You
Rebecca
Rudolf
p. 7
p. 7
p. 8
Exhibitions & Art
Shows
a_schau. Austrian Architecture in the 20th &
21st Centuries
Sissi in the Movies – Furniture of an Empress
Monet to Picasso – The Batliner Collection
The Kiss of the Sphinx – Symbolism in
Belgium
Oskar Kokoschka: Dreaming Lad – Enfant
Terrible
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Albin Egger-Lienz
Max Ernst
Paths of Abstract Painting. Monet, Kandinsky,
Mondrian and the Aftermath
Tutankhamun and the World of the Pharaohs
herz:rasen – The Soccer Exhibition
Viennafair 2008
Paul Klee. Masterpieces of the Djerassi
Collection
Karlsplatz – 2000 Years of Urban History
Oases of Tranquility
We are European Champions
Vincent Van Gogh
Christian Schad
Gustav Klimt and the Kunstschau 1908
Georges Braque. The Lyrical Essence of
Geometry
p. 9
Spanish Riding School at the Imperial Palace
p. 9
p. 10
p. 10
p. 11
p. 11
p. 12
p. 12
p. 13
p. 13
p. 14
p. 14
p. 15
p. 15
p. 16
p. 16
p. 17
p. 17
p. 18
p. 19
Festivals
OsterKlang Wien
Spring Festival
Vienna Festival Concerts at the Musikverein
Vienna Festival
Vienna Jazz Festival
ImPulsTanz
Music Film Festival
2nd Vienna Piano Summer
p. 20
p. 20
p. 21
p. 21
p. 22
p. 22
p. 23
p. 23
Opera & Operetta
Marionette Theatre at Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna Operetta Summer Open Air at the
Theresianum
“Operimsommer’08” at the Theater an der
Wien
Die Fledermaus at Schlosstheater Schönbrunn
p. 24
p. 24
p. 25
p. 25
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Schönbrunn Palace Concerts at the Orangery
Strauss & Mozart Concerts at the Kursalon
Vienna Residence Orchestra Concerts at Palais
Auersperg
Sunday Concerts at Liechtenstein Museum:
Music & Art
Vienna Waltz and Operetta Concerts at
Hofburg Palace
Vienna Mozart Concerts
Vienna Boys' Choir at Musikverein
Vienna Imperial Orchestra
Mozart Ensemble in the Deutschordenshaus
Vienna Waltz Concerts at Palffy Palace
Mozart Requiem at Karlskirche
p. 26
p. 26
p. 27
Seasonal Events
Vienna Ice Dream
The Magic of Advent at Rathausplatz
Christmas Markets and Crib Display
New Year’s Eve
p. 32
p. 32
p. 33
p. 33
Sporting Events
Vienna City Marathon
Harness Racing at Krieau
UEFA EURO 2008 – European Soccer
Championship
p. 34
p. 34
p. 35
Cuisine, Art & Music
“Arts and Delights” in the Museum of Fine
Arts
“Culture and Cuisine” at the Museum of
Natural History
An Evening at Schönbrunn
Dinner & Sound Museum
Palazzo Gourmet Theater
Theme Cruises aboard Danube Cruise Boats
Piaristenkeller - Good cheer with imperial flair
Imperial Dinner Train
Fun Cooking in Vienna – Culinary Workshops
Dinner & Crime
Austrian Dinner Show at Rathauskeller
p. 36
Shop & Win
p. 42
Vienna & Wine
p. 42
Vienna Heurigen Express
p. 43
1st Vienna Heuriger Show
Wine in Grinzing
p. 43
p. 44
Vienna Philharmonic Ball
Opera Ball
Coffeehouse Owners' Ball
Johann Strauss Ball
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Night
Imperial Ball
p. 45
p. 45
p. 46
p. 46
p. 47
p. 47
Concerts
Specials
Wine, Savories &
Shows
Balls
p. 27
p. 28
p. 28
p. 29
p. 29
p. 30
p. 30
p. 31
p. 36
p. 37
p. 38
p. 38
p. 39
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p. 40
p. 40
p. 41
p. 41
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Dancing Lessons
Dancing Lessons in Vienna
p. 48
Tours
The Third Man: Reliving the Cinematic Classic p. 49
Architekturzentrum Tours
p. 49
Nighttime Tour of Schönbrunn Zoo
p. 50
Vienna's Environs
Archaeological Park Carnuntum
Grafenegg Music Festival and Grafenegg
Advent
Rail Tours with Austrian Federal Railways
(ÖBB)
Garden Days at Imperial Hof Palace
p. 51
p. 51
p. 52
p. 52
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Live Life, Love Sports 2008
Live Life, Enjoy Creativity 2009
Vienna is not only a firm favorite with bon viveurs.
Vienna is a vibrant way of life, where history meets
modernism, design meets tradition. Its attractions
include outstanding exhibitions, art fairs, museum
treasures, great classical and contemporary music,
vogue pubs and top shops, not to mention the
highlight of the year for soccer fans – the European
Soccer Championship, with the final taking place in
Vienna on June 29, 2008.
This theme is being taken up by the Künstlerhaus in its
major interactive soccer exhibition herz:rasen and by
the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts),
which will be presenting its masterpieces from a
sporting
perspective.
After
the
European
Championship it is being followed by a Giuseppe
Arcimboldo show, while Egyptian King Tutankhamun
is set to be a crowd-puller at the Ethnological Museum.
The Albertina is showing its Monet to Picasso and
Max Ernst exhibitions until April 2008; afterwards it is
the turn of shows devoted to Paul Klee and Vincent
van Gogh.
The great Queen musical We Will Rock You is
showing at the Raimund Theater and will be followed
again by Rebecca in September.
Numerous concerts and festivals throughout the year
are sure to delight music lovers – from the OsterKlang
(Sound of Easter) festival, the Spring Festival, the
Vienna Festival, the Vienna Jazz Festival and the 2nd
Vienna Piano Summer through to “Operimsommer
’08” at the all-year opera house Theater an der Wien,
“Die Fledermaus” at Schönbrunn Palace Theater and
an open-air operetta revue at Theresianum.
The world-famous Vienna State Opera stages some
300 performances every year while the Volksoper
offers opera and operetta as well as musical and
dance. An ideal place to follow in Mozart’s footsteps
is the Mozarthaus Vienna where one of the maestro’s
apartments is preserved. And an ever-popular
multimedia theme world is the House of Music.
The MuseumsQuartier, bordering on the historic center
of Vienna, is home to a number of institutions
including the Museum of Modern Art (MUMOK), the
Kunsthalle and the Leopold Museum – famed for its
eminent collection of Schieles – which is mounting an
Albin Egger-Lienz exhibition. The colorful cafés,
restaurants and designer stores at the MQ create an
ideal blend of the good life and the pleasures of art in
this urban oasis.
The Music Film Festival provides an ideal mix of joie
de vivre and art on City Hall Square, showing opera,
operetta and orchestral recordings on a giant screen
surrounded by a world of epicurean treats. The square
is also the scene of the romantic Magic of Advent
market in the run-up to Christmas and the “Ice
Dream” ice-skating rink in the New Year. Dinner at a
museum or on a Danube cruise combines the pleasures
of the palate with those of the arts. For the ultimate
dining experience there are the Imperial Dinner Train,
the Palazzo gourmet theater, shows at Vienna wine
taverns and a cooking workshop.
Attractions at the Belvedere include a Kokoschka
show which is to be followed in October by the
exhibition entitled Gustav Klimt and the Kunstschau
1908. Paths of Abstract Painting and Georges Braque
will be on view at the BA-CA Kunstforum.
Next year’s mega sporting event, the European Soccer
Championship, is only one reason for sports
enthusiasts to head to Vienna. The city also hosts the
annual Vienna City Marathon with scores of
sightseeing attractions lining the 42 kilometer route.
The Wien Museum Karlsplatz is highlighting Vienna’s
railroad stations and inns, as well as its own location,
Karlsplatz, which is celebrating its 2000th anniversary.
Designed by Hundertwasser, the Kunsthaus provides
an insight into the work of this fascinating artist and
creator of uneven floors and walls. Meanwhile the
princely Liechtenstein Museum - open Friday to
Tuesday from March onwards - gives visitors the
opportunity to experience the baroque.
During the ball season it is time to swap sportswear
for evening dress. Vienna’s balls exude a very special
imperial flair and are a pleasure to all. And a waltzing
class could be just the ideal preparation.
Vienna looks forward to welcoming you!
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Musicals
We Will Rock You
Rebecca
January 24 – July 13, 2008
September 9 – December 31, 2008
This blockbuster Queen musical is coming to
Vienna. Written by noted comedian and author
Ben Elton, the tongue-in-cheek story thrills
audiences with over 20 monumentally staged, roofraising hits by rock band Queen. Simply go on what
co-producer and Hollywood star Robert de Niro has to
say: “This show is going to really rock!” Drawing
three million visitors to London’s Dominian Theatre
alone, “We Will Rock You”, the original musical by
Queen and Ben Elton, is a smash hit with the public.
The Vienna version will be in German (most songs in
English) and follow the format of the London
production.
The highly successful musical drama “Rebecca”,
which has already been seen by over 300,000
people, takes audiences on a gripping voyage to
Cornwall. The mysterious tale of the deceased
Rebecca de Winter, who continues to exert an eerie
influence on the entire family even after her death,
is based on the famous novel by Daphne du
Maurier. Shortly after the book was published, master
of suspense Alfred Hitchcock directed the film
adaptation. Successful duo Michael Kunze and
Sylvester Levay have now also taken the storyline as
inspiration for their musical. The stage work
fascinatingly tells of how the second Mrs de Winter is
slowly driven to madness. Yet it is not only the
haunting Rebecca, but also the housekeeper …
Further Information: Brochure from the promoter
Venue: Raimund Theater, Wallgasse 18, 6th district
Dates: January 24 – July 13, 2008
Duration of Performance: approx. 2½ hours
Promoter: Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Linke Wienzeile 6, A-1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 30-0, Fax (+43 1) 588 30-33
E-mail: info@vbw.at, www.musicalvienna.at
Seating Capacity: 1,200
Prices: EUR 15 – 98
Booking Address:
Vertriebsbüro Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 581 81 11-0
Fax (+43 1) 581 81 11-581
E-mail: sales@vbw.at
Credit Card Bookings by Telephone:
Wien-Ticket: Tel. (+43 1) 588 85, 09:00-21:00 daily
Additional Information: For information on
backstage tours and venue hire on non-performance
days call Mr Back-Vega on (+43 1) 588 30-272
Further Information: Brochure from the promoter,
Dates: September 9 – December 31, 2008
Tel. (+43 1) 588 30-0, Fax ( +43 1) 588 30-33
E-mail: info@vbw.at, www.musicalvienna.at
Booking Address: Vertriebsbüro Vereinigte Bühnen
Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 581 81 11-0, Fax (+43 1) 581 81 11-581
Wien-Ticket: Tel. (+43 1) 588 85, 09:00-21:00 daily
Additional Information: The entire auditorium can
be block booked for Saturday matinee performances.
For information on backstage tours and venue hire on
non-performance days call Mr Back-Vega on (+43 1)
588 30-272
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Musicals
Rudolf
From approx. end of February 2009
Based on the novel by Frederic Morton, this
historical, biographical musical tells the tragic love
story of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera.
This historical sequel production to musical box-office
hit Elisabeth has already been premiered in Hungarian
at Budapest Operetta Theater and is at last coming to
Vienna in 2009. The music for Rudolf comes from the
pen of Jekyll & Hyde composer Frank Wildhorn, and
the script is by Jack Murphy.
Further Information: www.musicalvienna.at
Dates: from approx. end of February 2009
Tel. (+43 1) 588 30-0, Fax ( +43 1) 588 30-33
E-mail: info@vbw.at www.musicalvienna.at
Prices: Currently unavailable; start of ticket sales was
also uncertain at copy deadline
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
a_schau. Austrian Architecture
in the 20th & 21st Centuries
“Sissi in the Movies” –
Furniture of an Empress
Until December 31, 2008
Permanent Attraction
A new exhibition devoted to Austrian architecture
in the 20th and 21st centuries is now a permanent
feature of the Architekturzentrum Wien. The
Architekturzentrum is Austria’s most important
institution for architectural education. Its exhibition
follows the chronological development of architecture
in Austria during the last 150 years. A focus of the
center’s work is “residential architecture”, a theme
close to the heart of many Austrian architects and
visitors. The exhibition makes good use of new media
to present architecture. Plans, sketches, texts, photos,
models and film are used to bring the 20th century to
life and form a bridge to contemporary practice.
The Sisi films starring Romy Schneider had a
lasting influence on both 1950s film and the image
of Empress Elisabeth, who became a cult figure.
These cinema hits are now 50 years old, and to
celebrate the Imperial Furniture Collection is
mounting a permanent exhibition looking behind
the scenes of the film productions. Most of the
indoor scenes of the Sisi films were shot by director
Ernst Marischka in the Rosenhügel studios using
genuine Imperial furniture to lend them authenticity.
Film clips, props, photographs and posters spread out
along a Sisi path through the museum contrast the film
Sissi with her historical model.
www.azw.at
Further Information: Brochure available from the
promoter,
www.hofmobiliendepot.at
Venue: Architekturzentrum Wien, MuseumsQuartier,
Museumsplatz 1, 7th district
Venue: Imperial Furniture Collection, Andreasgasse
7, 7th district
Opening Hours: 10:00-19:00 daily
Opening Hours: Tue–Sun 10.00-18.00
Dates: until December 31, 2008
Dates: Permanent attraction
Promoter: Architekturzentrum Wien,
MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna
Tel (+43 1) 522 31 15, Fax (+43 1) 522 31 17
E-mail: office@azw.at
Admission: Groups (10 or more) EUR 3.50 per person,
Adults EUR 5
Special Tours: by arrangement
Maximum No. of Participants: approx. 25
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Price: Group guide EUR 25
Promoter: Imperial Furniture Collection,
Andreasgasse 7, A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 524 33 57
Fax (+43 1) 524 33 57- 666
E-mail: info@hofmobiliendepot.at
Admission: Groups of ten or more: EUR 5.90 per
person; adults: EUR 6.90 per person
Guided Tours: (German only), Tue–Sun 15.00
and by appointment
Special Guided Tours: At any time by arrangement,
private guided tours for up to ten people: EUR 84.00
per group
Private guided tour: for 11 or more people: EUR 8.40
per person.
Guided tours outside opening hours for up to 20
people: EUR 290.00 per group
Guided tours outside opening hours for over 20
people: EUR 14.50 per person.
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Monet to Picasso
The Batliner Collection
The Kiss of the Sphinx –
Symbolism in Belgium
Until April 6, 2008
Until February 3, 2008
Around 160 works of classic modernism from the
Batliner Collection, complemented by 130 pieces
from the Albertina’s own holdings, will be on
public view for the first time ever in the Propter
Homines Hall and Kahn Galleries. The exhibition
looks at French Impressionism, Pointillism and
Fauvism with paintings by artists including Monet,
Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Lautrec, Signac and Matisse.
It then turns to the German Expressionist groups “Die
Brücke” (The Bridge) and “Der blaue Reiter” (Blue
Rider) and compositions by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,
Kandinsky, Emil Nolde and others. Works by Paul
Klee, Oskar Kokoschka, Giacometti, Picasso and
Francis Bacon round off the show.
This exhibition at the BA-CA Kunstforum will
explore the basic symbolism of Art Nouveau.
Central themes such as love, death and passion
preoccupied many artists around 1900. Beginning
with the Belgian painter Ferdinand Khnopff,
Symbolist painting also included masters such as
Franz von Stuck in Munich, as well as Gustav Klimt
and Kolo Moser in Vienna.
www.ba-ca-kunstforum.at
Venue: BA-CA Kunstforum, Freyung 8, 1st district
Dates: until February 3, 2008
www.albertina.at
Venue: Albertina, Albertinaplatz 1, 1st district
Dates: until April 6, 2008
Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily, Wed until 21:00
Promoter: Albertina
Albertinaplatz 3, A-1010 Vienna,
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-0, Fax (+43 1) 534 83-188
E-mail: info@albertina.at
Admission: Groups of 10 or more EUR 7 per person.
Adults EUR 9.50
Discounts for tour operators on request.
Guided Tours: Sat, Sun, public holidays 15:30:
admission + EUR 2
Special Tours and Packages: by arrangement
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-540, Fax (+43 1) 534 83-547
besucher@albertina.at
Maximum No. of Participants: 25 per guide
Opening Hours: 10.00 – 19.00 daily, Fri to 21.00
Promoter: BA-CA Kunstforum
Freyung 8, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 537 33-26
Fax (+43 1) 537 33-18
E-mail: service@ba-ca-kunstforum.at
person; adults: EUR 8.70
Guided Tours: Sat 16.30, Sun and public holidays
11.00; individual guided tour tickets: EUR 3.20
Special Guided Tours: By arrangement
Additional Information: The gallery can be hired for
events and special guided tours from 19.30 on any day
except Friday; prices on request. Information: tel.
(+43 1) 537 33-25
E-mail: events@ba-ca-kunstforum.at
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Oskar Kokoschka: Dreaming
Lad – Enfant Terrible
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
January 24 – May 12, 2008
February 12 – June 1, 2008
This exhibition at the Belvedere for the first time
brings together all the forms of expression
employed by Austrian Expressionist Oskar
Kokoschka. It sheds light on his progression from
the “Dreaming Lad” of Art Nouveau to the
expressive “Enfant Terrible” of European art
history. Incorporated in the show are masterworks by
Auguste Rodin, Paul Gauguin and George Minne,
which left an indelible mark on the oeuvre of Oskar
Kokoschka.
www.belvedere.at
The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine
Arts) is devoting a sumptuous exhibition to
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 - 1593). The Italian late
Renaissance painter particularly associated with the
Mannerist tradition served the Habsburg emperors as
imperial court painter between 1562 and 1587. The
principle common to all his paintings is unique:
Arcimboldo composed his subjects out of plants, fruit,
animals and also inanimate objects such as books. His
cycles of the four seasons, the four elements and his
portraits are good illustration of the exceptional way
the artist combined nature, science and art in the 16th
century.
Venue: Lower Belvedere
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, 3rd district
www.khm.at
Dates: January 24 – May 12, 2008
Venue: Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine
Arts)
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1st district
Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily, Wed 10:00-21:00
Promoter: Belvedere
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, A-1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 79 557-0, Fax (+43 1) 79 843 37
www.belvedere.at
Admission: Lower Belvedere:
Groups of 10 or more EUR 8 per person
Adults EUR 9.50
Also available: online tickets at www.belvedere.at and
combined tickets for the entire Belvedere complex for
EUR € 9.50 (group rate per person) / EUR 12.50
(adults)
Guided Tours: Adults EUR 3 (30 mins), EUR 4 (60
mins)
Special Tours: by arrangement,
Adult groups (max. 25, approx. 60 mins): EUR 70
Travel Business Deals:
tourism@belvedere.at
Additional Information: The baroque Belvedere
Palace can be hired for evening events (cocktails,
receptions, presentations) and weddings – including
special guided tours of the exhibition if desired.
Further information: events@belvedere.at
Dates: February 12 – June 1, 2008
Opening Hours: daily except Mon 10:00-18:00, Thu
10:00-21:00
Promoter: Kunsthistorisches Museum
Burgring 5, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-404, Fax (+43 1) 525 24-371
E-mail: info.pr@khm.at
Admission: Groups of 10 or more: EUR 7 per person.
Adults EUR 10
Combined Tickets:
KHM & Treasury: Groups (10 or more): EUR 12 per
person; Adults EUR 18
KHM & Treasury & Imperial Coach Collection:
Groups (10 or more): EUR 15 per person; Adults EUR
21
Markus Kustatscher
1010 Vienna, Burgring 5
Mobile: (+43 0) 664-605 14 4031
Tel: (+43 1) 525 24-4031, Fax: (+43 1) 525 24-4098
markus.kustatscher@khm.at
Guided Tours: see www.khm.at
Special Tours: upon request
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-2502, info.mup@khm.at
Max. No. of Participants: 25 per guide
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Admission plus EUR 2 per person or group
guide EUR 105/125 (Thu evenings)
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Albin Egger-Lienz (1868 –
1926). Exhibitions of Works
Max Ernst
Une semaine de bonté - A
Surrealistic Novel
February 15 – May 29, 2008
February 20 – April 27, 2008
The Leopold Museum is marking the 140th
anniversary of the birth of Egger-Lienz with the
most comprehensive exhibition to date of works by
this significant Austrian expressionist painter.
Drawn from the Leopold Museum’s own holdings as
well as Austrian and international museums, galleries
and private collections, some 180 pictures with deeply
profound subjects vividly document Egger-Lienz’s
stylistic progression. Detailed studies, sketches and
variations for the first time shed light on EggerLienz’s work approach. Themes include recollections
of his homeland and Munich, religious and rural
subjects, tales from the 1809 Tyrolean revolt,
portraits, landscapes, war scenes and dismal
depictions of fate.
The drawings in the short novel Une semaine de
Bonte, which Max Ernst composed himself, are the
spotlight of this major Albertina show. The more
than 180 illustrations contained in the book offer an
outstanding insight into the world of Surrealism with
black humor, erotic fantasies and classic dreams. They
are one of the 20th century art world’s most closely
guarded secrets and have only been on public display
once previously (in Madrid in 1936).
www.albertina.at
Dates: February 20 – April 27, 2008
Venue: Leopold Museum
MuseumsQuartier Wien, Museumsplatz 1, 7th district
Dates: February 15 – May 29, 2008
Opening Hours: daily 10:00-18:00, Thu 10:00-21:00
Promoter: Leopold Museum
Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 70-0
Fax (+43 1) 525 70-1500
Email: office@leopoldmuseum.at
Adults EUR 9
Guided tours: upon request (max. 25 persons),
Isabella Zeller, Tel. (+43 1) 525 70-1525
Max. No. of Participants: 25 persons per guide
Price: Admission plus EUR 70/105 (evenings)
Promoter: Albertina
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-0, Fax (+43 1) 534 83-188
Adults EUR 9.50
Guided Tours: Sat, Sun & public holidays 15:30:
admission + EUR 2
Special Tours and Packages: by arrangement,
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-540, Fax (+43 1) 53483-547
E-mail: besucher@albertina.at
Individual Offers for Tour Operators
(Individual and group tourism)
Regina Beran-Prem
Tel.: (+43 1) 52570–1529, Fax (+43 1) 52570–1500
tourismus@leopoldmuseum.org
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Paths of Abstract Painting
Monet, Kandinsky, Mondrian
and the Aftermath
Tutankhamun and the World
of the Pharaohs
February 28 – June 29, 2008
March 9 – September 28, 2008
The BA-CA Kunstforum is exhibiting some 70
pictures which trace the development of abstract
painting, from the pioneers of modern art
(Kasimir Malevich and Wassily Kandinsky), the
exponents of abstract expressionism (Mark
Rothko, Jackson Pollock) to contemporary
examples (Gerhard Richter, Brice Marden, Sean
Scully). It throws light on affinities, traditions and
relations between artistic works of various
generations. Contemporary abstract painting in
Austria is also addressed and placed in an
international context.
Statues and reliefs from burial chambers, handcrafted gold, silver and alabaster treasures, and
more than 150 other artifacts will be on show at the
Ethnological Museum, granting insights into the
advanced civilization enjoyed by the land of the
Pharaohs on the Nile. The exquisiteness of the golden
coffins and hundreds of dazzling burial objects of the
young Egyptian king Tutankhamun are as spellbinding
today as they were back in 1922 when his tomb was
discovered.
Dates: February 28 – June 29, 2008
Opening Hours: 10.00 – 19.00 daily, Fri to 21.00
Tel. (+43 1) 537 33-26
Fax (+43 1) 537 33-18
(+43 1) 537 33-25
www.tut.khm.at
Venue: Ethnological Museum,
Hofburg, Heldenplatz, Neue Burg, 1st district
Dates: March 9 – September 28, 2008
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Wed 10:0021:30, Sat, Sun & public holidays 09:00-19:00
Promoter: Ethnological Museum
Hofburg, Heldenplatz, Neue Burg, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-4025
Fax (+43 1) 525 24-4098
Contact for Tour Operators:
Group Sales Department
Tel. (+43 1) 518 81 11-0
E-mail: sales@vbw.at – see www.tut.khm.at
Adults EUR 18 (tickets bought in advance are for
admission within half-hour time slots)
Audio Guide: EUR 5
Guided Tours: Groups of 10 or more only, by prior
arrangement
Price: EUR 7 per person (in addition to admission
charge)
Times: Mon-Fri 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30
Duration: approx. 1 hour
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
herz:rasen – The Soccer
Exhibition
Viennafair 2008
Contemporary Art Fair
April 4 – July 6, 2008
April 24 – 27, 2008
The whole of Europe is going to be consumed with
soccer in the run-up to and during UEFA EURO
2008 (June 7–29, 2008). In excited anticipation of
the European Championship, an interactive soccer
exhibition called herz:rasen is being mounted. On
2,000 sq.m. the Künstlerhaus Wien will be bringing to
life the thrill, heat and euphoria surrounding the
phenomenon of soccer. The show places a particular
focus on European football of the last 20 years, telling
of players, fans, heroes, soccer venues, techniques –
used on the field, in training and also in media stagemanagement – and, last but not least, the transition of
soccer to become an all-pervading cultural
phenomenon. The world of soccer is captured in
image material and film footage taken from historical
and contemporary media, embracing everything from
objects used in matches to living room curiosities.
The interactive approach allows both soccer fans and
those exploring the sport for the first time to
experience at first hand the realm of soccer and get
inside the thrill of the sport.
Contemporary art is the focus of the young
Viennafair art show at Messezentrum Wien Neu.
Over 100 internationally renowned galleries from
some 20 countries will be presenting the latest
trends in modern-day art. There is also an extensive
related program of events including some explosive
debate.The works of around 1,500 artists will be on
show, including both Austrian greats and international
stars.
Further Information: Technisches Museum Wien
(Vienna Museum of Technology) and www.k-haus.at
Venue: Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1st district
Dates: April 4 – July 6, 2008
Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily, Thu 10:00-21:00
Promoter:
An exhibition by 2008 - Österreich am Ball and the
Technisches Museum Wien:
Mariahilfer Strasse 212, A-1014 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 8 999 8-6000, Fax (+43 1) 8 999 8-1111
E-mail: museumsbox@tmw.at
www.tmw.at
www.viennafair.at
Venue: Messezentrum WienNeu, Hall A, Messeplatz
1, 2nd district
Dates: April 24 – 27, 2008
Opening Hours:
April 24 and 25: 12:00-19:00
April 26: 11:00-19:00
April 27: 11:00-18:00
Promoter and Contact: Messe WienNeu, Messeplatz
1, A-1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 72 72 0-249 (Mr Edek Bartz),
E-mail: viennafair@messe.at
Admission:
Day pass: Adults EUR 15 (online ticket EUR 10; with
pre-registration EUR 12); group price on request
Multi-day pass: EUR 22
Guided Tours: upon request
Admission, Guided Tours: Yet to be finalized
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Paul Klee. Masterpieces of the
Djerassi Collection
Karlsplatz – 2000 Years Of
Urban History
May 9 – August 10, 2008
May 29 – October 26, 2008
From May 9 to August 10, 2008 the Albertina is
mounting a major exhibition of the graphic works
of Paul Klee. Klee (1879-1940) is one of the key
artists of Classic Modernism. His highly complex and
multifaceted oeuvre is characterized by foresight and
hindsight, manifold cross-links and surprising
associations. He cultivated close links with the Blue
Rider movement, a group of German Expressionist
artists, and with the Bauhaus school.
Two thousand years of Viennese urban history
come to life in this exhibition exploring one of
Vienna’s historical intersections – Karlsplatz. It lies
in Resselpark, which was laid out by today’s Technical
University on the banks of the river Wien in front of
the baroque Karlskirche church built by Fischer von
Erlach. When Karlsplatz was redeveloped in the 1970s,
the roads north of the two Otto Wagner Stadtbahn
railway pavilions were amalgamated, and a new oval
pool with a sculpture by British sculptor Henry Moore
added. At the beginning of 2006 Resselpark was
sensitively redesigned as “Kunstplatz Karlsplatz” –
from which you also reach the main entrance of the
Vienna Museum Karlsplatz.
www.albertina.at
Dates: May 9 – August 10, 2008
Promoter: Albertina
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-0, Fax (+43 1) 534 83-188
Adults EUR 9.50
admission + EUR 2
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-540, Fax (+43 1) 53483-547
Duration: 30, 60 and 90 mins.
Prices: Admission plus EUR 95 (90 mins), EUR 70
(60 mins), EUR 40 (30 mins). Extra charge for early
morning tour (before 10:00): EUR 40
www.wienmuseum.at
Venue: Vienna Museum Karlsplatz, Karlsplatz, 4th
district
Dates: May 29 – October 26, 2008
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 09:00-18:00
Promoter: Vienna Museum Karlsplatz,
Karlsplatz, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 87 47, Fax (+43 1) 505 87 47-60
E-mail: service@wienmuseum.at
Admission: Groups of 10 or more: Tue – Sat EUR 4
per person/ Sun EUR 3 per person.
Adults Tue – Sat EUR 6/ Sun EUR 5
Special Tours: by arrangement
Tel. (+43 1) 505 87 47-85180
E-mail: fuehrungen@wienmuseum.at
Max. No. of Participants: 30
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Admission plus EUR 2 or group guide EUR 45
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Oases of Tranquility. The
Great Landscape Gardens of
Central Europe
We are European Champions
The Kunsthistorisches
Museum’s Celebration of UEFA
EURO 2008
June 6 – November 18, 2008
June 7 – 29, 2008
The special Oases of Tranquility exhibition at
Liechtenstein Museum recreates the history and
splendor of selected garden landscapes in
paintings, vedute, plans and sculptures, offering
visitors the opportunity to escape the hectic bustle
of today’s world and immerse themselves in the
tranquility of these verdant and flourishing oases.
From the end of the 18th until well into the 19th
century many aristocratic families remodeled their
baroque gardens into English landscaped gardens,
including the families of Liechtenstein, Esterházy,
Schönborn, Harrach and Schwarzenberg.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine
Arts) is extending a welcome to all sports fans
visiting Vienna for the European Soccer
Championship in 2008. The We are European
Champions program takes up themes that allow
soccer fans to pitch themselves against the Old
Masters. They include “Men!”, “Rigged out for the
Tournament”,
“Shins,
Feet
and
Calves”,
“Masterstrokes” and “The Finest Fouls in Art History”.
Kids can look forward to international matches:
Belgium versus Holland: “Star coach Rubens versus
world-class goalie Rembrandt”; Italy versus Germany:
“Heart-throb Raphael versus Albrecht ‘Magic’ Dürer”;
and England versus Spain: “Foreign player van Dyck
versus Velázquez“.
Further Information: Program from the promoter,
Venue: Liechtenstein Museum. The Princely
Collections.
Fürstengasse 1, 9th district
Dates: June 6 – November 18, 2008
Opening Hours: Fr-Mo 10:00-17:00
NEW OPENING HOURS from March 2, 2008:
Fr-Tue 10:00-17:00
Admission:
Special exhibition: EUR 4 per person (no group
reductions)
The permanent exhibition is separate (admission EUR
10; groups (8 or more): EUR 8 per person)
Promoter & Booking Address:
Liechtenstein Museum. The Princely Collections.
Fürstengasse 1, A-1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 319 57 67-252
Fax (+43 1) 319 57 67-20
E-mail: info@liechtensteinmuseum.at
Further Information: Soccer program brochure from
the promoter www.khm.at
Venue: Kunsthistorisches Museum and its collections,
Dates: June 7 – 29, 2008
Opening Hours: daily except Mon 10:00-18:00, Thu
10:00-21:00
Promoter: Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM)
Tel. (+43 1) 525 24-4025, Fax (+43 1) 525 24-371
E-mail: info.pr@khm.at
Admission: KHM Soccer Tickets:
KHM Team Ticket (entry for 11 men, only 9 pay)
KHM Ladies Ticket (women pay half)
KHM Half Time Ticket (through the KHM in 45 mins)
Prices: Groups of 10 or more: EUR 7 per person;
Adults EUR 10
Combined Tickets:
KHM & Treasury: Groups EUR 12 per person; Adults
EUR 18
KHM & Treasury & Imperial Coach Collection:
Groups EUR 15 per person; adults EUR 21
Markus Kustatscher; Burgring 5, A-1010 Vienna
Cell: (+43 664) 605 14 4031
Tel: (+43 1) 525 24- 4031, Fax: (+43 1) 525 24- 4098
E-mail: markus.kustatscher@khm.at
Tours: Daily themed tour (15:00)
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Vincent Van Gogh. Drawn
Pictures
Christian Schad
September 5 – December 7, 2008
September 26, 2008 – January 6, 2009
The Albertina’s big autumn exhibition in 2008 will
be devoted to the work of Vincent van Gogh. Some
50 paintings and 120 drawings will be on show,
including masterworks such as The Harvest (1888)
and View of Vessenots Near Auvers (1890). The
exhibition explores the two-way relationship between
van Gogh’s drawings and paintings, particularly
focusing on the last creative years of his time in Paris
and Arles up to his stays in Saint-Rémy and Auverssur-Oise.
The Leopold Museum is devoting an exhibition to
German painter Christian Schad. Associated like
Otto Dix with the Neue Sachlichkeit (New
Objectivity) movement, the artist is best known for
his Self Portrait with Model. Cold and distant in
effect, his paintings set out to render subjects
objectively. In his early works, Schad was influenced
by Cubism and Dadaism, with which he became
acquainted during travels in France. Remaining fond of
experimenting until well advanced in years, the artist
also produced prints using various techniques as well
as the “Schadographs” named specially for him –
photograms in which the photographic paper is directly
exposed without using a camera.
www.albertina.at
Dates: September 5 – December 7, 2008
Promoter: Albertina
Albertinaplatz 3, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-0, Fax (+43 1) 534 83-188
Adults EUR 9.50
admission +EUR 2
Tel. (+43 1) 534 83-540, Fax (+43 1) 53483-547
Duration: 30, 60 and 90 mins.
Prices: Admission plus EUR 95 (90 mins), EUR 70
(60 mins), EUR 40 (30 mins). Extra charge for early
morning tour (before 10:00): EUR 40
Venue: Leopold Museum
MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 7th district
Dates: September 26, 2008 – January 6, 2009
Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily, Thu 10:00-21:00
Promoter: Leopold Museum
Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 525 70-0
Fax (+43 1) 525 70-1500
E-mail: office@leopoldmuseum.at
Admission: Groups of 10 or more EUR 7 per person,
Adults EUR 9
Guided Tours: By appointment (max. 25 persons),
Tel. (+43 1) 525 70-1525
Price: Admission plus EUR 70 / EUR 105 (evenings)
Individual Deals for Tour Operators (Individual &
Group Travel):
Regina Beran-Prem
Tel.: (+43 1) 52570–1529, Fax (+43 1) 52570–1500
E-mail: tourismus@leopoldmuseum.org
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Exhibitions & Art
Shows
Gustav Klimt and the
Kunstschau 1908
Georges Braque. The Lyrical
Essence of Geometry – A
Retrospective
October 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009
November 14, 2008 – March 1, 2009
“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt is one of the gems of
the Belvedere art collection and also one of the
world’s most famous Jugendstil masterpieces. It
went on public display for the first time at the
Kunstschau exhibition in 1908. Organized by Josef
Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and other artists of the
Klimt Group, they exclusively devoted an entire room
to the pictures of Gustav Klimt. A century later, this
room is now being meticulously reconstructed and
filled with works from the Belvedere’s holdings and
international loans.
The BA-CA Kunstforum is mounting a large-scale
retrospective on Georges Braque, which – for the
first time in Austria – pays homage to this
forerunner of the avant-garde. The uniqueness of his
pictorial exploits is visualized: Braque in the circle of
the Fauves, Braque the methodical, Braque the inventor
of papier collé, Braque the master of “modern” still life
and, last but not least, Braque the “lyrical constructor”.
Exhibition space is also allocated to do justice to his
groundbreaking cubist works. Yet there is more to
Braque than Cubism and painting. The show also
focuses on Georges Braque’s virtuosity as a graphic
artist.
www.belvedere.at
Venue: Lower Belvedere, Palace and Orangery of
Prince Eugene, Austrian Gallery Belvedere, PrinzEugen Strasse 27, 3rd district
Dates: October 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009
Opening Hours: daily 10:00–18:00, Wed 10:00–
21:00
Promoter: Belvedere
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, A-1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 79 557-0
Fax (+43 1) 79 843 37
www.belvedere.at
Admission: Lower Belvedere:
Groups of ten or more: EUR 8 per person
Adults: EUR 9.50
Also available: online tickets at www.belvedere.at and
combined tickets for the entire Belvedere complex for
EUR € 9.50 (group rate per person) / EUR 12.50
(adults).
Guided Tours: Adults: EUR 3 (30 mins), EUR 4 (60
mins)
Adult group (max. 25 persons, approx. 60 mins): EUR
70
Contact for coop deals & sales:
E-mail: tourism@belvedere.at
Additional Information: The Baroque Belvedere
Palace can be hired for evening events (cocktails,
receptions, presentations) or weddings and a special
tour through the exhibition can be included. Further
information:
E-mail:events@belvedere.at
Dates: November 14, 2008 – March 1, 2009
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily, Fri to 21:00
Tel. (+43 1) 537 33-26
Fax (+43 1) 537 33-18
(+43 1) 537 33-25
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at the Imperial Palace
Tours all year round. See program for performance
dates.
The world famous Lipizzaners are still adorned
with the imperial crown and to this day continue to
bring traditional equestrian skills and imperial
charm to life. The purebred stallions are capable of
the most spectacular choreography and routines, many
of which take years to master, including the Levade
and the Quadrille. This is an unforgettable experience
for lovers of equestrian art!
Further Information: from the promoter
www.srs.at
Venue: Spanish Riding School
Hofburg (Imperial Palace), Josefsplatz, 1st district,
Duration of Performances: 45-100 minutes
(depending on category)
Promoter: Spanish Riding School, Hofburg, A-1010
Vienna, Tel. (+43 1) 533 90 31
Fax (+43 1) 533 90 32-40, E-mail: office@srs.at
Seating Capacity: 500 seats, 400 to 500 standing
Prices: Seats EUR 24 – 165, standing places EUR 18
– 28 (depending on category)
Booking Address:
Spanische Hofreitschule
Hofburg, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 533 90 31
Fax (+43 1) 533 90 32-40
E-mail: tickets@srs.at
Performances in 2008:
6 categories:
1. weekday evenings (80 mins)
2. weekends (80 mins)
3. with presenter (100 mins)
4. New Year’s Eve (80 mins)
5. “Privatissimum” (45 mins)
6. with presenter (60 mins equestrian display and 20
mins commentary)
Dates:
February 24, 2008
March 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30, 2008
April 5, 6, 11, 13,19, 20, 26 & 27, 2008
May 2, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 25 & 31, 2008
June 1, 7, 8, 13, 15, 21, 22, 27 & 29, 2008
July 2008: Piber meets Vienna (see below)
August 31, 2008
September 5, 7, 13, 14, 19, 21, 27 & 28, 2008
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18,19, 24, 26 & 31, 2008
November 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 & 30, 2008
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 28, 30 & 31, 2008
Piber meets Vienna (July 1 – 20, 2008)
The Lipizzaner stud farm in Piber is sending six mares
and their foals and some stallions for a special display
in Vienna. The horses will be shown in single harness,
in pairs, in tandem and in a four-in-hand. This special
summer program is being presented in both German
and English by the Manager of the Piber Federal Stud
in person.
Performances: daily except Mon 11:00-12:00
Prices: EUR 9 - 26
Additional Attraction: The mares and their foals can
be viewed between 17:30 and 19:00 (EUR 5)
Special Performances in the Winter Riding School:
Capacity: max. 950 persons
Duration: 45-100 minutes
Prices: upon request
Additional Information:
The following take place frequently:
Morning exercise to music
Horses’ workout
Tours of the Spanish Riding School incl. Lipizzaner
Museum or morning exercise or horses’ workout.
Details: www.srs.at
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Festivals
OsterKlang Wien
The Sound of Easter in Vienna
Spring Festival
March 14 – 24, 2008
March 28 – May 16, 2008
The annual OsterKlang Wien (Sound of Easter)
festival in the city of music is a celebration of Holy
Week and the arrival of spring. It is traditionally
opened by the Vienna Philharmonic in the Golden Hall
of the Musikverein – in 2008 with Robert Schumann’s
Paradise and the Peri. The Theater an der Wien is
staging Luigi Cherubini’s opera Médée with the
Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Nikolaus
Harnoncourt. On Good Friday “Stabat Mater” is the
theme at the Minoritenkirche (Church of the Minor
Friars), while the next day the Moscow Patriarchal
Choir will be celebrating Russian Easter there. On
Easter Sunday the Vienna Symphony Orchestra will be
giving a Spring in Vienna concert at the Musikverein.
The colorful, fresh and varied program of the
Vienna Spring Festival suits the season perfectly.
In 2008 there is a special focus on works by
Benjamin Britten, with the notable line-up of
artists including Anna Netrebko, Elina Garnca
and Ian Bostridge. The Festival was called into
being in 1992. Every year from April to the beginning
of May – when the Vienna Festival starts – audiences
are treated to a superlative program of music with a
high-profile international line-up. The festival is
hosted alternately by the Musikverein and
Konzerthaus, and in 2008 it is again the turn of the
Konzerthaus to deliver the exquisite performances
which make the Spring Festival a key event in
Vienna’s concert calendar.
Further Information: “The Sound of Easter in
Vienna” program from the promoter
www.osterklang.at
Further Information: Program from the promoter
www.konzerthaus.at
Venues: Wiener Musikverein, Bösendorferstrasse 12,
1st district
Konzerthaus, Lothringerstrasse 20, 3rd district
Theater an der Wien, Linke Wienzeile 6, 6th district
Minoritenkirche, Minoritenplatz, 1st district
Odeon, Taborstrasse 10, 2nd district
Venue: Konzerthaus,
district
Dates: March 14 – 24, 2008
Duration of Concerts: approx. 1½ - 2 hours
Duration of Concerts: approx. 2 hours
Promoter: Wiener Konzerthaus
Lothringerstrasse 20, A-1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 242 000, Fax (+43 1) 242 00-111
E-mail: mail@konzerthaus.at
Promoter: OsterKlang Wien
Tel: (+43 1) 588 85
E-mail: info@osterklang.at
Seating Capacity: Musikverein: Grosser Saal 1,700
Theater an der Wien: 1,000
Konzerthaus: Grosser Saal 1,800; Mozart Saal 700
Tour operators receive discounts on group bookings.
Booking Address: OsterKlang Wien
Tel: (+43 1) 5 888 5
E-mail: tickets@osterklang.at
Credit Card Bookings by Telephone: Tel: (+43 1)
427 17, Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00
Lothringerstrasse 20,
3rd
Dates: March 28 – May 16, 2008
Starting Times: mostly 19:30
Seating Capacity: Grosser Saal 1,800, Mozart-Saal
700
Prices: approx. EUR 10 - 105
Booking Address: Wiener Konzerthaus
Lothringerstrasse 20, A-1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 242 002, Fax (+43 1) 242 00 110
E-mail: ticket@konzerthaus.at
(+43 1) 242 002, Mon-Fri 8:00-18:30, Sat 9:00-13:00
and 16:00-18:30, Sun and public holidays 10:0013:00 and 16:00-18:30
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Festivals
Vienna Festival Concerts
at the Musikverein
Vienna Festival
May 4 – June 20, 2008
May 9 – June 15, 2008
Vienna is a city that attracts the finest players. This
is true not only of the UEFA EURO 2008 soccer
championship, but also of the outstanding artists
who year for year consolidate Vienna’s
international standing as a city of music, notably at
the Vienna Festival Concerts in the Musikverein.
The line-up between May 4 and June 20 includes the
Vienna Philharmonic under Mariss Jansons with Elīna
Garanča, the Königliche Concertgebouworchester
Amsterdam and baritone Thomas Quasthoff, joined by
pianists Rudolf Buchbinder, Alfred Brendel and
Maurizio
Pollini,
Riccardo
Muti,
Nikolaus
Harnoncourt, Genia Kühmeier, Ian Bostridge, Gerald
Finley, Anne Sofie von Otter and Oscar award winner
Vanessa Redgrave doing a reading.
The very latest in drama and music will be coming
from the world’s leading opera and theater
directors, conductors and orchestras at the Vienna
Festival. It is to be opened on City Hall Square on
May 9 in a tremendous free-admission ceremony
that includes the final of Eurovision Young
Musicians. This classical music contest will be
watched by an audience of tens of thousands and
televised live all over Europe.
This year’s festival program features a number of
contemporary operas including Phaedra by Hans
Werner Henze and Michaels Reise (Michael’s
Journey) by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The drama
program opens with Les Éphémères by Ariane
Mnouckine, followed by other works such as
Christoph Marthaler’s PLATZ MANGEL (LACK OF
SPACE), Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida directed
by Luk Perceval and Luc Bondy’s wildly acclaimed
Marivaux production La Seconde Surprise de
l’amour.
www.festwochen.at
Venues among others: Halls E and G at
Theater an der Wien, Linke Wienzeile 6 , 6th district
City Hall Square (Rathausplatz), 1st district
Schauspielhaus, Porzellangasse 19, 9th district
Theater Akzent, Theresianumgasse 16-18
Dates: May 9 – June 15, 2008
Starting Time: approx. 19:00
Promoter: Vienna Festival
Lehárgasse 11, A-1060 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 589 22-0, Fax (+43 1) 589 22-49
E-mail: festwochen@festwochen.at
Festival service number: (+43 1) 598 22 22
Seating Capacity: Theater an der Wien 1,100
Museum Quarter, Hall E 1,000, Hall G 350,
Schauspielhaus 150, Theater Akzent 450
Prices: Variable depending on performance
Booking Address: Wiener Festwochen
Tel. (+43 1) 589 22-0, (+43 1) 589 22-49
E-mail: kartenbuero@festwochen.at
Online ticket sales at www.festwochen.at start Jan 31.
Credit Card Bookings by Telephone
Tel. (+43 1) 589 22 11, Mon-Fri 10.00-17:00 from
March 10
www.musikverein.at
Venue: Musikverein, Bösendorferstrasse 12, 1st district
Starting Time: approx. 19:00
Duration: approx. 1.5 to 2 hours
Promoter: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien
Bösendorferstraße 12, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 86 81
Fax (+43 1) 505 94 09
Email: office@musikverein.at
Seating Capacity: Grosser Saal 1.700, Brahms Saal
600
Prices: Variable depending on performance
Booking Address: Bösendorferstraße 12, A-1010
Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 81 90 (Mo-Fr 9-20, Sa 9-13 Uhr)
Fax (+43 1) 505 81 90-94
Email: tickets@musikverein.at
Credit Card Bookings by Telephone
Tel. (+43 1) 505 81 90, Mon-Fri 9:00-19:30, Sat 9:0017:00
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Festivals
Vienna Jazz Festival
ImPulsTanz
June 27 – July 13, 2008
July 10 – August 10, 2008
The Vienna Jazz Festival is one of the leading
festivals of its genre today. This is due not just to
the presence of top musicians but also to the main
venues - Vienna’s State Opera House and the
Vienna City Hall Sqare and the Arkadenhof. The
program features dozens of concerts by foreign and
Austrian stars, and styles range from mainstream jazz
and soul to dance-oriented varieties like rap, hiphop
and D & B.
From July 10 to August 10 the crème de la crème
of the contemporary dance scene will be putting on
a dazzling display of choreographic creativity at
the 25th ImPulsTanz, Europe’s largest dance
festival. There will be new productions and revivals
from old stagers including Mathilde Monnier, Jan
Fabre, Maguy Marin and Wim Vandekeybus &
Ultima Vez, all of whom will be giving an insight into
the development of contemporary dance. Not to be
missed are Ode to Joy L.I.V.E. by Marie Chouinard’s,
a trilogy by The Peeping Tom Collective, Dressed To
Kill by Robyn Orlin, and Chris Haring/liquid loft.
With over 200 courses from yoga to ballet and hip
hop, the Workshop Festival gives dance fans the
chance to get into the swing of things.
(from April)
www.viennajazz.org
Venues among others:
Vienna State Opera House, Opernring 2, 1st district
City Hall (Rathaus), Arkadenhof , 1st district
Fernwärme Spittelau, 9th district
Jazzland, Franz-Josefs-Kai 29, 1st district
Porgy & Bess, Riemergasse 11, 1st district
Miles Smiles, Lange Gasse 51, 8th district
Reigen, Hadikgasse 62, 14th district
Dates: June 27 – July 13, 2008
Starting Times: between 17:00 and 22:00
Promoter: Verein Jazz Fest Wien
Lammgasse 12 / 8, A-1080 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 712 42 24, Fax (+43 1) 712 34 34
E-mail: office@viennajazz.org
Seating Capacity: State Opera House 1,500
MuseumsQuartier Wien, Hall E 1,000
Prices: State Opera House EUR 28 - 70;
MuseumsQuartier Wien EUR 20 - 40;
Other venues free admission to EUR 30
Booking Address:
Jazz Fest Wien Ticket Center
Tel.: (+43 1) 408 60 30
Online: www.viennajazz.org
Further Information: “ImPulsTanz 2008” program
from the promoter
www.impulstanz.com
Venues: Burgtheater, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 2, 1st
district
Volkstheater, Neustiftgasse 1, 7th district
Schauspielhaus, Porzellangasse 19, 9th district
Odeon, Taborstrasse 10, 2nd district
Kasino
am
Schwarzenbergplatz,
Am
Schwarzenbergplatz 3, 3rd district
Semperdepot, Lehargasse 6-8, 6th district
and other venues
Dates: July 10 – August 10, 2008
Starting Time: mostly 21:00
Duration of Events: approx. 1½ - 2 hours
Promoter: ImPulsTanz
Museumstrasse 5/21, A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 523 55 58, Fax (+43 1) 523 16 839
E-mail: info@impulstanz.com
Seating Capacity:
Burgtheater: 1,150
Volkstheater: 970
Schauspielhaus: 175
Odeon: 300
Kasino am Schwarzenbergplatz and Semper Depot:
150 each
Prices: EUR 10 - 55
Booking Address: ImPulsTanz
Museumstrasse 5/21, A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 523 55 58, Fax (+43 1) 523 16 839
E-mail: info@impulstanz.com
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Festivals
Music Film Festival
2nd Vienna Piano Summer at
the Spanish Riding School
Highly acclaimed opera and operetta productions,
classic concerts and enchanting ballet performances, all captured on celluloid, can be enjoyed
free of charge by thousands every evening under a
starry Vienna sky. Against the magnificent backdrop
of the neo-Gothic City Hall, the giant screen will be
showing opera, orchestral and ballet performances.
Seating is available and mouth-watering international
specialities will be dished up at refreshment stalls
around the giant screen.
Further information: from the promoter
www.wien-event.at
Venue: Rathausplatz, 1st district
Dates: July 12 – August 31, 2008, daily except in case
of rain
Begin: after nightfall, approx. 21:30
Duration: acccording to the length of the film,
around 1 to 3½ hours
Presented by: stadt wien marketing service gmbh
Kolingasse 11/7, 1090 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 319 82 000, Fax 319 82 00-82
E-mail: office@wien-event.at
Admission: free
Seating capacity: 3,000
Details of the 2008 program will be announced in May
(see www.wien-event.at).
Vienna Piano Summer – a festival which
celebrated its premiere in 2007 – now enters its
second year, enriching the city’s summer musical
life with performances by international virtuosos
at the Spanish Riding School. Four classical
concerts and three late evening jazz concerts will be
presenting the heights of artistry on the piano where
normally the Lipizzan stallions demonstrate the fine
art of haute école. The piano virtuosos appearing this
year are Boris Berezovsky & Brigitte Engerer,
Tzimon Barto, Gerhard Oppitz, Anna Vinnitskaya,
Olga Kern and – representing the jazz genre – Elias
Meiri, Tord Gustavsen and Uri Cane.
www.klaviersommer.at
Venue: Spanish Riding School
Hofburg (Imperial Palace), Michaelerplatz, 1st district
Dates: July 31 – August 3, 2008
Starting Times: 11:00, 19:00 and 22:00
Promoter: Primusic Konzert- und
Musiktheaterproduktionen
GmbH,
6-8/2/22, A-1010 Vienna
Herrengasse
Seating Capacity: 753 seats, 63 standing places
Prices: EUR 15 (standing), EUR 27, 34, 40, 46, 53
Jazz concerts: EUR 34, free seating
Combined ticket for classical and jazz concert on the
same day: 20% reduction
Bookings:
Tel. (+43 1) 96 0 96, www.oeticket.com
Tel. (+43 1) 205 15 65, www.ticketcorner.com
Tel. (+43 1) 5 888 5, www.wien-ticket.at
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Opera and Operetta
Marionette Theater
at Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna Operetta Summer
Open Air at the Theresianum
The Schönbrunn Palace Marionette Theater’s
puppet ballet enchants both young and old with
Strauss melodies, Mozart operas and musicals from
the world of fairy-tale. This season, adults can look
forward to Mozart’s most popular work The Magic
Flute and a production called Johann Strauss and the
Danube Waltz, while a special children’s program
treats kids to The Magic Flute, Strauss – The Legend
of the Danube Maiden, Aladdin with fairytales from
the Orient, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Knight
Camembert and many more.
The Vienna Operetta Summer will once again be
treating audiences to the best-loved melodies by
Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán
and Robert Stolz. For the second time, a special
venue has been chosen: The magical grotto in the park
at Vienna’s Theresianum school is the romantic
backdrop and place of encounter for a host of famous
opera characters. The combination of merry operetta
charm, Viennese humor and exuberant waltzes makes
these evenings unforgettable. If the weather does not
play along, the event can be moved indoors to the
Akzent Theatre at any time.
Further Information: leaflet and program
from the promoter
www.marionettentheater.at
www.scheibmaier.at
th
Venue: Schönbrunn Palace, 13 district
Marionette Theater, Hofratstrakt
Venue: Theresianum, Favoritenstrasse 15, 4th district,
Theatre Akzent beim Schloss Belvedere,
Theresianumgasse 18, 4th district
Dates: Permanent attraction with performances almost
daily (see www.marionettentheater.at for program
details)
Dates: July 2 – August 9, 2008, every Wed-Sat
Duration of Performances: Magic Flute 2.20 hours,
Johann Strauss 1.55 hours, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
½ hour, children’s program 1.15 hours
Duration of the Performance: 2 hours
Promoter: Marionette Theater at
Schönbrunn Palace, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 817 32 47, Fax (+43 1) 817 32 474
E-mail: office@marionettentheater.at
Seating Capacity: 88
Prices: Magic Flute and Johann Strauss: adults EUR
22 / 29, children EUR 15/19
Children’s program: adults EUR 9/11, children EUR
6/8
Travel agencies receive 10% reductions
Booking Address: Marionettentheater
Schloss Schönbrunn, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 817 32 47, Fax (+43 1) 817 32 474
E-mail: office@marionettentheater.at
Special Performances: With a buffet by arrangement.
Prices on request (20% discount for tour operators)
Starting Time: 20:30
Promoter: Scheibmaier Promotions
Martin Brandl, Tel. (+43 1) 505 35 26-11
www.scheibmaier.at
Ticket Prices: EUR 19.00 – 59.00
Group commission and discounts on request
Booking Address:
Scheibmaier Promotions, Martin Brandl
Argentinierstrasse 71, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 35 26-11
Fax (+43 1) 505 02 86
E-mail: management@scheibmaier.at
www.scheibmaier.at
Additional Information: Since language is not the
primary means of expression, performances can be
universally understood and therefore also offer nonGerman speaking guests an insight into the world of
opera and ballet.
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Opera and Operetta
“Operimsommer’08” at the
Theater an der Wien
Die Fledermaus at
Schlosstheater Schönbrunn
Vienna’s newest opera house premieres an opera
every month – from baroque to contemporary. Its
“Operimsommer” summer program in 2008
includes the zarzuela "Luisa Fernanda" with star
tenor Plácido Domingo in July and Mozart’s
“Magic Flute” in August.
A production of Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus
is being staged by Musik Theater Schönbrunn in
the summer of 2008. Die Fledermaus is rightly
considered a masterpiece of Viennese operetta. A
veritable feast of melodies leads through the racy plot
as a Viennese playboy is sentenced to a few days in
jail and sadly takes his leave from his wife. But
instead of reporting to the prison, he heads off to an
exotic prince’s masked ball where he charms his own
masked wife whose lover has earlier been sent to
prison. With the help of the prison warder Frosch,
everything works out for the best. The Schönbrunn
Palace Theatre is the oldest theater still operating in
Vienna.
Further Information: Brochure and program from the
promoter, www.theater-wien.at
Venue: Linke Wienzeile 6, 6th district
Dates:
Luisa Fernanda: July 7, 10, 14, 16 & 18, 2008
The Magic Flute: August 10, 12, 14, 17 & 19, 2008
Duration of Performances: approx. 2½ hours
Promoter: Theater an der Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 588 30-660
Fax (+43 1) 588 30-560
E-mail: oper@theater-wien.at
www.musik-theater-schoenbrunn.at
Venue: Schlosstheater Schönbrunn
Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47, 13th district
Dates: July 11 – August 24, 2008, daily except July
13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 and August 3, 4, 10, 11 & 18,
2008
Prices: Luisa Fernanda: EUR 23 – 140
The Magic Flute EUR 15 – 130
(August 18, 19, 26 and 27, 2007 17:30)
Booking Address: Theater an der Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 5 888 5
Online: www.theater-wien.at
Promoter: Musik Theater Schönbrunn
Postfach 111, A-1190 Vienna
Group Bookings (8 or more persons):
Vertriebsabteilung der Vereinigen Bühnen Wien
Tel. (+43 1) 581 81 111-0
Prices: EUR 35, 45, 65, 85
Booking Address: Musik Theater Schönbrunn
E-mail: tickets@ofs.at
Tel. (+43 664) 1111 600
E-mail booking form at www.musik-theaterschoenbrunn.at
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Concerts
Schönbrunn Palace Concerts
at the Orangery
Strauss & Mozart Concerts at
the Kursalon
daily
Schönbrunn’s Orangery is once again resplendent
in former glory: notable works are being
performed
there
by
the
Schönbrunner
Schlossorchester every evening. The baroque
Orangery used to be both winter home to exotic plants
and a meeting place for Vienna’s top society. Even
Mozart made an appearance there as conductor.
Excerpts from his operas Don Giovanni and The
Magic Flute are scheduled, as well as Johann Strauss’
Frühlingsstimmenwalzer and Blue Danube Waltz. Two
opera singers - a soprano and a baritone - along with a
charming ballet duo in historic costumes accompany
the evening.
Melodies in three-four time from the Blue Danube
Waltz, Emperor Waltz and Wine, Women and
Song to Wiener Blut can be enjoyed at this evening
of music by waltz king Johann Strauss and his
family at the newly opened Kursalon, also
featuring pieces of music dedicated to W.A.
Mozart. Although Johann Strauss left the conductor’s
rostrum for the last time over a century ago, his
melodies are still firm favorites. A harmonious
evening is ensured with his waltzes and polkas, as well
as works composed by his family. Professional
dancing couples provide a charming accompaniment,
displaying perfect footwork.
www.imagevienna.com
www.strauss-konzerte.at
Venue: Schönbrunn Palace, Orangery
(occasionally in the Weissgoldzimmer or Grosse
Galerie, or at other concert halls in Vienna)
Venue: Kursalon / Lanner-Saal, Johannesgasse 33, 1st
district
May – October: Additional concerts at the Stock
Exchange, Wipplingerstrasse 24, 1st district
Dates: daily (except Dec 24)
Dates: daily
Starting Time: 20:30 (doors open 20:00),
Dec 31: 19:00, Jan 1: 16:00 & 20:30
Promoter: IMaGE Performing Arts
Promotion GmbH
Schönbrunn Palace, Orangerie, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 812 50 04, Fax (+43 1) 812 54 24
E-mail: office@imagevienna.com
Prices: EUR 39 – 55 (Dec 25 – 30 EUR 44 – 60, Dec
31 EUR 48 – 72)
VIP ticket incl. 1 glass sparkling wine, best seats: EUR
75 - 92
Please call to inquire about group rates.
Booking Address: IMaGE, Schönbrunn Palace,
Orangerie, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 812 50 04, Fax (+43 1) 812 54 24
Additional Information: Concerts with alternative
formats and venues can be individually arranged.
Prices on request. Information from the promoter.
The Orangery can be hired for a variety of events
including receptions, gala dinners, seminars, etc.
Details from the promoter.
Special Christmas and New Year dates
Promoter: Sound of Vienna
Mahlerstrasse 5, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 57 90, Fax (+43 1) 512 57 91
E-mail: sound@strauss-konzerte.at
VIP ticket EUR 90 (best seats, sparkling wine, Strauss
CD, program)
Special prices apply for Christmas/New Year
Reductions for tour operators on all tickets
Booking Address: Sound of Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 57 90
Fax (+43 1) 512 57 91
E-mail: sound@strauss-konzerte.at
Packages incl. evening dinner available. Details from
the promoter.
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Concerts
Vienna Residence Orchestra
Concerts at Palais Auersperg
Sunday Concerts at
Liechtenstein Museum:
Music & Art
Daily
Every Sunday all year round
The most popular compositions by the “Waltz
King” Johann Strauss - from the Blue Danube
Waltz to melodies from Die Fledermaus - can be
enjoyed by audiences at Auersperg Palais. The
concerts feature a chamber orchestra clad in period
costume, outstanding soloists singing arias and duets,
and a ballet duo performing perfect pirouettes to lilting
Viennese melodies. Works include the Emperor Waltz,
the Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and excerpts from Wiener
Blut, as well as the Radetzky March, the masterpiece
by Johann Strauss the Elder.
Music and art of the highest caliber are exquisitely
combined at the Liechtenstein Museum. Every
Sunday, Vienna’s largest secular baroque hall, the
Hercules Hall, is the venue of distinguished concerts.
The historical setting uniquely gives rise to a colorful
symbiosis of music, art and architecture, rendering the
Liechtenstein Museum a place of delight to the soul
and the senses. In 2008 the concert series is enriched
with appearances by sections of the Gustav Mahler
Youth Orchestra.
www.wro.at
Venues: Palais Auersperg, Auerspergstrasse 1, 8th
district
Dates: daily
Further Information: Program from the promoter,
Venue: Liechtenstein Museum. The Princely
Collections.
Fürstengasse 1, 9th district
Dates: Every Sun till February 24, 14:00-15:00,
from March 2, 11:00-12:00 and 15:00-16:00
Duration: 1 hour
Duration of Concerts: 1½ hours
Promoter: Wiener Residenzorchester
Veranstaltungsges.m.b.H.
Auerspergstrasse 1, A-1080 Vienna
Tel. (+ 43 1) 817 21 78, Fax (+43 1) 813 28 65
E-mail: konzert@residenzorchester.at
Prices: EUR 39 - 54
Booking Address: Vienna Residence
Orchestra Concerts
Auerspergstrasse 1, A-1080 Vienna
Tel. (+ 43 1) 817 21 78, Fax (+43 1) 813 28 65
E-mail: konzert@residenzorchester.at
Promoter:
Tel. (+43 1) 319 57 67-252
Fax (+43 1) 319 57 67-20
Prices: EUR 30; reductions for tour operators on all
tickets
Booking Address:
Tel. (+43 1) 319 57 67-252
Fax (+43 1) 319 57 67-20
Admission to the permanent and special exhibitions is
included in the ticket price.
Exclusive group arrangements and sparkling wine
during the interval available upon request.
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Concerts
Waltz and Operetta Concerts
at Hofburg Palace
Vienna Mozart Concerts
April 29, 2008 – January 1, 2009
March 21 – October 31, 2008
Inspired operettas and waltzes by Johann Strauss
and compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
are being performed at the Imperial Palace
(Hofburg) featuring a full orchestra and
international vocal soloists. Conducted by Gert
Hofbauer, the Hofburg Orchestra and star singers give
renditions of the most delightful melodies from
Strauss’ operetta hits such as Die Fledermaus, The
Gypsy Baron, Wiener Blut and A Night in Venice, as
well as Strauss waltzes including his world-famous
Blue Danube Waltz and arias from Mozart operas.
The Vienna Mozart Orchestra stages a
performance as it would have been in Wolfgang
Amadé’s day: Mozart’s best-known compositions
performed by 30 musicians in historical costumes
and in a setting appropriate to the epoch. The
program includes arias and duets from The Magic
Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni and
such “hits” as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik or the
Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Venues are the
Goldener Saal and the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein,
the Vienna State Opera, the Grosser Saal and the
Mozart-Saal of the Wiener Konzerthaus, and the
Grosser Festsaal of the Imperial Palace.
www.hofburgorchester.at
Venues: Imperial Palace, Heldenplatz , 1st district
and Josefsplatz, 1st district
Dates: April 29 – October 17, 2008, every Tue, Thu
and Sat (few exceptions)
every Sat from October 11 – December 31, 2008
additional dates: December 25, 26 & 31, 2008
January 1, 2009
Starting Time: 20:30 (except at New Year)
Duration of Concerts: 1½ hours (all year)
Promoter: Konzertagentur Hofbauer
Margaretenstrasse 3, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 25 52, 587 52 09, Fax (+43 1) 587 43
97
E-mail: konzerte@hofburgorchester.at
Seating Capacity: Imperial Palace: Festsaal 1,300,
Zeremoniensaal 700, Redoutensaal 800
Prices: EUR 39 - 52 (except at Christmas and New
Year)
Booking Address: Konzertagentur Hofbauer
Margaretenstrasse 3, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 25 52, 587 52 09, Fax (+43 1) 587 43
97
E-mail: konzerte@hofburgorchester.at
Additional Information: The Orchestra can be
booked for congresses, corporate events etc.
www.mozart.co.at
www.b2b.mozartorchester.com
Venues: Musikverein, Karlsplatz 6, 1st district
Vienna State Opera, , Opernring 2, 1st district
Konzerthaus, Lothringerstrasse 20, 3rd district
Imperial Palace (Hofburg), Heldenplatz , 1st district
Dates: every Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat
March 21 – October 31,2008
Duration of Concerts: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
Promoter: Wiener Mozart Orchester
Brucknerstrasse 4 , A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 505 77 66, Fax (+43 1) 505 97 20, E-mail:
concerts@mozart.co.at
Seating Capacity: Musikverein: Grosser Saal 1,744,
Brahmssaal: 600, Konzerthaus: Grosser Saal 1,808,
Mozart-Saal 731, Vienna State Opera 1,709
Imperial Palace 1,298
Prices: EUR 39 - 72
VIP-Ticket for EUR 220 includes concert ticket, a
personal Mozart page, dinner at the Schwarzenberg
Palace, ride in a horse-drawn carriage to the concert,
sparkling wine during intermission, program, CD and,
upon request, a talk with the musicians
Booking Address: Wiener Mozart Orchester
Brucknerstrasse 4 , A-1040 Vienna,
Tel. (+43 1) 505 77 66, Fax (+43 1) 505 97 20
E-mail: concerts@mozart.co.at
Tel. (+43 1) 505 77 66, 08:30-18:00 daily
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Concerts
Vienna Boys' Choir at
Musikverein
Vienna Imperial Orchestra
April 11 – October 17, 2008 every Friday (summer
break)
From January 31, 2008 Thurs-Sun.
One of the oldest boys’ choirs in the world, the
Vienna Boys’ Choir, founded five centuries ago, is
giving concerts at the Musikverein. The boys, who
also sing at Sunday Mass in the Chapel of the Imperial
Palace (Hofburg), are presenting a program of W.A.
Mozart together with the Chorus Viennensis – the
choir of the former Vienna boy singers – and the
Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
Further Information: www.mondial.at
Venue: Musikverein, Brahmssaal, Bösendorferstrasse
12, 1st district
A classic salon orchestra with 13 musicians
performs a first-class concert series in the
atmospheric surroundings of the Imperial Hall on
Beethovenplatz. The program includes works by
Johann Strauss (“Vienna Blood”), Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”), Ludwig van
Beethoven and Joseph Haydn.
Further Information: www.imperial-classic.at
Venue: Imperialsaal, Beethovenplatz 1, 1st district
Additional venues such as the Museum of Natural
History, Belvedere Palace or Eschenbach Palace can
be booked for exclusive events.
Dates: from January 31, 2008 Thurs-Sun.
Dates: April 11 – October 17, 2008 every Friday
(summer break):
April 11, 18 & 25, 2008
May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2008
June 6, 13 & 20, 2008
September 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2008
October 10 & 17, 2008
Duration of Performance: 1 hour 15 min.
Promoter: Reisebüro Mondial, Operngasse 20b, 1040
Vienna,
Tel. (+43 1) 58804-173
Fax (+43 1) 58804 145
E-mail: tickets@mondial.at
Concert Duration: approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes
Promoter: CLASSIC ART
Konzertveranstaltungsges.m.b.H.
Riemergasse 1-3 / Mezzanine, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 92 50 751-0,
Fax (+43 1) 92 50 751-20
E-mail: office@imperial-classic
Seating Capacity: Imperial Hall approx. 300 seats
Ticket Prices: EUR 39/48/56/82 (Special rates apply
at Christmas/New Year’s Eve); special conditions for
groups on request
Seating Capacity: Brahms-Saal 600
Prices: EUR 36 - 63
Tour operators are granted a reduction on all tickets.
Booking Address: Reisebüro Mondial
Operngasse 20b, 1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 58804-150
Fax (+43 1) 58804 145, E-mail: tickets@mondial.at
Tel. (+43 1) 588 04-173, Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00
Booking Address: CLASSIC ART
Konzertveranstaltungsges.m.b.H.
Riemergasse 1-3 / Mezzanine, A-1010 Vienna,
Tel. (+43 1) 92 50 751-0
Fax (+43 1) 92 50 751-20
E-mail: office@imperial-classic
Additional information: Exclusive group events can
be booked upon request.
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Concerts
Mozart Ensemble in the
Deutschordenshaus
Vienna Waltz Concerts at
Palffy Palace
All year Thurs-Sun.
All year Fri-Mon
These concerts take place in enchanting
surroundings of the Deutschordenshaus (House of
the Teutonic Order), where Mozart lived and
worked in 1781 while in the service of Archbishop
Colloredo.
The Sala Terrena, Vienna’s oldest concert hall, with its
beautiful frescos in Venetian late-Renaissance style, is
the perfect backdrop for Viennese 18th century
chamber music (Mozart, Schubert, Haydn).
The Vienna Waltz Concerts Orchestra plays in the
heart of Vienna, in the Figaro Hall at the 14th
century Palffy Palace, where Mozart performed in
1762.
The program includes Mozart’s “Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik”, duets from the “Magic Flute”, “Don
Giovanni”, a Violin Concerto, “The Marriage of
Figaro” and Strauss’ “Blue Danube Waltz”, the
“Tritsch-Tratsch Polka”, “Vienna Blood”, “Die
Fledermaus”, the “Gypsy Baron” and much more. The
performers are well known opera singers and ballet
soloists.
Further Information: www.mozarthaus.at
Venue: Deutschordenshaus, Sala Terrena,
Singerstrasse 7, 1st district
Further Information: www.classic-concerts.at
Dates: All year Thurs-Sun and by arrangement
Venue: Palffy Palace, Josefsplatz 6, 1st district
Starting Times: Thurs, Fri, Sun 7.30 pm, Sat 6.00 pm
Dates: All year Fri–Mon
Concert Duration: Approx 1 hour and 40 minutes
including an interval
Starting Times: 20:00 (December 24 ,31 and January
1, 18:00)
Promoter: Mozart Ensemble Vienna
Claudio Bentes
Singerstrasse 7, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 911 9077; cellphone +43 (0)676 527 8897
Fax (+43 1) 416 47 30
E-mail: konzerte@mozarthaus.at
www.mozarthaus.at
Concert Duration: Approx 1 hour and 40 mins.
Ticket Prices: EUR 35.00 – 42.00
Travel agents receive discounted tickets.
Ticket Prices: EUR 34, 46, 56
Booking Address: Mozart Ensemble Vienna
Claudio Bentes
Singerstrasse 7, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 911 9077; cellphone +43 (0)676 527 8897
Fax (+43 1) 416 47 30
E-mail: konzerte@mozarthaus.at
www.mozarthaus.at
Promoter: Vienna Waltz Concerts
Palffy Palace, Josefsplatz 6, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. and fax (+43 1) 513 98 70
E-mail: office@classic-concerts.at
www.classic-concerts.at
Booking Address: Vienna Waltz Concerts
Palffy Palace, Josefsplatz 6, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. and fax (+43 1) 513 98 70
E-mail: office@classic-concerts.at
www.classic-concerts.at
Additional Information: Special performances by
arrangement
Additional Information: Special performances by
arrangement
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Concerts
Mozart Requiem at
Karlskirche
April 5 – October 25, 2008, every Sat (also every Thu
in July, August & September)
The Requiem Mass (K626) was Mozart’s final
work. The completed version by Franz Xaver
Süssmayr can be heard at Vienna's Karlskirche
(Church of St. Charles Borromeo) – a striking
example of ecclesiastical baroque architecture with
a mighty dome. The performers are the Chorus and
Orchestra of Salzburger Konzertgesellschaft.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote this requiem in
1791, yet it remained a fragment. It embraces the
phases of rebellion, fear, hope and release that Mozart
experienced before he passed away – without bringing
the work to completion.
Further Information: www.skg.co.at
Venue: Karlskirche, Karlsplatz, 4th district
Dates: April 5 – October 25, 2008, every Sat (also
every Thu in July, August & September)
Starting Time: 20:00 (doors open 18:00)
Duration of Concert: approx. 1 hour (no interval)
Promoter: Salzburger Konzertgesellschaft
Getreidegasse 47, Top 4, A-5020 Salzburg
Tel. (+43 662) 82 86 95-0
Fax: (+43 662) 82 86 95-14
E-mail: office@skg.co.at
www.skg.co.at
Prices: EUR 36 (inc. EUR 7 commission) – free
seating
Group discount: every 21st ticket free
Booking Address: Salzburger Konzertgesellschaft
Getreidegasse 47, Top 4, A-5020 Salzburg
Tel. (+43 662) 82 86 95-0
Fax: (+43 662) 82 86 95-14
E-mail: office@skg.co.at
www.skg.co.at
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Seasonal Events
Vienna Ice Dream
The Magic of Advent at
Rathausplatz
January 26 – March 9, 2008
November 15 – December 24, 2008
Vienna’s City Hall Square is again the scene of cool
pirouettes and hot music at Vienna Ice Dream. The
rink is open daily for skaters to cut elegant loops to the
strains of the waltz or groove to the rhythms of the
salsa against a fabulously illuminated backdrop. A
“dream path” of ice romantically winds its way
through Rathauspark to the Ring Boulevard, returning
to the main rink in front of City Hall after sweeping
City Hall Square. Covering more than 4,000 sqm, the
frozen dance floor is also the venue of special events.
Additionally there is an ice fun zone and curling lanes
which provide a more traditional form of
entertainment.
Vienna during Advent is a city of nostalgia and
romance, concerts and nativity displays, and
traditional Christmas markets. Classics include the
Christmas market in front of City Hall, the traditional
Viennese Christmas market on Freyung, the markets
at Spittelberg, Am Hof and in front of the church of
St. Charles Borromeo (Karlskirche), and the
Christmas market at Schönbrunn Palace.
The Magic of Advent in Vienna during November and
December complements the market in front of City
Hall. The adjoining Rathauspark is a place of seasonal
inspiration with festively adorned trees, pony-riding,
trips on the Christkindl Express and fairytale scenes
portrayed in artistically-arranged displays.
www.wienereistraum.com
Venue: Rathausplatz, 1st district
Dates: January 26 – March 9, 2008, 09:00-23:00 daily,
refreshments until 23:30
Promoter: stadt wien marketing und prater service
gmbH
Kolingasse 11/7, A-1090 Vienna
Tel. (+ 43 1) 319 82 00, Fax (+43 1) 319 82 00-82
E-mail: info@ wienereistraum.com
Information Hotline: (+43 1) 40 900 40 (Mon-Fri
9:00-12:00)
Admission: Adults:
Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00: EUR 2.50
Mon-Fri 14:00-23:00 and Sat, Sun EUR 5.50
Groups of 10 or more: EUR 4.50 per person
Curling: per lane and 30 minutes (max. 10
persons/lane): EUR 30
Further Information: “Magic of Advent in Vienna”
brochure from the Vienna Tourist Board, 1020 Vienna
(from around October)
Tel. (+43 1) 24 555, Fax (+43 1) 24 555-666
www.christkindlmarkt.at
Venue:
Magic of Advent and Vienna Christmas Market
Rathausplatz, 1st district
Dates: yearly
November 15 – December 24, 2008
Opening times: daily
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 9:00-21:00
Fri, Sat: 9:00-22:00
December 24: 9:00-17:00
Additional Information: A wide range of delicious
refreshments from around the globe are on sale at
booths and in a marquee by the ice.
Skate Hire: Adults EUR 6, Children up to 14 EUR
3.80
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Seasonal Events
Christmas Markets and Crib
Display
New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2008 / January 1, 2009
Spittelberg Christmas market
Spittelberggasse, Schrankgasse, Gutenberggasse, 7th
district
Mid-November – December 23, 2008, Mon-Fri 14:0021:00, Sat, Sun, public holdidays 10:00-21:00,
www.spittelberg.at
Traditional Viennese Christmas market
Freyung, 1st district
Late November – December 23, 2008, 10:00-21:00
daily
www.altwiener-markt.at
Christmas market
in front of Schönbrunn Palace
Late November – December 26, 2008
10:00-20:30 daily, Dec 24 10:00-16:00, Dec 25 & 26
10:00-18:00
www.weihnachtsmarkt.co.at
Art market in front of the church
St. Charles Borromeo (Karlskirche)
Karlsplatz , 1st district
Late November – late December 2008, 12:00-20:00
daily
www.divinaart.at
Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace
Oberes Belvedere, Prinz Eugen-Strasse 27, 3rd district
Late November – December 24, 2008
11:00-21:00 daily, December 24 10:00-15:00,
www.weihnachtsdorf.at
Christmas village at University Campus
Alser Strasse 1, courtyard 1, 9th district
Mid-November – December 24, 2008, Mon-Fri 14:0022:00, Sat, Sun and public holidays 11:00-22:00,
December 24 10:00-15:00
Art market Am Hof
Am Hof, 1st district
Late November – December 22, 2008, Fri and Sat
10:00-19:00, Sun 10:00-18:00,
www.kunsthandwerksmarkt.at
Christmas village at Maria-Theresien-Platz
Late November – December 24, 2008, 10:00-22:00
daily, December 24 11:00-15:00
Exhibition:
Display of nativity scenes in Peterskirche
Petersplatz , 1st district
November 23 – December 14, 2008,
09:00-18:00 daily
Admission: approx. EUR 2
www.vienna.info
New Year’s Eve in Vienna: at the turn of the year
music and entertainment can also be enjoyed openair.
Bubbly and snacks are served at refreshment booths
along the New Year’s Eve Trail, which winds its way
through the streets and lanes of the historic center,
while lilting waltz melodies and the latest dance-floor
hits resound from the squares of the 1st district from
the afternoon of December 31 until after midnight.
Further Information: “New Year in Vienna” leaflet
available from the Vienna Tourist Board: 1020
Vienna, Tel. (+43 1) 24 555, Fax (+43 1) 24 555-666,
“New Year in Vienna” brochure available from the
promoter from December
www.wien-event.at
Venue: city center
Date: December 31 (14:00) till January 1 (02:00).
Details of the program of events in the marquees will
be available in mid- November.
Promoter: stadt wien marketing und prater service
gmbH
Kolingasse 11/7, A-1090 Vienna
Tel. (+ 43 1) 319 82 00, Fax (+43 1) 319 82 00-82
E-mail: office@wien-event.at
www.wien-event.at
Admission: free
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Sporting Events
Vienna City Marathon
Harness Racing at Krieau
April 27, 2008
All year except July and August
The Vienna City Marathon is the sporting event of
the year for running fans and spectators.
Anyone wishing to enter the Vienna City Marathon
2008 should be sure to register and start training early.
Entrants’ stamina and fitness will be put to the test for
Austria’s largest running event. The race is expected to
attract 20,000 athletes from somewhere in the region of
45 different countries. The 42.195km route starts in
Wagramer Strasse and passes Vienna International
Centre before crossing the Danube and going on to the
Giant Ferris Wheel and Schönbrunn Palace and finally
finishing at Heldenplatz square.
How about a horse race in a two-seater at Krieau
trotting course? An exhilarating experience –
whether actually competing or just enjoying the
betting buzz.
Twelve people from the group are selected to join an
instructor in a two-seater and take part in the race. All
the other guests fervently place their bets while media
coverage is provided of the proceedings. A
commentator analyzes the entire race, giving expert
tips on the winning chances. The finishing line is
positioned within general view in front of the
grandstand. Afterwards, the awards ceremony takes
place beneath the triumphal arch. And whoever bets
on the right horse, is also a winner! Trial rides are also
available. In short, a sporting experience par
excellence!
Promoter: Enterprise Sport Promotion Ges.m.b.H.,
Keplerplatz 12/1/5, A-1100 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 650-4219500, Fax (+43 1) 606 95 40
E-mail: office@vienna-marathon.com
Venue: Vienna
Start: Wagramerstrasse, Vienna International
Centre/Reichsbrücke, 22nd district
Finish: Heldenplatz, 1st district
Date: April 27, 2008
Promoter: CEK Company Events Krieau Aschauer
KEG, Gentzgasse 137/13, A-1180 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 893 88 03 88, Fax (+43 1) 893 88 03 32,
E-mail: team@cek-events.at
Venue: Krieau trotting course, Nordportalstrasse 247,
2nd district
Further Information/Registration:
Enterprise Sport Promotion Ges.m.b.H.
Keplerplatz 12/1/5, A-1100 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 606 95 10, Fax (+43 1) 606 95 40
E-mail: office@vienna-marathon.com
www.vienna-marathon.com
Dates: upon request
Deadline for Registrations: March 14, 2008/April
18, 2008 (see below)
Information: CEK Company Events Krieau
Aschauer KEG, Gentzgasse 137/13, A-1180 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 893 88 03 88, Fax (+43 1) 893 88 03 32,
E-mail: team@cek-events.at
www.cek-events.at
Registration Fee:
Until March 14, 2008 EUR 53
Until April 18, 2008 EUR 69 (online only)
Apr 25 & 26: Late entries – subject to availability – at
race number collection point: EUR 90
Administration fee: EUR 5
Duration: approx. 1 1/4 hours
Prices: upon request
Tour operators receive commission.
Additional Information: Protective clothing is
provided for competitors.
Further packages and accompanying program upon
request (e.g. stable tours and/or “Olympics”)
.
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Sporting Events
UEFA EURO 2008
European Soccer Championship
June 7 – 29, 2008
During June of 2008, soccer will reign supreme in
Vienna. After six games in the Austrian capital
starting June 8, and twenty-four matches in the
seven other host cities in Switzerland and Austria,
the new European Champions will be crowned at
the final in Vienna’s Ernst Happel stadium on June
29.
The European Soccer Championship is the third largest
sports event worldwide, surpassed only by the Olympic
Games and the FIFA World Cup. As the host city for
seven games, including the final, the gaze of the soccer
world will be on Vienna during Euro 2008.
The seven matches in Vienna, each with 53,000
spectators, mean that more than 370,000 people will be
cheering on teams at the Ernst Happel stadium.
And up to four times as many non-ticket holding
soccer fans from all over the globe will also be making
their way to Vienna during Euro 2008, all of them
ready to enjoy the city’s unique atmosphere and to
follow the games at public viewing venues.
Throughout the championship, there will be a central
fan zone in the heart of the city taking in City Hall
Square, Heldenplatz and the section of the Ring
Boulevard in between. All 31 matches can be watched
live on big screens, while the venue also provides a
backdrop for fans to celebrate.
Group matches:
June 8, 2008
June 12, 2008
June 16, 2008
Quarter finals:
June 20, 2008
June 22, 2008
Semi-final:
June 26, 2008
Final:
June 29, 2008
Tickets:
Information at www.euro2008.com
Bookings for VIP Tickets and EURO hospitality p
packages:
Hotline for Austria: Tel. 0810 812 008
International Hotline: Tel. (+44 0) 208 453 050
E-Mail: hospitality@euro2008.com
Live Life, Love Sports
Vienna: Where the European Championship will be
decided
Further Information:
www.euro2008.com
www.em2008.wien.info
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadium
Prater, 2nd district
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“Arts and Delights”
in the Museum of Fine Arts
“Culture and Cuisine” at the
Museum of Natural History
Permanent Attraction, every Thursday
Until June 18, 2008, Tue/Wed
The world-famous gallery of the Kunsthistorisches
Museum (Museum of Fine Arts) provides a
luxurious setting for epicurean delights. Every
Thursday a sumptuous buffet is presented in the
Kuppelsaal during the Museum’s evening opening
hours. After leisurely study of Bruegel’s Peasant
Wedding and Ruben’s The Fur , Titian’s Violante and
Tintoretto’s King Belshazzar’s Feast, visitors can
savor delicious Viennese and international specialties both hot and cold, and sweet and savory.
The Kuppelhalle (cupola) of the Natural History
Museum, previously the territory of dinosaurs and
other wildlife, is the setting for a feast of mussels or
asparagus - depending on the season - every
Wednesday evening. The meal comprises threecourses: soup, an unlimited helping of mussels
prepared in different ways (late September to midApril) or asparagus and asparagus dishes with various
sauces (mid-April to mid-June), and a selection of
desserts ranging from petits fours and cakes to
blancmange. Roast goose is served at Martinmas in
November. The wine comes from acclaimed Austrian
winegrowers, while the Museum of Natural History’s
“live micro-theater” explores the miraculous world of
microorganisms.
Further Information: Flyer from the promoter
www.gerstner.at
Venue: Kunsthistoriches Museum (Museum of Fine
Arts)
Maria-Theresien-Platz , 1st district
Dates: Permanent attraction, every Thu 18:30-22:00
(gallery until 21:00)
Promoter: Café Gerstner GmbH
Messeplatz 1, A-1021 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 743 44 22, Fax (+43 1) 743 44 22-7838
E-mail: khm@gerstner.at
Prices: EUR 36, excl. drinks and entry. One person
free per group of 20 or more.
Entry to the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts:
Groups of 10 or more EUR 7 per person. Adults: EUR
10
Booking Address:
Gerstner im Kunsthistorischen Museum
Tel. and Fax (+43 1) 526 13 61
E-mail: khm@gerstner.at
Additional Attraction:
Art Brunch at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
Every Sun 11:00-15:00
incl. aperitif, buffet and museum tour EUR 44 (from
February 29, 2008 EUR 46) per person incl. admission
to the museum
Details from the promoter
www.e-catering.at
Venue: Museum of Natural History
Maria-Theresien-Platz , 1st district
Dates:
Until April 9, 2008 (mussels), every Wed
April 22 – June 4, 2008 (asparagus) every Tue, Wed
from 18:30
Promoter: e-catering
Tel. (+43 1) 260 69-2473, Fax (+43 1) 260 69-2469
E-mail: christine.samek@e-catering.at
Prices: EUR 37 (mussels dinner) or EUR 39
(asparagus dinner) exc. beverages and admission.
Group discounts upon request.
Entry to the Museum of Natural History:
Adults: EUR 5
No group discount
Booking Address: e-catering
Tel. (+43 1) 260 69-2473 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30),
Fax (+43 1) 260 69-2469
E-mail: christine.samek@e-catering.at
Additional Information: A fantastic roof terrace tour
with a view of Vienna by night is offered for EUR 8.
Additional Attraction by the same promoter:
Sunday brunch at the Technisches Museum, Nov. 4 –
May 25, 2008, Price: EUR 31 plus admission EUR
8.50
Any of approx. 40 venues can be booked upon request.
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An Evening at Schönbrunn
An evening palace tour, a concert at the Orangery
and an evening dinner are what feature in the “An
evening at Schönbrunn” program. Three different
packages are on offer for visitors wishing to spend an
evening at Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer
residence of the Habsburgs. Package 1 comprises an
evening dinner at the Café-Restaurant Residenz and a
concert at the palace Orangery; Package 2 features a
guided tour of the baroque palace and a concert;
Package 3 (“Schönbrunn all-inclusive”) comprises a
guided tour, evening dinner and a concert.
www.imagevienna.com
Venue: Schönbrunn Palace, 13th district
Palace, Orangery, Café-Restaurant Residenz
Dates: Permanent attraction
Daily except December 24 and 31 & January 1
Promoter: Konzertagentur IMaGE
Schönbrunn Palace, Orangery, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 812 50 04, Fax (+43 1) 812 54 24
Prices: EUR 65 - 99 (Dec 25 to 30: EUR 68 - 106).
Beverages à la carte or all-in for EUR 6.
Package 2: Palace Guided Tour and Concert
Starting time: guided tour 19:00, concert 20:30
Duration: 3½ hours (guided tour 40 min., concert
2 hours)
Prices: EUR 49 - 85 (Dec 25 to 30: EUR 54 - 90)
with tour in English or German A surcharge is made
for tours in other languages.
Minimum No. of Participants: 10
Higher rates per person charged for smaller groups.
Package 3: Palace Guided Tour, Dinner and Concert
Starting Time: guided tour 17:30, dinner 18:30,
concert 20:30
Duration: 5 hours (guided tour 40 min., dinner
1½ hours, concert 2 hours)
In co-operation with Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur- und
Betriebsgesellschaft and Café-Restaurant Residenz
Prices: EUR 75 - 109 (Dec 25 to 30: EUR 78 - 115).
Beverages à la carte or all-in for EUR 6
Seating Capacity: Orangery 500
Café-Restaurant Residenz 160
Minimum No. of Participants: 10
Higher rates per person charged for smaller groups.
Guided Tours: up to a maximum of 30 to 35 persons,
Groups will be divided if numbers are greater.
Additional Attractions, among others:
Booking Address: Konzertagentur IMaGE
Schönbrunn Palace, Orangery, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 812 50 04, Fax (+43 1) 812 54 24
Package 1: Dinner and Concert
“Rendezvous with Sisi” Package
Includes visit to the Imperial Apartments / Sisi
Museum / concert / dinner
“Journey through Schönbrunn” package
incl. zoo, palace, dinner & concert
“Mammals and Melodies” Package
incl. admission to zoo, dinner & concert
Starting Time: dinner 18:30, concert 20.30
Duration: 4 hours (dinner 1½ hours, concert 2 hours)
Full details from the promoter
www.imagevienna.com
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Dinner & Sound Museum
Palazzo Gourmet Theater
Until March 23, 2008
A feast for all the senses awaits visitors to the
House of Music - a musical and culinary voyage of
discovery through the world of sound. Visitors will
encounter famous Viennese composers, and also have
the chance to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic.
Sounds are not just rendered audible but also visible
and tactual. With the aid of computer wizardry,
musical pictures can be painted, waltz melodies cast
and visitors’ compositions recorded onto CD and then
taken home as a personal memento.
This experience is followed by an exquisite threecourse gourmet dinner, accompanied by a thrilling
view over Vienna’s rooftops.
A unique variety show is accompanied by exquisite
culinary creations in a delightful mirrored marquee
— the ultimate art of entertainment and cuisine!
Spend an unforgettable evening by candlelight,
enjoying music, comedy and variety artistry in a
glittering setting accompanied by epicurean delights
dished up by celebrity gourmet chef Reinhard Gerer.
“Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome” to the Palazzo!
www.palazzo.cc
Venue: Spiegelpalast am Rotundenplatz
(Südportalstrasse, corner Kaiserallee), Prater, 2nd
district
www.hdm.at
Dates: Until March 23, 2008
Venue: House of Music
Seilerstätte 30, 1st district
Starting Times: Tue-Sat 19:30, Sun 18:00
Doors open one hour earlier
Dates: daily except Sunday
Duration: 3½ hours
Promoter: Cantino at the House of Music,
Seilerstätte 30, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 512 54 46 for table reservations
Promoter: Palazzo Produktionen GmbH, Phorusgasse
2/8, A-1040 Vienna, Tel. (+43 1) 581 29 00, Fax (+43
1) 581 29 00-40, E-mail: info@palazzo-wien.at
Seating Capacity: 120 persons
Tables for 6, 8 or 10 people
Groups are seated together
Price: EUR 39 incl. museum admission, audio guide
and exhibition catalogue
Guided Tours: on request
Booking Address: House of Music,
Seilerstätte 30, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 516 48-30, Fax (+43 1) 512 03 15
E-mail: helmut.lenhardt@hdm.at
Prices: (excl. beverages; special beverage
arrangements available separately)
Box/stage Circle/box
Tue, Wed, Thu,Sun EUR 89 EUR 105
Fri, Sat
EUR 103 EUR 119
New Year’s Eve
EUR 225
Ring
EUR 134
EUR 148
EUR 250
Booking Address: Palazzo Produktionen GmbH,
Phorusgasse 2/8, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 581 29 00-10
(Hotline Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00)
Fax (+43 1) 581 29 00-40
E-mail: tickets@palazzo-wien.at
Booking for groups of 50 or more:
Tel. (+43 1) 581 29 00-10
E-mail: info@palazzo-wien.at
Additional Information: Exclusive bookings for
individual arrangements incl. program, set meal and
compère possible. Group arrangements; bookings for
the entire palazzo.
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Theme Cruises aboard Danube
Cruise Boats
Piaristenkeller Good cheer with imperial flair
Heurigen Cruise: May 1 – October 30, 2008, every
Thursday
Waltz King Strauss Cruise: June 2 – September 15,
2008, every Monday
Open all year round
River cruise company DDSG Blue Danube runs
trips all year round. Vienna can be experienced
from aboard MS Vindobona, which was redesigned
by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1995, or from
aboard MS Admiral Tegetthoff. Two summer tours
with musical accompaniment and three-course buffet
taking place every week are the Heurigen Cruise
(Schwedenplatz – loop tour Danube Canal – Nussdorf
Lock – Danube and back) and the Waltz King Strauss
Cruise (Reichsbrücke bridge – loop tour towards
Greifenstein and back).
www.ddsg-blue-danube.at
Venue: Danube ship “Vindobona”
Reichsbrücke bridge, 2nd district
Danube ship “MS Admiral Tegethoff”,
Schwedenplatz, 1st district
Dates:
Heurigen Cruise: May 1 – October 30, 2008, every
Thursday
Waltz King Strauss Cruise: June 2 – September 15,
2008, every Monday
Group trips any time upon request
Starting Time: boarding 19:00, departure 19:45
Duration: 1½ hours (Strauss Cruise)/3 1/4 hours
(Heurigen Cruise)
Promoter: DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH
Schifffahrtszentrum, Handelskai 265, 1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 80, Fax (+43 1) 588 80-440
E-mail: info@ddsg-blue-danube.at
Seating Capacity: 450 under deck
Prices: EUR 39 (Strauss Cruise), EUR 32 (Heurigen
Cruise)
One person free in groups of 21 or more.
Booking Address: DDSG Blue Danube
Schifffahrtszentrum, Handelskai 265, 1020 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 588 80-441, Fax (+43 1) 588 80-440
E-mail: info@ddsg-blue-danube.at
Tel. (+43 1) 588 80-0, Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00
Additional Information: DDSG Blue Danube runs
other boat trips on the Danube in and around Vienna.
They include: Samba do Brasil, Caribbean Night
Food, drink and entertainment like in the “good old
days” is offered by the k.&k. Piaristenkeller
restaurant, whose attractions include an OldViennese hat parade, a fascinating wine cellar and
culinary dishes that emperors once savored. This
establishment, housed in a 300 year-old cloister cellar,
boasts a typical old-Austrian atmosphere, zither music
and culinary specialties prepared according to
traditional recipes. Guests can marvel at the Emperor
Franz Josef hat collection containing dozens of
headpieces, have fun in the “hat parade”, or view the
k.&k. imperial wine treasury with its 200 year-old
vintages, and portraits of Emperor Franz Josef and
Empress Sissi. What’s more, 200 candles light the way
into the wine cellar where wine-tasting sessions and
“cask sliding” from a 10,000 liter barrel take place.
Further Information: see the “Commemorative
Brochure for the 300-Year Jubilee of the
Piaristenkeller” and the “Event Album” from the
promoter
www.piaristenkeller.at
Venue: k.&k. Restaurant Piaristenkeller
Piaristengasse 45, 8th district
Dates: open daily all year round, individual
arrangements made
Duration of Activities: from ½ to 5 hours
Promoter: k.&k. Restaurant Piaristenkeller
Piaristengasse 45, A-1080 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 406 01 93, Fax (+43 1) 406 41 73
E-mail: restaurant@piaristenkeller.at
Seating Capacity: heraldic room 190, banqueting
room 85, wine cellar 300, garden 80,
“Hofkellerstüberl” (small wine cellar) 12
Price: Choice of dinner & event packages, for instance
3-course meal including wine cellar tour EUR 47
Booking Address: k.&k. Restaurant Piaristenkeller
Piaristengasse 45, A-1080 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 406 01 93, Fax (+43 1) 406 41 73
E-mail: restaurant@piaristenkeller.at
Additional Information: The restaurant can also
arrange for events to include tours and organ concerts
at the baroque Piaristenkirche church, with works by
Haydn, Bruckner and Liszt. Many other attractions.
Information from the promoter.
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Imperial Dinner Train
Fun Cooking in Vienna –
Culinary Workshops
May 1 – October 2, 2008
… with Belvedere Palace tour:
This eventful evening begins at Belvedere Palace. A
welcome is followed by the “Belvedere by Night”
tour of the most famous collection of Klimt
pictures (“The Kiss”, “Judith I”). Guests are then
accompanied on foot through the baroque palace
gardens to Südbahnhof station where the luxury
imperial train sets off on a circular tour of
nighttime Vienna with gala dinner. There is a red
carpet welcome by the liveried head steward in front
of the parlor car. The tour along historic track also
takes in Vienna’s Prater, with a view of the city’s
skyline. This romantic trip is a superlative nostalgic
experience that will appeal not only to railroad
enthusiasts.
www.imperialtrain.com
Venue: Belvedere Palace, Palace Gardens, circular
tour of Vienna starting/finishing at Südbahnhof station
Dates: May 1 – October 2, 2008
Scheduled every first Thu in the month, but can also
be booked on any other day subject to availability
Starting Time: 18:15 at Belvedere Palace; departure
from Südbahnhof 20:00, Return Südbahnhof 22:50
Price: EUR 175
Includes: reception and tour at Belvedere Palace,
accompanied walk to Südbahnhof station, nighttime
tour of Vienna aboard special luxury train with gala
dinner and all table beverages.
Promoter: Majestic Imperator Waggoncharter GmbH
Opernring 4/Top 8, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 513 28 81, Fax (+43 1) 513 28 83
E-mail: gorieck@imperialtrain.com
Seating Capacity: 110 dining seats
Separate Pullman for groups of 15 or more
Price: EUR 85
Vintner’s buffet in the Dürnstein Castle Cellar
includes wine cellar tour and wine tasting:
Four-course dinner in the Dürnstein Castle Restaurant
Group discounts for groups of 80 or more on request
Booking Address: Majestic Imperator Waggoncharter
GmbH, Tel. (+43 1) 513 28 81, Fax (+43 1) 513 28 83
E-mail: gorieck@imperialtrain.com
Tel. (+43 1) 513 28 81, Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00
Additional Information: Contact the promoter for
details of other offers, bookable at any time.
e.g. train deluxe day trips from Vienna to Salzburg,
Budapest, the Wachau region and Semmering, or
candlelight dinner tours.
Simplicity is the key to the zest for life and great
cooking in the Cooking Salons run by awardwinning chef and culinary philosopher Christian
Wrenkh. These workshops are not about learning
technical skills or refinements, but about
experiencing a culinary universes. The chef himself
and his colleague Jürgen Margetich introduce
“students” to the secrets cooking for happiness.
Participants can explore their creative side free from
pressure to “get it right”. Cooking and dining together
makes the art of cooking a liberating artistic experience
and a particular treat for the taste buds.
www.kochsalon.at
Venue: Wrenkh, Bauernmarkt 10, 1st district
Dates: Permanent attraction, bookings by arrangement
Starting Times/Duration:
Daytime and evening courses
Promoter: Wrenkh Kochsalon
Bauernmarkt 10, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 0) 699 101 03 600, (+43 1) 533 15 26
E-mail: kochsalon@wrenkh.at
Program: The Cooking Salon at Wrenkh holds regular
cookery workshops with titles such as “Happy
Cooking” or “Open House” (18:00 – 19:30).
The Salon can also be hired for groups (ten to 20
people) or workshops. Anything goes — from cooking
for oneself through to having a chef do the work, or
and just about everything in between.
Prices: “Happy Cooking” EUR 135 per person, “Open
House” EUR 25 per person by arrangement
Booking Address: Wrenkh Kochsalon
Bauernmarkt 10, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. +43 (0)699 101 03 600, (+43 1) 533 15 26
E-mail: kochsalon@wrenkh.at
www.kochsalon.at
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Dinner & Crime
Austrian Dinner Show at
Rathauskeller
April 16 – October 27, 2008
“Dinner & Crime” is an evening of murder and
mystery where anything can happen. The scenario:
100 diplomats from around the globe are
celebrating Small Britain’s tenth anniversary of
independence. In the course of a delectable dinner the
guests at the celebration make charming conversation
and toast the virtues of the young country. Yet sinister
goings-on
lurk
behind
the
glitzy
facade.
Inconsistencies and untruths gradually emerge. Not
only does the atmosphere become electric, but a person
suddenly falls dead. The guests reconstruct the events
leading up to the death either in groups or individually.
If they prefer, they can slip into actors’ shoes, yet they
still have to be prepared for a whodunit surprise or
two.
A musical and culinary voyage through Austria,
from the Tyrolean mountains and Salzburg,
through the Salzkammergut and Wachau regions,
to the grand finale in Vienna, can be experienced
at the Austrian Dinner Show at Vienna’s
Rathauskeller. You will be treated to the finest
regional culinary creations accompanied by the most
famous Austrian melodies. Musical gems include
enchanting Viennese waltzes performed by excellent
musicians and accompanied by outstanding vocalists
and spirited dancers.
Further Information: www.dinnerandcrime.com
Venue: Wiener Rathauskeller
Rathausplatz 1, 1st district
Venue: Café Restaurant Residenz, Schönbrunn Palace,
13th district or Schloss Wilhelminenberg,
Savoyenstrasse 2, 16th district
Further venues upon request
Dates: April 16 – October 27, 2008
Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Dates: Permanent attraction upon request
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Promoter: Event Partner Austria KEG
2100 Korneuburg, Kwizdastrasse 11/9
Tel. (+43 22 62) 64 828
Fax (+43 1) 64 828-10
E-mail: office@eventpartner.at
Program: 30-minute reception with sparkling wine
followed by a three or four-course dinner. Four
different murder mysteries.
Price: approx. EUR 64 incl. dinner (excl. drinks) and
sparkling wine reception.
Booking Address: Event Partner Austria KEG
Kwizdastrasse 11/9, A-2100 Korneuburg
Tel. (+43 2262) 64 828, Fax (+43 2262) 64 828-10
E-mail: reservierung@eventpartner.at
Ticket-Line: Tel. (+43 1) 820-820 606
Additional Information: “Dinner & Crime” is offered
in German or English. Private functions for up to 110
persons, including set meal (excl. beverages) and
sparkling wine reception if required (rates upon
request)
www.austriandinnershow.at
Starting time: 20:00
Duration: 2½ hours
Promoter: Dinner & Show VeranstaltungsGmbH
Seidengasse 32/59, A-1070 Vienna
Tel : (+43 1) 274 90 46, Fax (+43 1) 274 90 47
E-mail :office@dinnershow.at
Price: EUR 51 inc. set meal and ¼ l table wine
Special conditions apply to operators.
Booking Address: Dinner & Show Veranstaltungs
GesmbH.
Seidengasse 32/59, A-1070 Vienna
Tel : (+43 1) 274 90 46, Fax (+43 1) 274 90 47
E-mail :office@dinnershow.at
Additional Information: Special events upon request
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Specials
Shop & Win
Vienna & Wine
January & February 2008
October 1 – November 30, 2008
Vienna is a fantastic city to go shopping. There are
over 20,000 stores to browse around, from the
historically nostalgic to spaciously modern and
stylishly fashionable. And the possibility of winning
shopping vouchers worth a total of EUR 10,000
makes the experience even more appealing!
Vienna’s stores are vibrantly varied, stocking
everything from traditional craftwork to jazzy lowbudget fashions. Total diversity is what you will find,
not only in terms of the wares on sale, but also as
regards the design of premises and their culinary
surroundings. Indeed, not only is your thirst for a good
time shopping quenched. Taste buds are also lavishly
catered for at countless cafés and restaurants.
Vienna is a vintage capital in more ways than one.
In the autumn, wine and enjoyment are a key
attraction in this city of bon viveurs! From tastings
of fruity young Viennese wines to vineyard walks
and jazz brunches, Vienna has the perfect wine
experience, catering for all tastes. The numerous
events on offer include traditional roast goose meals
(Martinigansl), vineyard walks and high-brow
cultural events. During this period, not only wine
taverns but also more than 100 city pubs and
restaurants have plenty of vintage treats to choose
from. What’s more, there are 10,000 instant prizes and
an additional 1,000 bottles of Viennese wine to be
won at the Tourist Information Office at
Albertinaplatz!
In January and February, there are fantastic shopping
prizes to be won in Vienna:
1st prize: shopping spree worth EUR 10,000 including
travel to Vienna for two people and three overnights.
There is also the chance of winning great instant prizes
at the Tourist Information Office at Albertinaplatz.
Further Information: Brochure available from the
Tourist Information Office at Albertinaplatz/corner
Maysedergasse, 1st district (daily 9:00 – 19:00)
Tel. (+43 1) 24 555
E-mail: info@wien.info
www.vienna.info
Further Information: Brochure available at the
Tourist Information Office at Albertinaplatz/corner
Maysedergasse, 1st district (daily 9:00 – 19:00)
Tel. (+43 1) 24 555
E-mail: info@wien.info
www.vienna.info
Dates: October 1 – November 30, 2008
Promoter: A promotion by the Vienna Tourist Board
in association with the Vienna Chamber of
Agriculture
Dates: January and February 2008
Promoter: A promotion by the Vienna Tourist Board
in association with Wiener Einkaufsstrassen and
Casinos Austria
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Wine, Savories and Shows
Vienna Heurigen Express
1st Viennese Heuriger Show
Beginning of April – End of October 2008
Permanent attraction
A trip on a nostalgic train through Vienna’s winegrowing districts in the footsteps of Ludwig van
Beethoven is the attraction of the Vienna Heurigen
Express. The scenic train with sightseeing
commentary takes passengers from Nussdorf and
Nussberg, through picturesque vineyards bordering on
the Vienna Woods, to the café-restaurant at
Kahlenberg, where they can take in a fabulous view of
the entire city and also break the journey (Hop on –
hop off). The ride continues through the vintner’s
village of Grinzing, via Heiligenstadt (Beethoven
House nearby) back to Nussdorf.
The “1st Vienna Heuriger Show” at Wolff winery in
the famous wine-growing village of Neustift am
Walde masterfully combines top-class Viennese
waltz, operetta and Viennese wine tavern tradition.
Musicians, two Viennese operetta singers (soprano &
tenor) and a charming dancing couple give a rousing
performance clad in brightly colored Biedermeier
costumes, treating visitors to a zestful medley of
famous Viennese waltzing melodies, polkas, arias and
duets from operetta favorites such as Die Fledermaus,
The Gypsy Baron and The Merry Widow.
www.heurigenexpress.at
Departure Point: Zahnradbahnstrasse / last stop of
tram D (Nussdorf), 19th district
Dates: Beginning of April until end of October 2008,
daily
Departure: 12:00 to 18:00 on the full hour
Duration: approx. 60 minutes scenic tour
Promoter: Vienna Scenic Tours & Events
Sternwartestrasse 69, A-1180 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 479 28 08, Fax (+43 1) 479 28 80
E-mail: viennascenictours@utanet.at
Prices: Train ride EUR 7.80
For groups only: train ride, 3-course set meal and
2 drinks (price on request)
Discounts for tour operators
Booking Address: Vienna Scenic Tours & Events
Sternwartestrasse 69, A-1180 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 479 28 08, Fax (+43 1) 479 28 80
E-mail: viennascenictours@utanet.at
Additional Information: Wine tastings in vineyards
are also possible for groups by prior arrangement.
Special dates upon request.
www.heuriger.com
Venue: Heuriger Wolff, Rathstrasse 44, 19th district,
Vienna-Neustift am Walde
Dates:
January 7 – April 14, 2008: Mon, Fri, Sat 20:15
April 15 – October 19, 2008: 20:15 daily
October 20 – December 22, 2008: Mon,Tue, Fri and
Sat 20:15
December 25, 2008 – January 4, 2009 (except for
December 31): 20:15 daily
Duration of Show: approx. 2 hours
Promoter: Der Ton
Tel. (+43 1) 524 74 78, Fax (+43 1) 512 57 91
E-mail: office@heuriger.com
Prices: EUR 42 incl. 4-course set meal, wine, water,
coffee, group rates on request
Tour operators can order special set meals for their
groups. Prices on request.
Booking Address: Der Ton
Tel. (+43 1) 524 74 78, Fax (+43 1) 512 57 91
E-mail: reservation@heuriger.com
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Wine, Savories and Shows
Wine in Grinzing
There’s more to Grinzing - Vienna’s best-known
district for heuriger (wine taverns) - than pleasant
evenings over a glass of wine. Now, wine tastings
with experts and guided tours of the vineyards are
also offered. Vienna is the world’s only capital city
with an appreciable wine-growing industry (and that
for the past 2,000 years!). The taverns take their name
from the “heuriger” - the young wine from the last
harvest - and when it is on sale the “bush” (a pine
spring) is hung up over the entrance. The Dr. MüllerSchmidt winery also offers a number of activities
related to wine. Among other things there are tastings,
sumptuous “vintner’s buffets” and vineyard tours.
Venue: Heuriger Dr. Müller-Schmidt
Cobenzlgasse 38, 19th district
Dates: daily, by prior arrangement
Wine Experience 5: Grand tasting with exclusive
young wine distillates:
6 wines, 2 young wine distillates chosen by guest,
savory snack, mineral water
EUR 13.80 per person
Individual offers can be combined.
Tour operators receive discounts on group bookings.
Booking Address: Heuriger Dr. Müller-Schmidt
Cobenzlgasse 38, A-1190 Vienna
Tel. and Fax (+43 1) 320 62 71
(daily from 15.00)
Additional Information: The parlors of the old
vintner’s house with seating for between 10 and
200 people can be hired for parties, meetings and
conferences.
Duration of Activities: from 45 minutes to 2½ hours,
or longer if offers are combined
Promoter: Heuriger Dr. Müller-Schmidt
Cobenzlgasse 38, A-1190 Vienna
Tel. and Fax (+43 1) 320 62 71
E-mail: weingut.dr.mueller.grinzing@aon.at
Prices:
Wine Experience 1: Vineyard taster:
Tour of the vineyard (fantastic view of Vienna) with
wine tasting
EUR 7.10 per person
Wine Experience 2: Romantic torchlight walk through
the vineyard, with wine-growing commentary, wine
tasting and snack
Wine Experience 3: Small wine tasting:
3 wines, 1 spirit, mineral water, white bread
EUR 7.10 per person
Wine Experience 4: Classic wine tasting:
5 wines, barrel samples, 2 young wine distillates,
mineral water, white bread
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Balls
Vienna Philharmonic Ball
Opera Ball
January 24, 2008
January 31, 2008
The Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein –
probably the most famous concert hall in the world
– is the exquisite backdrop for one of the absolute
highlights of the ball season: the annual Vienna
Philharmonic Ball. The world-renowned orchestra
will be conveying the musical message, lending
expression to Ludwig van Beethoven’s score
inscription in his “Missa solemnis”: “From the heart –
may it return to the heart.”
The Opera Ball, held at Vienna’s magnificent State
Opera House, is deemed the epitome of ball culture
and a top-caliber social event, attracting famous
personalities from around the globe. The waltz is
the heartbeat at a venue where usually opera stars
make their big-time appearances. Over 160 couples
dancing the opening polonaise — ladies dressed in
white and men in black — experience their
“introduction to Viennese society”. For all the others it
is an unforgettable evening of waltzing bliss at this
imposing edifice on Vienna’s Ring Boulevard.
www.wienerphilharmoniker.at
Venue: Musikverein, Bösendorferstrasse 12, 1st
district
Venue: Vienna State Opera, Opernring 2, 1st district
Date: January 24, 2008
Date: January 31, 2008
Starting Time: 22:00 (doors open 21:00), end 05:00
Starting Time: 22:00 (doors open 21:00), end 05:00
Promoter / Booking Address:
Vienna Philharmonic
Ticket sales due to commence January 14, 2008 at the
Vienna Philharmonic ticket office
Kärntner Ring 12, A-1010 Vienna
(Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00)
No reservations possible.
Tel. (+43 1) 505 65 25-14
E-mail: philoffice@wienerphilharmoniker.at
Table Reservations: probably from September 29,
2007 with restricted availability (also at the Vienna
Philharmonic ticket office, see above)
Price: Ball ticket EUR 120
Dress Code:
Ladies: long evening dress
Gentlemen: tailcoat with decoration, tuxedo, uniform
Vienna State Opera / Opera Ball Office
Goethegasse 1, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 514 44-2606 or 514 44-2613
Fax (+43 1) 514 44-2624
E-mail: opernball@wiener-staatsoper.at
Prices:
Admission ticket: EUR 230
Table for 2 persons: EUR 320
Gallery table for 4 persons: EUR 320
Large box: EUR 17,000
Stage box: EUR 17,000 (double box), EUR 9,500
(single box)
Stage box table: EUR 8,500
Prices for tables and boxes do not include ball
admission.
Dress Code: Ladies: large, long evening dress
Gentlemen: tailcoats only
Approx. 5,000 guests are expected at the ball
Additional Information: Smoking is not permitted
anywhere in the Opera House with the exception of
the vestibule (foyer in front of the grand staircase) and
the two smoking areas on the balcony.
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Balls
Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball
Johann Strauss Ball
February 1, 2008
February 14, 2008
The Vienna Coffeehouse Owners extend an
invitation to a charming ball night in the state
rooms of the Hofburg (Imperial Palace). From the
hall to the roof foyer of the Redoutensäle, animated
activity, lively spirits and waltzing bliss are the order
of the day. This year’s theme is: “Coffee alla turca”.
This ball whisks you away into the musical world of
Johann Strauss. An opening committee swirls in
classic three-quarter time, while at midnight it is
the turn of the quadrille.
Anyone wanting to learn or perfect the waltz can do so
at the dance instruction workshop. And after the waltz,
when everything is still spinning, a good glass of
sparkling wine is the ideal way to relax.
Further Information: www.kaffeesiederball.at
Venue: Hofburg, Heldenplatz, 1st district
Further Information: from the promoter Eurotours
and at www.kursalon.at
Date: February 1, 2008
End: 4:30
Venue: Kursalon im Stadtpark, Johannesgasse 33, 1st
district
Date: February 14, 2008
Klub der Wiener Kaffeehausbesitzer
Wirtschaftskammer Wien
Judenplatz 3-4, A-1010 Vienna
Tel: (+43 1) 514 50 – 4113, Ms Bauer
Fax (+43 1) 514 50 – 4118
E-mail: rosemarie.bauer@wkw.at
www.kaffeesiederball.at
Ticket sales begin approx. mid-December 2007
Prices: Ball Ticket EUR 95
Seats: EUR 48 / 60 / 72
One-off flat booking fee: EUR 12 (Austria) / EUR 20
(other countries)
Ticket Allotments: max. 40 admission tickets + 20
table tickets
Dress Code: Ladies: large ball gown or long evening
dress
Gentlemen: tailcoats, tuxedo or uniform (with bow tie
only – no neckties!)
Starting Time: 21:00 (Doors open 18:00 for dinner
guests and 19:30 for ball guests without dinner),
End: 3:00
Eurotours Wien
Julia Zwach
Friedrichstrasse 7, A-1040 Vienna
Tel. +43 (0)1 588 00-502 (Mr Michael Bradac)
Fax +43 (0)1 588 00-166
E-mail: julia.zwach@eurotours.at
Prices: Ball Ticket EUR 45
Admission, seat, 3-course menu EUR 99/119
Dress Code: ladies: evening dress,
gentlemen: dark suit or dinner jacket
Package deals: To be announced, please request from
promoter around Fall time
Additional information: group bookings possible
with the promoter
Over 5,000 guests are expected at the ball.
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Balls
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Night
Imperial Ball
September 27, 2008
December 31, 2008
The “Auftakt” ball hosted by the Vienna
Symphony Orchestra is an exhilarating ball night
that symbolically sets the tone for a musically
versatile concert season.
The occasion is a celebration of musicianship, with the
City of Vienna’s concert orchestra performing in the
prestigious premises of City Hall. A medley of musical
genres can be heard in ancillary rooms, from Viennese
song to jazz.
Before the ball gets underway everybody is invited to
an open-air concert given by the orchestra in City
Hall’s idyllic Arkadenhof courtyard – free of charge.
.
The Imperial Ball is an annual opportunity to swirl
into the New Year to a waltz and enjoy regal
entertainment in the ceremonial rooms of the
Imperial Palace. After a reception by the “Imperial
couple” and an impressive changing of the guards, it is
not long before the longest night of the year is in full
swing - an evening of elegance and bubbly champagne
spirits. Ten orchestras and ensembles keep the dance
floors full in four rooms, liveried footmen serve
culinary delights at the gala banquet and snacks for inbetween can be savored at an exclusive buffet.
www.wiener-symphoniker.at/auftakt/
Venue: Vienna City Hall, Lichtenfelsgasse 2, 1st
district
Date: September 27, 2008
Starting Time:
Free open-air concert in Arkadenhof courtyard: 19:00
Doors open 20:00, Start 21:00
Promoter and Booking Address:
Büro der Wiener Symphoniker
E-mail: tickets@wiener-symphoniker.at,
Fax: (+43 1) 58979-54
Tel. (+43 1) 58979-51 (Ms Beatrice Swoboda)
www.wiener-symphoniker.at/auftakt/
Prices: Ball ticket EUR 75
Table reservation: EUR 20-50 per seat
Handling fee per ticket: EUR 3
Dress Code:
Ladies: long evening dress
Gentlemen: Tuxedo or dark suit
www.kaiserball.com
Venue: Hofburg, Heldenplatz , 1st district
Date: December 31, 2008
Starting Time: 19:30 for guests with dinner, 22:00 for
all other ball guests, end 03:30
Promoter/Booking address:
Hofburg Congress Centre Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 36 66-23, Fax (+43 1) 536 64 26
E-mail: kaiserball@hofburg.com
Prices (as of 2007):
Ball inc. gala dinner: EUR 400-540
Ball inc. seat: EUR 180-300
Ball admission only: EUR 130
Approx. 3,000 ball guests are expected
Conditions for Resellers: Orders can be placed
immediately, ticket delivery from November.
Contact the promoter for discount enquiries.
Bulk tickets: 50% down payment by end of August.
Free cancellation of max. 50% of bulk booking up to
mid-October.
Additional Information: Ball ticket holders can book
New Year’s tickets for the State Opera and the
Volksoper on the morning of December 31 from the
Congress Center.
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Dancing Lessons
Dancing Lessons in Vienna
Vienna is the world capital of music. One of its
most sought-after exports is the Viennese waltz —
the triple-time dance the “Waltz King” Johann
Strauss made famous throughout the world.
Knowing the steps of the waltz is a must for
anybody going to a Viennese ball. So why not learn
in the home of the waltz –Vienna? Vienna’s dancing
schools stand ready to help visitors learn the ropes.
Tanzschule Chris
Waltzing lessons in Czech, English, French, German,
Italian and Spanish. EUR 45 per couple and lesson;
10.00–22.00 daily by appointment
Wehlistrasse 150, 2nd district, Tel. (+43 1) 212 12 00
E-mail: info@tanzschulechris.at
www.tanzschulechris.at
Tanzschule Dorner
Waltzing lessons in English, German and Polish from
September to the end of June, and in July on request;
times by arrangement; prices on request.
Gusshausstrasse 15, 4th district
Tel. (+43 1) 50 50 612-0; fax (+43 1) 50 50 612-2
E-mail: tanz@dorner.co.at
www.dorner.co.at
Tanzschule Willy Elmayer-Vestenbrugg
Waltzing lessons for individuals, pairs or groups of up
to 150 people in English, French, German, Japanese,
Polish, Russian and other languages; from 8.00–22.00
daily. Advanced booking is required
50 min. dance lesson: EUR 5 per individual or pair;
group prices on request.
Bräunerstrasse 13, 1st district
Tel. (+43 1) 512 71 97; fax (+43 1) 512 71 97-4
E-mail: office@elmayer.at
www.elmayer.at
Tanzschule Hernals
Viennese waltz lessons including refreshments and a
certificate in an exclusive Baroque hall (in English or
German); times by arrangement; EUR 30 per person
Kalvarienberggasse 28A, 17th district
Tel. (+ 43 1) 409 55 50
office@tanzschule-hernals.at
www.tanzschule-hernals.at
Tanzschule Immervoll
Waltzing lessons in German, EUR 10 per person, no
bookings required
Jan. 10 - 31, 2008 every Fri 18:00-19:00
Altgasse 6, 13th district/Auhof Center, 14th district
Tel. (+43 1) 865 96 56
E-mail: tsi@tanzschule-immervoll.at
www.tanzschule-immervoll.at
Tanzschule Kopetzky
Waltzing lessons in English, French or German, for
groups only or by arrangement
Price: approx. EUR 10 per person and lesson inc.
waltz booklet
Neubaugasse 7/9, 7th district
Tel. (+43 1) 523 62 06; fax (+43 1) 544 24 30
E-mail: kopetzky@chello.at
www.lerntanzen.com
Tanzschule Rueff
Private tuition and individual groups upon request
(German/English)
Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 4, 8th district
Tel. (+43 1) 405 26 69; fax (+43 1) 403 49 11
E-mail: office@tanzschulerueff.at,
www.TanzschuleRueff.at
Tanzschule Stanek
Individual lessons daily exept Sun in English, French
or German, by arrangement
EUR 40 per couple or person for 50 mins
Grashofgasse 1A, 1st district
Tel. (+43 1) 513 42 92; fax (+43 1) 512 01 97
E-mail: office@stanek.at
www.stanek.at
Tanzschule Prof. Wagner
Waltzing lessons for tourists from September to June,
Sat 19.00–21.00 or by arrangement in German and
English
EUR 50 per couple (50 mins inc. drink)
Fleischmarkt 3-5, 1st district
Tel. (+43 1) 533 54 10; fax (+43 1) 533 54 109
E-mail: info@tanzschule-wagner.at
www.tanzschule-wagner.at
Tanzschule Watzek
Individual lessons, Mon-Sat in English, French,
German, Italian, Polish and Russian
EUR 32 for one pair, EUR 8 per person for two or
more pairs (50 mins)
Salzgries 12, 1st district
Tel. (+43 1) 535 37 11; fax (+43 1) 533 31 32
E-mail: watzek@watzek.at
www.watzek.at
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Tours
The Third Man: Reliving the
Cinematic Classic
The ultimate experience for film and Vienna buffs!
Following in the footsteps of the Third Man, postwar Vienna – the scene of the Orson Welles’ epic –
can be relived. There are guided walks, a tour of
the original underground locations, a Third Man
Museum, and showings of the movie at Burgkino
cinema.
The story of the fake penicillin peddler Harry Lime has
been one of cinema’s classics for over 50 years and is
regarded to be the greatest Vienna movie ever.
Director Carol Reed masterfully took the script by
Graham Greene, creating an authentic picture of
Vienna after World War II. On the search for Harry
Lime, you roam the lanes of Vienna’s old city and
marvel at the major film locations, including a firsthand glimpse of the underground sewer system.
Moving on to the Third Man Museum you find
authentic originals such as movie posters, cinema
programs, some 300 film and sound recordings on
shellac, vinyl, CD and DVD, and motion picture
excerpts on a 1936 projector! And Vienna’s Burgkino
screens the cinematic classic on a regular basis.
Further information: www.drittemanntour.at
WALK:
Meeting Point: Stadtpark underground station (U4) /
Johannesgasse exit
Venue: Vienna’s Old City
Dates: every Monday and Friday, alternative times on
request
Duration: approx. 2½ hours
Price: EUR 17
Vienna Walks & Talks
Dr. Brigitte Timmermann
Werdetorgasse 9/2, 1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 774 89 01
Fax (+43 1) 774 89 33
E-mail: brigitte@viennawalks.com
www.viennawalks.com
SEWERS:
Venue: Karlsplatz-Esperantopark (opposite
Friedrichstr. 6), 1st district
Dates: May – October Thu-Sun
Starting Time: 10:00–22:00 hourly on the hour
Price: EUR 7
MA 30 Wien Kanal
Modecenterstrasse 14/Block C
A-1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 4000 3033
E-mail: willkommen@drittemanntour.at
www.drittemanntour.at
MUSEUM:
Venue: Pressgasse 25, 4th district
Dates: every Sat 14:00-18:00, by prior arrangement
alsoTue 18:00-20:00 Groups any time upon request
Price: EUR 7.50
Third Man Museum “3mpc”
Pressgasse 25, A1030 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 586 48 72
E-mail: contact3mpc@hotmail.com
www.3mpc.net
MOVIE:
Venue: Burgkino, Opernring 19, 1st district
Dates: every Fri 22:45 and matinee every Sun & Tue
afternoon (call to check starting times)
Price: EUR 8 (special tours upon request)
Burgkino
Opernring 19, A-1010 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 587 84 06
E-mail: office@burgkino.at
www.burgkino.at
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Tours
Architekturzentrum Tours
Nighttime
Tour
Schönbrunn Zoo
of
The Architekturzentrum (AzW) in Vienna has a
program of six “AzW Top Tours” for architecture
fans, including the ViennaCityWalk.
This walk, taking approx. two hours, explores the
MuseumsQuartier with its blend of old and new,
Secession at Karlsplatz, Hofburg Palace, Judenplatz
square, the Parliament building and other architectural
highlights. There is a coffee break at Palmenhaus in
Burggarten park.
Even when it gets dark, there is still plenty going on
at Schönbrunn Zoo, the world’s oldest zoo.
Equipped with low-light goggles and accompanied
by an expert guide, visitors get to view what would
otherwise remain invisible.
A highlight of the trip is crossing the hippopotamus
house where, at night, Egyptian fruit bats glide
through the air like ghosts.
Further Information: “Treffpunkt Zoo” brochure
from the promoter, www.zoovienna.at
Meeting Point: Architekturzentrum Wien,
Museumsplatz 1, 7th district
Venue: Schönbrunn Zoo, Maxingstrasse 13b, 13th
district
Further Information: www.azw.at
Dates: daily by arrangement
Venue: from MuseumsQuartier to Judenplatz
Dates / Starting Time: daily by arrangement
Starting Time: Varies between 19.00 and 22.00
depending on the season.
Duration: approx. 2 or 4 hours
Duration: approx. 1½ hours
Promoter / Booking Address
Architekturzentrum Wien
MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1
A-1070 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 522 31 15
Fax (+43 1) 522 31 17
E-mail: office@azw.at
www.azw.at
Schönbrunner Tiergarten Ges. m. b. H., Maxingstrasse
13b, A-1130 Vienna
Tel. (+43 1) 8779294-500 (Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00)
Fax: (+43 1) 8779641
E-mail: office@zoovienna.at
www.zoovienna.at
Price: EUR 18 per person
Price: per person inc. optional tour of the “a_schau”
exhibition at the Architekturzentrum: EUR 12 (groups
of 10 – 30 persons) or EUR 24 (4-hour tour)
Other tours featured in the program:
• ViennaDesign
• ViennaNew
• ViennaInnovative: Residential concepts from
1930 to 2007
• WineTour Burgenland
• TwinCityTour: Vienna-Bratislava by Danube
cruiser
Max. No. of Participants: 20
Further attractions (details from promoter) including:
• Twilight tour (March – October only, starting
time: 18:30, 5 – 20 persons, duration approx.
1.5 hs, EUR 14 per person)
• “Rainforest House – behind the scenes”
• “The desert is alive”
• On the Trail of History
• Selection of themed tours
• Exclusive packages
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Vienna's Environs
Archaeological Park
Carnuntum
Grafenegg Music Festival and
Grafenegg Advent
March 21 – November 16, 2008
(Museum Carnuntium: April 4 – December 21, 2008)
March 8 – December 8, 2008
Roman history is brought to life at the
Archaeological Park Carnuntum with its unique
ancient architecture and authentic Roman
reconstructions.
Its centerpiece is the Open Air Museum Petronell
featuring a reconstructed dwelling house located on the
site of the ancient civilian city. The Bad DeutschAltenburg Amphitheater is the only part of the
military town around the former military camp still
visible today. And boasting 3,000 exhibits, the
Museum Carnuntinum is Austria’s largest Roman
museum.
Further
Information:
Archaeological
Carnuntum, www.carnuntum.co.at
Park
Venue: Archaeological Park Carnuntum, Open-Air
Museum
Petronell,
Hauptstrasse
3,
A-2404 Petronell-Carnuntum; Museum Carnuntinum:
Badgasse 40-46, A-2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
Dates: March 21 – November 16, 2008
(Museum Carnuntium: April 4 – December 21, 2008)
Opening Hours: Archaeological Park Carnuntum and
Open Air Museum Petronell: 09:00-17:00 daily
Museum Carnuntinum: daily 10:00-17:00
Duration: approx. 1½ hours/ 2½-3 hours/ 1 day
Archäologischer Park Carnuntum Betriebsges.m.b.H.,
Tel. (+43 2163) 3377-0
Fax (+43 2163) 3377-5, E-mail: info@carnuntum.co.at
Prices: Archaeological Park Carnuntum: Adults EUR
8, Groups (15 or more) EUR 6
Package Prices for groups (15/20 or more):
Ars Vivendi: EUR 15, Salve Imperator: EUR 20,
Visiting Lucius: EUR 10, In the Footsteps of the
Romans: EUR 12
Dream Dwelling of the Ancient World – The Villa
Urbana: EUR 10
Of Emperors and Citizens (exhibition at Museum
Carnuntinum): EUR 10
Day Itineraries:
Of Boatmen and Romans on the Danube: EUR 34.90
Roman Luxury and Aristocratic Life in the Baroque
Era (Hof Palace & Carnuntum): EUR 27.90
Additional Information: The packages can also be
supplemented by a Roman meal, roast sucking pig,
snacks and much more besides.
Grafenegg Castle in Lower Austria, some 40
minutes from Vienna, is a remarkable venue for
splendid events, with an open-air arena and a new
concert hall. The music festival and Advent market
attract thousands of visitors each year. The
highlight of the season is the Grafenegg Music
Festival under the artistic directorship of Rudolf
Buchbinder.
Further Information: www.grafenegg.at
Venue: Grafenegg Castle, A-3485 Grafenegg 10
Program:
Spring Awakening
March 8, 2008 Tonkünstler concert: “Pathétique”
May 17, 2008 Tonkünstler concert: “Taktgefühl”
June 20, 2008 Midsummer Night Gala
Tonkünstler Summer Residence
July 26, Aug 2, 9 & 16, 2008: Tonkünstler open-air
concerts at Wolkenturm arena
Bus transfer from Vienna on all concert days
Grafenegg Music Festival
Aug 21 – Sept 7, 2008 every Thu – Sun
Orchestral concerts and recitals by international
ensembles (including the Tonkünstler Orchestra – the
“orchestra in residence”) and soloists. At weekends
there are prelude concerts in the afternoons, which are
free to those with tickets for the main concert. Interval
boxes and picnic baskets can be booked in advance.
Detailed program: www.grafenegg.at
Bus transfer from Vienna on all concert days
Castle Sounds
Oct 4, 2008 Tonkünstler concert
Dec 6, 2008 Christmas concert
Grafenegg Advent
Dec 5-8, 2008, 09:00-18:00, Castle & Park Grounds,
Tickets EUR 7
Prices: Concerts EUR 6 - 89, group rates upon request
Tonkünstler-Kartenbüro
MuseumsQuartier Wien
Museumsplatz 1/e-1.2, A-1070 Vienna
Tel.: (+43 1) 586 83 83
Fax: (+43 1) 587 64 92
E-mail: tickets@tonkuenstler.at; www.grafenegg.at
Additional Information: Castle tours possible (April
– October)
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Vienna's Environs
Rail Tours with Austrian
Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Garden Days at Imperial Hof
Palace
May 30 – June 1, 2008
Nature lovers, culture enthusiasts and train fans
can head to Vienna’s environs on nostalgic and
entertaining discovery tours aboard classic trains
operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
Virtually anything is possible, from trips to world
heritage sites such as the Wachau region and the
Semmering railway, to deals incorporating travel on
boats or vintage buses.
For three days the Meierhof estate of Imperial Hof
Palace will be Austria’s number one address for
lovers of exquisite horticulture. Forty top
organizations have been invited to showcase their
quality products and the latest trends for gardens,
allotments and winter gardens.
Extending over five hectares, this exhibition treats
both amateur and professional gardeners to a vast
array of indigenous and exotic plants. Agriculturalists
from the region will be offering seeds and nursery
plants for fruit and vegetable gardens, while the Plant
Exchange gives visitors the chance to swap and share
products with each other.
This exhibition and sales fair is complemented by a
“Working and Walking” related program.
Example: “Zauberberge” – Nostalgia & Enjoyment:
May 1, June 1, September 7, October 5 and 26,2008
• 08:14 Departure Vienna Südbahnof station
• 1st class travel on classic train with route
commentary
• 09:58 Arrival Semmering
• Vintage bus to Hotel Panhans (refreshments)
• Bus via Adlitzgräben to Looshaus (4-course
lunch with aperitif)
• Bus to “Vinodukt” (wine tasting possible)
• 16:49 Train departs Payerbach-Reichenau
• 18:08 Arrival Vienna Südbahnhof station
Price: EUR 79
Example: Wachau - Wine Experience:
Apr 19 – Oct 26, 2008 every Tue, Thu & Sat
Classic train from Vienna Südbahnhof to DürnsteinOberloiben and back (2nd class, 07:11–18:59),
including tour of 300 year-old vaulted cellar,
information on wine-growing, and wine-tasting
opportunity. Price: EUR 20
“Neusiedlersee” – Seewinkel National Park
March 22 – Oct 26, 2008 Sat, Sun & public holidays
Vienna Südbahnhof station to St. Andrä/Zicksee and
back (2nd class; 9:02 – 19:11) with transfer to Illmitz
and guided tour of the national park. Price: EUR 22
Further Information / Promoter / Booking
Address:
ÖBB- ErlebnisBahn, Tel. (+43 0) 26 39-22 12-247
(from Austria: 05-1717), Fax ext. 249; E-mail:
bestellung@erlebnisbahn.at
www.erlebnis-bahn-schiff.at
Additional Information: 10% reduction for travel
agencies. Upon request, carriages or entire trains can
be block booked for individual groups on particular
dates.
Further Information: www.schlosshof.at
Venue:
Imperial
A-2294 Schlosshof 1
Hof
Palace
Duration: 10:00-18:00 daily
Kaiserliches Festschloss Hof
A-2294 Schlosshof 1
Tel. (+43 0) 22 85-20 000-0
Fax (+43 0) 22 85-20 000-21
E-mail: office@schlosshof.at
www.schlosshof.at
Information for Tour Operators:
Andrea Zabadal
Tel. (+43 2285) 20 000-24
Fax (+43 2285) 20 000-41
E-mail: zabadal@schlosshof.a
Prices: EUR 9.50 per person (children & young
people aged up to 18: EUR 7; children up to 6 years
old: free)
Bus shuttle Vienna- Hof Palace - Vienna:
Info & bookings on Tel. (+43 699) 16 10 60 60 or
online at Blaguss www.blaguss.com
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