Six days in Austria moves you from the imperial grandeur of Vienna, with its coffee houses, art museums, and Habsburg palaces, through the fairy-tale lakeside village of Hallstatt and into the Mozart-filled streets of Salzburg. Austria is classical Europe at its most refined and it rewards every moment of attention you give it.
Six days in Austria moves you from the imperial grandeur of Vienna, with its coffee houses, art museums, and Habsburg palaces, through the fairy-tale lakeside village of Hallstatt and into the Mozart-filled streets of Salzburg. Austria is classical Europe at its most refined and it rewards every moment of attention you give it.
Arrive at Vienna International Airport and transfer to your hotel in the first district. Afternoon at Schonbrunn Palace, the Habsburg summer residence with 1441 rooms and the oldest zoo in the world in its formal gardens. Walk to the Naschmarkt, Vienna's most famous outdoor market running along a canal, for Austrian cheese, olives, and the best sausages in the city. Evening coffee and Sachertorte at Cafe Central, Vienna's grandest coffee house in a vaulted marble hall. Overnight Vienna.
Morning at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, one of the world's great art collections with an extraordinary Egyptian collection and rooms full of Vermeer, Raphael, and Bruegel. Afternoon at St. Stephen's Cathedral in the heart of the city with its distinctive mosaic roof and Gothic tower. Evening standing room tickets at the Vienna State Opera for one of the world's finest opera or ballet performances at a fraction of normal ticket prices. Overnight Vienna.
Morning at the Upper Belvedere Palace, home to Gustav Klimt's The Kiss and one of the finest Baroque palace interiors in Europe. Walk the Ringstrasse, Vienna's grand imperial boulevard lined with neoclassical buildings including the Parliament, City Hall, and Burgtheater. Optional afternoon day trip to the Wachau Valley for vineyards, Baroque abbeys, and the Danube. Overnight Vienna.
Morning train 2.5 hours west to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace and the filming location of The Sound of Music. Visit Mozart's actual birthplace on Getreidegasse and the Mirabelle Gardens where Do-Re-Mi was filmed. Afternoon climb to Fortress Hohensalzburg, the largest fully preserved medieval castle in Central Europe, for panoramic city and Alps views. Overnight Salzburg.
Day trip 1.5 hours to Hallstatt, the impossibly picturesque lakeside village built into a cliff face above a mirror-like alpine lake - possibly the most photographed village in the world. Visit the ancient salt mine above the town, the oldest in the world at 7000 years old, reached by funicular. Walk along the lake shore and through the village lanes in the afternoon. Return to Salzburg. Overnight Salzburg.
Optional morning train to Innsbruck, the Tyrolean capital inside the Alps, for the Golden Roof, the old town, and the Bergisel Olympic ski jump with a panoramic view over the city and surrounding peaks. Continue to Innsbruck Airport or return to Vienna for your international departure. End of tour.
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