Jardines de Belvedere

Start with Vienna’s best panoramic view from the Upper Belvedere terrace

20 minutes

Lower Belvedere (Pass By)

Walking down the Belvedere hill we decipher the baroque garden concept

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The Soviet Monument from 1945 dominates Schwarzenbergplatz honoring the thousands of Russians that lost their lives ending the Nazi regime in Vienna.g the tram we pass the Soviet Monument.

Hochstrahlbrunnen (Pass By)

The monumental fountain celebrating Vienna’s untreated tap-water and the French embassy ad to the monumental character of Schwarzenbergplatz.

Wiener Staatsoper (Pass By)

A short tram-ride takes us down Ring boulevard and past the State Opera to Burggarten.

Burggarten (Pass By)

The Mozart monument dominates the Burggarten which already is part of the Hofburg palace complex

MuseumsQuartier Wien (Pass By)

Together with the two monumental Museums for Fine Art and Natural History three more museums make op the museums quarter around the Mari Theresia monument.

Heldenplatz

Two outstanding bronze equestrian statues dominate Heldenplatz which Hitler chose for his Anschluss speech in 1938. The surrounding panorama is framed by the museums, parliament, city hall/Rathaus and Burgtheater.

15 minutes

The Hofburg

Hofburg is Europe’s second largest palace complex. This is the office address for Dukes, Archdukes, German Emperors, Austrian Emperors and the President of the Republic for 700 years.

15 minutes

Graben and Kohlmarkt (Pass By)

Connecting Imperial Palace and Cathedral, this route is the most prestigious one in town.

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

Here Vienna’s first Jewish community settled until 1421, when Vienna Gesera took place. The Holocaust Memorial to the 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered in the Shoah, also known as the "Nameless Library" was designed by British artist Rachel Whiteread.

10 minutes

Colonna Della Peste (Pestsaule) (Pass By)

A classic example - and the best of its kind – of Catholic Counter Reformation, this is the best of it’s kind north of the Alps.

St. Stephen's Cathedral

In its early time the tallest edifice in Europe and the easternmost masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the cathedral has a special place in history and in the hearts of all Austrians.

30 minutes