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Vienna City Walk 2h: The Old Town - Orginins of Vienna (DE/EN)

By Vienna Handpicked
Free cancellation available
Price is Rp656.842 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This walk explores the origins of Vienna.

The focus is not on the city’s famous façades, but on the structures and developments that shaped Vienna into the city we know today.

It is ideal for anyone who already knows Vienna to some extent or would like to understand it more deeply.

The tour traces the city’s early development: from the first settlements and medieval Vienna to the processes that laid the foundations for its later rise during the Baroque period.

At selected locations, it becomes clear how political power, urban structures and social change evolved over the centuries.

The walk is deliberately calm, focused and clearly structured, and takes place in a small group of no more than 12 participants.

It is intended for visitors who are interested in the broader historical context, not just individual sights.

After the tour, Vienna’s city centre becomes easier to read and interpret, its structures, historical turning points and long-term development.

The tour takes place in all weather conditions and regardless of the number of participants.

Activity location

  • Schwedenplatz
    • Schwedenplatz
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Franz-Josefs-Kai 27
    • 27 Franz-Josefs-Kai
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

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Die Alte Stadt DE

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German

Deutsch

Language options: German
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
Rp656.842 x 1 AdultRp656.842
Total
Price is Rp656.842

The Old City EN

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

English

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
Rp656.842 x 1 AdultRp656.842
Total
Price is Rp656.842
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    All visits are exterior visits only
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Excitement and enthusiasm
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Recommendations for planning the rest of your stay in Vienna
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A guided walking tour with a state-certified tour guide to the origins of Vienna
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips and service charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Schwedenplatz

  • 5m
Starting point of the tour and introduction to Vienna’s earliest settlement structures. This is where the first layers of the city’s historical development begin to emerge.

St. Rupert's Church (Ruprechtskirche)

  • 10m
One of the oldest sites in Vienna. Its history reflects the early religious and political structures that shaped the city.

Hoher Markt

  • 10m
An early economic and legal centre of the city. The square illustrates how public life was organised in medieval Vienna.

Anker Clock

  • 5m
Adds a later historical layer to the surrounding urban space. The clock reflects the city’s relationship with its own history and identity.

Am Hof (Pass by)

An early political and social centre of Vienna. The square illustrates the close connection between urban development and political authority.

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

  • 10m
A place where the complex history of Vienna’s Jewish community becomes particularly visible. It reflects both the community’s significance and the ruptures and persecutions of the late Middle Ages.

Stephansdom Monument

  • 20m
The central landmark of medieval Vienna. The cathedral reflects the city’s growing importance and political ambitions.

The Hofburg

  • 15m
Residence of the Habsburg dynasty and starting point of their rise to power. From here, a dynasty emerged that would shape Vienna for centuries.

Stallburg

  • 5m
As Habsburg influence expanded, Vienna gained increasing importance and new traditions arrived at court, including the Spanish Riding School. To this day, a tradition more than 460 years old continues here: the classical dressage of the white Lipizzaner horses.

Molker Bastei

  • 15m
One of the last remaining sections of Vienna’s medieval fortifications. It marks the transition from the early city to a new phase of urban development. With this final stop, the focus on Vienna’s early structures comes to an end. The tour concludes with orientation and recommendations for further exploration of the city.

Freyung

  • 10m
One of Vienna’s oldest squares. The Freyung shows how early urban structures, religious influence and economic activity overlapped and evolved over time.

Location

Activity location

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    Schwedenplatz
    • Schwedenplatz
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Franz-Josefs-Kai 27
    • 27 Franz-Josefs-Kai
    • 1010, Wien, Wien, Austria

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