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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
The Cradle of Vienna - Downtown Walking Tour
Hi there! You are reading these lines because you wish to visit and explore Vienna soon :) I LOVE THE WAY YOU THINK!!! My family and friends call me Mario. I've done many jobs in my life until I discovered the perfect one for me: the love of exploring the culture, legends, and stories from the past with people from all over the world while roaming through the charming streets, historical buildings, and world-class museums of the city to which I owe so much. Whether you're staying a week or just one day, there are plenty of reasons to fall in love with this town. You don't believe me? Be my guest, take a tour and get your feet wet! It is free! See you soon! Your Mario
Tour description
Welcome to Vienna, the cultural capital of Central Europe and home to almost two Million lucky inhabitants.
On this free walk downtown tour from a corner to the corner of the former Roman military camp Vindobona, The Cradle of Vienna, we'll sail through more than 2,000 years of the city's history. Unfortunately, there is not much left to see from Roman times. This is because generations that followed the Romans recycled almost every stone for their buildings. However, a careful observer will not miss the traces of four centuries of Roman life in Vienna.
Our tour starts at the Schwedenplatz, a vivid traffic junction of the city center and, therefore, a meeting point for tourists and locals. Next, we'll walk through the Bermuda Triangle – Vienna's famous Party Mile that includes the town's oldest church and oldest synagogue.
Then we'll go to Hoher Markt – one of the oldest squares and therefore historical city center of trade and power as well as life and death with famous Ankeruhr (a musical clock), Römermuseum (Roman Museum) and fountain with the motif of the Marriage of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Judenplatz – the center of one of the most prosperous Middle-Age Jewish communities in Europe with the Holocaust Memorial, Jewish Museum, and Lessing statue is our next goal.
Then follows Am Hof – where the first Duke of Austria Heinrich II., and his wife Theodora, a byzantine princess, built the palace with a knight's tournament court.
Finally, after a little bit more than two hours, our walking tour ends at Stephanplatz, the very center of the city.
I'm looking forward to walking and talking with you!
Your Mario
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Rotenturmstraße 29, 1010 Wien, AustriaRotenturmstraße 29, 1010 Wien, AustriaDirections
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1Outside visitRabensteig 5
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2Outside visitRuprechtsplatz
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3Outside visitJudengasse 4-6
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4Outside visitHoher Markt
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5Outside visitJordangasse
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6Outside visitJudenplatz
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7Outside visitAm Hof
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8Outside visitIrisgasse
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9Outside visitHaarhof
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10Outside visitWallnerstraße
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11Outside visitKohlmarkt
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12Outside visitGraben
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13Outside visitStephansplatz
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).