Vienna
2018
We will fly direct to Vienna from Madrid or Barcelona.
We invite you on a fascinating journey back in time to explore the imperial Vienna in the footsteps of Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria, the famous Sissi. Will visit the splendid palaces where she lived such as Schönbrunn, with its extensive park dotted with ancient trees and Baroque fountains. The impressive Hofburg Palace, official residence of the Habsburgs, where we enter the intimacy of the emperors on a set of laces, mirrors, stucco, frescoed ceilings, marble staircases … Here we also visit the private rooms of the Empress, her gym and magnificent museum that brings us to the true personality of this advance Empress of its time.
Vienna on the Danube, hides his greatest artistic treasures in your old case declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Admire some of its most iconic landmarks such as the ancient Library of the Habsburgs, the Cathedral of St. Stephen – the country’s largest Gothic building – and symbol of the city; the majestic church of the Augustinian where the wedding of Sissi and Franz Joseph was held, without forgetting the final resting place of the Empress in the impressive Capuchin Crypt where her remains lay. There will also be time to wander through its art galleries, antique shops, old cafés and elegant shops surrounding the cathedral.
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Furthermore, we cross the famous avenue Ringstrasse around the city in one of the old trams discovering the architectural richness and variety of its public buildings. But Vienna is also the capital of music in the beautiful setting of the Opera Theatre and we will attend one of its famous ballets.
The Spanish Riding School, located in the oldest wing of Hofburg, we will attend the exhibition of the famous Lipizzaner horses, a unique spectacle in the world.
The best Austrian travel agency organizes the entire program.
The trip is advised and the reservations managed by the travel agency: "Ocoa Travel Consulting".