Vienna, Karlskirche, early-20th-century etching.
Cultural tours in Austria
Our cultural tours of Austria embrace both the country’s rich musical traditions and its former status as the cradle of the Habsburg empire.
The capital features prominently on several itineraries – its art treasures and Baroque palaces as well as outstanding musical and operatic productions – but we also offer a festival of Haydn’s work in the small town where it was first heard, the annual Schubertiade in the mountain villages of the Vorarlberg, and a glorious Mozart immersion in Salzburg of works written and first performed there.
As always, private visits figure prominently and the performing artists – including Ian Bostridge, Anne Sofie von Otter and Igor Levit – and tour lecturers, such as Dr Jarl Kremeier, are top-class. A medley of tours to strike a chord with all lovers of music and culture.
Featured tours and events in Austria
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Thank you greatly for another trip-of-a-lifetime: Challenging but extraordinary. Very life-enhancing indeed. Also a highly interesting group of participants. "
Essential Jordan - Nabataean, Roman, Christian and Islamic sites
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Wonderful. I cannot think of any way it could be improved. "
The Schubertiade - Music and mountains in the Vorarlberg
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This was a magical tour for me: a perfect opera experience and holiday - excellent singing, excellent seats for wonderful productions of interesting operas combined with elegant ambiance and pleasant and knowledgeable group participants, an insightful lecturer and excellent tour manager. "
Garsington & Glyndebourne - The Queen of Spades, Fidelio, Saul, Le nozze di Figaro
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Thank you greatly for another trip-of-a-lifetime: Challenging but extraordinary. Very life-enhancing indeed. Also a highly interesting group of participants. "
Essential Jordan - Nabataean, Roman, Christian and Islamic sites
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Wonderful. I cannot think of any way it could be improved. "
The Schubertiade - Music and mountains in the Vorarlberg
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This was a magical tour for me: a perfect opera experience and holiday - excellent singing, excellent seats for wonderful productions of interesting operas combined with elegant ambiance and pleasant and knowledgeable group participants, an insightful lecturer and excellent tour manager. "
Garsington & Glyndebourne - The Queen of Spades, Fidelio, Saul, Le nozze di Figaro
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Thank you greatly for another trip-of-a-lifetime: Challenging but extraordinary. Very life-enhancing indeed. Also a highly interesting group of participants. "
Essential Jordan - Nabataean, Roman, Christian and Islamic sites