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.

Vienna 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.

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Cultural tours in Vienna

Explore some of the world's greatest art collections, admire the city's imperial palaces, Baroque churches and Secessionist masterpieces, and indulge in world-class opera and music in one of Europe's great musical capitals.

The London Backstreet Walk Hyde Park to the Tower

Habsburg Austria Castles & churches, houses & palaces, town & country

Vienna at Christmas Art and architecture in the Habsburg capital

" The walk leader again lived up to every high expectation: outstanding background knowledge combined with the love of the subject. " The London Backstreet Walk - Hyde Park to the Tower

" A good combination of towns and more peaceful rural spots. " Habsburg Austria - Castles & churches, houses & palaces, town & country

" I learnt so much that I would love to return to Vienna as soon as possible in order to deepen my knowledge of this fascinating city. " Vienna at Christmas - Art and architecture in the Habsburg capital

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