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Singing in Vienna

Vienna, Capital of Austria, is situated on the Danube. It is a city full of monuments: it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and Archduchy of Austria. Few cities can present so many quality monuments (Baroque palaces or Art Nouveau masterpieces): you will be amazed by this diversity. Long remained enclosed in its fortifications, its urban map is very dense. Vienna is a major cultural city in a large number of areas, particularly considered as the capital of music.

Many world-famous composers have followed one another for centuries, Vienna is traditionnally called birthplace of the waltz due to Strauss. The best known composers were the classics Gluck, Haydn, Salieri, Mozart, Beethoven, followed by Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, Strauss, Lehár, Bruckner, Mahler and others… Vienna is rightly regarded as one of the world’s music capitals.

 

Program 4 days / 3 nights

Day 1 – VIENNA

Arrival in Vienna. Check-in at hotel.

Panoramic tour of Vienna with its main monuments: the Ringstrasse, the State Opera, the Burgtheater, the Town Hall, the Parliament, the St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Belvedere Palace and its gardens and the Danube Tower.
Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 2 – VIENNA

Breakfast at hotel.

Morning, continue the guided tour of the city: Saint Etienne Cathedral (Stephansdom) on Neue markt, Capucins Church (with the imperial crypt). Then, Albertinaplatz where you will find 2 well-known mouments, the Albertina (Habsburg) and the Staatsoper the Opera of Vienna.

Free lunchtime.

Afternoon, concert in a church in the city center (upon availabilities)

Back to hotel. Dinner. Overnight.

 

Day 3 –  VIENNA

Breakfast at hotel.

Morning, go to the Imperial Palace and Habsburg residence. Visit of the imperial apartments and the museum of Sissi – dedicated to the life of the sovereign.

Then, go to the Karlsplatz where you will visit the Saint Charles Church, and one of the most beautiful monuments of Vienna the Belvedere.
Free time for lunch.
In the afternoon, a concert in a Retirement House or in a downtown church with a local choir.

Back to hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 – VIENNA – Back home

Breakfast at hotel.

if you leave on a Sunday, possibility of singing during a religious celebration.
End of our services and back home.

 

Standard program suggested only as an example. Do not hesitate to contact us for any modifications or additions you may require, for example Schonbrünn. Concerts according to availabilities of venues and local choirs.

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