Vienna: Christmas Markets 2.5-Hour Walking Tour

Vienna: Christmas Markets 2.5-Hour Walking Tour

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Discover three of the best Christmas markets in Vienna's old town on this 2.5-hour walking tour. See the State Opera, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg Palace, and the Austrian Parliament Building in the festively decorated city.

Highlights

Experience the festive atmosphere around Vienna's beautiful Baroque church Karlskirche
See the festively decorated buildings in the city and explore the traditional Christmas markets
Stroll past the stalls with handicrafts and visit the exquisite places in the Golden Quarter

Description

Discover the most beautiful Christmas markets in Vienna with a professional tour guide. Start your tour at Karlsplatz, walking through the festively decorated city at the Art Nouveau pavilion designed by Otto Wagner and take in the famous sights in the city. Passing by the State Opera and the Hotel Sacher, you will head towards the Kärntnerstraße. Here there are still some traditional companies such as the purveyors to the court Lobmeyr and Gerstner as well as Swarovski. You will then continue to St. Stephen’s Cathedral, with its small architectural secrets, and to the Pestsäule on the Graben. See the Demel pastry shop, which has been located in the center of Vienna’s exquisite shopping street Kohlmarkt for 240 years. Stroll past the Café Central and along the Ferstl Passage to the picturesque Christmas market at the Freyung – an ideal spot for sweets and mulled wine. From here it is only a few steps into the heart of Vienna with the Burgtheater, the town hall, and the Austrian Parliament Building. The tour ends at Rathausplatz, where Vienna’s largest and most colorful Christmas market is located starting 16 November. Afterwards you can follow the recommendation of walking to the parliament building past the Christmas village on Maria-Theresien-Platz. It leads to the Christmas area in the Museum Quarter. You can also get more tips from the guide for your stay in Vienna.