Personally accompanied
Experienced tour guides accompany you personally and make sure you are well looked after.
Vienna's Sounds and Dreams
Trip highlights:
- «Missa solemnis» at St Stephen's Cathedral
- Schönbrunn Palace
- Heuriger evening at Pfarrplatz
VIP exclusive trip: Beethoven's Missa solemnis at St Stephen's Cathedral
To mark the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's death, this festive music trip takes you to Vienna. You will follow in the footsteps of the great composer, enjoy Schönbrunn Palace and an atmospheric evening at a Heuriger wine tavern. The highlight is the «Missa solemnis» at St Stephen's Cathedral.
Trip details
Day 1: Switzerland – Vienna
Journey to the Austrian capital. You check in to your elegant hotel near Schönbrunn Palace and round off the first evening with a dinner together.
Day 2: Vienna
On the city tour «In the footsteps of Beethoven», you will see the settings from the composer's life, as well as the magnificent Ringstrasse and the places where he lived. The afternoon is at your leisure for a visit to a Viennese coffee house or one of the great museums.
Day 3: Schönbrunn & St Stephen's Cathedral
In the morning, you visit Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, with an audio guide. Afterwards, you stroll through the atmospheric pre-Christmas market in front of the palace, where the scent of punch and roasted almonds fills the air. In the evening, the highlight of the trip awaits you: Beethoven's monumental «Missa solemnis» op. 123 in the impressive setting of St Stephen's Cathedral.
Day 4: Central Cemetery & Heuriger
In the morning, a tour of Vienna's Central Cemetery takes you to the honorary graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Johann Strauss. The afternoon is at your leisure. Optionally, you can visit the interactive House of Music, the sound museum in the heart of Vienna (optional). The finale is a Heuriger evening at the traditional Mayer am Pfarrplatz, where Beethoven himself once lived: with a Heuriger buffet and a glass of winemaker's sparkling wine as an aperitif.
Day 5: Vienna – Switzerland
Return journey to Switzerland. On the way, you enjoy a lunch together.
The concert
The «Missa solemnis» op. 123 is among Beethoven's most monumental works. In the unique acoustics of Vienna's St Stephen's Cathedral, this solemn mass unfolds its full power.
The modern 4*s Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Vienna Schönbrunn is just a few minutes' walk from world-famous Schönbrunn Palace, set within its own grounds. The air-conditioned, soundproofed rooms offer a flat-screen TV, safe and minibar. For relaxation, there is a wellness area with sauna and steam bath, as well as an elegant restaurant and a cosy bar. Should the hotel be unavailable, you will stay in a hotel of equivalent standard.
Included services
- Travel by Deluxe coach
- Accommodation in an elegant 4* hotel, based on a double room
- 1x HB (dinner/breakfast buffet)
- 3x B&B (room/breakfast buffet)
- Heuriger evening at Mayer am Pfarrplatz with Heuriger buffet and winemaker's sparkling wine
- 1x lunch on the return journey
- City tour «In the footsteps of Beethoven»
- Admission & audio guide for Schönbrunn Palace (Palace Ticket)
- Visit to the Schönbrunn Christmas market
- Guided tour of Vienna's Central Cemetery
- Concert ticket «Missa solemnis» op. 123 at St Stephen's Cathedral, cat. 2
- EUROBUS tour manager
- EUROBUS audio system §
Deluxe coach
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
- 33 wide, adjustable leather armchair seats
- Spacious three-seat rows with generous legroom
- Seat belts at every seat
- Fold-down table at every seat, adjustable footrests
- 220-volt socket at every seat *
- Air conditioning, toilet and washroom, fridge / coffee machine
- Lane assist and adaptive cruise control *
- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe (from 2018)
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
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