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Maria-Theresien-Platz: Our most recommended tours and activities

Vienna: Guided Sightseeing Bike Tour

1. Vienna: Guided Sightseeing Bike Tour

Explore the capital of Austria on two wheels on this guided bike tour. Discover the city like a local using well-maintained bike paths. Listen as your guide shares entertained stories about topics like the former royals.  Meet your local guide at the activity provider's office and get set up with your high-quality biking gear. Hear an informative introduction about Vienna as you embark on your journey by the colorful Prater amusement park.  Ride along the Danube Cycle Path to the extraordinary architectural creations of Hundertwasser. Discover the Ringboulvard to get a glimpse of the city's imperial history. Enjoy a stop in front of several fascinating historical sites to unlock the stories behind them.  Take photos at landmarks such as the Opera House, City Hall, Hofburg Palace, and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Soak up the multicultural, gastronomical, and artsy vibe of Leopoldstadt on your way back. Conclude your experience at the meeting point and with some local hints, tips, and ideas for the rest of your stay.

Vienna: Bus Tour with Virtual Reality Experience

2. Vienna: Bus Tour with Virtual Reality Experience

Explore the best of Vienna in 1 hour while enjoying a one-of-a-kind virtual reality experience. Hop on the Future Bus to be driven through the city's main highlights and make 4 stops to dive into another reality with VR glasses. Begin your tour at the welcome stop at Albertinaplatz, right behind the Opera building. Receive a welcome from your driver and take a seat in the comfortable and well-equipped minibus. Get your earphones and be greeted by a professional audio guide. After a quick briefing, begin your exciting tour. Start by seeing Vienna's magnificent buildings including the State Opera, the Neuburg, Heroes Square and Maria Theresia square. Hop off the minibus for the first out of 4 virtual reality stops. Follow the audio guide's instructions to wear your virtual reality glasses. Meet some of Vienna's greatest individuals including Eugene of Savoy, Archduke Charles and Maria Theresia. After the virtual reality tour, remove the glasses and continue the tour. Pass by the Volksgarten, the Austrian Parliament, and then stop right in front of Vienna's city hall. There, near the Burg theatre, enjoy the second virtual reality stop. Afterward, be driven further towards Schottentor and turn to the next virtual reality stop at the Neo-gothic Votive Church. Learn about the assassination attempt of Emperor Franz Joseph, and his brother Maximilian. Continue the journey as you hear interesting stories through the audio guide. Pass by Volkstheatre, Museumsquartier, the Secession building, Naschmarkt, Karlskirche, and many other interesting sights which you can admire through the large window next to you. Finally, be taken back to the famous Ringstraße. From there, return to the starting point of the tour, right behind the Opera building, for the final virtual reality stop.

Vienna: City Center Guided Walking Tour

3. Vienna: City Center Guided Walking Tour

Discover Vienna on a small-group city center walking tour with a local Austrian guide. View some of the city's highlights while gaining an insight into its history. Meet your guide on Maria-Theresien Platz, and then walk along the famous Ring Road surrounding the historical city center. Stroll through the beautiful rose garden of the Volksgarten, and continue to Heroes Square. Admire the imperial residence of Hofburg Palace, where the Habsburg family ruled. Hear stories about the Habsburgs and admire the emperor's private garden and former butterfly house at the Burggarten. Continue to the Augustinerkirche, where many imperial weddings took place and Napoleon married Princess Marie Louise. Discover the home of the legendary Lipizzaner horses at the famous Spanish Riding School. Admire the Vienna State Opera House and Lobkowitz Palace, where Beethoven first conducted his "Eroica" symphony. See the city's sweet side and pass some legendary coffee houses, such as Hotel Sacher where the famous sacher torte is still served. Continue to the elegant shopping street of Graben and end next to St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Vienna: Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour on Your Phone

4. Vienna: Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour on Your Phone

Discover the vibrant capital and one of the most exciting cities of Austria on this self-guided audio tour on your phone designed by an expert. Take a journey on foot through the city’s iconic landmarks while listening to the fascinating stories and history of the city. After downloading your tour on your phone (download instructions found on your confirmation voucher), the route begins at the Palais Schwarzenberg. Admire this Baroque palace before moving on to the Karlskirche, the Vienna State Opera, and the marvelous Maria-Theresien-Platz. Continue walking to see more sights, including Hofburg Palace and St. Stephen's Cathedral, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna. Throughout the tour, enjoy online content including text, audio narration, and maps to enrich your tour experience while avoiding roaming charges. 

Vienna 3-Hour Walking Tour: City of Many Pasts

5. Vienna 3-Hour Walking Tour: City of Many Pasts

Explore the many histories of Vienna on an insightful 3-hour walking tour in the company of published authors, professors or historians. Meet your guide at at Café Griensteidl on Michaelerplatz to look at the imperial palace of the Hofburg, site of power in the imperial city since the 13th century. Admire the Loos House by Austrian architect Adolf Loos, before going to the Kohlmarkt and Graben, Vienna’s most fashionable shopping districts. Your guide will point out the plague column, a baroque church, and grand buildings in different architectural styles along the way. Learn about the tripartite burials of the Habsburgs at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Go to a humble Capuchin church to see the sarcophagi of Vienna’s rulers, and marvel at the silver urns in St. Augustine’s Church. At the edge of the inner city, discover remnants of the 12th-century city walls, built to protect Vienna from the Ottoman Empire. Tour the grand boulevard of the Ringstrasse, built when the city walls were destyoyed. Continue to Schwarzenbergplatz to admire the memorial to Russian soldiers that died liberating Vienna from the Nazis. Take a quick detour to Belvedere Palace, before getting views of the Naschmarkt and golden dome of the Secession building in Karlsplatz. Finally, weave your way through the Museums Quartier and Maria Theresien Platz, home to Vienna’s largest concentration of museums.

Vienna: Guided Walking Tour with St. Stephen's Cathedral

6. Vienna: Guided Walking Tour with St. Stephen's Cathedral

Walk around the finest areas in Vienna on this walking tour with your art historian guide. Visit the Ringstrasse, explore the Hofburg and hear about classical dressage outside the infamous Spanish Riding School. Visit the most famous attractions of the city, including the Hofburg Imperial Palace, the Spanish Riding School, the famous Graben shopping street, Hero's Square and the Austrian National Library. Meet your guide at the geographical center of Vienna, the splendid 13th-century St Stephen's Cathedral, at Stephansplatz. Walk through Vienna's historical downtown and learn about the stories hidden behind its monuments, magnificent boulevards, and epic architecture. Hear stories of imperial rulers, grand architecture, and epoch-changing historical events. Learn insider tips from your guide like where the best bars and restaurants in the city are and how to make the most of the famous coffee house culture.

Vienna: Kick Bike Rental for City Exploration

7. Vienna: Kick Bike Rental for City Exploration

Have you ever ridden a Kick Bike? In the last few years popular means of transport, designed for covering big areas but in a simple kick and drive way of driving. They are a fun, funky, and real eye-catcher. On Kick Bikes, you can cross Vienna at your own pace on a self-guided, interactive kick bike tour. You will meet us in our office in the 15th district, the new hipster part of the city, and rent your Kick Bike with Equipment. The host will give a short introduction to the history of the city, and provide you with an amazing interactive city app with various self-guided tours, designed especially for visitors to Vienna. Additionally, you will get a digital list of local tips and places to discover. When you are ready to roll, you will have 4 hours to discover Vienna on your own and ride the streets in this sustainable way. Come to our secret garden in the 15th district, grab a funky kick bike and start your adventure. See you soon!

Vienna: Evening City Tour of Vienna by Bicycle

8. Vienna: Evening City Tour of Vienna by Bicycle

Are you interested in life in Vienna, but not so much in history? Churches, gothic cathedrals and parliaments are fascinating, but you have enough of them? You like the everyday facts of the city, but not so much the dry historical facts or the monarchs? Or you just don't have enough time to plan your visit to Vienna? Then you've come to the right place! Get to know the city and its coolest places, feel like the locals and stay in the present at the same time. Our local tour leader will show you how to get around Vienna most efficiently, the best bike routes and connections between popular places. Gather information about how to get around the city, where to park your bike, popular restaurants and bars or whatever is on your itinerary. Look and listen carefully, mark a spot on your map, and come back the next day to deepen your curiosity.

Vienna: Walking Tour in Spanish

9. Vienna: Walking Tour in Spanish

Your tour begins in front of the Maria Theresia Statue at Maria-Theresien-Platz. From there, begin your Spanish walking tour of Vienna, led a state-certified Austrian guide who is fluent in Spanish. Your guide has undergone a rigorous training program, which has allowed them to be able to tell you everything about the different phases of Austrian culture, ranging from the Thirty-Year War to how to properly make the world-renowned Sacher torte. Every tour is thoroughly researched, based on factual information and designed to explore Vienna’s fascinating history. Hear about the city's unique identity, which year after year has assisted it receiving of the "world's most livable city” by Mercer’s annual quality of living study. Towards the end of your experience, your guide is happy to provide you with a list of restaurant and activity recommendations to ensure your stay in Vienna is unforgettable. Your tour typically ends at the St. Stephen's Cathedral, but the exact end point may change depending on the weather

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What people are saying about Maria-Theresien-Platz

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 180 reviews

Talented guide gave in-depth information about each location. He took us around old town ow Vienna and now we can say we went to Vienna and learned history of Vienna. Set a certificate. It was an expensive tour but at the end the value added to our experience because of knowledgeable guide was worth the money. Thank you!

Excellent tour, fascinating history and very well hosted by Dace Schaerf who was very knowledgeable, entertaining and considerate. Highly recommended.

It was so lovely to be able to learn about the city at our own pace. GREAT idea!

The guide was brilliant. Personal and profesional and knew Vienna very well

I can advise you to visit this tour. All was perfect!