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DANCING THROUGH AUSTRIA

A traveller companion called Music (Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck)

DAY 1 VIENNA the most Viennese customs: a coffee in honor of Mozart; composers like
Arrival in Vienna and transfer to the hotel. accompanied by the famous Sacher Salieri (yes, Mozart’s archenemy) and
Afterwards, welcome dinner in one of cake. the manufacturer of the magnificent
the typical wine taverns in the districts of Free afternoon. In the evening, we will Bösendorfer pianos. Of course, it cannot
Neusitft am Walde, Nußdorf or Grinzing. enjoy a dinner at the Danube Tower, from be missing a monument in honor of
In these taverns, such as “Fuhrgassl which you can admire the panoramic Mozart, whose burial place is not really
Huber” or “Mayer am Pfarrplatz”, two view of the city. known.
musicians accompanied by guitar and Afterwards, Music will test our talents in
accordion will introduce us to Viennese DAY 3 VIENNA a waltz class and make us feel part of
music, which sings of love, nostalgia and Today Music will be the main protagonist. Imperial Vienna and its traditional dances.
Vienna. Return to the hotel and overnight. She will take us on a tour of the homes We will end our day with a waltz concert,
of renowned musicians as Beethoven, where we will be able to demonstrate the
DAY 2 VIENNA Haydn, Schubert and Strauss, where dancers’ skills learned in the afternoon.
In the morning panoramic tour of Vienna. we will discover anecdotes of their lives, We will finish the day with a dinner in
In a tour around the Ringstrasse we details of sheet music and other secrets. a local restaurant, such as “Huth” or
will contemplate the most outstanding We will continue the tour to the Vienna “Wiener Rathauskeller”, with a traditional
buildings of the city, such as the Central Cemetery, built in the south of the Austrian menu.
Opera House, the Hofburg or Winter city and inaugurated in 1874. It is divided
Palace, the Museum of Fine Arts and into several areas to accommodate DAY 4 VIENNA – SALZBURG
its twin Museum of Natural History, the different religious beliefs, so they have a Departure to Salzburg, birthplace of the
Parliament, the City Hall or the Votive part for Catholics and other for Jews, for genius composer Mozart. On the way
Church, among others. Muslims and Evangelicals and a Peace we will visit the sets of the musical film
We will continue with a pleasant walking Park for Buddhists. It impresses by the “The Sound of Music”, with stops at St
tour through the center that will take us large number of personalities buried in Wolfgang and St Gilgen (general views at
to St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the narrow it, highlighting music classics such as the beginning of the film) and Mondsee,
streets of the Jewish quarter, the house Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the in whose church the wedding scene was
where Mozart lived or the Danube Canal, Strauss family; Austrian singers of the filmed.
an area of street artists. twentieth century as Falco, singer of the Arrival in Salzburg and guided walk
We will end the visit tasting one of famous “Rock me Amadeus” composed through the historic center, in whose
street “Getreidegasse” we will see
Mozart’s birthplace, and other tourist
attractions that take us to the Julie
GERMANY Andrews movie as the Fountain of
the Horses in the Residence Square
and Theaters of the Salzburg Summer
Palace of Herreninsel Festival, where the family sings
Salzburg Vienna “Edelweiss” before escaping.
Rest of the day at leisure. In the evening,
we invite you to thrill to the best
Innsbruck compositions of Schubert or Haydn or
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others in a concert held in the Salzburg
Cathedral, followed by dinner in a local
brewery, “Stieglkeller” or “Sternbräu”.

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