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CULTURAL AUSTRIA / CA

(Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck)

DAY 1 VIENNA “The Beethoven Frieze”, in which Klimt DAY 4 VIENNA – DANUBE’S VALLEY
Arrival in Vienna and transfer to the hotel. also put images to the Ninth Symphony – SALZBURG
In the evening we will enjoy a ride with of the composer Ludwig von Beethoven. Today we depart to Danube’s Valley,
the famous giant ferris wheel in the leisure On the way we will see other modernist where we find 2 of the main cultural
park Prater and a welcome dinner in a works such as the Pavilion and Houses treasures of Austria, Göttweig Abbey
typical wine tavern of Neusitft am Walde, by Otto Wagner, as well as the most and Melk Abbey. Both represent the best
Nußdorf or Grinzing. Transfer back to the outstanding buildings of the city, such as baroque architecture of the country, being
hotel and accommodation. the Opera House, the Hofburg or Winter included in the World Heritage list by
Palace, the Museum of Fine Arts and UNESCO since year 2.000.
DAY 2 VIENNA its twin Museum of Natural History, the We will visit both abbies, which offer us
Always associated with the imperial Parliament, the Town Hall or the Votive unique views over the Danube river and
palaces and Sissi, Vienna is also the Church, among others. its wineyards valley from their privileged
birthplace of the “Secession”, one of the We will end the tour having a coffee position. Continue to Salzburg. Arrival
most important artistic movements of the break in a typical Viennese coffee house and accommodation.
turn of the 19th-20th centuries, which laid to enjoy a coffee accompanied by the
the foundations of Austrian modernism. famous Sacher cake. Free afternoon. DAY 5 SALZBURG
Among its members are Gustav Klimt, Mozart, Maria von Trapp and Stefan
Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka DAY 3 VIENNA Zweig. Three characters that summarize
the most famous. On our city tour we Free day to enjoy the city on our own. the culture of Salzburg, based on music
will visit the Belvedere Palace, now the We suggest to continue the cultural route and literature. We will start our visit of
National Art Gallery. Among its treasures with a visit to the Leopold Museum – with the city with a guided walk through the
we will see the masterpiece of Viennese works by Kokoschka and Schiele – or historic center to see Mozart’s birthplace
modernism, the painting “The Kiss” by Albertina – with the stunning Batliner and other tourist attractions such as the
Gustav Klimt. Then we will go to the collection, which gathers master works Horse Fountain in the Residence Square
Secession building, where we will admire from Monet to Picasso. and the Salzburg Summer Festival’s
another of the key works of Austrian art, Theaters, all of them scenes of the movie
“The Sound of Music”, which reflects the
life of Maria von Trapp. Then we will go
to the Kapuzinerberg mountain to visit
the residence of the writer Stefan Zweig
between 1919 and 1934, prolific writer in
GERMANY whose work we find poetry, plays, essays,
Danube’s Valley novels and outstanding biographies such
Palace of as those of “Marie Antoinette” or “Mary
Herreninsel Vienna Stuart” or the acclaimed “Stellar Moments
Salzburg of Humanity”.
Rest of the day at leisure.

Innsbruck AUSTRIA DAY 6 SALZBURG – PALACE OF
HERRENINSEL – INNSBRUCK
Departure in the morning to the German
town of Prien am Chiemsee. Located
on the shores of Lake Chiemsee, in the
center stands the island of Herreninsel,

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