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Austria: Music Tour

Overview
  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Vienna, Salzburg, Melk

Itinerary

Fly to AustriaDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - VIENNA

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Austria.

Arrival - Vienna in the Footsteps of MozartDay 2

DAY 2: VIENNA

  • Welcome: Welcome to Austria! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel - drop off your luggage.
  • Mozart Tour: Discover Vienna while following the footsteps of Mozart - Start at St-Stephen's Cathedral, see his house at 17 Grabenstrasse, stop by the Cafe Frauenhuber where he performed. End your journey at Mozart House.
  • Mozarthaus: Explore Mozarthaus - the only still-existing abode of the famous composer Mozart.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Vienna.

Mozartkugeln Cooking Class and Schonbrunn PalaceDay 3

DAY 3: VIENNA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Cooking Class: Partake in a cooking class and learn how to make Mozartkugeln or Mozart-Bonbon - an Austrian delicacy made of pistachio marzipan, nougat, and chocolate!
  • Schonbrunn: Visit Schonbrunn Palace - the Rococo palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historic monuments in the country. Explore the Park and Gardens.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Vienna.

Salzburg - Cathedral, Old Town and Mozart BirthplaceDay 4

DAY 4: VIENNA - SALZBURG

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Salzburg.
  • Salzburg Tour: Meet a local guide and follow them on a guided walking tour of Salzburg - see its Cathedral, its picturesque Old Town, and explore Residenzplatz.
  • Mozart Birthplace: Visit the house in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born - no other place makes the person behind the artist as palpable as his birthplace.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Salzburg.

Sound of Music Day Tour and Mondsee AbbeyDay 5

DAY 5: SALZBURG

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Sound of Music: Embark on a Sound of Music Day Tour! Salzburg is where this famous movie was filmed - see Mirabell Gardens, Schloss Leopoldskron, Hellbrun Palace, and many more!
  • Mondsee: Visit Mondsee, home to the historic Mondsee Abbey. The cloister church was used for the wedding in the Sound of Music.
  • Leisure: Spend some time exploring and discovering Salzburg at your own pace!
  • Dinner: Enjoy an authentic Austrian dinner while attending a live music performance of the Sound of Music.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Salzburg.

Hohensalzburg Fortress and Melk Abbey, Return to ViennaDay 6

DAY 6: SALZBURG - MELK - VIENNA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Fortress: Go to Hohensalzburg Fortress - an unmistakable landmark providing Salzburg's famous silhouette and one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Take the lift up for your visit with audio-guide.
  • Melk Abbey: En route, stop in Melk. Partake in a guided tour of Melk Abbey - this Benedictine Abbey is the resting place of several members of the House of Babenberg, Austria's first ruling dynasty.
  • Return: Board your bus and return to Vienna.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Vienna.

Vienna - Beethoven Museum and House of MusicDay 7

DAY 7: VIENNA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Beethoven: Discover the sites linked to Beethoven's life in Vienna. Explore Pfarrplatz where he lived for a while. Enter the Beethoven Museum where he composed his 2nd Symphony. Take a picture of the bronze statue at Beethovenplatz.
  • House of Music: Embark on a musical journey in Vienna's remarkable House of Music - hi-tech interactive and multimedia presentations introduce the world of music from the earliest human use of instruments to the music of the present day.
  • Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Vienna.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: VIENNA - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Say a fond goodbye to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight from Vienna and fly back home.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the life and legacy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through his only surviving Vienna residence at Mozarthaus, his birthplace in Salzburg, and the cultural landmarks of both cities, examining how one composer shaped Austria’s identity as a center of classical music.

Investigate the Rococo architecture and garden design of Schonbrunn Palace – one of the most important cultural and historical monuments in Austria – examining how Habsburg imperial power expressed itself through architecture and landscape.

Evaluate the relationship between the Sound of Music film and the real Salzburg landscape by visiting the filming locations including Mirabell Gardens, Schloss Leopoldskron, and Hellbrun Palace, examining how popular culture shapes tourism and regional identity.

Compare the Beethoven sites of Vienna – Pfarrplatz, the Beethoven Museum, and Beethovenplatz – with the Mozart sites of Vienna and Salzburg, examining how two great composers experienced the same city very differently.

Examine the Benedictine heritage of Melk Abbey – resting place of members of the House of Babenberg, Austria’s first ruling dynasty – and the interactive exhibitions at Vienna’s House of Music, examining how Austria preserves and transmits its musical heritage.

Tour maps

Landmark Highlights

  • Vienna - Mozart: St-Stephen's Cathedral, house at 17 Grabenstrasse, Cafe Frauenhuber, Mozarthaus - only still-existing abode of Mozart.
  • Vienna Day 2: Mozartkugeln cooking class. Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens - Rococo masterpiece.
  • Salzburg: Cathedral, picturesque Old Town, Residenzplatz. Mozart birthplace. Sound of Music Day Tour - Mirabell Gardens, Schloss Leopoldskron, Hellbrun Palace. Mondsee Abbey - used for the wedding in Sound of Music. Authentic Austrian dinner with live Sound of Music performance.
  • Return to Vienna: Hohensalzburg Fortress - one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Melk Abbey - Benedictine Abbey resting place of House of Babenberg.
  • Vienna Day 3: Beethoven at Pfarrplatz. Beethoven Museum - where he composed his 2nd Symphony. Beethovenplatz bronze statue. House of Music - hi-tech interactive musical journey.
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