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Sisi Museum: Skip-the-Line Hofburg & Gardens Guided Tour

Vienna

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Overview

Get ready to discover the tucked-away secrets of Vienna on this small group. guided tour of the Hofburg Palace and visit its remarkable sites to know more.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a 2.5-hour guided tour of the Hofburg Palace Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and visit the impressive Sisi Museum, and Imperial apartments.
  • Get to know more about Empress Elisabeth's lifestyle and adore her magnificent jewelry collection with skip-the-line tickets to the Sisi Museum.
  • The Imperial apartments take you through private bedrooms, offices, salons, and exercise rooms that belonged to Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.
  • Uncover the secrets of the Hofburg Palace courtyards in a small group setting with a guide who speaks in your language.
  • Fun fact: Burggarten was used as a venue for one of the Beatles concerts in 1965.

Inclusions

  • 2.5-hour tour of the Hofburg Palace complex
  • English/German/Italian/French/Spanish-speaking guide
  • Small group of 25 people
  • Skip-the-line entry to Sisi Museum and Imperial apartments at Hofburg
  • Visit to Hofburg Courtyards, Heroes' Square and Augustinian Church

Exclusions

  • Headsets

Cancellation Policy

Tickets for this activity are non-refundable. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact us to cancel your booking.

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Your Experience

Your experience

Visit the wonderful attractions of Vienna and teleport yourself into a world where culture, heritage, and amazing architecture coexist, along with noteworthy history.

Hofburg Palace complex

Located in the heart of Vienna, Austria, this sprawling complex is all about rich history and architectural grandeur. The Hofburg served as a political and social center of the Habsburg empire for centuries. On your 2.5-hour guided tour in English, German, Italian, French, or Spanish you will visit some of the crucial places of interest in the complex like the Sisi Museum and the Imperial apartments.

Sisi Museum and Imperial apartments

"Sisi" refers to Empress Elisabeth of Austria who was known to have an incredible jewelry collection that you can admire here. Find exquisite clothing, travel items, beautifying tools, and other artifacts at the museum.

Moving to the Imperial apartments, the former winter residence of the Habsburg royal family, you can walk through relevant quarters that tell a lot about the royal family. Private chambers, dressing rooms, and bathrooms are so aesthetically done, that it will leave you amazed. One of the key highlights of the apartment is her exercise room which surely talks about her interest in keeping fit.

Of Courtyards and Gardens

The open area of the complex is visually breathtaking with its statues, fountains, flowerbeds, and well-designed open spaces. Your 5-star guide will tell you about Heldenplatz and Burggarten and how they were used as venues for important events and Nazi rallies. You will see the famous Spanish Riding School with Lipizzaner horses, a unique breed known for their haute école (high school) equestrian movements. If you visit around winter, there are performances held at the Hofburg Palace. Pay a visit to the Heroes' Square and Augustinian Church, prominent places of historical and religious importance in Austrian history.

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