THE ROMANTIC VIENNA

Silent narrow alleys , romantic squares, hidden courtyards…discover medieval Vienna with us, away from tourist routes and shopping streets. Get to know Vienna from a side which visitors usually never see. We show you the oldest parts of the city and we will tell you the most beautiful stories and legends about old Vienna.

walk – 2 hours
Rate € 180,-

St.Stephen's Square and the Blutgasse district. The romantic walk starts right behind  St.Stephens Cathedral. Then we continue to the Mozart House (the only one of Mozart's apartments in Vienna that still exists today) and the Blutgasse (Blood Lane) where you learn more about this strange name. Afterwards we walk through several medieval courtyards with romantic porches, stairs and wooden balconies. From there we move on to the Franciscan Quarter.

Franciscan Square and St. Francis' Church.The square and the church are near the adjoining convent of penitents where prostitutes who sought to find a way back into civil life once lived. Today this place is a popular residential address for celebrities such as the former actor Curd Jürgens or the opera star Anna Netrebko. Another attraction of this square is the "Kleine Café" – a veteran of the dining scene here as well as a popular meeting place for artists, owned by the Austrian actor Hanno Poeschl.

The Jesuit district. We continue to walk through narrow medieval lanes to the former university of Vienna, in the Jesuit district. You see the old university (founded in the 14th cenury) and the Jesuit Church (University Church, a High Baroque magnificent building, designed by the Italian sculptor Andrea Pozzo). The tour continues through the romantic Schoenlaterngasse to the Baseliskenhaus (origin of a breathtaking legend) and to the Heiligenkreuzerhof (an ecclesiastical complex with a fantastic courtyard which is considered to be the oldest tenement house in Vienna).

The Greek Quarter. The romatic walk ends at the Greek quarter, called that because Levantine and Greek businessmen settled there in the 17th century. Still to be seen today: the impressive Greek Orthodox Church and one of Vienna's oldest inns – the Griechenbeisl located in a building dating back to medieval times.