Imperial Vienna — 4 days

Palaces, historic cafés and opera in the former Habsburg capital. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & historic centre; Imperial palaces; Museums & Belvedere; Prater & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & historic centre

• 10:00 — Arrival in Vienna — Aéroport de Vienne-Schwechat
• 11:30 — CAT train → city centre — Aéroport → Wien Mitte
• 12:30 — Hotel check-in — Innere Stadt
• 13:30 — Lunch — Innere Stadt
• Walk to the cathedral — Innere Stadt → Cathédrale Saint-Étienne
• 15:00 — St. Stephen's Cathedral — Cathédrale Saint-Étienne
• Walk to the Graben — Cathédrale Saint-Étienne → Graben
• 16:00 — Stroll along the Graben & Kohlmarkt — Graben
• Walk to the café — Graben → Café historique de l'Innere Stadt
• 17:30 — Traditional Viennese coffee break & Sachertorte — Café historique de l'Innere Stadt
• Walk back to the Innere Stadt — Café historique de l'Innere Stadt → Innere Stadt
• 20:00 — Dinner — Innere Stadt

Day 2 — Imperial palaces

• 08:30 — Breakfast — Innere Stadt
• Metro to Schönbrunn — Innere Stadt → Château de Schönbrunn
• 09:30 — Schönbrunn Palace & gardens — Château de Schönbrunn
• Walk to lunch — Château de Schönbrunn → Schönbrunn
• 13:00 — Lunch — Schönbrunn
• Metro to the Hofburg — Schönbrunn → Hofburg
• 14:30 — Hofburg — imperial apartments & treasury — Hofburg
• Walk to the Volksgarten — Hofburg → Volksgarten
• 16:30 — Stroll in the Volksgarten & along the Ring — Volksgarten
• Walk back to the Innere Stadt — Volksgarten → Innere Stadt
• 20:00 — Dinner — Innere Stadt

Day 3 — Museums & Belvedere

• 08:30 — Breakfast — Innere Stadt
• Tram to the Belvedere — Innere Stadt → Belvédère
• 09:30 — Belvedere Palace — Klimt collection — Belvédère
• Walk to the Naschmarkt — Belvédère → Naschmarkt
• 12:30 — Lunch at the Naschmarkt — Naschmarkt
• 14:00 — Naschmarkt stalls and food — Naschmarkt
• Walk to the MuseumsQuartier — Naschmarkt → MuseumsQuartier
• 16:00 — MuseumsQuartier — modern art — MuseumsQuartier
• Walk to the opera — MuseumsQuartier → Opéra d'État de Vienne
• 20:00 — Evening at the Vienna State Opera (standing places) — Opéra d'État de Vienne

Day 4 — Prater & departure

• 09:00 — Breakfast — Innere Stadt
• Metro to the Prater — Innere Stadt → Prater
• 10:00 — Prater & historic Giant Ferris Wheel — Prater
• Walk to the canal — Prater → Donaukanal
• 12:00 — Stroll along the Donaukanal — Donaukanal
• Walk back to the Innere Stadt — Donaukanal → Innere Stadt
• 13:00 — Lunch — Innere Stadt
• 15:30 — Transfer to the airport — Vienne → Aéroport Schwechat
• 17:30 — Return flight