Vienna, the Wachau & Salzburg — 7 days
Imperial palaces, Danube vineyards and Mozart's birthplace. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & historic centre; Imperial palaces; Belvedere & Naschmarkt; Wachau Valley.
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 — Graben
- Walk back to the Innere Stadt — Graben → Innere Stadt
- 19:30 — 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 back to the Innere Stadt — Hofburg → Innere Stadt
- 20:00 — Dinner — Innere Stadt
Day 3 — Belvedere & Naschmarkt
- 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 — Stroll around the Naschmarkt — Naschmarkt
- Walk to the MuseumsQuartier — Naschmarkt → MuseumsQuartier
- 16:00 — MuseumsQuartier — MuseumsQuartier
- Walk to the opera — MuseumsQuartier → Opéra d'État de Vienne
- 20:00 — Evening at the State Opera (standing places) — Opéra d'État de Vienne
Day 4 — Wachau Valley
- 08:30 — Train → Krems — Vienne → Krems
- 09:30 — Danube cruise through the Wachau Valley — Vallée de la Wachau
- Walk to the abbey — Vallée de la Wachau → Abbaye de Melk
- 12:30 — Melk Abbey — Abbaye de Melk
- Walk to lunch — Abbaye de Melk → Melk
- 13:30 — Lunch in Melk — Melk
- Drive to Dürnstein — Melk → Dürnstein
- 15:30 — Dürnstein village & wine tasting — Dürnstein
- 18:00 — Back to Vienna — Dürnstein → Vienne
- 20:30 — Dinner — Innere Stadt
Day 5 — On to Salzburg
- 09:00 — Train → Salzburg — Vienne → Salzbourg
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Vieille ville de Salzbourg
- Walk to lunch — Vieille ville de Salzbourg → Salzbourg
- 13:00 — Lunch — Salzbourg
- Up to the fortress — Salzbourg → Forteresse de Hohensalzburg
- 14:30 — Hohensalzburg Fortress — Forteresse de Hohensalzburg
- Walk to Mozart's birthplace — Forteresse de Hohensalzburg → Maison natale de Mozart
- 16:30 — Mozart's Birthplace — Maison natale de Mozart
- Walk back through Salzburg — Maison natale de Mozart → Salzbourg
- 20:00 — Dinner — Salzbourg
Day 6 — Salzburg & the Salzkammergut
- 08:30 — Breakfast — Salzbourg
- Walk to the gardens — Salzbourg → Jardins de Mirabell
- 09:30 — Mirabell Gardens & old town — Jardins de Mirabell
- Drive to the lake — Jardins de Mirabell → Salzkammergut
- 11:00 — Excursion to Lake Wolfgangsee — Salzkammergut
- 13:00 — Lakeside lunch — Salzkammergut
- Drive to St. Gilgen — Salzkammergut → Sankt Gilgen
- 15:00 — Stroll through St. Gilgen village — Sankt Gilgen
- 18:00 — Back to Salzburg — Salzkammergut → Salzbourg
- 20:00 — Dinner — Salzbourg
Day 7 — Back to Vienna & departure
- 08:30 — Train back to Vienna — Salzbourg → Vienne
- 11:30 — Last shopping on Kärntner Straße — Kärntner Straße
- Walk to lunch — Kärntner Straße → Innere Stadt
- 13:00 — Lunch — Innere Stadt
- 15:00 — Transfer to the airport — Vienne → Aéroport Schwechat
- 17:30 — Return flight