Join Joe and indulge your senses in the creations of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Hundertwasser, Klimt and many, many other artists and musicians while in Austria.   Although Mozart was born in Salzburg and spent his young years there, he spent his short adulthood in Vienna.  Beethoven also found his fame in Vienna.   What did they, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, and other composers accomplish there?  That’s what we’ll find out on our trip in April  and May of 2026.

 

We will arrive in Vienna on April 28 and stay at the aptly named  Hotel Beethoven in Vienna, where we can unpack for the duration of the trip.  In this very accessible town, we’ll have a walking music tour; visits to the homes and museums of the three most prominent musicians (although the less famous would not agree, I’m sure); and  tour the Musikverein.   We will also  visit the grand churches of Vienna, where many concerts are held, including St. Michaels and its grand organ.    We’ll take long looks at the opulent era of the Habsburg dynasty:  its Hofburg palace in the town center, the Sisi Museum,  Schoenbrunn Castle and the Belvedere Museum.   Perhaps you’d like to take a gander at the elegant, dancing horses during their performance at the Spanish Riding School…   

 

Are you tired yet?  If you’re not museum-ed out, you can use your Vienna Pass to visit any museum(s) you wish in the Museum Quartier or beyond during your free time, unless, of course, you want to take a well-deserved snooze.

 

In addition, most days or evenings, we will have a musical event.    I am hoping to schedule one night at the opera, for which we should be a bit gussied up!  More on that as firmer details can be made.

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We will end our journey to Austria with an Artful Journeys Gala Farewell Dinner.  Departure will be from the Vienna Airport on May 8, 2026.

 

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