Vienna for Children: Tales of Dragons & Saints
Description
The statues and facades of Vienna’s Old City are filled with noblemen and peasants as well as mythical creatures and demons who were vanquished by knights and saints. This 3-hour Vienna for Children tour explores the images of legendary animals and heroes in the art of Stephansdom and other iconic Innere Stadt sites, offering stories that bring bygone eras to life. Your historian guide is a specialist in making tours captivating for kids but still gripping and interesting for their adults. The perfect option if you’ll be visiting the Imperial City with children. Take in Roman ruins that reveal Vienna’s origin as a fort on the Danube. Experience the soaring medieval Stephansdom with mythical saints and creatures, while learning of its construction. Find out fun facts for kids: the inbred, oversized chin of the Imperial family seen in Plague columns, the 16-inch waist of the image-conscious Empress Sisi, the child-prodigy Mozart, and more. Enjoy a cafe break with famous Viennese cakes!
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Itinerary
Take in the Roman ruins that reveal Vienna’s beginnings as a soldiers’ outpost on the Danube.
Experience the soaring medieval cathedral of Stephansdom and its statuary of mythical saints and creatures, while learning the history of its construction.
Learn about daily life in Vienna in the 15th century, the struggles of peasants, the organization of craft guilds, and the luxuries of the noblemen, and the life of children. Enjoy a break midway for legendary Viennese cakes and confections at a historic cafe.
Find out fun facts for kids all along the way: the inbred, oversized chin of the Imperial family represented in Plague columns, the 16-inch-size waist of the image-conscious Empress Sisi, eccentricities of the child-prodigy Mozart, and more.
Vienna was not only dominated by the main church in the city center but also by the many monasteries. We pass by two. The Franciscan Monastery Kapuziner Kloster was trusted to care for the graves of the Habsburg Family and pray for their souls while the Deutschorden were a knightly order devoted to running a hospital for the crusaders on their way to Jerusalem.
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Thank you for giving us the name of your hotel or the address of your holiday flat. We will be sending you the photo, phone and bio of your family-friendly local historian guide!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1)
We are two adults who took this private tour of Dragons and Saints of Vienna. We enjoyed every minute of it! Very informative, great stories told, and areas of Vienna that we would not have known to look for. Our guide Angelica(?) was very pleasant and accommodating.
Thanks for the warm feedback. That makes our day. And thanks for recommending Insight Cities tour to your friends traveling to Prague, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest and Salzburg. Safe travels!
