Vienna, Karlskirche, early-20th-century etching.

Cultural tours in Austria

Our cultural tours of Austria embrace both the country’s rich musical traditions and its former status as the cradle of the Habsburg empire.

Vienna features prominently on several itineraries – its art treasures and Baroque palaces as well as outstanding musical and operatic productions – but we also offer a festival of Haydn’s work in the small town where it was first heard, the annual Schubertiade in the mountain villages of the Vorarlberg, and a glorious Mozart immersion in Salzburg of works written and first performed there.

As always, private visits figure prominently and the performing artists – including Ian Bostridge, Anne Sofie von Otter and Igor Levit – and tour lecturers, such as Dr Jarl Kremeier, are top-class. A medley of tours to strike a chord with all lovers of music and culture.

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Mozart in Salzburg The annual winter festival

Opera in Vienna S. Strauss, J. Strauss, Rossini, Wagner

Medieval Art in the Italian Alps From the Dolomites to Innsbruck

" Richard Wigmore transformed the experience for me – giving depth to my shallow knowledge. There was no musical subject on which he was unable to converse; he made his expertise accessible with enormous fluency and enthusiasm. His lectures flashed by, full of insights and jokes in equal measure. He was always friendly, cheerful and approachable. " Mozart in Salzburg - The annual winter festival

" The lecturer was, truly, a reference in musical knowledge and the tour manager managed the reservations everywhere in a wonderful and efficient way. " Opera in Vienna - S. Strauss, J. Strauss, Rossini, Wagner

" I was unfamiliar with the area and was pleased to learn about the art, history and culture of such a beautiful region. Highlights for me were the Pacher altarpiece in Gries, the whole of the visit to Merano, the winery visit and the visit to Schloss Ambrass. " Medieval Art in the Italian Alps - From the Dolomites to Innsbruck

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