Jewish Vienna Private Walking Tour

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About this activity

Today Vienna is home to the fourth Jewish community in its history. This fact alone points to the long and rich Jewish history of this city. Without doubt, the history of the Jewish people in this place has been very eventful and deeply interesting, albeit oftentimes tragic.

On this tour, we explore the oldest part of Vienna, the First district, where most traces and sites of Vienna’s rich Jewish past and present can be found: those of the first and significant Medieval Jewish community, and the magnificent achievements of the third, which was instrumental in fuelling Vienna’s cultural and economic thriving during the Founder’s time, Vienna's ‘Belle époque’.

Beyond these aspects, we gain a comprehensive overview of the entire history with the help of the excellent Jewish Museum of Vienna, whose two closely situated dependencies offer a vividly narrated insight into all aspects past and present, as well as an accessible archaeological excavation site of the Medieval synagogue.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Your ticket to Vienna

What is included

Included

Included: public transportation ticket for one ride if pickup agreed on
Included: personal, certified local guide

Not included

Not included: Entrance fees: entrance fee Jewish Museum to be paid on site by guests - all credit cards and cash accepted -

Itinerary

Jewish Museum Vienna

45 min Admission not included

the main house of the Jewish museum Vienna focusses on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Jewish communities of Vienna from the 1600s until today.
Jewish Museum Vienna - Museum Judenplatz

45 min Admission not included

In this house the aim is to illustrate the Medieval Jewish community of Vienna. Also included is a visit to the archaeological site of the Medieval synagogue.
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial

20 min

in medieval times the centre of the Jewish neighbourhood
Stop 4

5 min

the street in which Jewish traders had their businesses in the 1600s
Theodor Herzl Stiege

5 min

named after the founding father of political Zionism
Stop 6

10 min

named after the last president or the 3rd Jewish community of Vienna, this place serves as a memorial to several events in the history of Vienna.
Stop 7

15 min

here stands the only historical synagogue of Vienna which was not destroyed in the November Pogrom of 1938. We talk about its history and architecture. However, as it is currently undergoing renovations, it is not possible to enter the building.
Stop 8

10 min

the location of the Simon Wiesenthal Institute in Vienna. A small museum about Wiesenthal's life and work is on site, however it is not accessible on late afternoons or on weekends.
Stop 9

30 min

Once the location of the Hotel Metropol, the 'Jewish Sacher', later that of the Gestapo headquarters. We talk about the history of this place over time, and have a look towards Leopoldstadt across the Danube canal, which was in various epochs and is again today the centre of (orthodox) Jewish like in Vienna.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Holocaust Memorial

End point

Pickup points

Rosewood Vienna
Hotel Sacher Wien
Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna

DEFAULT meeting point is JUDENPLATZ, next to the Holocaust Memorial (next to Jewish Museum). Optional HOTEL PICKUP is ONLY offered from a centrally located hotel (1010) - and then we'll walk or take public transportation to the starting point of the tour. I'm equally happy to pick up guests from their ship at HANDELSKAI, followed by a taxi ride or transit to the city (transfer cost not included in tour price). This is subject to prior request and confirmation. Thank you :)