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This tour is done by a small team of 4 historians that want to make people aware of how fast things can change! Learn about the origins and early years of Hitler on a 2.5-hour walking tour of historic Vienna. On this tour, you will hear the History of Austria and Europe from 1900 until 1955. Alongside your guide, you'll find out the answer to the following questions: How did an Austrian postcard painter turn into the world’s most hated man? Where could Hitler and Stalin have met? Plus, you'll see the scars of World War II and visit the only synagogue to survive the Holocaust. Take a deeper look into the darkest days of Vienna’s history.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Albertinaplatz 1, next to Albertina Museum, next to the fountain and sausage stand with the green rabbit on the roof, behind the opera and opposite the tourist information - just look out for our green umbrella! Take the underground lines U1, U2 or U4, disembark at Karlsplatz, take the “Oper” exit.
The tour will end few min walk to Schwedenplatz where you have the U line 1 and 4, and it is a popular spot with many restaurants where you can have dinner.
Itinerary
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1Vienna State Opera
On May 25, 1869, the opening was celebrated in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth with a premiere of Don Juan by Mozart. But than after 1938 everything changed including the cultural life in Vienna changed.After the "Anschluss" of Austria, Adolf Hitler visited the State Opera on June 19 and October 27, 1938. The period of National Socialism saw the departure, persecution and murder of artists and employees. For several works there was a ban on performance.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Memorial Against War & Fascism
The Memorial against War and Fascism is the work of Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka. It has stood since 1988 on Vienna's Albertinaplatz - named after Helmut Zilk in 2009. The memorial it is intended to serve as a reminder of the darkest era in Austrian history. It is dedicated to all victims of war and fascism.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Akademie der bildenden Kunste
Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Heldenplatz
Heldenplatz on March 15, 1938 Hitler's speech from the balcony of the Neue Hofburg has become the epitome of the National Socialist seizure of power and the broad approval of it - and the trauma "Heldenplatz" for the Second Republic.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Mahnmal für die österreichischen jüdischen Opfer der Schoah Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah Detail Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah In memory of the more than 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered by the National Socialists between 1938 and 1945.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Morzinplatz
Memorial at Morzinplatz Detail memorial at Morzinplatz The former luxury hotel "Metropole" became one of the most brutal Gestapo headquarters in the Third Reich.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Infopoint Jewish Vienna
The "Seitenstettentempel" is hidden behind a tenement building. The main synagogue of Vienna is located at Seitenstettengasse 4. According to the regulations in force at that time, non-Catholic places of worship had to be hidden and could not be visible from the street. Therefore, the synagogue stands behind a five-story apartment building. Above the entrance gate of the street building is the inscription: "Come to his gates with thanksgiving, to his courts with praise!" on this tour you will visit also other places, we have just added to list the main attractions.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to many cobblestones on our route, not recommended for guest within a wheelchair
- Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
- Due to Vienna's unpredictable weather, please bring water, sunblock, raincoat or umbrella
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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