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ivie's Walks & Guides

ivie is the perfect companion for your visit to Vienna. Important information, secret tips, anecdotes – all combined in a single app (free for iOS & Android). One of ivie’s many features, “Walks & Guides”, offers practical suggestions for exciting tours through Vienna. In a city of short distances that is perfectly suited for tours of exploration. Follow ivie’s various routes on a voyage of discovery through the city. You can look forward to classics such as the Prater, Schönbrunn Palace and lots of unique parks and gardens. Experience everyday life in Vienna in the Gußhausviertel & Freihausviertel, Karmeliterviertel and Stuwerviertel “Grätzel”, (the word for neighborhoods in Vienna). Or explore the unusual like the quirky museums or highlights of Red Vienna.

Want to explore Vienna with your family? The ivie Kids Guide shows which Viennese museums and sights have special offers for children. Zoos, dedicated children's museums and special parks are also presented here. The City of the Vision Guide looks at what Vienna may look like in the 3rd millennium: internationally acclaimed urban development areas such as the Seestadt Aspern are presented here, as is Vienna's landmark architecture, which was created from the year 2000 onwards. such as the DC Tower, the tallest building in Austria, and the Design Tower by Jean Nouvel.

What's more: ivie's "Walks" can be experienced on foot, while Vienna's perfectly developed public transport system is best used for "Guides".

An overview

There is a permanent selection of around 20 different walks and guides, including four guided audio tours. The offer is constantly being expanded

  • Johann Strauss Walk (Audio)
  • Beethoven Walk
  • Ringstrasse Walk (Audio)
  • Sigmund Freud Guide (Audio)
  • Sisi Guide (Audio)
  • 7 Great Women, 7 Great Places
  • Gußhausviertel & Freihausviertel Walk
  • Karmeliterviertel Walk
  • Stuwerviertel & Wurstelprater Walk
  • Schönbrunn Walk
  • Messe Wien Grätzel Walk
  • Prater Walk
  • Kids Guide
  • Morbid Vienna Guide
  • Vienna Modernism Guide
  • World's Fair 1873 Guide
  • City of Vision Guide
  • Parks and Gardens Guide
  • Music in Vienna Guide
  • Curious Museums Guide
  • Modern Architecture Guide
  • Otto Wagner Guide
  • LGBTIQ+ Guide
  • Red Vienna Guide
  • Jewish Vienna Guide
  • and at Christmastime: Christmas Markets Guide

Special “Walks & Guides” take you on an auditory journey of discovery through Vienna. At each stop, ivie has an exciting audio chapter for you to listen to. The Ringstrasse Walk knows the most important sights as well as the hidden highlights along Vienna's magnificent boulevard. The Sigmund Freud Guide leads you through the Vienna of the founder of psychoanalysis. The Sisi Guide brings Empress Elisabeth’s Vienna to life.

All of Vienna in your pocket

Fancy more? ivie is your perfect companion for discovering every side of Vienna. Discover 200 top sights presented in detail, 400 dining outlets, the important locations for everyday urban life and much more besides – all easy to locate using ivie's map feature. Save special places and favorites, and experience Vienna just how you like it with the "FOR YOU" feature. Share your interests with ivie, and the app gives you custom-tailored contents. Last but not least: another element of ivie is the Vienna City Card. Enjoy total mobility and numerous discounts with it.

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