{"id":50555,"date":"2022-08-12T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T07:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=50555"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:48:02","slug":"walking-tour-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking tour: the Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personstanding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personstanding.jpg\" alt=\"Person standing\" class=\"wp-image-50400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personstanding.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personstanding-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part 3 of my suggested self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour\/\">walking tour of Vienna<\/a> leaves the Hofburg and wanders along a section of the giant Ringstrassen boulevard with its parks, museums, and important civic buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading for route info, special tips, and details on the main locations you walk past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you keep moving, the 4-part route takes around 1\u00bd hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_WalkingTours\" rel=\"sponsored\">guided walking tour<\/a>* of the city<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/tours-overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59926\">Vienna tours overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ring route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We ended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-hofburg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50396\">Part 2 of the tour<\/a> by leaving the Hofburg complex through the monumental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/burgtor\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47310\">Burgtor entrance<\/a>. Ahead of us is the Ring boulevard that encircles the heart of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Route map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This article covers the yellow markers below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1qJGBKILfYAdnZwGiooPsLG39Jjf_C6U&#038;ehbc=2E312F&#038;noprof=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Burggarten<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burggarten1.jpg\" alt=\"The Burggarten from the Hofburg\" class=\"wp-image-45688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burggarten1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burggarten1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Burggarten park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get to the Ring itself and all the wonders it holds&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of going through the Burgtor, consider first walking left, which takes you around the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/neue-burg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1493\">Neue Burg<\/a> (the wing of the Hofburg that&#8217;s been on your left as you crossed Heldenplatz square).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rear of the Neue Burg has the rather nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/burggarten\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2746\">Burggarten park<\/a>, created on land made unexpectedly available for development in the early 1800s; Napoleonic troops used the fortifications that previously stood there for ballistics practice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mozartmonumentflowers.jpg\" alt=\"Flower display in front of the Mozart monument\" class=\"wp-image-49149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mozartmonumentflowers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mozartmonumentflowers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A floral tribute to a musical genius)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The corner of the Burggarten you emerge into has the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozart-monument-burggarten\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5870\">Mozart monument<\/a> with (in the right season) its treble clef flower bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you walk up behind the Neue Burg, you come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/butterfly-house\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2664\">butterfly house<\/a> (small but lovely with real tropical butterflies). The opposite corner of the Burgarten from the Mozart monument actually takes you to the Albertina art museum from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50322\">earlier part<\/a> of our tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After saying hello to Wolfgang Amadeus, retrace your steps and walk under the Burgtor and toward the large road that crosses in front of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On to the ring<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thering.jpg\" alt=\"The Ring boulevard\" class=\"wp-image-47174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thering.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thering-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Looking along The Ring)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That road is a section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/ring\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1546\">mighty Ring<\/a>: an unmistakable continuous series of roads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/history-of-the-ringstrassen\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"68027\">built<\/a> after the city&#8217;s outer fortifications came down in the mid-1800s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ring follows a similar path to the old city walls; the authorities sold some of the real estate flanking the boulevard and used the rest for colossal urban development projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, many stylish 19th century townhouses and monumental public buildings line the route. We shall walk part of the Ring clockwise to take in some of the best sights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"pro1104328,pro1035177\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_walkingbus\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you walk in the other direction, you eventually find yourself back at the Staatsoper where our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50322\">tour began<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Museums &amp; Maria Theresa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn right onto the Ring&#8217;s pedestrian paths. These sometimes cross or join cycle routes so keep an eye out for two-wheeled traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which side of the Ring you walk along depends on how close you want to get to different attractions, and you may find yourself swapping sides as required. But start off by crossing the road to reach our first Ring stop.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mariatheresienplatz1.jpg\" alt=\"View across Maria-Theresien-Platz\" class=\"wp-image-47894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mariatheresienplatz1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mariatheresienplatz1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The building on the right is the Naturhistorisches Museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/maria-theresien-platz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47208\">Maria-Theresien-Platz<\/a> is a landscaped square immediately opposite the Burgtor with two large museums facing each other and a giant monument in the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum on your left as you look at the square from the road is the 1891 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1446\">Kunsthistorisches Museum<\/a> (KHM) building, full of art treasures from the past and home to the world&#8217;s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/bruegel-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18166\">Bruegel collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KHM&#8217;s interior decoration is an artwork in its own right (some of it done by Gustav Klimt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Tip: most people visit the museum for the paintings by a who's who of European art history, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/kunstkammer\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1489\">Kunstkammer<\/a> chamber of wonders collection is equally breathtaking with some quite unique pieces.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum on your right as you look at the square is the 1889 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/natural-history-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"252\">Naturhistorisches Museum<\/a> (NHM) building: Vienna&#8217;s Natural History Museum and as equally magnificent inside as its twin opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inevitably, the NHM is a top location for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/kids-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11143\">entertaining kids<\/a>, not least due to its dinosaurs and interactive displays. Unexpectedly, the museum also has two of Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/top-10-art\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"24882\">most notable artistic treasures<\/a>: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/venus-von-willendorf\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"955\">Venus von Willendorf<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/gemstone-bouquet\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18679\">Gemstone Bouquet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourmariatheresa.jpg\" alt=\"The Maria Theresa monument\" class=\"wp-image-50563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourmariatheresa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourmariatheresa-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Maria Theresa looks out over her former dominion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The large 1888 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/maria-theresa-monument\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6483\">monument<\/a> is to Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780), whose accession to the various Habsburg thrones ruffled a few male feathers and led European competitors to try and muscle in on her territories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for our affronted masculine nobility, the Empress proved a remarkably successful leader. The statues and reliefs around the monument represent key personalities from her reign. See if you can spot Haydn and Mozart, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monument of the Republic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk on along the Ring past the end of the Natural History Museum to discover the 1928 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/monument-republic\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"83314\">Monument of the Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/monumentrepublic.jpg\" alt=\"Monument of the Republic\" class=\"wp-image-50564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/monumentrepublic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/monumentrepublic-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Monument to the first Austrian republic; we live in the second one, established after WWII)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This installation commemorates the November 12th, 1918 proclamation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/austria\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12860\">first republic<\/a> after the end of WWI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The busts are of three local politicians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jakob Reumann (a city mayor who also played a key role in Vienna&#8217;s legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/social-housing\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"35479\">social housing<\/a> initiative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ferdinand Hanusch (a prime mover behind the development of worker-friendly social policies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktor Adler (the acknowledged founder of the Austrian social democracy movement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parliament<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parliament2024.jpg\" alt=\"Full view of the Austrian parliament building at dusk\" class=\"wp-image-71184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parliament2024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/parliament2024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Austrian parliament. Look for a statue of Athena guarding the front)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather appropriately, walking past the monument brings you to Austria&#8217;s Hellenic-style working <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/parlament\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"262\">parliament building<\/a> from the early 1880s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parliament reached the end of a huge renovation programme in 2023, so what you see is remarkably pristine for a building that&#8217;s almost 150 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/parliament-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55963\">take a tour<\/a> (free and in English) of the interior architecture and visit a public caf\u00e9 inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"975002,1035993\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_hoponhopoff\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier I noted that the buildings along the Ring &#8220;only&#8221; date back to the second half of the 1800s. Many look considerably older, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Architects of the time and (more importantly) the people who financed their projects largely favoured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/historicism\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28926\">historicism<\/a> approach, where you design new buildings to match old architectural styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then along came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Vienna Modernism<\/a> to mix things up a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Volksgarten<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rosebushes.jpg\" alt=\"Rose bushes\" class=\"wp-image-44244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rosebushes.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rosebushes-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The rose garden)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposite parliament on the other side of the Ring is the 1823 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/volksgarten\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16829\">Volksgarten<\/a>, another park that owes its existence to the destructive departure of Bonaparte&#8217;s troops from Vienna. Thanks, Napoleon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The long stretch of the park that lines the Ring has more roses than a bumper pack of Valentine&#8217;s Day cards. The blooms from hundreds of varieties create a blaze of colour in late spring and early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Tip: pop into the Volksgarten for two bonus treats: the small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/theseus-temple\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16982\">Theseus Temple<\/a> (looks lovely at night) and the quiet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/elisabeth-memorial\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16938\">memorial to Empress Elisabeth<\/a> (which even many Viennese have forgotten about)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Rathaus<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourrathaus.jpg\" alt=\"The Rathaus tower\" class=\"wp-image-50568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourrathaus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourrathaus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The tallest tower of the Rathaus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue past Parliament to reach another more conventional park (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/rathauspark\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"84216\">the Rathauspark<\/a>) and Vienna&#8217;s city hall: the neogothic 1883 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/rathaus-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"267\">Rathaus<\/a>, whose central tower peeks through the trees as you approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always keep on eye on the square (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/rathaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79\">Rathausplatz<\/a>) in front of the Rathaus. This location often hosts big events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A summer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/rathaus-film-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"538\">open-air film festival<\/a> is equally popular for its gastronomy as well as its (free) screenings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/rathausplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"222\">Christkindlmarkt Christmas market<\/a> runs on the square from mid-November to late December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An open-air <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/sport\/wiener-eistraum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"833\">ice skating extravaganza<\/a> drops in for late winter and early spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Tip: if you walk across the park or square to the Rathaus and then go left you find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/sluka-konditorei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23006\">lovely little Caf\u00e9-Konditorei<\/a> that counted Empress Elisabeth among its customers (her name pops up a lot in Vienna)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Burgtheater<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burgtheaterdistance.jpg\" alt=\"The Burgtheater from the Rathausplatz\" class=\"wp-image-45198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burgtheaterdistance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burgtheaterdistance-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Burgtheater seen from the Rathausplatz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our final stop on this Ring part of the walking tour is the 1888 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/theaters\/burgtheater\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85\">Burgtheater<\/a> opposite the Rathausplatz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is essentially Austria&#8217;s national theatre. The institution itself dates back further than its Ring-side premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the theatrical tradition, the Burgtheater has a special place in art history, too. Its staircase frescoes feature early works by none other than Gustav Klimt. You can see his efforts on one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/burgtheater-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19099\">guided tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Tip: although a German-language theatre, the Burg (as locals call it) provides English subtitles for selected productions via its free PROMPT app<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The Burgtheater marks the point where we veer away from the Ring to return to the old town in Part 4 of our walking tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-city-centre\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50618\">old Vienna and the cathedral<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 3 of my suggested self-guided walking tour of Vienna leaves the Hofburg and wanders along a section of the giant Ringstrassen boulevard with its parks, museums, and important civic buildings. 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