VIENNA SESSIONS
2-Day Excursions
One of the following excursions are offered each term:
Graz (Styria, Austria) 2-Day Excursion
Typical destinations and acitvities include:
Visit Graz‘ famous Cathedral and the Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II
Climb up to the Burg (castle complex), with Gothic double staircase
See the Gemaltes Haus (painted house), in Herrengasse 3.
Visit the Landeszeughaus Graz Provincial Arsenal weapon collection are armor and helmets
Travel to Stübing, an open-air museum containing old farmhouses/farm buildings from all over Austria reassembled in historic setting (weather permitting)
Tour the city and visit the Graz clock Tower on the Schlossberg (using the funicular)
Prague (Czech Republic) 2-Day Excursion
Typical destinations and acitvities include:
Walk around the pittoresque Old Town and the old town square with Astronomical Clock, climb the clock tower for amazing views
Walk over the famous Charles Bridge with artisan souvenirs
Walk up to Prague Castle Hradschin and the Golden Lane (Zlata Ulicka)
Get to know the small side of Prague, Mala Strana
Ljubljana (Slovakia) 2-Day Excursion
Typical Destinations and activities include:
Tour the city and picturesque old town
Cruise the river Ljubljana and view the colonnades
Visit the Architectural Museum and famous Plecnik buildings
Explore the Ljubljana Castle, using the funicular
Salzburg 2-Day Excursion
Typical destinations and activities include:
Experience the Mirabell Gardens and Mozarteum
Tour the Old Town, Dome and Festung
Visit the Mozart Wohnhaus/Geburtshaus
Day Excursions
One to two of the following are offered each term:
Klosterneuburg Monastery Day Excursion
Typical destinations and activities include:
Visit the 12 century Monastery
Hike through the vineyards
Dine and conduct optional wine-tasting at a Heuriger Wineplace
City Excursions
Explore one of the following cities through walking tours and/or visits to its major monuments:
Bratislava, in Slovakia
Krems and Stein
Retz wine area
Brno, in the Czech Republic
Eisenstadt
Visit Haydn‘s House Eisenstadt
Visit Esterhazy Baroque Palace
Visit Jewish Museum and Jewish Cemetery Eisenstadt
Explore a typical village in Austria
Course-Specific Excursions
Visit various sites, monuments and/or memorials, depending on their relevance to courses offered in a given term
OTHER ACTIVITIES TYPICALLY OFFERED EACH SESSION
Walking tour of Vienna
Local Course-Specific Excursions
Visit sites in and around Vienna as they relate to courses offered in a given term. Typical destinations include:
Schonbrunn Palace
Freud Museum
Memorial Steinhof
Mozart Museum & Figaro House
United Nations Headquarters
Jewish Museum of Vienna
Non-Profit Organizations
Explore many of the NGOs and Non-Profits within Vienna, including:
Amnesty International
Greenpeace
Red Cross
International Organizations
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
U.S Mission and U.S. Embassy Vienna
United Nations including the International Atomic and Energy Agency
CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN VIENNA
In addition to program-sponsored activities, there are many local cultural events and activities that students can take advantage of. Your site director and staff will provide information about these events when you arrive on site. Some examples include:
City Library of Vienna
Europe's biggest open air market (Brunnenmarkt)
Excursion to Vienna's surroundings and the Vienna Woods
