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Encounters

Viennese Houses with a Story

Who you can meet with us

Vienna has many voices. Some of them we introduce to you in person: confectioners and silversmiths, hat makers and glass artists, a rehearsal of the Boys’ Choir and a Fiaker who calls his horses by name. Each of these encounters can be built into our tours as a building block, booked as a programme of its own for companies and agencies, or experienced on one of our new tours.

Here you find the houses we work with, with their story, address and what awaits you there.

01

As a stop on any tour

Choose an encounter when you enquire and we build it into your tour. A workshop visit, a tasting, a conversation with the master.

02

As a programme for companies and agencies

For groups we combine several encounters into half a day or a full day, with Fiaker, lunch and a private concert if you like.

03

As a tour of its own

Three tours lead from house to house: to the imperial court purveyors, to Viennese designers and into the workshops where Made in Vienna still means something.

Category
Type of encounter
Crafts & Manufactories

A. E. Köchert

Jewellers since 1814, makers of the Sisi stars
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Altmann & Kühne

Miniature confectionery in Wiener Werkstätte boxes, since 1928
Shopping with advice · Tasting
Crafts & Manufactories

Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

Handmade porcelain since 1718
Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Fashion & Design

Bellas Vienna

Handmade loafers, curated by a Viennese
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Bonbons Anzinger

A candy shop with history in Alsergrund
Shopping with advice · Tasting
Crafts & Manufactories

Bookbinding with Anna Frey

A book of your own, bound by hand
Hands-on workshop
Fashion & Design

Consches

Colourful fashion, fair and made in Vienna
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Demel

Imperial court confectioner since 1786
Tasting · Workshop visit
Viennese Life & Mobility

Elmayer Dance School, Waltz Workshop

Learn the Viennese waltz where Vienna has danced since 1919
Hands-on workshop
Art & Music

Erwin Wurm

The sculptor of the One Minute Sculptures
Meet the maker · Workshop visit
Viennese Life & Mobility

Fiaker Paul

Through Vienna by horse and carriage, since 1970
Meet the maker · Ride
Art & Music

Galerie Kovacek + Zetter

Austrian art from Schiele to Wurm
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Crafts & Manufactories

Goldsmith Workshop Stoss im Himmel

Make a piece of jewellery yourself, in the lane with the loveliest name
Hands-on workshop · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Haas & Haas Tea House

More than 300 teas behind St. Stephen's
Shopping with advice · Tasting
Crafts & Manufactories

Huber & Lerner

Paper, engraving and calling cards since 1901
Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Crafts & Manufactories

J. & L. Lobmeyr

Glass and chandeliers since 1823
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Crafts & Manufactories

Jarosinski & Vaugoin

Silversmiths since 1847, sixth generation
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Art & Music

Krisper Music, String Quartet

Strauss and Mozart wherever you happen to be
Rehearsal or concert
Food & Delicacies

Kruste & Krume, Bread Baking Studio

Vienna's first bread baking studio, in the Freihaus quarter
Hands-on workshop · Tasting
Fashion & Design

Lena Hoschek

Dirndls, fifties and red lips, since 2005
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Leschanz, Vienna's Chocolate King

Handmade chocolate in a former button shop
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice · Tasting
Fashion & Design

Mühlbauer

Hat manufactory since 1903
Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Crafts & Manufactories

Original Vienna Snow Globe Manufactory

The inventors of the snow globe, since 1900
Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Food & Delicacies

Porta Dextra, Haas & Haas Wine & Delicatessen

Wine tasting above the Roman camp gate
Shopping with advice · Tasting · Workshop visit
Crafts & Manufactories

R. Horn's Wien

Bags and leather goods in the spirit of the Wiener Werkstätte
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Crafts & Manufactories

Rami Ceramics, Pottery Studio

At the wheel on Volkertplatz
Hands-on workshop
Crafts & Manufactories

Saint Charles Pharmacy

A pharmacy since 1886, herbal knowledge for today
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice · Tasting
Crafts & Manufactories

Scheer

Bespoke shoes since 1816, seventh generation
Meet the maker · Workshop visit
Viennese Life & Mobility

Spanish Riding School

Lipizzaners, morning exercise and a chat with a rider
Meet the maker · Rehearsal or concert · Workshop visit
Art & Music

Studio Comploj, Glass Art

Glassblowing and art in Währing
Hands-on workshop · Meet the maker · Workshop visit
Fashion & Design

Tostmann Trachten

Dirndls with attitude, since 1949
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Crafts & Manufactories

Viadukt, Screen Printing Workshop

Print your own motifs on fabric and paper
Hands-on workshop
Art & Music

Vienna Boys' Choir

A choir since 1498, at home in the Augarten
Hands-on workshop · Rehearsal or concert · Workshop visit
Fashion & Design

Walter Lunzer, Knit and Fabric

Knitting and sewing under the Otto Wagner arches
Hands-on workshop · Shopping with advice
Crafts & Manufactories

we love handmade, Creative Workshop

Candle dipping, watercolour and dried flowers for up to 20 people
Hands-on workshop
Crafts & Manufactories

Werksalon, Hands-on Carpentry

Build a stool, with real machines
Hands-on workshop
Crafts & Manufactories

Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Brass, wood and leather since 1912
Meet the maker · Workshop visit
Crafts & Manufactories

Wiener Seife

A soap works with 70 varieties, handmade in Favoriten
Hands-on workshop · Shopping with advice · Workshop visit
Crafts & Manufactories

Wiener Silber Manufactur

Table silver from Hoffmann's designs to today
Meet the maker · Shopping with advice
Food & Delicacies

Zuckerlwerkstatt (Candy Workshop)

Hand-pulled candy in the middle of Herrengasse
Hands-on workshop · Tasting · Workshop visit
Food & Delicacies

Zum Schwarzen Kameel

Fine food and open sandwiches since 1618
Shopping with advice · Tasting

Tours that lead from house to house

Three new tours where the encounters are not an extra but the programme. And they can be built into any other tour as a building block.

Out and about with Martha

Martha visits the houses, asks questions and holds out the microphone: What do you smell when you walk in? Which piece would you never sell? What has Vienna taught you? The conversations appear as episodes of our podcast and here with the respective encounter.

Would you like to build an encounter into your programme?

Tell us which houses interest you and who the programme is for. We check availability and conditions with the house and send you an offer.