Linz city sightseeing tours in English
The austrian English speaking tour guides of Linz Guides propose city sightseeing tours through Linz with different means of transportation, including limousine, minibus, coach and bus. Further down on this page, you will find information about possible guided tour itineraries in Linz.
Possible city tours of Linz in English
The licensed English speaking tour guides of Linz Guides are ready to take you on various different city sightseeing tours to Linz. Among the many conceivable ways to undertake city tours in Linz, the austrian tour guides do particularly recommend the tours described below. Of course, it is also possible to organize individual, tailor-made city sightseeing tours according to your personal wishes, interests and needs.
- Classical Linz city tour: During the most popular of our city sightseeing tours of Linz, your professional English speaking tour guide will show you the most important sights of Linz's city centre as well as some of the highlights of the city´s outskirts like the botanical gardens and the Freinberg mountain with the Emperor Maximilan tower and the former Jesuit monastery. The city tour includes a marvelous sight of the Danube and a panoramic view over Linz from high above as well as a guided city walk to the new cathedral, to Saint Martin's church and to the main square of Linz.
- Linz panorama city tour: This guided sightseeing tour to Linz starts with a ride to the Pöstlingberg mountain, from where you can enjoy a marvelous view of Linz and visit the Pöstlingberg basilica. Afterwards, you will cross the Nibelung bridge to get to the main square "Hauptplatz", from where your English speaking Linz guide will take you on a guided city walk through the old town of Linz, finishing with a visit to the new cathedral.
- City Tours "Linz and the Third Reich": Having been the city where Hitler spent a large part of his youth, the city of Linz played a particular role for Nazi propaganda and warfare. During the city tour "Linz and the Third Reich", your tourguide will show you the most important commemorial places related to the history of national socialism in Linz, including the balcony of the town hall from which Adolf Hitler proclaimed Austria's annexion, the former "Herrmann Göring" industry complex and of course the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial, the most tragical witness of 20th century history in Austria.
- City Tours "Modern Linz": This sightseeing city tour focuses on the present of Linz as a modern and trend-setting city. First, you will discover the brand new neighborhood surrounding the train station,and if it is a working day, you will be able to enjoy a panoramic view of Linz from the "Knowledge Tower". Past the "Design Center", you will then be taken to the Danube river and have a look at the residence of the famous Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, at the "Lentos" art museum and at the "Ars Electronica Center". Depending on your interests, your city tour may end with a guided tour to the "Lentos" art museum or to the "Ars Electronica Center" (entrance fees not included in the guide service).
All of the city sightseeing tours presented above can be booked all year long by groups and individuals. Together with the Austrian tour operator City Tours, your English speaking Linz tourguide can also help you find and rent the best car, minibus, coach or limousine for your city sightseeing tours in Linz.
Book tour guides for city sightseeing tours
To book a personal tourguide for city sightseeing tours of Linz in English, please write to . Please don't forget to include information about the size of your party, the preferred date and time for your city sightseeing tour and eventually your individual ideas about the program of your city sightseeing tour to Linz. As quickly as possible, we will get back to you with information about the availability and price of your desired sightseeing tour service.