Experience Vienna: Walking Week starts with exciting tours!

Experience Vienna: Walking Week starts with exciting tours!

Wien, Österreich - The Vienna Walking Week starts today, on July 19, 2025, and invites all Viennese to rediscover its city. Under the motto "Tourism for Locals", the Viennese collective Whoosh would like to address the sixth edition of the event in particular the citizens and help them to win new perspectives in Vienna apart from the tourist clichés. The week takes until July 26th and offers a varied program with a total of 17 tours, including many new and some adventurous highlights.

The opening program is promising: at 10:00 a.m. a walk through the outer part of Ottakrings begins, followed by a street art tour by new building at 4:00 p.m. If you look forward to the night hours, you can go on a night walk from the Praterstern at 10:00 p.m. The best thing about it? You don't have to register for participation, and no app is required. The costs amount to 10 euros per walk, children under the age of 14 are even free of charge. If you want to do more, you can secure a weekly pass for 50 euros that enables access to all tours.

diverse tours for every curiosity

Every day of walking Week has special topics that range from mental health to historical and cultural insights to the architectural diversity. For example, on July 20, the tour "Mental Health & the City" is on the program, followed by "30 years before Sunrise - how Swiss is Vienna?" on July 21st. On the tours, everyone who wants to take a new look at the domestic metropolis will get their money's worth. Even the sensitive topic of vegan food is treated with a “Worldwide Food Tour” on July 23rd.

An absolute highlight is the five-day organic wine hike on the Bisamberg, which will inspire wine lovers and nature lovers alike. There is also the "Geh-Zur-Work-Day", which starts early at 6:00 a.m. The organizers thus set an example for the promotion of walking, which is emphasized in the city as an ecologically valuable alternative to driving.

an invitation to discover

The concept of this walking Week aims to make Vienna tangible as an exciting holiday destination for locals, by conveying new perspectives on this multifaceted city. Vienna is the city of eight -hearted city in Europe, and the organizers want to encourage Viennese to rediscover their own homeland and avoid clichés. The philosophy behind it is to promote fun and new experiences in your own city.

All other information can be found on the WHOOSH website. Discover Vienna in a whole new way and take part in the Vienna Walking Week - it will definitely be worth it! You are cordially invited to be there and explore the hidden treasures of your city. Who knows, maybe new knowledge and exciting experiences are waiting for you around the next corner!