Franz Joseph I. of Austria tour (basic tour II.)

This tour leads through the south and west wings of the piano nobile. You will have the opportunity to travel back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At that time the palace had been used not only by its owner, the emperor Francis Joseph I., but by other members of the Austrian imperial family too. You would be able to hear the sad story of the crown princ Rudolph and his wife Stephanie of Belgium. A touching story of the sister in law to the emperor, the archduchess Maria Theresia of Braganza, or to stand in the exact spot where on 1st July 1900 the heir to the throne, Francis Ferdinand d´Este, married the countess Sophie Chotek of Chotkowa.

Opening hours

Period Days Hours
25. 8.-26. 10. tue–sat 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00
25. 8.-26. 10. sun 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00
27. 10.-2. 11. mon–sat 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00
27. 10.-2. 11. sun 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00

Admission

  • Category Price
  • Adults 25-64 years 200 CZK
  • Seniors 65+ 160 CZK
  • Youth 18-24 years 160 CZK
  • Persons with disabilities with valid identification card/certificate 160 CZK
  • Children 6-17 years 80 CZK
  • Children 0-5 years free
  • Person accompanying a disabled person free
  • Person accompanying a school group of 10 pupils/students free
  • Tour guide accompanying a group of at least 15 persons free
  • Free single NPÚ tickets free
  • Free NPÚ tickets free
  • NPÚ-card free
  • „Náš člověk“-card* free
  • Journalist with press accreditation* free
  • ICOMOS-card* free
  • * Offer available for cardholder only
Foreign language tours offered in German - after previous reservation
  • Kategorie Cena

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This tour leads through south and east wings of the palace including privat and state rooms of the emperor Ferdinand I. Allowing you to see e.g. the great dinning room, billiard room, imperial bedroom and drawing room and many more. You would be able to admire original furnishings and decorations from the middle of the 19th century.

this tour is available today 11.00, 13.00

4F17A2ED-8B52-4F67-8D80-EE0130BE50BE 220 CZK (full admission) 2F500991-B0F5-4AC5-9B90-2BBFBDCDFC45 Buy ticket

71B5B7E7-ACEA-4214-84EB-20FF073CEC43 duration 55 minutes

94D4AB38-6EA4-4B19-9C7F-17B845D49188 max. 25 people

Group online ticket purchase recommended

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A self-guided tour includes a large Baroque stable, a small Baroque stable (converted into a coach house in the 19th century), and three adjacent rooms decorated with period paintings of horses.

this tour is not available today

4F17A2ED-8B52-4F67-8D80-EE0130BE50BE 60 CZK (full admission)

94D4AB38-6EA4-4B19-9C7F-17B845D49188 unlimited

Group reservation not necessary

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