Activities



EXHIBITORS / CONFERENCE DELEGATES PARTY

This is being organised by [ Annelies Bodifée ]



SOCIAL PROGRAMME HPCN EUROPE '97

Departure from the congress center, duration approx. 2 hours

This tour will give you an impression of the city and thus leads some outstanding points of interest. There are many remarkable buildings located on both sides of the Ringstrasse - a circular boulevard 4 kilometers in length and built during the middle of the last century - e.g. the Opera, the Museums, the Parliament, the Burgtheater, the City Hall and the University.

Price per person, incl. bus and guide ATS 220,-

Departure from the congress center, duration approx. 3 hours

Belvedere Palace is one of the most beautiful baroque constructions of the world and had been built to the plans of J. Lukas Hildebrandt for Prince Eugene of Savoy to use as a summer residence. The whole complex consists of Upper and Lower Belvedere and a magnificent garden. The Lower Belvedere, the former privat rooms of the Prince, is now the Austrian Baroque Museum, while the Orangerie provides the place for the Museum of Medieval Arts. In the Upper Belvedere you will see the red marble hall, where the Austrian State Treaty was signed on 15 May 1955. The other rooms, formerly used as reception rooms, now house the Austrian Picture Gallery on the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Price per person, incl. bus, guide and entrance fee ATS 310,-

Departure from the congress center, duration approx. 3 hours

This tour will give you an impression of the city and thus leads to some outstanding points of interest. There are many remarkable buildings located on both sides of the Ringstrasse - a circular boulevard 4 kilometers in length and built during the middle of the last century - e.g. the Opera, the Museums, the Parliament, the Burgtheater, the City Hall and the University. The highlight of this tour will be a visit to Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Austrian Emperors.

Price per person, incl. bus, guide and entrance fee ATS 340,-


Meeting place: Vienna State Opera/main entrance, duration approx. 2 hours

Guided tour through the Imperial Showrooms, the former imperial and private apartments of Emperor Francis Joseph I and his wife with the original furniture. Afterwards visit to the training of the Spanish Riding School.

Price per person, incl. guide and entrance ATS 300,-


Departure from the congress center, duration approx. 4 hours

This excursion will enable you to discover the part of the Vienna Woods located south of the city. Passing through Mödling known for its numerous curiosities of the 15th and 16th centuries, and for having been the residence of Beethoven, Schubert, Grillparzer etc. one arrives at the foot of the fortified Liechtenstein Castle, the only large secular monument of the romanesque period in Lower Austria. The main attraction of this excursion is the Cistercian Abbey at Heiligenkreuz founded in the 12th century. During a guided visit you will see numerous objects of great historical value. The excursion continues passing by the Carmelite convent, the ancient hunting lodge of Crown Prince Rudolph of Habsburg at Mayerling, then through Helenental towards Baden. The return to Vienna goes through Gumpoldskirchen, a renowned wine-producing area.

Price per person, incl. bus, guide and entrance fees ATS 340,-


Budapest - capital of Hungray, a European metropolis of historical and cultural importance on the banks of the river Danube. Its numerous bridges link the older quarter "Buda" to the modern "Pest", generous hospitality - highlights such as gulyas, csardas and gipsy music.
City tours, visits as well as delightfull meals will bring to you unforgetable impressions of the city's enchanting atmosphere

Price per person in a double room with bath/shower/WC in Category A
Incl. 2 lunches and 1 dinner
Incl. bus, english speaking guide, entrance fees
Incl. all taxes and services ATS 3.400,-
Single supplement on request.


On this page you will find an application form for the reservation of sightseeing tours.

Please fax or mail this form before March 28, 1997 to Austropa Interconvention in Vienna.
Address: P.O. Box 30, A-1043 VIENNA
Fax : + 43 1 586 71 27


Austropa Interconvention acts as an agent only and cannot be held responsible for any loss, injury or damage to any person or property whatever the cause may be. The liability of persons or enterprises providing means of transportation or other services, however, remains unaffected. Only written arrangements are binding. Sole venue is Vienna. We kindly ask you to authorize us by your signature to use all registration data given on the form for a computerized handling of the congress.

The tours will be cancelled if:




RESERVATION


PROGRAMME Vienna,
April 28-30, 1997

Austropa-Interconvention, Austrian National Travel Agency Corp., has been entrusted with the reservation of sight seeing tours. All participants are requested to apply for tour reservations with this application form only. Upon receipt of your payment, we will send you a confirmation of your sight seeing bookings.

Rates are quoted in Austrian Shillings per person including bus, guide and entrance fees

Tour 1: City Tour "Impression of Vienna"
Monday, April 28, 1997 ATS 220,-

Tour 2: Guided Tour through Belvedere Castle
Tuesday, April 29, 1997 ATS 310,-

Tour 3: City Tour "Historic Vienna"
Tuesday, April 29, 1997 ATS 340,-

Tour 4: Imperial Show Rooms/Span. Rid. School
Wednesday, April 30, 1997 ATS 300,-

Tour 5: Vienna Woods - Heiligenkreuz
Wednesday, April 30, 1997 ATS 340,-

Tour 6: Budapest
Th, May 1 - Fr, May 2, 1997 ATS 3.400,-

[ Tour Reservation Form ]



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