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July 18, Gross Siegharts near Vienna, Austria
Stadtsaal
12.30 PM Depart Vienna to Rosenburg (approximately 50 miles from Vienna)
2 PM Enjoy a tour of Rosenburg Castle. This Renaissance style castle dates from the 12th century and is owned by the same family since 1681. The transformation from medieval to renaissance castle took place in the 16th century. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles and attracts many thousands of visitors yearly. The beautiful furniture collection, the many artifacts on display, the marble hall, the library and the castle's chapel will render lasting memories to all its visitors.
3 PM Enjoy a breathtaking and unique show in the style of centuries past presenting Falcons, Hawks and Eagles. This unique event can only be experienced here and will leave you in absolute awe!
4 PM Continue today's trip and proceed to Gross Siegharts (approximate distance 15 miles)
4.30PM Official welcome by the Vice Mayor and the city's Cultural Commission. You are invited for a guided tour of the city and its surrounding (In English)
6PM Time to dress and warm-up in the city's "Stadtsaal", the most important venue of Gros Siegharts
6.30PM Concert
The concert will take place in either the Stadtsaal, where a piano is readily available, or in the church, or, weather permitting, in the Castle Garden.
8PM

Enjoy a 3 course menue
After dinner return to Vienna.

 
July 21 Bled, Slovenia
Festival Concert "Happy Days Bled"

One of the most famous of all traditional Festivals in Bled is ""Happy Days Bled".
It is a beautiful event with top class concerts on the Bled promenade, floating lights on the lake and fireworks to set the scene, as well as the "Home and Art Craft Fair".

 
July 23 Gmünd, Austria
Stadtpfarrkirche
Situated 20 miles from Spittal, the medieval town of Gmünd, with its four mighty gates is always worth a visit.
Ferdinand Porsche had a design office here from 1944 to 1950 where he built the first prototype of the Porsche 356.
Just outside Gmünd lies the unique divided church, the Kreuzbichl Chapel. Strange to relate, a road really does run through the church, dividing the transept from the nave.

Gmünd belongs to the Austrian province of Carinthia, which also inspired Johannes Brahms. "Yes, Lake Wörthersee is virgin territory where the melodies fly around so much that you have to be careful not to stifle any," said Brahms who came to Lake Wörthersee to compose for many years from 1877.
His composing house and the annual Brahms Music Festival are a reminder to this day.
Another leading Austrian composer, Gustav Mahler, spent the summer at Maiernigg on the southern shores of Lake Wörthersee from 1900 to 1907. The Gustav Mahler composing house in the woods is now a small museum with copies of his scores. Here Mahler wrote his Fourth, the beginning of the Fifth and the Eighth Symphony.