Vienna’s history is typically connotated with war, but we follow a tour that looks at its past and present of peace. We join one of Vienna’s newest tours, the DISCOVER PEACE TOUR, where we learn about those whom ‘peace’ is more than a buzz word on a T-Shirt.
We often celebrate heroes of wars but those who resist war often fall into history’s black hole. The homegrown Discover Peace tour, now established in 7 different European cities, celebrates the heroes of peace.
Yes, we are aware that these days it is a word that has become as sweet, fluffy and impotent as the word ‘love’ and ‘fuck’ that you would more regularly find on a t-shirt than in a conversation being said with any conviction. However, to some the word still resonates with the hope that lives in it’s definition you’ll find in the dictionary.
It’s when Vienna Würstelstand’s Jacob follows the Discover Peace tour around the streets of Vienna that he is reminded – on this city’s seemingly ordinary streets, extraordinary things have been born from the courageous thoughts and actions of a few who dared to imagine a peaceful world. To whom „peace“ was more than a buzz word on a t-shirt.
The tour is free and can be done at anytime independently by following the user friendly map on the Discover Peace website. Group tours can also be arranged. Click on the map below, to begin your tour!
After you’ve checked out the map, listen to the audio diary and see the highlights…
1. ‘Jew Bertha’ – Bertha von Suttner
“Seek not good from without: seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.”
2. Austria’s individuals who resisted and sacrificed for peace
Exhibition opening times: Mon–Wed & Fri: 9am–5pm, Thu: 9am–7pm
Free tours can also be organised upon request (min. 5 people).
Archives and library are open from 9am – 5pm Monday – Thursday.
3. A drink with Lessing at Judenplatz
“Man – who is he? Too bad, to be the work of god: too good for the work of chance!”
4. The Bridge of Peace – Friedensbrücke
5. The ‘peace journalist,’ Alfred H. Fried
“War is not in itself a condition so much as the symptom of a condition, that of international anarchy”
6. Votiv Kirche and a priest who stood up against the Nazi’s: Franz Jägerstatter
7. Sigmund Freud Park and the doctor himself
“The voice of the intellect is quiet, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. This is one of the few points in which it may be optimistic about the future of mankind…”
We also recommend: Timing your tour to include one of the guided tours run daily at the United Nations, (For details, see here). The UN city is included as one of the points of interest in the Discover Peace tour.
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