Experience the best of the Spanish Riding School

Watch the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions perform to classical music inside the Baroque Winter Riding School at Hofburg Palace.

See riders and Lipizzaner stallions perform choreographed group routines and advanced solo movements like levades and caprioles.

Experience the performance in a setting designed for spectacle with classical Viennese music and a lighting concept created by artist André Heller.Choose between reserved seating or a standing viewing area to suit how you’d like to experience the performance.

Fun fact: The Spanish Riding School is the only place in the world where Renaissance-era classical equitation has been practiced continuously for over 460 years and is now recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Access the Spanish Riding School’s Morning Exercise and watch Lipizzaners train in the baroque Winter Riding School, set to classical Viennese music.

See young dark stallions in early training and fully trained white Lipizzaners refining their movements during a real working session.

Entry to the Upper Belvedere Palace, home to Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss and a landmark of Baroque architecture in Vienna.

Explore the permanent collection at Upper Belvedere Palace featuring works by Monet, Rodin, Van Gogh, and key artists of Central Europe’s interwar period.

Explore the Spanish Riding School on a 80-minute guided tour in English or German, led by an expert who decodes the building beyond its performances.

Step inside the Winter Riding School to study its Late Baroque proportions, designed to accommodate both riders and the precise movements of Lipizzaner stallions.

Climb into the 250-year-old roof structure and see how original wooden trusses still support the vast hall without any modern reinforcements.

Access areas most people never see, including the attic levels and hidden viewpoints, offering a new perspective on Vienna’s historic inner district.

Fun fact: The Spanish Riding School has operated continuously since 1572, making it the oldest riding school in the world still practicing classical horsemanship.

Attend a short 45-minute ticketed performance inside the Baroque Winter Riding School. It's ideal if you want the essence of classical horsemanship without committing to a full gala.

See riders and Lipizzaner stallions perform highlight movements of the Haute École, set to classical Viennese music and explained through live commentary.

Perfect for short stays or tight itineraries, this performance distills 460 years of tradition into a focused, first-timer-friendly experience.

Watch the Lipizzaners demonstrate precision, balance, and strength in exercises developed over centuries.

Fun fact: Lipizzaner stallions are born dark, usually brown or black and slowly turn white as they mature. This transformation can sometimes take up to 10 years.

Explore the Spanish Riding School on a guided tour, with exclusive access to its historic halls and imperial stables.

Walk through the school’s historic halls, learning how emperors, riders, and Lipizzaner stallions shaped classical equitation across five centuries.

Visit the Stallburg Imperial Stables to see the world-famous white horses up close and understand their daily life beyond the performances.

Marvel at original artifacts and elegant architecture as you walk in the hoofprints of equestrian legends.