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Napoleon & Nectar: A Half-Day of History, Wine, and Wit by Car
Ready to conquer the day—Napoleon style? After your hotel pickup, we’ll set out on a half-day adventure mixing legendary history with legendary wine. Visit sites linked to the man who made Europe tremble (and wore a great hat), then trade battlefields for vineyards as we sip our way through local wineries and farms. Enjoy homemade bites, delicious wines, and a guide full of juicy stories—both historic and fermented. It’s the perfect blend of culture, comedy, and cabernet!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your Viennese hotel
- we pick you up from your hotel or any other downtown location
Napoleon's headquarters
The former headquarters of Napoleon during the battle has now turned into a posh restaurant, at this place, the décor has seen more drama than a soap opera. We will start our tour with an aperitivo here.
Local winemaker
Sample organic local wines, chat with the farmer, learn about Austria's rich wine culture heritage. 4 wine samples along with some traditional bites.
Danube valley Wachau
Another place of Napoleon's campaigns to the Habsburg monarchy is right next to the Danube at the famous Wachau valley next to Dürnstein!
Learn about the battle, explore the medieval village and sample local wines with a hearty local late lunch.
Ending Point
Your downtown Viennese location
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
hotel pick up
transfer with car, depending on group size it will be an underwhelmingly sized electric car, a european diesel powered limousin, a van or a coach
highway tolls
guide fee
at least 8 drink samples (wine/beer/distilles/soft drinks)
table water
snacks with the drinks
traditional lunch/dinner
your wine and souvenir shopping
tips
Tour Important Information
This tour involves some walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Vegan options available, also a grape wine version for the little ones.
Please bring also cash, some of the wine makers and souvenir shops don't except cards
Important message from the supplier
For bookings exceeding 4 people including a car i will need approx 1 week notice!
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Martin H.
Hello! I’m Martin, a local guide from Eastern Austria / Vienna, officially licensed, highly experienced, and still genuinely excited about showing people around Central Europe.
I speak English and German, and I can confidently order food in a few other languages — which, as you’ll soon discover, is a very important skill given my specialization in food and wine tours. From elegant Viennese classics to regional surprises, I firmly believe history tastes better when paired with the right dish and a good glass of wine.
Over the years, my guests and I have explored Central Europe using just about every mode of transport imaginable. We’ve traveled by modern cars, vintage vehicles, vans, buses, electric trains, diesel trains, steam trains, and even trains with cogwheels. On water, we’ve used large river cruise ships, speed boats, kayaks, and pedal boats — sometimes gracefully, sometimes enthusiastically.
On land, we’ve gone even further: horses, donkeys, alpacas… and yes, once even a tank. (No worries — it was for sightseeing, not invading.)
My tours are informative but relaxed, well-organized but never stiff, and always adapted to what you enjoy most. Think of me less as a guide and more as a local friend who knows where to go, what to eat, what to drink, and how to get there — preferably in an interesting way.
If you’re curious about Central Europe, love good food and wine, and enjoy travel stories that come with a sense of humor, I’d be happy to guide you.
Welcome aboard — whatever we’re riding this time.
$1,200/ per group
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