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- From: jd@rust.zso.dec.com (John D'Addamio)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: Need Info on Spanish Riding School
- Keywords: how to visit
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.203219.8828@ninja.zso.dec.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 20:32:19 GMT
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- Unfortunately, the Spanish Riding School MAY not be
- performing in Vienna right now. There was a major fire in the
- Hofburg(the palace complex in which their riding hall is located)
- last November.The roof of the hall was wet down to prevent
- spreading of the fire. The hall suffered a lot of water damage and
- was closed for repairs. I'm not sure that it has reopened yet.
-
- You can write to the The Spanish Riding School directly at:
-
- Spanische Reithschule
- Hofburg
- A-1010 Vienna Austria
-
- The Vienna Tourist Board puts out a brochure with information on The
- Spanish Riding School. To get a brochure, write to the nearest office
- of the Vienna Tourist Board. Any travel agent should be able to
- provide the address or get a brochure for you.
-
- My wife and I went to Vienna last year and spent a LOT of time at
- The Spanish Riding School's training sessions and performances. We
- also visited the stud farm(about a 3 hr drive from Vienna) and found
- other horsey things to do in Vienna. I would be glad to mail an
- ASCII diagram of the seating arrangements, my opinion of where to
- sit, the price of seats in various locations, info on the training
- sessions, the stud farm, etc. to anybody who is interested. The
- stuff is from a journal I kept on the trip so it's too long
- to put all of it on the net.
-
-
- A summary of the info in The Spanish Riding School's 1992 brochure
- is as follows:
-
- NO VISITS TO THE STABLES( This is a bummer! But, too many people were
- leaving gum in the water buckets, etc)
-
- Morning training sessions are open to the public:
- From Mid-Feb through June and Late August through October.
- Tues-Sat 10:00 to noon
- Admission AS70(About US $7) No reservations. You stand in line
- so get there EARLY if you want to get good seats! We went over about
- 8:30 AM and we were NOT the first in line!
-
- Performances
- Long(1:20) on Weds Evening or Sunday Morning
- Admission AS200-700(seats) or AS150-160(standing room)
- at today's exchange rate that's about US $20-$70 and
- $15-$16 respectively
- For tickets ,write to:
- Spanische Reithschule
- Hofburg
- A-1010 Vienna Austria
- QUOTE FROM THE BROCHURE:
- "Written orders are absolutely essential for all
- performances and should be sent as soon as possible, preferably at
- once. Please do not enclose cash, money orders or checks. Remaining
- tickets are sometimes available at ticket/travel agencies at short
- notice but we advise not to depend on it."
- You can write in English. You pay in cash when you pick up the
- tickets.
-
- Short(30 minutes) Saturday Morning
- Admission AS165 + handling fee of the ticket agent (22% or
- more)
- In 1992, school was in session March through June and September
- through October. They toured in November & December.
-
-
- John
-