In St.Pölten the Baroque, Jugendstil and the Modern meet. Equipped with a CD player and a city map you’ll travel back in time. A second CD will bring you back to modern times, narrating your tour of the Landhaus (Government) Quarter & the Cultural District, showcasing signature buildings of contemporary Austrian architecture.

Starting point and end:
Tourist Information (Rathaus = City Hall)
Duration: walk through the old town: about 1 1/2 hours; walk through the Landhaus (Government) Quarter and the Cultural District: about 45 minutes.
Rental fee per CD player: 1.45 Euro (additional headsets available)

Old town CD walk sites:

1. Rathaus (City Hall),Rathausplatz, Rathausgasse
2. Prandtauerstraße
3. Linzer Straße
4. Institut der Englischen Fräulein (Institute of Mary)
5. Riemerplatz
6. St.Pöltens oldest pharmacy
7. Wiener Straße 3, 8
8. Herrenplatz
9. Wiener Straße 14, 37
10. Domplatz
11. Dom und Bistumsgebäude (Cathedral & Diocese Building)
12. Hofstatt
13. Klostergasse, former residence of Jakob Prandtauer
14. Kremser Gasse, Jugendstil house
15. Marktgasse

Landhaus (Government) Quarter & Cultural District CD walk sites:

1. Landhausviertel (Government Quarter)
2. Kulturbezirk (Cultural District) Klangturm (Tower of Sound)
3. NÖ Landesarchiv (Official Archives of the province of Lower Austria)/NÖ Landesbibliothek (Official library of the province of Lower Austria) /NÖ Landesakademie (Academy of the Province of Lower Austria)
4. Festspielhaus (Festival Playhouse)
5. NÖ Landesmuseum (Museum of the Province of Lower Austria) /ORF-Landesstudio NÖ (Austrian State Broadcasting, Studio Lower Austria)
6. Landhaus/Landhausschiff (Seat of Government)

Contact:
Tourist information St.Pölten
Rathausplatz 1
3100 St.Pölten
Tel.: +43 2742 353354
Fax: +43 2742 333-2819
E-Mail: tourismus@st-poelten.gv.at