The Naschmarkt is one of the coolest spots in Vienna, where many Viennese do their daily shopping but also hang out on the weekends. Part farmer’s market, part flea market, part food hall, the Naschmarkt is a perfect place to pick up souvenirs for friends and family back home.

We’ll shop until we drop, meeting up at the biergarten for lunch. The market is famous for its Turkish, Czech and German cuisine, so try something you’ve never had before.

The afternoon is free for you to enjoy the town and see attractions and museums you might not have had the chance to explore. For our final dinner together, we’ll meet at Cafe Imperial for a gourmet dinner among Vienna’s elite. Use the knowledge you picked up at yesterday’s wine tasting to order a special bottle from their award-winning list.

After breakfast, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the morning on your own. Sleep in, go shopping, pop into one of the incredible museums within the Ringstrasse, or wander the many parks and greenspaces of Vienna. Take some time for yourself. Finish your coffee while it’s still hot.

In the afternoon, we’ll enjoy a wine tasting (optional) of Austrian wines in a 17th century wine cellar that was used as a bomb shelter during World War 2. If you’re not into wine, no problem. There’s plenty else to do in the area.

Head back to the hotel and get fancy because we’re going to the opera! Well, the ballet, actually. After dinner at a local spot, we’ll settle into our seats at the Staatoper for the ballet, Don Quixote, complete with full orchestra. It’ll be a performance you’ll never forget.

On Wednesday, we’ll have breakfast together at the hotel before heading to the Hofburg Palace and its adjoining museums. The Hofburg was the main palace of the Hapsburgs, including the famous Empress Sisi. There are many options here, and with the Vienna Pass, you can choose the museum you wish to visit. Choose from the Imperial Treasury with its glittering jewels, the museum of the Empress Sisi, the Austrian National Library or tour the Palace itself. It’s up to you.

For lunch, we’ll visit another one of Vienna’s famous cafes, Cafe Central, famous for its fabulous pastries, beautiful surroundings and live piano music wafting through the arches in the dining room. After lunch, we’ll head to the Staatoper to tour the beautiful and historic opera house.

In the evening, we’ll combine dinner and a show, enjoying a delightful Viennese meal and heading to a concert of Mozart pieces immediately afterward in the Golden Hall.

Vienna isn’t just a hub for music and philosophy, it’s also home to some of the world’s most famous visual artists, including Gustav Klimt, who is most famous for his painting, The Kiss. That painting, and many others, is located at the Upper Belvedere museum, which we’ll visit after breakfast.

After visiting the museum, we’ll have lunch where Sigmund Freud used to sip coffee and test out his theories, Cafe Landtmann.

In the afternoon, choose between a visit to the apartments of Franz Schubert, Josef Haydn or Ludwig von Beethoven. They’re all here in town, and easily accessible by tram, taxi or the metro system.

We’ll dine at Demel, a casual spot famous for pastries and chocolates (don’t worry, they have savory dishes, too), and then make our way to St. Anne’s Church for a memorable string quartet concert.

One of the main reasons to come to Vienna is to get a taste for how the Hapsburg Empire came to be and why it was such a powerful dynasty. After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll take the train a bit outside the city to the Schonnbrun Palace, the seat of the Hapsburgs. If you’ve ever been to Versailles and loved it, you’re in for a treat. We’ll take a tour of the palace and have time to wander the English-style gardens outside.

We’ll have lunch at the Palace (you’ll definitely work up an appetite after traversing the hundreds of rooms within the palace), and then return to Vienna where you’ll have some free time to wander the city, visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral, or enjoy one of the other attractions or museums the city has to offer.

Or, just sit in silence in your room. Because no kids.

We’ll dine at a classic Viennese restaurant, Puerstner, in a decadent dining room the Hapsburgs would have loved. After dinner, we’ll head to the stunning St. Peter’s Church for a concert of Mozart, Schubert and Vivaldi, among others.

We’ll waste no time doing what you came to Vienna to do, learn more about music and why Vienna was such a hub for intellectuals and music virtuosos throughout its history.

After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll walk through town to the Haus der Musik, the city’s amazing music museum. After spending the morning there, we’ll have lunch at Cafe Sacher, right across the street from the Staatoper, the Austrian state opera house, which we’ll tour later in the trip. After a delightful lunch and, of course, a taste of the famous Sachertorte and Vienna’s signature coffee, the mélange, we’ll continue to the Mozarthaus museum, now housed in one of the apartments Mozart lived in during his tenure in Vienna.

We’ll dine at Loca, a “casual fine dining” restaurant that offers a six-course meal of seasonal ingredients inspired by traditional VIennese cuisine.

If you’re coming from the United States, book your flight to leave on Feb. 23 so you’ll arrive in Vienna on Feb. 24. You’ll check into our hotel, the Hotel Beethoven Wien. This property is beautiful and dedicated to one of Vienna’s most famous sons, the composer Ludwig von Beethoven. The four-star hotel is centrally located and close to all the attractions you’ll want to enjoy while in the city.

On Day 1, we’ll keep it simple and end the evening early so you’ll have time to sleep off your jet lag. We’ll meet at Restaurant Figlmuller, a Viennese institution famous for schnitzel. We’re excited to kick off the trip with a delicious meal and conversation before seeing the sights of beautiful Vienna this week.