Linz-Card Information (EN) 2020

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ONE CARD Save up to 80% EXPERIENCE LINZ Museums, events and cuisine

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One card – lots of experiences Exploring a new city means strolling through its historic streets, visiting museums or theatres, going to special viewpoints and sampling regional cuisine. In Linz, one card is your ticket to lots of unforgettable experiences. The Linz-Card offers great value for visitors who want to discover the diversity of this city on the Danube.

From just €16, Linz-Card holders can enjoy numerous discounts, free entry to Linz’s museums and free travel on public transport lines operated by Linz AG as well as taking advantage of a Danube-Culture-Bonus worth €10. There is a choice of three cards for the perfect city experience: a 1-day-card for short stays, a 2-day-card with bonus ticket for the Pöstlingberg Railway and a 3-day-card, which additionally includes a €5 gastronomy-voucher.

The Linz-Card is the ideal companion for a journey of discovery through Linz.

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Linz-Card at a glance

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www.linztourismus.at/en/linzcard

1-day-card €16 • •

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Free entry to seven of Linz’s museums Travel on Linz AG buses and trams in the central city zone (excluding the Pöstlingberg Railway) Danube-Culture-Bonus worth €10 (Linz-Card-Kids: €5) Discounts on tourism services and destinations

Valid for one calendar day Reduced price*: €15 Linz-Card-Kids**: €9 (ages 6 to 14 inclusive)

2-day-card €27 Additional benefit: • Trip on the Pöstlingberg Railway (ascent and descent)

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Valid on two consecutive calendar days Reduced price*: €25 Linz-Card-Kids**: €15 (ages 6 to 14 inclusive)

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3-day-card €35 Additional benefits: • Trip on the Pöstlingberg Railway (ascent and descent) • Gastronomy-voucher worth €5 (Linz-Card-Kids: €2.50) Valid on three consecutive calendar days Reduced price*: €33 Linz-Card-Kids**: €19 (ages 6 to 14 inclusive)

* Eligible for discount: schoolchildren and students up to the age of 26; apprentices; community and military service conscripts; disabled people plus one carer (two discounted Linz-Cards); ÖAMTC/ADAC and ARBÖ members (two discounted Linz-Cards per membership card); holders of a valid DONAU-Card or Pyhrn-Priel-Card. Only upon presentation of the relevant ID. ID will be checked on purchase and whenever the card is used. ** The Linz-Card-Kids can only be used in conjunction with an adult card (full price/discounted).

No refund is available for benefits that are not used. We are unable to offer a reimbursement in the event of the temporary closure of a partner business. Redeeming all of the free services results in an 80% saving. The Linz-Card is not available as a group product.

Buy Linz-Cards Visitors can purchase the Linz-Card locally during their stay.

Alternatively, those who like to plan ahead can buy the handy travel companion in the online shop at any time before starting their trip: shop.linz.cards.

Sales outlets in Linz: • Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz (main square) • Museums: Ars Electronica Center LENTOS Art Museum NORDICO City Museum Linz OÖ Kulturquartier Schlossmuseum Linz Landesgalerie Linz • Selected Linz hotels

Please note: • The Linz-Card is personalised and printed with the relevant name, date of birth and validity date.

• The Linz-Card is only valid in conjunction with photo ID and is non-transferable.

• The restaurant voucher and the ticket for the Pöstling- berg Railway are available for collection from the Tou- rist Information office on Hauptplatz (main square) during the card’s validity period.

Buy Linz-Cards online It’s quick and easy to purchase and activate Linz-Cards in the shop.linz.card online shop.

On activation, the Linz-Card is personalised, the validity date is set and you can choose the card format: • print@home card: Print the Linz-Card and take it with you to Linz as an A4 printout (in colour or black-and-white).

• Visit-Linz-App: Download the digital Linz-Card quickly and easily onto your smartphone.

Use of the Visit-Linz-App requires internet access.

How it works: 1. Purchase and activate a 1, 2 or 3-day Linz-Card at shop.linz.cards.

2. Copy the card number from the activation e-mail.

3. Download the Visit-Linz-App from the relevant store and select “Card” from the menu options in the app.

4. Click on “+” and then “Add Linz-Card”.

5. Enter your card number, then show your digital Linz-Card to enjoy the benefits.

It is not possible to change format following activation.

One card – lots of museums The handy Linz-Card not only gives free entry to Linz’s museums, it also entitles the holder to multiple visits. Please check venue opening hours. This information and details of current exhibitions can be found at www.linztourismus.at/en/museum Ars Electronica Center Ars-Electronica-Straße 1 ars.electronica.art/en

usually €11.50

Schlossmuseum Linz Schlossberg 1 www.landesmuseum.at/en

usually €6.50

Landesgalerie Linz Museumstraße 14 www.landesmuseum.at/en

usually €6.50

OÖ Kulturquartier incl. Höhenrausch OK-Platz 1 www.ooekulturquartier.at/en usually €12

NORDICO Stadtmuseum Linz Dametzstraße 23 www.nordico.at

usually €6.50

voestalpine Stahlwelt & Zeitgeschichte Museum voestalpine-Straße 4 www.voestalpine.com/stahlwelt/en usually €10 www.voestalpine.com/zeitgeschichte/en LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1 www.lentos.at/en

usually €8

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One card – lots of culture & Danube moments The Linz-Card opens up a broad range of cultural experiences. The Danube-Culture-Bonus entitles holders of the Linz-Card to a €10 discount (€5 for the Linz Kid’s Card). This bonus can be redeemed against events organised in-house by the following Linz theatres and concert halls, or against harbour cruises operated by Wurm & Noé.

Brucknerhaus Linz concert hall Untere Donaulände 7 www.brucknerhaus.at/en

Musiktheater am Volksgarten Am Volksgarten 1 www.landestheater-linz.at/en

Posthof – contemporary culture on the harbourside Posthofstraße 43, www.posthof.at

Schauspielhaus & Kammerspiele playhouses Promenade 39 www.landestheater-linz.at/en

Kuddelmuddel children’s cultural centre Langgasse 13 www.kuddelmuddel.at

Harbour cruises on the MS Linzerin Untere Donaulände 1 www.donauschifffahrt.eu

TipsArena Ziegeleistraße 76 www.livasport.at

From 25 April to 4 October 2020, daily (except Mondays) at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. usually €16

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Tickets can only be reserved or purchased directly via the theatre or concert hall and only for events organised in-house. For telephone reservations, please use the booking code “Linz-Card”. Not applicable to tickets included in package tours. The reduction cannot be combined with other discounts (e.g. discount cards, guest passes, etc.). Remaining balances will not be reimbursed.

The €10 reduction does not apply to tickets that have already been purchased and paid for and cannot be exchanged for cash.

One card – lots of discounts

% Linz Changes city walking tour (in German) Meet at Hauptplatz 1 (Altes Rathaus) 11 April to 31 October 2020, daily at 10.30 a.m.; November and December, every Saturday Adults (usually €12) €10 Under-15s go free as part of a family group Guided tour with the Linz Nightwatchman Altstadt 15 www.nachtwaechter-zu-lintze.at Adults (usually €12) €10 Children (usually €10) €8 Linz City Express sightseeing tour (25 min.)

Hauptplatz - Kiosk www.geigers.at Adults (usually €9) €7 LINZerSCHWEBEN Segway tour www.linzerschweben.at/en Adults (usually €57) Grottenbahn Railway Am Pöstlingberg 16 www.grottenbahn.at Adults (usually €5.90) Children (usually €3.50)

€48

€4.70 €2.80

Linz Zoo Windflachweg 1 www.zoo-linz.at Adults (usually €7) Children (usually €3.50)

* on all scheduled cruises, excluding additional services

€6 €3

Botanic Garden Roseggerstraße 20 www.linz.at/botanischergarten Adults (usually €3.60) Children (usually €2.50)

€2.60 €1

Wurm & Noé Danube river cruises Untere Donaulände 1 www.donauschifffahrt.eu

Adults 7.5%*

Children (aged 6–13) 50%*

Mural Harbor – the Linz AG harbour gallery Industriezeile 40 www.muralharbor.at Mural boat tours 2020: April to October, every Saturday at 3 p.m.

Mural walking tours 2020: April to October, every Friday at 4.30 p.m.

–10%

Adults/children Casino Linz welcome chips Rainerstraße 2-4 www.casinos.at/en/linz usually €30

€23

Masters of Escape Kaarstraße 9 www.mastersofescape.at Adults/children

–10% on standard price

One card – lots of connections Linz-Card holders can travel free of charge on Linz AG buses and trams in the central city zone.

The ticket for an ascent and descent on the Pöstlingberg Railway is only included with the purchase of a 2-day- or 3-day-card and must be collected from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz (main square).

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Imprint/publishing information: Editor and publisher: Linz Tourist Board, Adlbert-Stifter-Platz 2, 4020 Linz, Austria. Text and concept: Isabell Glossauer, Monika Kosutova; design: Silvia Profanter; photographs: Linz Tourist Board archive, unless otherwise stated, pictures from partners, cover photograph: Robert Maybach; printing: DIREKTA Ges.mbH; no liability is accepted for the accuracy of this information. January 2020

One card – lots to savour The diverse restaurant scene in Linz is further evidence of the city’s good taste. Included with the 3-day card, the restaurant voucher worth €5 (Linz-Card-Kids: €2.50) opens the doors to a world of culinary variety, giving you the chance to relax and enjoy one of more than 30 selected venues.

Show your Linz-Card at the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz Hauptplatz (main square) to receive the gastronomy-voucher that can be redeemed at one of the venues listed below.

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Agathon – restaurant – bar Kapuzinerstraße 46, www.agathon-restaurant.at

Cubus – café – restaurant – bar Ars-Electronica-Straße 1, www.cubus.at

Alte Welt – Gasthaus Hauptplatz 4, www.altewelt.at

Pianino bar & restaurant Landstraße 13, www.pianino.at

Das Teichwerk Altenbergerstraße 69, www.teichwerk.at

Kirchenwirt am Pöstlingberg Am Pöstlingberg 6, www.kirchenwirt-linz.at/en

Der Charmante Elefant & sein Porzellanladen Peter-Behrens-Platz 8, www.charmanterelefant.at

Leberkas-Pepi Rathausgasse 3 und Bahnhofplatz 3-6 www.leberkaspepi.at

DERschwarzeBÄR Herrenstraße 11, www.linz-hotel.at Design Café am Park, Austria Trend Hotel Schillerpark Schillerplatz, www.austria-trend.at/spl Sandburg – Strand küsst Bar Untere Donaulände 5, www.diesandburg.at Weather permitting: May to September Kitchen & Bar at Courtyard by Marriott Europaplatz 2, www.kitchenandbar.at Fischerhäusl Flussgasse 3, www.fischerhaeusl.at Freisederwirt Freisederweg 2, www.freiseder.at Goldene Pagode Adalbert-Stifter-Platz 2, goldenepagode.at Hotel Donauwelle Am Winterhafen 13, www.linz.twhotels.at/en Hotel ibis Linz City ibis kitchen restaurant Kärntner Straße 18–20, www.ibis.com Hotel Kolping – restaurant Gesellenhausstraße 5, www.hotel-kolping.at/en Jack the Ripperl Landstraße 11, www.jack-the-ripperl.at Jindrak Konditorei all branches Herrenstraße 22, www.linzertorte.at/en Keintzel Wirtshaus-Bar im Alten Rathaus Rathausgasse 8, www.keintzel.at/en

= Open on Sundays!

Lentos – restaurant/café/bar Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, www.lentos-gastro.net Liebhaberei Hauptplatz 11, www.liebhaberei.at Monte Verde Hauptstraße 63, www.monteverde.at My Indigo Promenade 25, www.soulkitchen.world Paul’s – kitchen, bar, deli Herrenstraße 36, www.pauls-linz.at Pöstlingberg-Schlössl Am Pöstlingberg 14, www.p-schloessl.at Promenadenhof Promenade 39, www.promenadenhof.at Restaurant Trevi Gesellenhausstraße 5, www.restauranttrevi.at Ristorante Casa Corrado Hauptstraße 1-5, www.casa-corrado.at Skygarden in Passage Linz Landstraße 17-25, www.skygarden.at Stadtliebe Landstraße 31, www.stadtliebe.at SQUARE – café, bar, lounge, restaurant Hessenplatz 16-18, www.rezidorparkinn.com Uferei - Arcotel Nike Linz Untere Donaulände 9 www.arcotelhotels.com/en/nike

One card – lots of discounts in Upper Austria When you’re enjoying a holiday in Linz, it’s well worth taking some time to explore Upper Austria, too. Partner businesses throughout the region offer special deals for Linz-Card holders.

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PANEUM – the wonders of bread Kornspitzstraße 1, 4481 Asten www.paneum.at/en Adults (usually €10)

€7.50

Kirchschlag high ropes centre Kirchschlag 11, 4202 Kirchschlag www.ralfundwalter.at Adults (usually €30) €27 Youth price (usually €28) €25 St. Florian Monastery Stiftstraße 1, 4490 St. Florian www.stift-st-florian.at/en Guided tour (usually €10.50) €9.50 Opportunity to hear the Bruckner organ (usually €6) €5.50 pyhrnPriel-erlebnisagentur GmbH 4580 Windischgarsten www.ppea.at

–20% off one-day activities**

Haslach Textile Centre Stahlmühle 4 4170 Haslach www.textiles-zentrum-haslach.at Mechanical Sound Factory Museum of Weaving

2 for 1 2 for 1

Welios Science Centre – interactive museum Weliosplatz 1 4600 Wels www.welios.at/en Adults (usually €11.50) Children aged 9–16 (usually €9.50)

€9.20 €7.60

DONAU-Card – WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH Lindengasse 9 4040 Linz www.donauregion.at/en usually €4.90

–20%

Discounts with partner businesses in Upper Austria can be used within one week of the first day of a card’s validity. ** Excludes packages and combi tickets.

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€114

Escape for a Linz Weekend!

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Linz surprises, delights and inspires change – whether you’re interacting with its people, on a boat on the Danube, at one of its fabulous concerts or taking part in experiments in the city’s museums. Immerse yourself in this unique atmosphere once and be forever drawn back.

Leave the everyday behind and enjoy the welcome of a diverse, modern city.

Included: • Two nights with breakfast in the hotel of your choice • 3-day Linz-Card, offering numerous benefits and discounts in the city The Linz Weekend is available to book from 1 January to 31 December 2020 for Friday to Monday stays. www.linztourismus.at/weekend

Explore Linz the fun way Discover the city afresh with the Visit-Linz-App! • • • •

All the top attractions at a glance Daily information and events Quiz questions, scavenger hunts and hidden Linzer tortes Collect and redeem points to enjoy a host of benefits

Download the Visit-Linz-App: www.linztourismus.at/en/app Linz Tourist Information office Hauptplatz 1, 4020 Linz +43 732 7070 2009 info@linztourismus.at www.linztourismus.at/en