LAST UPDATE: 25.04.2013; 01:09

Visit us

Get a first-hand experience of how and where our politicians work: visit the public gallery and attend a sitting of the National Council or the Federal Council, or a Committee sitting open to the public. Or join one of the tours that introduce you to the special historical and architectural features of the Parliament Building and Palais Epstein.

The Austrian Parliament offers its visitors a choice of guided tours that give insights into its day-to-day political work, historical details and architectural features. The tours, which take approximately one hour, cater for different interests and age groups.

Attending sittings

How do Members of the National and Federal Councils work? What happens in the course of a National Council sitting? How do committees work? Visitors will get answers to these questions when they attend sittings.