In awe
by Sharrie
VIENNA: The most fascinating city in Europe.
Why?
The world's most famous classical musicians were all from here!
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-91), Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809), Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828), Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911), Johann STRAUSS the Elder (1804-49) & Johann STRAUSS Junior (1825-1899) (Austrian King of Waltz).
Impressed?
I was when I visited this artistic city - a very refined and cultured city of music and arts. Vienna flourished in the 18th century and the Hapsburgs was so cultured and rich that a half-day visit to its museum and Treasury (Hofburg Palace) leaves one in awe!
Uhhhhh! What a city! I am thoroughly impressed with everything and every site in Austria. There are so many things to see and do that a week is too short: most beautiful churches, imperial Baroque style palaces and magnificent collection of paintings simply too wonderful to describe. You should see them in person, this is one city I am willing to explore for months...
Fiaker - Horse cariage ride
by tomeek
No matter if you are in Vienna alone, on a business trip, or with your partner on a romantic trip, make sure you take this "Fiaker" ride, there are several stations in the center. 20 minutes costs 40E (euro), its expensive yes, but you truly feel the taste of the past times...and don't forget to ask the driver to make a picture, they are very talented photographers!
Mayerling & Heiligenkreutz abbey
by globetrott
Mayerling is a small village south of Vienna and it all of a sudden became famous in 1889 for the fact, that crown-prince Rudolf commited suicide there togeather with his 17-years-old mistress Mary Vetsera. The Kaiser donated the hunting-lodge to Carmelite nuns - it was completely reconstructed by them, but a few things were not changed and became a place that plenty of tourists enjoy to visit. In combination with Mayerling you may also visit the monastery Heiligenkreutz , just a few km north of Mayerling. 13 medieval Babenberger-kings are buried in Heiligenkreutz. Seegrotte Hinterbrühl is a lake inside a mountain and you may explore that grotto by boat.
You may enjoy Mayerling in combination with Heiligenkreutz and Seegrotte Hinterbruehl by a bus-tour of 4 hours by "Vienna Sightseeing"
That tour #4 is 42 Euros and available daily at 09.45a.m. a
nd mostly also at 02.45p.m.
between march 25th and Nov.1st
from Nov.2nd till march 30th daily except wednesday, also at 09.45 You could of course make that tour also on your own by BUS 365 - it takes you to Mayerling and Heiligenkreutz !
Mayerling is open april1st-oct.1st: mon-sat:
09.00a.m.-12.30p.m. + 01.30p.m.-05.45p.m.
sunday it starts at 10.00a.m., the rest is the same !
Heiligenkreutz - guided tours only and only upon appointment :
+43(0)2258-8703131
Stephansdom...
by coceng
St. Stephen's Cathedral or also known as Stephansdom, is the best illustration of late Austrian Gothic.
The interior walls & pillars are decorated with fine statues & side altars.
A magnificent gothic piece is the stone pulpit, designed by Anton Pilgram in 1515.
The photo that I took inside the church is a bit dark because I didn't want to use the flash (we are prohibited actually). Still, you probably could see the interior if you open your eyes a bit wider. Sorry.
School outing
by Manara
If you visit Vienna at times of the year when the schools are not closed for holidays, you are very likely to meet groups of children led by their teachers.
You meet some in all the museums and it is a pleasure to see them. Even if they are too young to understand in full arts and history, exposure to them from an early age will certainly produce some results, I think.
However, if it's March or April and you meet large groups of teenagers in the touristy places, you can be sure they are Italian students on trips organized by their highschools. Vienna is the favourite destination for such trips.
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Interior of Zum Suppentopf
Butterfly house, Vienna, AT
Pestsäule, Vienna, AT
A change to admire the paintings on the ceiling.
