289 ReviewsA visit to Schönbrunn wouldn't be complete without a walk around its lovely grounds, which have actually been open to the public since 1779. Empress Maria Teresa was largely responsible for having the...
172 ReviewsThe Ringstrasse is the part of Vienna I like most for its architecture and I don't know a city in Europe showing such an ensemble of beautiful buildings. The Ringstrasse is not one single street; it...
231 ReviewsThe Inner City is known for its most famous attractions like the St Stephen’s Cathedral and the Hofburg palace. The St Stephen’s Cathedral, also known as Stephansdom in German language, was originally...
225 ReviewsHofburg Palace houses several museums, but this is the one that focuses on the life and history of the Imperial family. Although most of the palace's former living quarters have been converted into...
167 ReviewsIn 1697, Prince Eugene of Savoy, whom many still perceive as the most successful military commander in Austrian history, acquired a piece of land on the outskirts of the city of Vienna, which he...
109 ReviewsHundertwasserhaus dates back to 1985 and it was never ment to be a museum, BUT it rather is an appartment-house with ordinary people living there. The building is locked and you may not get inside,...
96 ReviewsVienna's majestic state opera house was built during the 1860s. Opening night took place on May 25, 1869, when Mozart's Don Giovanni was performed in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife...
53 ReviewsActually the KHM Vienna groups 8 museums in Vienna (6) and outside (2):
1° KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM, the most important located at A-1010 Wien, Maria Theresien-Platz in the magnificent building from...
45 ReviewsIn the Praterstern, actually a somewhat disappointing park with a fair, we find the Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad). It was built in 1896-1897. This 65 m high Ferris Wheel with 15 gondolas is one of...
91 ReviewsWhen a plague epidemic once again spread through Vienna at the beginning of the 18th century, Emperor Karl VI vowed to have a church built as soon as it was over so that the disease may never hit the...
29 ReviewsEach time I visit Vienna I remember a girl I met when I was a teenager and became friend with.
She was born in Vienna. Her father and grandfather were exterminated by the Nazis because they were Jews....
37 ReviewsThere are 4 kinds of attractions at the Spanische Hofreitschule - Spanish Riding School.
The best is the performance in the inside winter riding school build in Baroque style by architect Fischer von...
48 ReviewsThe Secession is one of the most important and well known Art Nouveaubuildings in Vienna and it is also shown on the 20 cents-coin of Austria.
It was built as an exhibition-hall by austria artists,...
31 ReviewsSpeaking of the Danube River.... This is one of the reasons why I am so eager to visit Austria ~ cruising the blue Danube. It is a dream come true. Cruising the Danube River is the best way to...
27 Reviews The Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) is Vienna's main cemetery and the final resting place of some really famous Viennese people. It's a very large cemetery and a bit off city. Make sure you go...
14 ReviewsThis square's most striking feature is Michaelertor, the grandiose main entrance to the Hofburg Palace. Michalerplatz is named after the 13th century St. Michael's Church that also faces the square....
19 ReviewsThe buildings complex north-east of Vienna, over the Danube and adjacent to Donaupark (the one with the Donauturm tower) is known as UNO City because here is the headquarter of the United Nation...
43 ReviewsAlbertina is without doubt one of the most precious and most important museums of Austria.
In my photos :
1) the most famous and most precious rabbit on earth, drawn by Albrecht Duerer
2)an original...
32 ReviewsAlthough it is much more modest in size, the design of Vienna's St. Peter's Chuch was inspired by that of St. Peter's Balica at the Vatican. There's been a chuch on this site since the 12th century,...
14 ReviewsThe word "fiaker" seems to be typical from Austria (not used in Germany) but close to the French "fiacre" except that you won't find nowadays any fiacre in Paris but many in Vienna.
As we had money...
27 ReviewsWe had planned a two hours visit but at noon we had only seen the upper ground floor (Hochparterre) of the museum and came back in the afternoon (the ticket is valid for the whole day). It is not...
20 ReviewsAs it started raining we tried to hide in the cafe at the Inner Burg but it was full except the smoking room so that we left and entered a café at a corner of the close MichaelerPlatz at Nr...
16 ReviewsDating back to the 12th century, Michaelerkirche is one of the oldest churches in Vienna and it used to be the official church of the court. Throuhout its long history, the chuch was restored on...
19 ReviewsSigmund Freud moved into this house, located at Bergasse 19, in 1891 and opened up a practice there that quickly became very popular. He lived in these appartments for 47 years, until he was forced to...
10 ReviewsThis triangular "square" used to be the site of one of Vienna's most important street markets. Its first Christmas market took place in 1772, a tradition that persists to this day. There are quite a...
For a general wander around the old town (Altstadt), taking in the MozartsGerburtshaud, the Dom (Cathedral), and a church or two, plus a decent lunch, and coffee and cake (an absolute must), you'll need almost a full day. If you want to explore the Mönchsberg mountain, including the Festung Hohensalzburg (the fortress), allow a good part of the day. Start with a visit to the Museum of Modern Art (accessed by their supersmart lift), then walk from the new fast lift across the mountain to the castle for lunch in a baronial style hall, then tour the various parts of the building. Walk back down into town via the roadway or steps for great views.
Kunsthistorischesmuseum
by italiangreen
It's simply the best gallery I've ever seen. It is settled in a beautiful garden in Wien, and, once you've gone in, you start to read the history of European art, especially the Italian one...it's terrific, really, it's really worthwile...
Schonbrun
by Sencanka
This is the place where Maria Teresia lived. It is a very big house with a very beautiful garden . With our group we visited that place twice. Before a year we were at the House and this year the turn was on the garden.
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