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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 :
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Monument to Goethe, the famous German writer, is situated near of Hofburg Park and opposite Schiller Platz. Interesting thing is Goete haven't been to Vienna. In any way, the monument was placed in 1900. The interesting fact is the special comission gathered money but they needed 13 years that to get the exact ammount :-) Leave a Comment
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Schillerplatz is a square that is situated in front of Fine Arts academy. There is a monument to Friedrich Schiller. It is the first bronze monument that was placed to not-army-person. The monument was built in 1876 by Iogann Schilling. Leave a Comment
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Friedrich von Schmidt, who had been the architect of the Cathedral of Cologne, designed and built Vienna's City Hall, the most important secular building in the neo-Gothic style in the city, between 1872 and 1883. It also houses the Municipal and State Libraries and Archives which hold many key documents of Vienna's history and a large collection of local memorabilia. Leave a Comment
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Theophil Hansen created the parliament building, constructed from 1873 to 1883 in the style of the Greek Revival. Until 1918, the elected representatives serving in the Council of the Empire met here in legislative session for the Austrian half of the dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy which extended from Galicia (now Polish and Ukrainian territory) all the way to Dalmatia (the Adriatic coast of modern-day Croatia). In modern Austria, this is the seat of both the National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament whose representatives are elected by popular vote, and the Federal Council, whose members are chosen by the various states to serve in the upper house. Leave a Comment
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This clock (built 1911 - 1917) was created by the painter and sculptor Franz von Matsch and is a typical Art Nouveau design. It forms a bridge between the two parts of the Anker Insurance Company?s building. In the course of 12 hours, twelve historical figures or pairs of figures move across the bridge. Every day at noon, all of the figures parade, each accompanied by music from its era. Leave a Comment
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Sisi-tour is a walking-tour through the centre of Vienna and it includes Kapuzinergruft, where Sisi is buried next to plenty of other austrian royalties. The tour gets to the Lippizaner Horses then , where you may watch the training (separate entrance-fee, not included ), to Hofburg and to Stephansdom.
Such a Sissi-tour is offered by "Vienna Sightseeing" for 36 Euros
Tue-Sat at 09.45 a.m. - duration is 3,5 hours
Kapuzinergruft takes only a few minutes to see, but it is a really touching experience Leave a Comment
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The building of the university is situated near of Parliament and Rathaus. The building was built in 1873-1883 by Heinrich Ferstel in renessainsa style. This building is the main among other ones that university owns. Leave a Comment
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I appreciate, that you liked your stay here in Vienna, like many tourists coming to Vienna, who are very welcome! - please do not mind my open words re "touristy" or "less touristy" places.It is a fact, that -especially in Viennas city and / or the most frequented "Heurigen"-areas there are restaurants and expensive places, mostly frequented by tourists, - because they pretend to be "very local". So you can experience there a mix of "Austrian culture" from Mozart to "Edelweiss"as well as those austrian dishes, expected by most tourists coming to Austria. - Those places are mostly liked by the majority of tourists. In contrast there are some more quiet, less expensive and less "hip" places, mostly frequented by Austrians. I assumed, that you would prefer the latter.
As to your questions regarding the best lookouts to Vienna: if weather is fine, there are 2 superior places to be recommended:
1. The "Cobenzl- castle and -restaurant on top of one of the northern hills, surrounding the city of Vienna. Take U4 subway to Heiligenstadt, from there Bus 38A to Cobenzl. More infos on my Cobenzl-page !
2. Villa Aurora - a restaurant on Wilhelminenberg, the first northwestern hill overlooking thé city. Take U3-subway to Ottakring, from there Bus 46 B to Wilhelminenberg. More infos on my "Villa Aurora" or "Schloss Wilhelminenberg" - tips!
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Today we did the tour with Vienna sightseeing to the woods and the underground lake. The underground lake is the largest in the world, pity that the ride was so short. It was quite cold down there. 9 degrees is the temp there all year round. We were not quite prepared for such cold weather. The cost of the tour was 49 Euro and I felt like I got my money worth from it. Leave a Comment
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