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excursions from Vienna

excursions from Vienna, Vienna

 71 Reviews  Taking a boat from Vienna to Budapest is by far and away the best way of making the trip. The hydrofoil is quiet, smooth, uncrowded and has a top speed of 100 km/h. The route on Danube offers you to... 

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churches

churches, Vienna

 48 Reviews  This is a modern church situated exactly in front of the UNO city buildings. The edifice has a lightens and splendid inside part. The modern form of the building is an beautiful architecturally master... 

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Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser, Vienna

 21 Reviews  One of the nicest building which I have ever seen! It was built in year 1985. It is like a building from a fairy tale and it is one of the most popular things to see in Vienna. I like the buildings... 

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parks & gardens

parks & gardens, Vienna

 80 Reviews  The city park is a lovely, quietly place, and in English landscape style. It was designed in the year 1862, during the construction of the Ring, and based on the plans of Josef Selleny and Rudolf... 

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Jugendstil / Art Nouveau

Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, Vienna

 17 Reviews  Otto-Wagner-Kirche am Spiegelgrund, also called St.Leoplodskirche in Steinhof may be seen only from outside during the week. It dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and was built in... 

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architecture

architecture, Vienna

 32 Reviews  Take a look at "Vienna's smallest house" in Wien 7, Burggasse 3. It is just a bit more than 1,45 meters wide and fills a tiny spot between 2 houses and the street and dates back to 1872. Inside the... 

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Classical music

Classical music, Vienna

 28 Reviews  In downtown Vienna you can find many street musicians who are really excellent. Many of them are really professional, and they often play violin in duo o trio. Listening to them is very pleasant, and... 

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1.Bezirk / 1st district

1.Bezirk / 1st district, Vienna

 34 Reviews  Vienna is city of art, decorated with so many monuments, sculptures and fountains, dislocated all over the city and its parks. Many facades and corners of the houses are adorned with small sculptures... 

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Jewish Vienna

Jewish Vienna, Vienna

 23 Reviews  Taborstrasse is the less explored part of Vienna. Taborstrasse is in the 2nd Viennese district called Leopoldstadt, across the Donau canal from Schwedenplatz. The 2nd district is also locally... 

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museums

museums, Vienna

 22 Reviews  What? Vienna Museum, in Karlsplatz, is one of the less visited museum of the city, but if you have a couple of hours to spare it has interesting displays on the history and development of the city... 

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Kaffeehaus

Kaffeehaus, Vienna

 4 Reviews  This place was opened in 1873 and it is consider one of the most famous and traditional cafés in Vienna. Sigmund Freud was frequently having his coffee here. This is a very nice and charming place to... 

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Karlskirche & Karlsplatz

Karlskirche & Karlsplatz, Vienna

 5 Reviews  The Karlsplatz (Charles Aquare) is a special place to roam around in. Here, in between the huge Karlskirche (Charles church), the city centre with the Artists House (Kunstlerhaus), the conservatorium... 

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Schönbrunn

Schönbrunn, Vienna

 4 Reviews  When you check the Schonbrunn website, you might be led to think that a purchase of a ticket is required to see the Gloriette or the imperial garden behind the palace. Not so! One can enter the palace... 

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Out into Nature - an excursion into the Lobau!

Out into Nature - an excursion into the Lobau!, Vienna

 Escadora7 Says:  The "Lobau" is a national park in the 22nd district of Vienna (same district as UN building and Danube-tower). The word "Lobau" means water-forest, and when you... 

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Baden bei Wien

Baden bei Wien, Vienna

 coccinella169 Says:  This is a very nice little town, about 20 km away from Vienna. You don`t need a car to get there. The "Badner Bahn" (a train) departs from the Opera house.... 

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Look at the death!

Look at the death!, Vienna

 Helmet12345 Says:  Enjoy the Wiener Zentralfriedhof or Cry the Wiener Zentralfriedhof! This is the main place for dead people of Vienna. Go there and look around, see the famous... 

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Some mountains around Vienna

Some mountains around Vienna, Vienna

 Raimix Says:  I am from the country mostly without any big mountains, one the highest is 300 meters, so it is nothing comparing with Carpathians, Alps and so on. There are... 

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Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee/Soviet War Memorial

Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee/Soviet War Memorial, Vienna

 Redang Says:  This monument was erected in 1.945 It was built in 1945 to commemorate the 17.000 Soviet soldiers that died in the course of the "Battle for Vienna".Where:... 

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Maria am Gestade/St. Mary on the Strand

Maria am Gestade/St. Mary on the Strand, Vienna

 Redang Says:  I was hanging aroun Vienna and I happened to find this very interesting church.The church was mentioned in documents from 1.158. The present building was built... 

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Votivkirche/Votive Church

Votivkirche/Votive Church, Vienna

 Redang Says:  Forst of all, I'd like to say that many times we have (at least I do) problems deciding about where to post a tip: Things to do, off the beaten path, local... 

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Stadtbahn Pavilions

Stadtbahn Pavilions, Vienna

 Redang Says:  Otto Wagner built some pavilions (now, there are jut two), for the Stadtbahn, a rail service running underground in some sections, as an elevated system in... 

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Vienna Secession

Vienna Secession, Vienna

 Redang Says:  Let me offer you some excerpt taken from the net to explain to you the History of both, the building and the movement behind the Secession:"The Vienna Secession... 

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Feuerwehrmuseum / The museum of firefighting

Feuerwehrmuseum / The museum of firefighting, Vienna

 globetrott Says:  The Feuerwehrmuseum der Zentralwache is the museum of the firebrigades of Vienna and the museum was founded already in 1901. You will see there a lot of... 

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The Egyptian room in Hofmobiliendepot

The Egyptian room in Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna

 globetrott Says:  The Egyptian room is another highlight of your selfguided tour through Hofmobiliendepot. You really need a lot of time inside of this interesting museum, 2-3... 

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Wappensaal in Hofmobiliendepot

Wappensaal in Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna

 globetrott Says:  Wappensaal im Hofmobiliendepot is one of the highlights of this great museum. I saw some dancing-performances there in traditional costumes , that was really... 

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Hotel Imperial

 6 Reviews and 238 Opinions  the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this... 

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Best Western Premier Kaiserhof Wien

 4 Reviews and 287 Opinions  We have spent there few days just before Christmas in 2008. Not the best location but good anyway. ... 

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Hotel Konig Von Ungarn

 6 Reviews and 172 Opinions  As I have my own place in Vienna, I haven't spent a night here. My friends and I go for a quiet... 

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