Vienna Travel Guide

 231 Reviews  The 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 a basilica that was built on a Romanesque sanctuary in the 12th century. Today the Cathedral is... 

 172 Reviews  The 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 is a succession of large avenues with monumental buildings, parks and luxury hotels. It starts in... 

 225 Reviews  Hofburg 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 offices, the private appartements of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elizabeth (Sisi) have remained... 

 167 Reviews  In 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 intended to turn into a summer residence. The Lower Belvedere was the first of the two Belvedere palaces... 

 109 Reviews  Hundertwasserhaus 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, except for a cafe-terrace on the 1st floor. At all of the facade and even inside the building you will... 

 96 Reviews  Vienna'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 Elizabeth (Sissi). The building itself failed to impress the people of Vienna when it was completed.... 

 23 Reviews  Many tourists have not discovered this place yet. It is a 3-basement (18 meter deep) heuriger which will please up to 450 people. Their brochure says that the place was already mentioned in 1339. The upper cellar is said to be built before 1500 but was destructed in 1561 and was rebuilt. The... 

 78 Reviews  Flanagans is a centrally located Irish Pub in Vienna. It was opened in 1996 and voted the best Irish Bar in Europe for 2004. They have Irish, Austrian and other international beers on tap. Apart from that a large selection of traditional pub food is on offer. Prices are probably a bit higher than... 

 36 Reviews  We bought the Vienna card on the internet before we went. You can order it here: http://www.wienkarte.at/EN/?l=e These are the disounts and benefits: http://www.wien.info/article.asp?IDArticle=9400 Or you can buy it from the Info counter in the airport arrivals hall just before customs and at... 

 54 Reviews  If you want to travel from the airport to city centre, while making a stopover of a couple of hours, just to visit the city centre, the best option is to travel by Express Train S7. Two single tickets are needed, that is to say €4.0. You don't need to spend more money in transportation to visit... 

 8 Reviews  I saw it on many "tips" on VT, that it is usual to add 10% to the bill... THAT is simply not correct, as most people in Austria will just ROUND UP the bill like : 02,70 --> 3,00 27,30 --> 28,00 246,20 --> 250,00 The only "sense" of that kind of tipping is, not to get back a lot of small... 

 18 Reviews  This highly unusal appartment house was built during the 1980s based on the concept developed by Viennese artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Originally a painter, Hundertwasser found himself increasingly drawn to architecture, mostly in reaction to modern architecture which he thought was... 

 55 Reviews  The initial animal collection at Schounbrunn was formed by the stock of animals from the former palace of Neugeboude and the menagerie belonging to the Belvedere. These animals - with the exception of the "rapacious" beasts - were moved to the new menagerie at Schounbrunn. The number of exotic...