Vienna Travel Guide

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Pro

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  Beautiful Architecture, Cultural Center for Music and Art, Great Public Transportation, Interesting and Friendly People 


Con

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  Grumpy people, but as they are typical they add to the charme and could actually be a Pro ;) 


In a nutshell

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  Use public transport and don't be tempted by cakes 

 

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Schönbrunn

Schönbrunn, Vienna

 355 Reviews  Take the whole day to visit this palace. It is big and has lots of things to explore. The Habsburgs really knew how to leave with style. A magnificent and imponent summer residence. Diferent kind of tickets are available to visit this palace. Imperial tour: offers a panoramic view of the imperial... 

Hofburg

Hofburg, Vienna

 286 Reviews  Hofburg was designed by Fisher von Erlach in the 1720 and finished towards the end of the 19th century, with new and more alterations in the spirit of the crumbling Empire. The pompous gates are decorated with two big fountains, alegorically illustrating Austria's "Macht zur See" (Power at Sea) and... 

Hundertwasser

Hundertwasser, Vienna

 149 Reviews  To get here take tram line 1 in the direction of the Prater and get off at Redetsky Place. The Hundertwasser Kunst Haus Museum is a couple of minutes walk from the stop. The Hundertwasser Krawinahaus and Hundertwasser Village are 5 minutes walk away. The museum is open from 10am to 7pm every day,... 

Belvedere

Belvedere, Vienna

 190 Reviews  The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city center. The Schloss Belvedere began as a suburban entertainment villa: in 1714 work began to erect what is now called the Lower Belvedere, not as a palace but as a garden... 

Ringstrasse

Ringstrasse, Vienna

 224 Reviews  The new Townhall doesn`t look so new as the architect who built it in the late 19th century wanted it to have a neo-gothic appearance. This style was quite popular then as it symbolized the gothic late middle ages, when major cities in Germany and Austria gained a measure of freedom and independence... 

Stephansdom

Stephansdom, Vienna

 259 Reviews  Stephansdom is the Cathedral of Vienna and the seat of Archbishop. It has major importance in the history of Austria. The first parish church in Romanesque style was built here in 1137 on a site of an ancient cemetery from Roman times. It was consecrated in 1147 and dedicated to Saint Stephen. In... 

1.Bezirk / 1st district

1.Bezirk / 1st district, Vienna

 150 Reviews  The history of magnificent Palace Ferstel goes back to 1651 when Duke Ernst von Abensperg und Traun gave the order to extend the excisting building. For a long time after the new built building was known as oalace Abensperg-Traun. In 1652 this palace became famous when the first water pipe in Vienna... 

Hotels  

Hotel Imperial

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

Best Western Premier Kaiserhof Wien

 4 Reviews and 280 Opinions  We have spent there few days just before Christmas in 2008. Not the best location but good anyway. ... 

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Restaurants  

typical Austrian specialities

typical Austrian specialities, Vienna

 52 Reviews  The restaurant was a short walk from our hotel; and it was fairly quiet when we arrived. However, as the afternoon progressed, it became much busier and more lively. The decor is fairly traditional, but as we were there on the run up to Christmas the music a little more international. The menu is... 

Figlmüller

Figlmüller, Vienna

 22 Reviews  You can get the famous "Wiener Schnitzel" in most Viennese restaurants. The very best and world-renowned you may find in "FIGLMUELLER"-Restaurants, at a fair price. (For dinner a reservation would be recommendable, just to be on the safe side ! ) Figlmueller's is either in Wollzeile-street #5, first... 

Nightlife  

NIght Clubs & bars

NIght Clubs & bars, Vienna

 89 Reviews  local Viennese friends showed me this hidden treasure bar in the 1st district. Cleverly positioned spots charm the divese foreign/expat crowd. I've heard minumum 8 languages while we set down on the sofa area, under the fashion themed projection wall. But about the drinks. I had my best cocktails... 

discos,pubs & Restaurants

discos,pubs & Restaurants, Vienna

 97 Reviews  Open from 10 am till midnight 7 days a week. Locals and tourists like this place a lot so if you are coming with a lot of friends and you don't want to take chances, better make a reservation. Siebensternbraeu uses perhaps best water in the world, it does not use conservative, applies methods to... 

Transportation  

Bus,tram&Metro

Bus,tram&Metro, Vienna

 200 Reviews  The service is fast and reliable - there are a number of ticket options and the automated ticket machines are able to deal with a number of languages apart from German. The tickets seem fairly cheap; however this depends on where you are from and how much your own local metro service charges. 

by train to Vienna

by train to Vienna, Vienna

 60 Reviews  The old Südbahnhof is replaced by the future Central Station, until that is finished: Trains to Roma, Milano, Zagreb, Warsaw, Praha, Ljubljana, Klagenfurt and Graz leave only from Wien Meidling. Trains to Bratislava from Südbahnhof Ost (temporary station a bit east of the old Südbahnhof). Trains to... 

Vienna Card & day tickets

Vienna Card & day tickets, Vienna

 42 Reviews  I bought the Vienna Card at the train station for 18.50 Euro. It is valid for 72 hrs for all trams, metro, buses and city trains. The card also brings discount from so many shops and museums; we will be given a booklet inform which and where of those giving discounted prices. To go to the airport... 

Local Customs  

Etiquette

Etiquette, Vienna

 29 Reviews   What I committed in Vienna, that lot of Viennese are fair. It is strange for me to see newspapers put into box (and not locked) and it is written: "put 1 euro there and bring newspaper". It means people there do it without any steals; they honestly put money into the box. Why it is so strange for... 

Tipping

Tipping, Vienna

 7 Reviews  Although the US has a fixed percentage and Austria may not, tips in Salzburg or Vienna or Innsbruck are very welcome (just like in south Tirol, an Italian province at the border with Austria). And when I say very welcome, it's not just 20 cents/meal, it's about 2 euros if the meal goes up to 20... 

Off The Beaten Path  

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 see scenic cities, villages, old castles, and beautiful countryside from your seat. You leave Vienna... 

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 of the architect called Hundertwasser. He had a lot of ideas and in my own opinion in the buildings... 

Favorites  

Schönbrunn

Schönbrunn, Vienna

 105 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... 

museums

museums, Vienna

 42 Reviews  It amuses me to see the uninitiated walking in to a butterfly house. Being a slightly worldy man I had ventured into one before and the first, second and third things you notice are - it's bloody hot in there! Thus it was as we tourists, attired for the snow covered grass outside, entered the ticket... 

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 My birthplace & the place where I feel at home ! - Vienna is my birthplace and I spent 14 years here attending a boarding school, later the hotel managment school ... Vienna is a MUST - so many things to see - and so I made this page with a big... 

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Q:  Hello everybody! Can you help me with information on how to get from Vienna airport to Hilton Plaza? I see that there is CAT but... 

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My birthplace & the place where I feel at home !

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 Vienna is my birthplace and I spent 14 years here attending a boarding school, later the hotel managment school ... Vienna is a MUST - so many things to see - and so I made this page with a big... 

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VIENNA, AUSTRIA ~ MUSIC IS IN THE AIR !

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  I came to Vienna, Austria, in July 1999 for work reasons and I've been here ever since. Initially, I dislike living in Vienna but as years went by, I've grown to love this lovely quiet city. But... 

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 Vienna is, for many visitors and tourists, a very important city. Visiting Vienna is a pleasure, but living here is a real privilege. The city has 1,600,000 inhabitants, on a surface of 415 sq km. The... 

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Just More then Mozart, Strauss und Sacher torte

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 In September 2205, I made a combined City Trip: a Vienna - Prague trip. It was a typical FDB organisation (which means I organised it all by myself), full of architecture, culture and local... 

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 Vienna is a city that never ceases to astound me - I still have to explore a lot of its nooks and crannies - that's one reason why I love the city as it seems to be made up of lots of smaller towns...... 

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