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museums   Vienna

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... 

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Mirabell gardens   Salzburg

Mirabell gardens, Salzburg

 8 Reviews  We were three blocks from Mirabell Gardens and walked by them a half a dozen times without realizing what it was. On our last day, we discovered them about 20 minutes before our bus was to leave for a... 

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Mountains around Innsbruck   Innsbruck

Mountains around Innsbruck, Innsbruck

 15 Reviews  There are several cable cars up into the mountains on either side of Innsbruck. At least two have cafes at the top. We walked up from this cable car to a viewing area and from it we could see the... 

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1. Bezirk / 1st District   Vienna

1. Bezirk / 1st District, Vienna

 62 Reviews  Due to a limited time, and bad weather conditions, I have explore the central part of the town only. Actually, I was in Vienna couple of times before but have never snaped any picture. What you see on... 

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Sightseeing by foot   Salzburg

Sightseeing by foot, Salzburg

 12 Reviews  Here is some useful information about Salzburg for you just in case: www.salzburginfo.at tourist@salzburginfo.at tel.+43 0662 88 98 70 fax +43 0662 88 98 7-435 Salzburg Guide Service ... 

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Old Town (Altstadt)   Innsbruck

Old Town (Altstadt), Innsbruck

 17 Reviews  The city tower is situated in the old town, in the square where is Goldenes Dachl too. The tower was built in 1440. The roof was renovated in XVI century. It is possible to go upstairs and to see... 

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Hofburg   Vienna

Hofburg, Vienna

 54 Reviews  This was a temporary structure raised in front of Hofburg (you can see the city hall in the background). It was probably some kind of presentation of an exhibition taking place inside Hofburg. I was... 

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Travel tips and assistance   Salzburg

Travel tips and assistance, Salzburg

 16 Reviews  If you buy the Salzburg Card, you get 1-time free entry to all the attractions in the city, all public transport services (zone S), discounts on cultural events and discounts on several trips, tours... 

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Churches   Innsbruck

Churches, Innsbruck

 17 Reviews  If you stay your back to Hofburg and then go along the street, along the old university, to your right hand then you see Jesuitenkirche, built in 1646.It is a place of graves of Jesuits Order members... 

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Schönbrunn   Vienna

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... 

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Mozart Platz   Salzburg

Mozart Platz, Salzburg

 11 Reviews  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in this town and you can visit his birth home that is located in the old city center. He was born in 1756 and died in 1791. Mozart is touted as one of the greatest... 

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Personal Memories and Impressions   Innsbruck

Personal Memories and Impressions, Innsbruck

 20 Reviews  This park was originally founded as a hunting ground. Later it was declared a public garden. There are various plants and a small lake here. At one of the entrances of the park there is a... 

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Hundertwasser   Vienna

Hundertwasser, Vienna

 19 Reviews  The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Joseph Krawina as a co-author. This... 

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Altstadt   Salzburg

Altstadt, Salzburg

 6 Reviews  City tours starting at 9.30 a.m., 10 a.m. and every hour until 5 p.m are quite popular among the visitors of the city. You can make reservations at +43 0662 87 40 29 sightseeing@panoramatours.com ... 

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Useful Information   Innsbruck

Useful Information, Innsbruck

 10 Reviews  The great variety of Innsbruck's cultural and nature program can be enjoyed at particularly reasonable prices with the Innsbruck Card since the holder gets free local transportation as well as... 

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Ringstrasse   Vienna

Ringstrasse, Vienna

 44 Reviews  Dating from the 1820s, which "Graecomania" in Vienna was at its height, the Theseus Temple is a replica of a 5th century structure in Athens. It's a major focus of attention inside the Volksgarten,... 

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Pferdeschwemme   Salzburg

Pferdeschwemme, Salzburg

 3 Reviews  We stopped by to take some picture at this pool because we saw beautiful murals on the wall, little that we know…it a horse pond or bathing pool for horses a long time ago. Well that interesting... 

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Bergisel   Innsbruck

Bergisel, Innsbruck

 11 Reviews  Bergiesel was built to Winter Olympic games of 1964. 40000 people could watch sport events. There is wonderful panorama of the city from the stadium. Every year, January 4, one of the stages of... 

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Stephansdom   Vienna

Stephansdom, Vienna

 31 Reviews  The red-marble sepulcher of Emperor Frederick III, sculpted from 1467 to 1513 by Niclas Gerhaert van Leyden; the pulpit, a work from 1514-15 by Anton Pilgram (who put his own relief portrait... 

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Dome/Cathedral   Salzburg

Dome/Cathedral, Salzburg

 9 Reviews  This is going to be hard to explain. Looking directly at the front of the Dome, walk back so you are past the statue of Mary and through the arches across the way. If you back up far enough and then... 

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Food and Drink   Innsbruck

Food and Drink, Innsbruck

 5 Reviews  Well this is another specialty, that you don't have to miss. Sachertorte is a chocolate cake, invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 for Klemens Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the... 

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sightseeing & day-excursions   Vienna

sightseeing & day-excursions, Vienna

 21 Reviews  Bratislava is in just a short distance from Vienna and you may take the S-Bahn from Gaenserndorf - it will take you in less than 1 hour to Bratislava.The return-ticket on S-bahn is less than 10 Euros... 

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Hohensalzburg   Salzburg

Hohensalzburg, Salzburg

 7 Reviews  This very well preserved cannon and thee others just like it remain aimed out of the portals of Hohensalzburg's Katze bastion. The heavy cast iron portal doors remain open these days. The bastion and... 

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Helblinghaus   Innsbruck

Helblinghaus, Innsbruck

 8 Reviews  One of the highlights in the Innsbruck guidebooks is Helblinghaus. It is situated to the right from Goldenes Dachl, in opposite lines of the houses. It is an example of burgers house of XV century in... 

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Classical Music   Vienna

Classical Music, Vienna

 25 Reviews  Several ways to purchase tickets: 1) Call the ticket offices of the venues (Staatoper, Musikverein, etc) ahead of time. The Viennese speak excellent English. 2) Attempt to reserve on the venues'... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Rakousko 2009 - Vídeň

by qquest111

Proč zrovna Vídeň? Když jsem se rozmýšlel, proč se vidat zrovna do tohoto města, přesvědčil mě článek v jednom časopisu, který pojednával o tom, jak se ve Vídni dá jezdit na kolečkových bruslích. Nejen to, ale výstava Impresionistů, stovky zajímavých budov a míst, krásných restaurací a památek...Také ale jiná kultura a přitom? Přitom to máme kousek za domem...Vídeň na kolečkových bruslíchJelikož jsem si zrovna ten rok koupil i já tento smrtelný nástroj, byla pro mě Vídeň docela lákavou příležitostí, jak se pořádně projet. Díky protizáplavovým navážkám totiž vzniknul krásný ostrov uprostřed Dunaje, který nyní slouží jako naprosto jedinečné místo kousek od města.Ostrov Donausel se dá velice snadno dojet, když pojedete do Vídně ze směru od Brna pořád...

Snow In April in the Austrian alps

by WStat

Yes, I agree that finding the right place around end of March/beginning of April may be difficult.As already mentioned by other VTers, Austria might be the right choice, as long as you choose a place in the alps, surrounded by glaciers and well serviced by cable railways or funiculars.Just have a look at my "Neustift im Stubaital"-page. Neustift is near to Innsbruck, a small Tyrolean village, surrounded by mountains with lots of snow (even summer-skiing possible at the Stubai-Glacier)By the end of March and early April you will find a lot of special offers for B&B's, Appartments and family-hotels.(See also my "Jagdhof"-page)Good Luck ! Nice scenery, lots of culture, nice people, relatively cheap

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Skiing and Fun

by Classroomtravels

In 2009 I went to Austria with my family. We had great fun. My best memory of the trip was when I went skiing by myself and when I went on a sleigh ride.The weather was cold and snowy.We stayed in a hotel. It was a very fancy hotel but I can't remember the name.I met lots of new people.

Useful phone numbers

by ealgisi

The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom in addition to their other emergency numbers.Here are some useful phone numbers that you might need while in Austria:Police: 133Ambulance: 144Fire: 122Gas leaks: 128Alpine rescue: 140On-duty medical unit: 141Crisis-hotline: 142Support for children and teens: 147

Tourist Information Office in Vienna

by hopang

Tourist Information Office ViennaBeside enquiring about tourist attractions and destinations in the city, you may be able to obtain free catalogues and maps of the city from the tourist information offices in the city of Vienna.Tourist Information Office ViennaVienna 1, Albertinaplatz / Maysedergasse,(close to the Vienna State Opera)Opening hours: daily 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.Tourist Information Vienna International Airport (VIE)Arrival HallOpening hours: daily 6.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m.Wien-Hotels & InfoVienna Tourist Office1025 Vienna, AustriaTel. +43-1-24 555Fax +43-1-24 555-666Opening hours: daily 9am - 7pmE-mail: info@wien.infoWebsite: http://www.vienna.infoOther offices in Vienna:-1) Kärntner Strasse 38Tel: +43121684922) Obere Augartenstrasse 40Tel: +431211140

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Beautiful Wien

by DueSer

My absolute favorite thing about Vienna is the little unexpected things I came across while looking for something else. There are unique buildings, fountains, sculptures, even a bus terminal that, when I saw it, made me stop what I was doing so I could go over and take a picture because it was just so pretty and/or different.The bus station at Karlsplatz is spectacular. Just go see it for yourself. And the columns on this building in the picture here are so cool. I love the casual pose, like they're waiting for a ride or something.There were a lot of things I came across like that - just little surprises. The big buildings get all the attention but it's these little touches that make a city special and give it its own personality.I'm a big fan of just wandering around a new city and Wien is the perfect example of why it's so much fun. Plus, it's free.

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The modern Vienna

by csordila

The square of Stephansdom is opened up by the glass facade of the post-modern Haas-House designed by the star architect Hans Hollein. He used the principle: Medieval houses of the city were built on top of Roman ruins, modern houses were built on top of medieval ruins! The glass, steel and stone structure quotes the ancient Roman citadell Vindobona, the mirrored façade of which seems to mock Stephansdom, standing opposite. The House is an example of how old and new architecture can combine harmoniously.

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Apfelstrudel

by ealgisi

Apfelstrudel is a traditional pastry of Austria and a popular dish in many countries that once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian empire. It is the most widely known kind of strudel.Well if you like sweet, don't miss that, you are inside the country who is really specialist in making that, in every way, so taste it, well the portions are usually pretty big, so enjoy it and lick your mustache :)

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Sachertorte

by ealgisi

Well this is another specialty, that you don't have to miss.Sachertorte is a chocolate cake, invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 for Klemens Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties.The trademark for the "Original Sachertorte" was registered by the Hotel Sacher, which was built in 1876 by the son of Franz Sacher.Nobody knows the real recipe because is well kept secret... You can imagine why.It consists of two layers of dense, not overly sweet chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam in the middle and dark chocolate icing with shreds of chocolate on the top and sides. It is traditionally served with whipped cream without any sugar in it.

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Tipping

by WStat

as to tipping in Austria: although there is no strikt rule on tipping, I would recommend to tip about 10 percent in restaurants, if service was acceptable; otherwise a polite "thank you" will also do. Hotel staff, taxis: in general 1 Euro will do for a good service, although especially in taxis tipping is generally not necessary.As snacks (to go with beer) Austrians like a kind of salted white radish ("Beer-Rettich"). A kind of creamy, red-pepper spiced curd ("Liptauer-cheese") is also a common and delicious snack, especially for cheese-lovers.

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Top 3 Hotels in Austria

Hotel Imperial  Vienna

 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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Hotel Sacher Salzburg  Salzburg

 9 Reviews and 309 Opinions  I stayed here for a weekend in the spring of 2011. The staff were lovely, the food (especially the... 

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Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler  Innsbruck

 5 Reviews and 245 Opinions  I really cannot praise this hotel more highly. It stands in the heart of the old town just a few... 

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