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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...
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Mozart's House Salzburg
124 Reviews Mozarts Geburtshaus (Mozart's birth house) - The Mozart family lived in this house in the heart of Salzburg from 1747-1773, where W.A. Mozart himself was born on 27 January 1756. The house is now a...
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Old Town Innsbruck
57 Reviews This building in the very centre of Innsbruck was between 1653 and 1765 the house of the family of the architects Gumpp, who were the most important architects of Innsbruck : Christoff Gumpp 1600 -...
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Schlossberg Graz
63 Reviews Schlossbergplatz is small inattractive square but it's the main point to get to the Castle Hill. There are three options to get to the top of the Castle Hill; first one is by the very steep stairway...
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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...
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Mirabell Garden & Castle Salzburg
162 Reviews When the weather permits you should go for a walk through the Mirabell Garden and maybe have a look at the Castle too. The Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg had these gardens and the castle specially...
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Swarovski Crystal Innsbruck
15 Reviews The Swarovski Crystal Worlds are to your mind what the high seas were to Columbus, Magellan or Vasco da Gama. The place of origin of a voyage of discovery in which a sparkling sea of enlightenment...
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Mur River Graz
22 Reviews The Mur-Insel is a strange little structure in the middle of the Mur River. It was designed by Vito Acconci specifically Graz's position as 2003 Cultral Capital of the European Union. You can walk...
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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...
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Hohensalzburg Fortress Salzburg
225 Reviews Located on top of a mountain, the Fortress offers breath-taking views of Salzburg and the Alps. Inside the fortress is a museum of medieval weapons, life on the fortress, and torture instruments....
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Maria Theresien Strasse Innsbruck
27 Reviews Maria-Theresien Strasse is Innsbruck's main street and a wonderful place to stroll around or sit at one of the side cafes and whatch the people go by. When we were there, they were getting ready for...
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Kunsthaus Graz
17 Reviews This has to be one of my favourite art exhibitions in Europe - it's worth a visit to Graz on its own. A combination of shocking architecture, and fascinatingly different artwork on display inside,...
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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...
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Sound of Music Tour Salzburg
34 Reviews My wife had a singular goal in Austria - to take the Sound of Music Tour (SOM as it is affectionately know to its fans). Panorama was the tour operator. It was billed as a 4 hour bus tour to see the...
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Goldenes Dachl Innsbruck
61 Reviews from the 21 November till 6 january you will find the Christmas market on the square in front of the Golden Roof . As well as on Maria-Theresien street and Marktplatz. It's magnificent just to walk...
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Churches Graz
17 Reviews Barmherzigekirche, situated in a district Lend which is across the River Mur, is closly connected with the Roman Catholic Brothers known as The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God. The Hospitaller...
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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:...
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Dome and Cathedral Salzburg
98 Reviews The Salzburg Cathedral (Dom zu Salzburg) is a 17th century baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg. The finished church is 466 feet long and 109 feet...
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Stadtturm (City Tower) Innsbruck
31 Reviews This tower was built between 1442 and 1450. Once it was a prison. When you're on the top of this tower you'll enjoy a wonderful landscape over the city center. You'll also see the houses on the river...
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Landhaus Graz
17 Reviews Another look of the famous landhaus building with the clock tower on the top. Unfortunately, when I have visited the town, inner courtyard of the building was closed and it is definetelly the most...
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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...
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Schloss Hellbrunn Salzburg
61 Reviews Schloss Hellbrunn was built early in the 17th century by Santino Solari as the prince-archbishops pleasure palace. The castle has some really fascinating rooms, including an octagonal music room...
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Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
31 Reviews The archduke Ferdinand II when he was made the provincial sovereign of TYROL, ordered to turn the existing medieval fortress into a renaissance castle. This castle was used as the official residence...
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Sporgasse Graz
10 Reviews The old core of Graz, with its architecture, look alike more to the northern Italian cities rather then central European city. I have found here alots of simmilarities with Bolzano or Belluno even...
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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...
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The Golden Roof in the old town is the most well-known landmark in Innsbruck, it was a balcony for the imperial court. Goldene Dachl (Golden Roof) is composed of 2,600 gilded tiles. Emperor Maximilian loved Innsbruck and from here he managed his political activities in Europe. The Goldene Dachl now serves as memorial for this great man and his political, economic and cultural influence on Europe..
Mozart's was born on January 27, 1756 at No. 9 Getreidegasse and this third floor apartment is where the family resided between 1747 and 1773. The rooms have been turned into a museum become high on the list for tourists to visit..The most famous pieces on display are Mozart's violin which he played as a child, his concert violin, pianoforte and clavichord. There are also letters of the family and portraits.
The biggest attraction in the west of the city is the imperial summer palace of Schonbrunn, originally a royal hunting lodge until it was commissioned for a palace on the model of residences like Versailles. It was renovated to include about 2000 rooms, a chapel, and a theatre. Take the 40 room tour, its definitely worth it and better than the shorter tour. The grand formal gardens are just superb and well worth taking the time to wander around them. Within the grounds is also the Vienna Zoo and a glasshouse full of tropical ferns.
The Salzburger Land is dominated by the Alps, a popular ski resort in winter and an ideal hiking area in summer. Capital is Salzburg with its about 150,000 inhabitants is it Austria's fourth largest city. The city is divided by the river Salzach. On the left side of the river is the Altstadt with the Cathedral and the Hohensalzburg Fortress, on the right side is the so-called "New Town" with the Mozart Residence and the Mirabell Gardens. Salzburg is rich in tradition and culture and is Austria's Baroque gem. Since 1996 the Altstadt (old centre) has been listed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. Salzburg's is worldwide known because of the city's most famous son: "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" who was born and grew older here.
Stift Goettweig is one of the most beautiful monasteries in Austria and it makes a great place for an excursion from Vienna, unfortunately you will need a car to get there !Stift Goettweig was founded in the year 1083 by the bishop of Passau, holy Altmann - he is buried in the krypta under the basilica.At that time Passau was the largest diocese in the area and it included also towns like Vienna, and the bishop of Passau was also the bishop of Vienna.Stift Goettweig - the way it looks today - dates back to the year 1739, when it was rebuilt after a fire by the famous architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrand.The highlights of architecture in Goettweig are the Kaisertrakt, Kaiserstiege with frescos by Paul Troger, the chambers of the emperor and the basilica.You may enter the basilica of Goettweig freely and without restrictions during the day, just for the museums like "Kaiserzimmer" etc....
Melk in the Danube-valley is a place that you really should not miss, when travelling through Austria. Its most important sights are :1) The benedictinian monastery :Take a tour in order to see the famous marble-room and the library with frescoes by Paul Trooger and the great baroque staircases. In summer you can walk through the museum also on your own, in wintertime you have to take one of the guided tours.2) The baroque pavillon and gardens : leave some time to that as well, the frescos inside the pavillon are really great !3) The village of Melk is also worth seeing, there are some interesting houses, the old pharmacy and a house built on a rock4) The K&K Postoffice - read more about these details in my Melk-page---------------------------------------------Melk is conveniently situated just 1 Km off the Highway A1 Linz-Vienna and it is also a train-station, where plenty of trains...
Vienna is Austria's capital and certainly also its most important place for tourists, and it is also the place where I was born and live now.The most important sights for the tourists are :1)Schloss Schoenbrunn, the summer-palace of the emperor with a wonderful, giant park around of it, with a great collection of royal carriages (=Wagenburg), the oldest Zoo in the world is also in Schoenbrunn.2)The Hofburg with the treasury (=Schatzkammer) of the Habsburg empire and the crown jewels. There are also the Sissi-rooms and the silver-chambers, the collection of porecelain and cutleries for the royal banquets.3)Stephansdom : the gothic cathedral with a wonderful pulpit, great works of art and austria's largest bell (=the Pummerin)4)The Opera : (=Staatsoper) , the cheapest way to get there are the standing-places for 2 euros and there are guided tours through the Opera as well in the afternoon.
Danube Canal (Donau Kanal in German) is also known as Little Danube or Kleine Donau in Germans. It is a branch of River Danube which flows across the city of Vienna. Donau Kanal has a history which dates back to the end of the 16th century when it was regulated. Donau Kanal branches off River Danube at Nussdorf between Vienna's 19th and 20th districts and rejoins River Danube at Praterspitz at Vienna's 2nd and 11th districts, a distance of approximately 16 kilometers. An island is formed between Donau Kanal and River Danube where Vienna's 2nd and 20th districts are located.Danube Canal serves as an important retreat for at least thirty endangered species of fish which cannot otherwise survive at River Danube. The canal is certainly a very important ecosystem and is navigable, it has to be said!The popular Schwedenplatz (Sweden Place) which is a favourite meeting place of the locals, is...
The Monument of Josef Ressel (1793 - 1857) is an impressive statue located at Resselpark at the southern end of Karlsplatz, right at the border of 1st and 4th districts in the heart of the city of Vienna. His full name was Joseph Ludwig Franz Ressel. The statue is located just in front of Vienna University of Technology. Josef Ressel was born in Austria with German father and Czech mother. He was the author of not less than thirty inventions and was granted patents for at least ten of them. Josef Ressel was forester and inventor of modern ship screw, ship propeller, press roller, rolling mill, pneumatic post, steam engine, ball and cylinder bearings. He died in Ljubljana and was buried at St. Christopher Cemetery. You will not miss this monument when you walk through Resselpark from Karlsplatz subway station towards St. Charles' Church.
The Natural History Museum of Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum in German) is one of the most important museums in the city of Vienna. It was constructed to house the extensive collections of the Hasburgs. The building housing the museum was designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer during the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I. It was constructed of sandstone between 1870 and 1890 in neo-Renaissance style of architecture. The entire building measures 170 metres long, 70 metres wide and 60 metres high. Total exhibition space is slightly less than 9,000 square metres spread over several floors. It contains more than 20 millions artifacts and objects occupying approximately 40 galleries. One of the most popular exhibits is the skeleton of a dinosaur. The museum was officially opened to the public in 1891 together with the Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches Museum) located across...
Hotel Imperial Vienna
6 Reviews and 237 Opinions the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this...
Hotel Sacher Salzburg Salzburg
9 Reviews and 310 Opinions I stayed here for a weekend in the spring of 2011. The staff were lovely, the food (especially the...
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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