A must-visit. Back in the days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the ornate Hofburg Palace was its beating heart. A walk through the Hofburg offers a potted history of Austria itself. Head to the Spanish Riding School to watch the Lipizzaner horses perform their nifty dressage work. Today the site is a thoughtfully curated museum where you can watch rare archive footage of Freud, pore over many of his belongings and read about some of his most intriguing patients.
Thousands flock here each year to see this revolutionary work. Make sure you also admire some of the other art on show and take a stroll through the gardens of the Baroque palace complex. Home to towering trees and plants from around the world, the Palmenhaus doubles as a restaurant and bar, serving modern Austrian specialities like Schnitzel as well as lighter Mediterranean bites and cocktails. After a spin on the Riesenrad, take a stroll through the rather antiquated, not to mention in places rather macabre, historic funfair.
Work began on the grand boulevard with a decree by Franz Joseph I in and today it still serves as the main orientational aid for any Vienna visitor. Well, you do now. Plus, the views are jaw-dropping: on a clear day, you can see the Danube glittering in the distance. Which Sachertorte is best? Let the cake wars commence.
Austrians may love their meaty grub, but plant-based eating is definitely taking off here. Veganista is deservedly popular: there are 18 entirely meat-free flavours on the menu every day, from chocolate and strawberry to basil, cookies and matcha.
The glittering State Opera, the museums, the grand coffee houses, the confectioners: everything here seems recognisable. About us. Contact us. Discover the best of the city, first.
We already have this email. Housed in a sophisticated palace complex that is typical of the historical architecture in Vienna, the Natural History Museum has a huge collection of minerals, precious stones, meteorites, fossils, skeletons of animals, displays of various insects and mammals and even some taxidermy of extinct species.
This fascinating venue also has a digital planetarium where you can see intriguing films about the earth and its development. Adults and children alike will love the sheer amount of information and eye-boggling displays in this epic museum.
What could be a more enjoyable way to experience Vienna than having a fun packed day at the Prater Amusement Park? The Wiener Prater Park was once a hunting ground that developed into a public space for food stands and small amusement stalls, it now hosts the impressive Amusement Park and is free to enter You pay for the individual rides instead. Inside the park is a multitude of rides and stalls including a huge Ferris wheel, bumper cars, carousels and hair-raising rollercoasters.
There are also such things as shooting ranges, a wax works display and a light gauge railway to keep you entertained. If rides and thrills are not your kind of thing, there are several restaurants and cafes in the park to sit back and enjoy the scenery in.
One of the finest institutes for classical dressage in the world, and a long-standing renowned tradition In Austria, The Spanish Riding School has been responsible for training horses in the art of dressage for hundreds of years. The building is open to the public and you can watch demonstrations and in some cases training sessions too.
For anyone who loves riding this is a must see in Vienna, while even for non-riders you can still appreciate the passion and love that is put into this art form. Listed in the tallest 75 free-standing towers in the world at a whopping m, the Donauturm stands as an observation tower in the Donaustadt district of Vienna. The Donauturm stands out against the relatively low-rise skyline of Vienna and is easily recognisable; the structure contains radio transmitters and cell phone antennae, two revolving restaurants, and observation platform and even a bungie jumping gangway.
The tower provides a fantastic and different way to see Vienna and it is easy to see why it draws so many visitors. Market places often define a city and give a good representation of its heritage and culture, they are engaging places to walk through and provide tourists with an authentic slice of local life.
The Naschmarkt is held on the Wienzeile street and stretches for around 1. The atmosphere, sounds, sights and smells are tantalising and the grand scale of the market make it famous world-wide. The opulent Ring Road that surrounds the Innere Stadt district of Vienna was especially constructed in the 19th century after the removal of the city walls.
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