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Vienna (German: Wien ⓘ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital, largest city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants (2.9 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one-third of the country's population), and its cultural, economic, and ...
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The jewel in Vienna's artistic crown is its Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. As well as accumulating vassal lands, the Habsburgs assembled one of Europe's finest collections of art and artefacts. Housed inside a majestic neoclassical building, the highlight of this incredible cache is the Picture Gallery, an encounter with a vast and emotionally po...
Great works of art have been created in these 'living rooms' of the Viennese. Patronised by luminaries such as Mahler, Klimt, Freud, Trotsky and Otto Wagner in their day, Vienna's Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) were added to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. Many retain their opulent original decor, and often specialise in a pa...
Have you had enough of culture yet? No? Good, because the MuseumsQuartier (MQ) is a 90,000 sq metre exhibition space encompassing 60 cultural institutions ranging from fine art, music, theatre, and dance to game culture, street art and photography. Highlights include – including the Leopold Museum, MUMOK, Kunsthalle Wien, Architekturzentrum and Zoo...
The annualCalle Libre street art festivalfocuses on one guiding theme as celebrated artists respond across curated walls for a week each summer. Founded almost a decade ago by Jakob Kettner, the festival brings together live paintings, street art works, guided tours, film screenings and workshops for urban aesthetics. You’ll get the chance to learn...
For a spin around Vienna's architectural highlights, jump on a tram and travel along the Ringstrasse, one of Europe's most magnificent streets. The circular boulevard of imposing state buildings was carved out of the space once occupied by fortifications protecting Vienna from Ottoman Turk attack in the 16th century. You’ll pass the Monument to the...
The magnificent rococo former summer palaceand gardens of the Habsburgs are a perfect place to experience the pomp, circumstance and gracious legacy of Austria's erstwhile monarchs. A visit to 40 of the palace's lavishly appointed rooms reveals the lifestyle and the eccentricities of Europe's most powerful family. Beyond the Unesco-listed palace, S...
The former wintering ground of the Habsburg monarchs for over 700 years, Hofburg is a living palacetoday. One of the biggest palace complexes in the world, it now houses a fine collection of museums, is home to the Austrian president, Austria's National Library and public offices. It is also the temporary home of the Austrian Parliament while the m...
The newly renovated 1960s modernistDonauturm toweroffers panoramic views across the city and the Danube river. It’s also located in one of the most beautiful and largest parks in the city, the Danube Park making it doubly worth a visit. From the top you’ll see the entire surrounding region of Vienna on a clear day. Who can resist booking a sunset m...
Whether it's coffee houses, local dining, or a pub crawl, there are a host of tours on offer to the best places to eat and drink in Vienna. Bi-lingual local tour guides guide visitors to different, seasonally appropriate (Christmas market foodie tour anyone?) locations to show off the best the city has to offer. One popular outfit founded by local ...
It’s famous among cinephiles as the place Graham Greene sent his fictional character Harry Lime for a slow rotation in the 1949 film The Third Man. The 1897-built Riesenrad, otherwise known as the Viennese Giant Ferris Wheel, rises above the beautiful green open spaces of the Prater in Vienna’s 2nd district. A ride takes you high above the city and...
- 0.2 miles to city center. Address: Stephansplatz 3. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND. Towering above the streets of the Innere Stadt, this massive cathedral is the true centerpiece of Vienna.
- 0.7 miles to city center. Address: Maria Theresienplatz. Museums. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND.
- 3.1 miles to city center. Address: Schonbrunner Schloss-Strasse. Castles/Palaces, Sightseeing. TYPE. Half Day to Full Day. TIME TO SPEND.
- 1 mile to city center. Address: 1060 Wien. Free, Shopping. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
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Mar 28, 2024 · Vienna, city and federal state, the capital of Austria. Of the country’s nine states, Vienna is the smallest in area but the largest in population. From 1558 to 1918 it was an imperial city—until 1806 the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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