Vienna Travel Tips
Grandiose Vienna was the showpiece of the all-conquering Habsburg Dynasty. Monumental edifices line the city centre, world-class museums burst with treasures, white stallions strut their way down mirrored halls, and renowned orchestras and angelic choirboys perform in lavish concert halls.
Vienna has plenty of lower-brow pleasures too - walks in the woods, splish-splashing high jinks on the river, slap-up indulgent evenings in its renowned wine taverns.
3 Days in Vienna: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, July 2012
Home to the Habsburg dynasty since the 15th century and once the de facto capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Vienna is one of the finest and most historic cities in Europe. In addition to its vast ...
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Vienna Concerts
Written by Viator, August 2010
Vienna, the home of classical music, was famously home to Mozart and many other composers. With opera houses and concert halls all over the city, Vienna has continued to be the first-port of call ...
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Capturing Gustav Klimt in Vienna
Written by Viator, April 2012
The Symbolist phenom Gustav Klimt lived, worked, and died in the Austrian capital, and Vienna remains the best place to celebrate and explore his work. Ironically, being born was about the only thing ...
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3 Museums in Vienna
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, February 2012
It would be impossible to pay proper attention to all the odd and wonderful museums contained within the confines of Vienna in a single burst of words. The following are some of the most peculiar, ...
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A new attraction in Vienna - Mme Tussauds!
Written by Vienna Expert: Valerie, Austria, May 2011
Do you know Heinz Fischer, the Austrian President? Do you want to meet Empress Maria Theresia, after having seen her castles in Vienna? Or would you prefer to consult Doctor Sigmund Freud?
You ...
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Attending a Ball in Vienna
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, October 2012
The tradition of a social ball has long since faded into tradition for most cultures, but it is still alive and well in Vienna. There are over 300 balls held in Vienna alone every year, and the ...
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Breaking Into Bregenz
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, February 2012
This capital of the westernmost state in Austria has roots that date back to Roman times. The city’s year-round population is a modest 28,000, but the charming lakeside community is a considerable ...
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Cemetery of St. Marx in Austria
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, August 2012
Vienna’s Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) is one of the most famous in Europe (containing as it does a full two million more dead than Paris’s Père Lachaise), and the Jewish cemetery in ...
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English-language Live Theatre in Vienna
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, March 2012
The state of English-language live theatre in Vienna is and has historically been very strong indeed. As with most big cities, there is a profusion of impromptu, independent, and experimental ...
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Freud Museum
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, June 2011
Located in Vienna's ninth district, the Sigmund Freud Museum occupies the former workplace and residence of the famous Austrian neurologist. The exhibits document the life and work of the founder of ...
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Grabbing in Graben
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, April 2012
Graben (German for “ditch”) is a famous street in central Vienna that is one of the most popular and alluring shopping areas in Europe. The area commonly referred to as Graben begins at ...
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Hiking the Austrian Alps
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, June 2011
For the uninitiated, the efficiency, collectivity, and organizational
panache with which the vast network of trails and mountain huts in the Austrian Alps are maintained can be positively ...
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Hop On Waltz Lessons
Written by Vienna Expert: Valerie, Austria, February 2012
Are you going to visit Vienna ? Are you already in the city and looking for a typical Viennese activity? Why not trying to learn the traditional Viennese waltz? Now you can join the "Hop on ...
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Ice Skating at Vienna City Hall
Written by Sasha, March 2013
Austria’s capital city makes much of its winter, and once more this year Vienna will see 500,000 happy skaters take to the ice in fine style. With the splendid Neo-Gothic pinnacles and towers of the ...
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, September 2011
Crowned with a palatial octagonal dome, Kunsthistorisches Museum
is one of the finest and most important museum buildings constructed in
Europe during the 19th century. It’s sandstone ...
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