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Advantages Great city for a weekend break or even more

Disadvantages can be quite hot in summer

This A to Z guide is intended to give you an overview about what to see and where to go in Vienna, the capital of Austria.

Some more detailed reviews of certain attractions will follow later (some are already available).


A Augarten

This is a nice park north of the city centre, long ago a hunting area for the emperors, but since 1775 open to the public. It also hosts the famous Augarten porcelain factory, which is located in the former Orangerie where Mozart and Beethoven did perform music for the emperors.


B Belvedere

The two palaces (Upper Belvedere and Lower Belvedere) have been built as the summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, an important Austrian military strategist who defeated the Turks in 1683 after they besieged Vienna and he defeated the French Army of Louis XIV at Blenheim in 1704 (together with the Duke of Marlborough).

Between the two palaces, you will find very pretty terraced gardens which offer a wonderful view of Vienna. Both palaces now host great museums (e.g. the Austrian Gallery for 19th and 20th century art - Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka).


C Cathedral

The gothic cathedral of St Stephen’s is located in the very centre of the city. It was damaged and rebuilt twice (during the Turkish siege in 1683 and at the end of World War II). It has just one tower, the second tower has never been completed (rumors say that they ran out of money in the Middle Age).

Every visitor to Vienna should of course see the cathedral, and you might want to climb the tower or to walk down into the catacombs where the hearts of the emporors are buried, as well as the bones of many thousand Austrians who died from the plague some hundred years ago.


D Donauturm

The Donauturm (Danube Tower) is located close to the Danube river, and it was built for an international gardening exhibition in 1964. You can take the lift to overlook Vienna from a restaurant which is slowly turning around 360 degrees whilst you are eating. However, the food is not very good and the prices are high.


E Ephesos Museum

Located in the Neue Burg in the city centre, this museum displays a lot of items which are the result of Austrian archaeologists‘ acitivity in Ephesos over the past 100 years. The bronze statue Athlete of Ephesos is well known.


F Fine Arts Museum

Probably the most important museum in Vienna is the Fine Arts Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) located in a large historic building within walking distance from the city centre.

You’ll find there Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Art as well as a huge collection of fine paintings of very well-known artists (Bruegel, Rubens, Dürer, Rembrandt, Titian, Velazquez - to name just a few).


G Grinzing

Grinzing a small former suburb in the north-western part of Vienna, where you will find a lot of the typical winerestaurants (Heurigen). Go there in the evening, especially nice during spring and summer when you can sit outside and enjoy the wine and the scenery of the Viennese vineyards.


H Hofburg

The Hofburg is like a small town within the town. It used to be the residence of the Habsburgs (Austrian Emperors) for many centuries.

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  • reggaefan 20/06/2008 02:03
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  • icatsai 21/04/2005 19:13
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    A great review of a great city. 26 letters is not enough to cover all the amazing sights in the city. I visited in 2000 bringing the Scottish Opera's "Macbeth" to the Vienna International Festival at the Theater An Der Wien. I fell in love with Vienna during that visit and would love to visit once more so that I can see the places I missed first time around. Thank you for reminding me of my visit and should you find yourself in Glasgow again, I'll give you a guided tour --- Arla

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    Great lay out for the rveiw. Enjoyed it very much. Maureen

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