Vienna Tourism Essentials. What facts about Vienna, lifestyle, customs and key history do independent travellers need to know before they go? Which events have shaped my home city, which buildings fill the streets, which artwork fills museums, which parties fill our calendars, which books fill our thoughts, which food fills local tummies? Use these 17 reads to shape your trip …

How to make the best Vienna Museums and art collections manageable during your visit? Get the basics on 17 simple choices: from Kunsthistorisches Museum, Museums Quarter and Albertina to insider gems Vienna Clock Museum and Beethoven Museum. How Many Museums Are There In Vienna? Although the official number is more than 100 the Viennese Municipality lists more than 250 museums …

Vienna Secession. Whether you love good design, Art Nouveau or the smell of revolution, the Secession deserves a firm space in your itinerary. The Secession is the most successful provocation by Viennese architects and artists. It blends early Modernism and late Art Nouveau architecture like no other. The building’s stern white cubes boast gold-plated laurel leafs, owls and twirling lines, …

Otto Wagner Vienna.  Unlike any other, Austrian architect, furniture designer, and interior decorator Otto Wagner holds the key to Viennese Modernist and Art Nouveau architecture. Essentially, Wagner catapulted Fin-de-Siècle Vienna into the 20th century by celebrating the beauty of simplicity. If you want to trace this period when in Wien, use these eight signature pieces below to plan your itinerary. Otto Wagner …

Visiting the Belvedere Vienna you can happily lose yourself in fine art and beautiful landscaping. While the palace and baroque gardens alone are worth a visit the Belvedere’s Austrian National Gallery impresses with 1,000 years of national art. Below I’m sharing my personal notes of what to see and do at the Belvedere.  The Palace And Baroque Gardens To begin with, the Belvedere shines a bright light …

  Vienna Tours Private Sightseeing. Can a mere a print guide ever replace a knowledgeable and passionate private guide such as Walter here at Café Bräunerhof (see above)? To help connect you with professionals like him I have put together the best small group and private tours for you to screen. Private Walking Tour Vienna Tours Private Sightseeing. What I …

Vienna pictures palaces. More than 600 years of Habsburg Empire have produced dozens of imperial and aristocratic dwellings (called palais), from the Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and Schonbrunn Palace to the Belvedere Vienna, the Liechtenstein Palace, the Augarten Palace to Kinski Palace.  ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Vienna Pictures Palaces: Notes And Links Imperial Palace Vienna  The Hofburg spreads across much of Old Vienna. Across …

Vienna Pictures Landmarks. These are the top landmarks in Vienna you should know. Use the notes and links below to learn more about them. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]  Vienna Pictures Landmarks : Notes and Links A few further notes and links to the key landmarks shown in the gallery: Stephansdom The Stephansdom (St. Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna’s gothic landmark church with its …

by Ashley (California, US)   Vienna Ringtram I will travel Vienna in May for about a week. I will be traveling with classmates from my MBA program. Your site has many things to do… but we only have 5 days! Are there things that you would recommend as must do things? We are hoping to plan ahead for day/night life. Any suggestions …

by T. and C. (Australia)   Schonbrunn Palace Travel Vienna – private and small-group Vienna tours We are an English speaking couple staying at the Hotel Stefanie between 12-14 June. We are interested in private Vienna tours, but are happy to join a small group. We would like a walking tour of the city, including some of the lesser known areas, preferably …