Vienna Attractions
View outside a hostel in Vienna, 292, Austria.
A fountain in the Shoenbrun Palace in Vienna, 292, Austria.
A fountain in the Shoenbrun Palace in Vienna, 292, Austria.
View from behind the fountain of the Shoenbrun Palace in Vienna, 292, Austria.
Vienna is a history buff and classical music lover’s dream, yes, but don’t forget the Heurigen!Heurige are little shacks where vintners sell their own wine and some food. They’ll have indoor and outdoor picnic benches. The ones I went to were among the vineyards somewhere up above Heiligenstadt, just at the base of Kahlenberg and Leopoldberg. Sitting outside on the deck in the cool air, we could look up at the mountains, look out over the vineyards, and see down to the city. It was fantastic.
Don’t miss the Haus der Musik, especially if you are there with children. Great hands-on exhibits and interesting experimental music. Also, I would echo the Schunbrunn suggestion. I think it’s the best displayed palace in Europe.
No. 4 above about Friedensreich Hundertwasser is right and it’s a must see. You will be amazed. In the Friedensreich Hundertwasser Art House, there is an excellent cafe as well. Then see the paintings of Egon Schiele, too. Then, on craigslist.com for Austria/Vienna, you can rent a furnished room for a month for $600. Finally, Vienna is less than an hour from the totally charming city of Sopron, Hungary (by car). There is a auto rest stop on the expressway to Sopron (but after the Sopron exit) also done by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. See: http://www.kunsthauswien.com/english/autobahn.htm.
HelloI live in the near of Vienna. For the children is the “Prater” intresting. It is a amusement parc. Also popular is the “Ferry Wheel” there.You can also make a boat trip on the danube. I think the best time for Vienna is summer.for movie fans you can also make a walking tour from the movie “The Third Man”Greetings from Austria
My favorite part of my trip to Vienna was seeing the collection of Klimts at the beautiful Belvedere Palace.Also, in the summer, there is a free nighttime festival on the Rathausplatz: filmed concerts are shown, and there are lots of food vendors. It’s quite a scene–lots of young people, seemed authentically Viennese.
A stay in Vienna would not be complete with a tour of Schoenbrunn Castle. The gardens are magnificent/
I can’t believe that you left out Kunsthaus Wien. It is an amazing display of the art architecture and design work of Hundertwasser. As his theory was that “God abhors the straight line,” the museum and cafe with their undulating floors mosaics, means that children will also find this an intriguing stop. A walk around nearby Hundertwasser Haus will allow tourists to see probably the most famous public housing in the world. Check out the virtual tour at http://www.kunsthauswien.com/english/mainindex.htm
Go to the Belvedere to see the Klimpts.
Inexpensive way to see the the Lippizaner’s at the Spanish Riding School, is to go during their practices. Get there early and make a run for it, so you can get a good seat. The scene is royal, crystal chandeliers hang over the hall which is baroque, and petite, as are the chairs. You can arrange a tour through Tourist kiosks, sight seeing bus, but you just need a ticket because it is easy to get there. A beautiful experience.
How about doing an article on the Dance Season in Vienna? I would like to know more about it and with the dance craze in the USA, others might be interested. Betty Sellers, Tallahassee, FL
It’s actually possible to get good seats at the Staatsoper for not much money. If you have a close friend in Vienna, you might be able to ask them to queue for tickets in advance. Available tix go on sale at 8am ONE MONTH prior. If your friend gets there before 7am, chances are good to score two of the 9 or 10 euro tickets. On other days, it can’t hurt to go to the box office, in case there are returns. On the day of, one could always line up for standing room tix. They cost 3.50 for the parkett (great view if you’re near the front of the section) or 2.00 for the balcony. Tix go on sale about an hour before the performance – one ticket per person. Eat something while waiting in line. That would leave you free to rush to the Opera to save a spot early (this is crucial!). The stehplaetze are not numbered, therefore bring a scarf or something to tie around the bar to mark the spot you’ve reserved. In warmer months, bring a fan or a handkerchief? It can get really stuffy (read: stink!)in the parkett stehplatz.
Free concert (almost) every Sunday morning at the Augustinerkirche, a medieval chapel in the Hofburg. (not where the boys sing). Usually have full orchestra and choir ‘performing’ a classical/baroque mass. eg Mozart, Bach, Hayden. You just have to sit through the church service… and head to Cafe Demel for a treat of kaffee and küchen afterwards.
Check out Austrian Airlines, they offer flight and 3-5 stays at the Intercontinental at very good prices.The lunch menue (from 11.30 am to late into the evening) at Diglas Cafe on Wollzeile offers every day main course+dessert in the 11-12 Euro range: fresh food at bargain prices. Forget about the Naschmarkt.http://www.merisi.blogspot.com
You can fly into Bratislava on low cost carriers. Bratislava to Vienna (64 km/40 miles). Vienna and Bratislava are supposedly the two closest capital cities in the world.You can travel from Vienna to Bratislava by train or by bus, in season also on hydrofoil and from May 2006 three times per day with the twin city liner speedboat. The trains are the fastest option due to possible delays for cars and buses at the border.
The Vienna Opera (Wiener Oper) is great, but don’t get the standing room tickets; pay the 20 euros for a cheap seat–I love the opera and standing for over four hours was just too much, even in sneakers. One great place to go is the Haus der Musik, a museum dedicated to music in this historic city. It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon.
Far, far cheaper and easier to get into than the venerable Staatsoper (State Opera) and Musikverein are the Konzerthaus (http://www.konzerthaus.at), Theater an der Wien (the best opera company in Vienna: http://www.theater-wien.at), and Volksoper (http://www.volksoper.at), as well as smaller companies like Wiener Kammeroper and Neue Oper Wien.
Places to stay: Pensions are usually cheaper than hotels, but very clean and nice. You may have to share a bathroom. Also, Vienna has some very decent and budget-friendly youth hostels.Where to eat: Delicious (!), inexpensive finger sandwiches at Trzesniewski in the first district (http://www.trzesniewski.at). Super fresh and delicious espresso or Cappucino and pastries are very reasonable at the Aida cafes all over the city.
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