Vienna’s famous royal palaces have to be high on any visitor’s bucket list Vienna, the capital city of Austria is the quintessential European city of art and culture. The awe-inspiring sights of Vienna’s imperial palaces, majestic parks, grand concert halls, mighty cathedrals, elegant streets and stately boulevards provide a breathtaking experience for even the most […]
Hofburg – Imperial Palace and Residence of the Habsburgs
Hofburg Palace was the Residence of Habsburgs for more than Seven Centuries: Vienna’s Hofburg (Imperial Palace) was the seat of the great Habsburg empire for more than seven centuries. Dating back to the 16th century and until 1918, Vienna Hofburg was the family residence of many of the Habsburgs, successive rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. […]
Vienna, the City of Music
Vienna has what many travellers want: Vienna is one of the cultural capitals of Europe with a cultural calendar that’s packed with concerts, festivals and balls throughout the year. For music alone, there are hundreds of concerts annually catering to locals as well as music lovers from all over the world. Vienna is certainly the […]
Austria: Land of the great composers
Austria – a country of geniuses: When you think of what makes Austria a great travel destination, reflect back to all its famous citizens who brought international fame to the country. Over 250 years after the death of Mozart, we are all still craving for his music. 160 years after the death Johann Strauß, people […]
Austria: Shopping on your Vienna holidays
Shopping Streets in Vienna Mariahilfer Strasse – This is Vienna’s biggest shopping street which stretches from the Museums Quartier in the city center to Westbahnhof station. Past the station, Mariahilfer Strasses carries on all the way to the outlying district of Penzing. Along this trendy shopping mile are hundreds of shops offering fashion wear, jewelry […]
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