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Vienna’s Imperial Palaces, Schönbrunn, Hofburg and Belvedere: Live the Royal Life!

January 31, 2020 By Susmita Sengupta

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: art museums, Austria, baroque, Belvedere, gardens, habsburg, hofburg, Imperial Palaces, Klimt, rococo, schonbrunn, Sisi, Vienna

Hofburg – Imperial Palace and Residence of the Habsburgs

July 19, 2010 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: habsburg, hofburg, hofburg palace, palace vienna, Vienna, vienna concert, wiener hofburg

Vienna, the City of Music

December 15, 2009 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: austrian, habsburg, hofburg, imperial vienna, ringstrasse, schonbrunn, Vienna, vienna accommodation, vienna attractions, vienna city, vienna concerts, vienna flight, vienna holiday, vienna travel, vienna vacations, viennainfo, viennese, wiener

Austria: Land of the great composers

April 8, 2009 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: Austria holidays, Christmas markets, Hohensalzburg, Innsbruck, Johann Strauß, Linz, Mozart, Salzburg, Schonbrunn Palace, Seegrube, travel, UNESCO World Heritage, Vienna, Winter Olympics

Austria: Shopping on your Vienna holidays

April 7, 2009 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: designer brands, Kohlmarkt Strasse, Mariahilfer Strasse, Shopping, shopping street, Vienna, Vienna shopping

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