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About Vienna |
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Vienna is a city of music, a home of unique operas, theater and musicals,
coffeehouses and wine taverns, arts festivals and world-class museums.
The city also has culinary connections with it's apple strudel and
a Viennese waltz.
Discover Vienna's wide boulevards, the avenues, the fairytale palaces,
the gardens and parks, the townhouses, churches, opera houses theatres
and museums?
Vienna is home to art of all styles, from classics at the Museum of
Fine Arts and the golden Klimts to young, trend-setting innovations.
The MuseumsQuartier, a new landmark on Vienna's museum map, was opened
in the summer and adds to the attractions.
The city of Vienna is a blend of old and new with a wealth of exciting
things to do. The shopping experience is an inspiring mix of charm,
zeitgeist and nostalgia. While the MuseumsQuartier is again an ideal
place to go, to wine & dine with the in-crowd.
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Places to visit in Vienna |
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The Spanish Riding School
Established in 1572, The Spanish Riding School in Vienna, famous performances
has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city.
The Hofburg
Take a guided tour and find out more about the impressive Hofburg`s
imperial history, where exactly it is situated.
St. Stephen`s Cathedral
This medieval cathedral , St. Stephen`s, is found in the centre of
Vienna, and for centuries has been it's heart.
Danube island
This popular island on the River Danube offers endless opportunities
for sports and relaxation, and you can also have lots of fun there
at night.
Hermesvilla
Built for empress Elisabeth between 1882 and 1886, this small mansion
is situated in beautiful surroundings in the Lainzer Tiergarten.
Imperial burial vault
This is the crypt of Empress Zita, the wife of emperor Karl I, Austria`s
last emperor, who died in 1989, was the last of 145 members of the
Habsburg family.
The Danube tower
The residents of Vienna call the tower the concrete needle. You can
enjoy a magnificent view over Vienna from the observation platform,
the restaurant or the cafe.
Sigmund Freund museum
The Sigmund Freud museum is not only a memorial for the great psychoanalist,
here you can also learn more about his life and work.
Schönbrunn zoo
Commissioned by emperor Franz I in 1752, The zoo was as an entertaining
menagerie for the Vienna court. Today, the zoo is famous for its combination
of traditional and modern features.
Belvedere Palace
These two magnificent barock Belvedere palaces lie in the middle of
a splendid park. They are also home to the Austrian Gallery.
Museums
A choice of a few of Vienna`s most popular museums - A complete list
of Viennas museums and collections is available at the Tourist Information
Office.
Oberlaa Spa Park
Recover from the stress of city life and have fun and do something
for your health at the same time with a visit to this huge spa and
wellness centre.
The Prater
The Prata is Vienna`s most popular fun fair where you can enjoy a
magnificent view from the giant ferris wheel, and area of forest land
and fields, where you can do sports or just relax.
Schönbrunn Palace
In 1996, Schönbrunn Palace and the surrounding parc were declared
world cultural heritage by the UNESCO .
The Ring boulevard
Circling the city centre is the Vienna Ring boulevard . On this boulevard,
you can find a wide range of different architectural styles, from
classic antiquity to barock style.
The Anchor Clock (Ankeruhr)
The Anchor clock with its historical figures aims to show the spectators
Vienna`s past and at the same time remind them of their transience.
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Theatres in Vienna |
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There are dozens of theatres in Vienna from, small cellar stages to
the Burgtheater, the flagship for Viennese dramatic art.
Tourist Information Offices offer free information about current events
like The Vienna Festival, the Danube Island Festival, Dance-Festivals
and more, in the Vienna Tourist Board´s Monthly Programme.
Vienna`s English Theatre
This theatre was intended for English-speaking tourists but now loved
by the Viennese public. Due to this popularity, it has extended its
initial season to offer a year-round schedule.
Raimund Theatre
Once famous for its operettas this theatre is now a major venue for
musical theatre productions.
The Volksoper
The Volksoper theatre with a long tradition was originally designed
for plays and is now the home of operas and operettas.
The Vienna Opera house
Take a tour a look behind the stage of Vienna`s opera house that has
a world wide reputation for its first class opera performances.
Vienna Concert Hall
You can enjoy a wide range of concerts in this magnificent venue which
hosts special festivals every year.
Theater an der Wien
This theatre has a long tradition of opera, now famous of its musical
productions and opera productions during the Wiener Festwochen.
Burgtheater (National Theatre)
With a world-wide reputation for brilliant dramatic art, this theatre
holds a leading position in the dramatic arts of German-speaking Europe.
Danube island
Have a fun time on this island on the Danube, either swimming, biking,
relaxing in a café, or going out at night.
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Cycling in Vienna |
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Discover the city of Vienna and its surrounding countryside by bike.
The cycle route along the Danube from Passau in Germany to Hainburg
in Austriagoes past the city, so it is an ideal place to begin and
end your cycle tour. Many of Vienna´s sights can be visited by bicycle.
This is also the ideal way to explore Vienna's large recreation areas,
the Prater, the Lobau or the Danube Island. Hire a bike and get some
new perspectives of Vienna. You can find details of hire companies,
plus all the other things you need to know about cycling in Vienna,
at Vienna's Tourist Information Office.
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Adventure Park Anderswelt |
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Austria's first Adventure Theme Park asks the question "is what you
see really real"? Two young scientists disappear mysteriously in the
Northern Waldviertel. They leave behind among other objects a diary,
in which they describe very some strange occurrences. The diary is
found and its content is made the center of a spectacular adventure
park, the Anderswelt, in which the disappearance of the two scientists
will find its dramatic solution.
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Eating Out |
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Vienna is the only European city that presses its own wine. It also
boasts the only major culinary tradition to be named after a city
- Viennese cuisine. The city boasts 7,800 restaurants, bars, taverns
and cafés. It contains a fine selection of 160 establishments to whet
your appetite, accompanied by excellent tips from gastronomy experts.
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Useful Contacts |
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Medical emergencies
Fire brigade - 122
Police - 133
Ambulance - 144
ÖAMTC (for automobile emergencies) - 120
Emergency doctor service (nights and weekends) - 141
Night and weekend dental service (recorded information) - 512 20 78
Emergency chemists´service (recorded information) - 15 50
Pastoral advice service - 17 70
Befrienders (in English) - 713 33 74
Breakdown service - 123 or 120
Medical service (puts you in touch with a specialised doctor) - 17
71
Travel and tourist info numbers
Austrian Airlines (Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm, holidays 8am to 5pm - :
717 99
Airport Vienna (24 hour service) phone: 711 10-2231
ÖAMTC (for automobile emergencies, towing etc.) phone: 120
Bus information (7 am to 7 pm) phone: 711 01
Tourist information phone: 211 14-0
ATM and credit cards
ATM Cards - For lost or stolen bank cards - 0800/20 48 8000
American Express For lost and stolen credit cards - 0800/900 940
Mastercard/Eurocard - 717 01-0
Visa Card - 711 11-0
Diners Club Card - 501 35-0
Lost and found
A-1090 Vienna, Wasagasse 22, phone: 313 44-9211 and -92 17, Mo-Fr
8 a.m.-noon.
Items lost while travelling by public transport:within the first three
days - 79 09-105
Items lost while travelling by rail: - 58 00-32 996 and -35 656
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History of Vienna |
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Throughout the years, Vienna was centre of a multi-nation empire,
and to this day has remains the same for a large part of Europe.
Due to it's ideal position at the heart of the European mainland,
Vienna has been the jewel in the crown for a multitude of conquerors;
every power of any consequence tried to take it, with varying success.
The Celts were settled here in Vienna, so did the Romans and the Babenbergs
who laid the first formal foundations and the Hapsburgs made it the
centre of their vast empire for centuries.
The city of Vienna has a a population of two million it was the fourth
largest city in the world, head of a multi-nation realm of 55 million
and an administration which respected the individual nations' idiosyncrasies
and of which, 150 years later, Umberto Eco would say it might serve
European union as a paragon.
The end of World War I left the country a small, poor republic with
an overblown capital.With the Cold War, Vienna became the western
world's most easterly outpost not to be engulfed in the Iron Curtain.
The Austrians made substantial reparations for the Third Reich war
crimes and elected Bruno Kreisky,a Jewish socialist chancellor.
In 1957, the IAEO established itself here, in 1965 OPEC followed,
UNIDO in 1967, and in 1979 the United Nations Organization made Vienna
its third headquarters today, the only one in an EU capital.
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