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Vienna City Breaks
Today, Vienna serves as the capital of Austria, the city known for imperial palaces and art museums, ornate cafes and beer taverns, baroque churches and stately elegance, and more than anything else the birthplace of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, and so on. Come and visit the city that can easily claim to have the strongest musical traditions in Europe and walk around in one of the most charming European city break capitals.
From the time the Romans selected a Celtic settlement on the Danube River as one of their most important central European forts, "Vindobona," the city we now know as Vienna, has played a vital role in European history. Austria grew up around the city and developed into a mighty empire. The capital became a showplace during the tumultuous reign of the Habsburg dynasty, whose court was a dazzling spectacle.
The face of the city has changed time and again because of war, siege, victory, defeat, the death of an empire, the birth of a republic, foreign occupation, and the passage of time. Fortunately, the Viennese character -- a strict devotion to the good life -- has remained solid.
Music, art, literature, theater, architecture, education, food, and drink are all part of Vienna's allure. In the pages that follow, we'll show you the brilliance this city has to offer.
In 1857, the city wall and its bastions were razed, and during the following years this splendid grand boulevard encircling the city was created. It contains a typical cross-section of government buildings, private mansions, spacious squares and parks, monuments and elegant cafés.
Take a trip turn around the old city on streetcar lines Number 1 or 2 (Ring-Linien) and see Otto Wagner's Post Office Building, the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna's City Park, the Vienna State Opera, the Imperial Palace, the Museums of Fine Arts and Natural History, Parliament, the Burgtheater, the University and the Stock Exchange
The Viennese coffeehouse-tradition goes back to the year 1683 when the Turks besieged Vienna. Georg Franz Kolschitzky, born in Armenia and working as translator for the oriental trading company, who knew Turk language went through enemy lines to Poland's king Sobiesky who sent army to free Vienna. The Turks fled off head over heels. As rescuer of Vienna he had first choice of booty. He left gold, weapons and other goodies. He only was interested in sacks of brown beans nobody wanted. Kolschitzky knew about from his travels to Turkey.
Visit Empress Sisi’s former summer residence. This baroque complex contains an enchanting park, the Palm House, the Gloriette and a zoo. Spend an entire day at Schönbrunn: visit the show rooms with a "Grand Tour with Audio Guide," admire the splendid Bergl Rooms, and stroll through the “Labyrinth.”
Schönbrunn, the former summer residence of the imperial family, is considered one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Europe. The Habsburgs resided here the better part of the year in numerous rooms for the large imperial family in addition to representational rooms. Emperor Franz Joseph, who later married the enchanting Sisi and reigned from 1848 to 1916, was born here in 1830. The monarch spent his last years entirely in the palace, which became the property of the new Republic of Austria only two years after his death. Today, the palace is part of UNESCO’s cultural heritage due to its historic importance, its unique grounds and its splendid furnishings.
Viennese Coffee-Specialities Variations of that drink how it is served in Vienna. Only strangers order simply COFFEE (click here), the knowing orders precisely.
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