Destinations and Sights
Here you will find a small overview about sights and destinations in Vienna suitable for our apartment guests.
The Vienna "Würstel Prater"
Adventure, tradition, and Viennese charm at once - no other place radiates so much energy and joie de vivre as the Vienna Prater. A fascinating world awaits visitors and guarantees entertainment for both young and old. more
Recreation area Prater
If you need a bit relaxing from the city and want to have some green around you the Prater is what you are looking for. It starts with a park near the Ferry's wheel and becomes more and more a lowland forest following the Danube river. It's the optimal place for jogging, roller blading, and sometimes you can cross-country skiing here too.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today, situated at the heart of Vienna, Austria in the Stephansplatz. more...
The Hofburg
Until 1918 the extensive palatial complex at the heart of Vienna was the political centre of the monarchy. Today it fulfils the same role for the democratic Republic of Austria. You can visit here the imperial silver collection, the imperial splendid apartments and the Sisi Museum. more...
The viennese "Ringstraße"
The Ringstraße (or Ringstrasse) is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights. It is typical of the historical style called Ringstraßenstil (Ringstraße Style) of the 1860s to 1890s. The street was built to replace the city walls, which had been built during the 13th century and funded by the ransom payment derived from the release of Richard I of England.
Schloss Schönbrunn
Schönbrunn Palace together with its ancillary buildings and extensive park is by virtue of its long and colorful history one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria. Scheduled as a listed monument, the whole ensemble, including the palace, the park with its numerous architectural features, fountains and statues and not least the zoo – the oldest of its kind in the world – was placed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1996.
But there is much more...
Of course this is just the beginning. Further descriptions of Viennese sights of all kinds can be found here...