Vienna
Considered by many to be the most beautiful city in Europe, Vienna dazzles with its majestic Habsburg architecture, world class museums and gold-dripping concert halls presenting sublime music by the Austrian capital’s many former luminaries. And that’s before mentioning world-famous sights such as the Spanish Riding School and Prater Wheel, the magnificent surrounding palaces and the friendly cafes dishing up frighteningly large cakes.
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- The ‘capital of classical music’, Vienna is the city of the waltz, the Blue Danube, of Strauss, Mozart, Schoenberg and Brahms – don’t miss the opportunity to experience a concert at one of its grand venues.
- Take an architectural journey through time from the Gothic St Stephen’s Cathedral to the Baroque grandeur of the Ring, jugendstil (Art Deco) apartments to modern masterpieces like the gasometer conversions.
- The ‘tourist trail’, often hackneyed, is a joy in Vienna – head to the Prater park for its huge ferris wheel, the imperious Schonbrunn Palace and the Spanish Riding School for Lippizaner horses going through their dainty paces.
- Relax and soak up the ‘coffee culture’ with a few local culinary delights.
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