How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Vienna, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Vienna, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Vienna are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Vienna. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Viennas Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Works by Raphael are among its many masterpieces. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Schnbrunn
Empress Maria Theresas opulent rococo palace and gardens. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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The Secession Building
Home to Gustav Klimts 34-m (112-ft) long Beethoven Frieze. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Stephansdom
The cathedral at the heart of Viennas Innere Stadt. For more information, .
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Karlsplatz
It has numerous attractions in addition to the Karlskirche. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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The Belvedere
Among its treasures is Klimts The Kiss . For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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The Spanish Riding School
See the Lipizzaner stallions perform. For more information, .
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The Hofburg
Imperial palace of the Habsburgs. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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The MuseumsQuartier
Where the Museum of Modern Art, Architecture Centre and multimedia exhibitions can all be found. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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The Prater
Viennas huge expanse of parkland, home to the Riesenrad. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Vienna
9.00am
Breakfast
A hearty Alpine breakfast is a great set-up for the day, so eat your fill either from your hotel buffet or from the diet-busting breakfast menu at Caf Drechsler (for more information, ).
10.00am
Royal Palace
Kick off your day of sightseeing at the Stephansdom with great city views from the tower; then take the U-Bahn southwest to Schloss Schnnbrunn, the Habsburgs baroque masterpiece. Youll just have time to take a tour of the 40 dazzling rooms before returning to the city centre.
12 noon
Lunch
Take your midday pangs to the Innere Stadt (for more information, ) for a traditional open sandwich with lunchtime diners on the hop.
1.00pm
Museum visit
After lunch take the U-Bahn or tram to the famous MuseumsQuartier. MUMOK and Leopold Museum are top choices, and across the road stands the superb Kunsthistorisches Museum. Cafs are plentiful too if you need to refuel.
3.30pm
Take a break
Time to take a break, so hop across from the museum action into the Volksgarten for a quiet stroll, perhaps stopping off for a coffee at an open-air caf.