City of great culture and beauty of Habsburgian times - Vienna calling!
Who has not heard about the world famous boys choir, the elegance of the Spanish Riding School, the impressive Palaces Schoenbrunn and Belvedere, the “Hofburg”, the Philharmonic orchestra and their fabulous new concert, the legendary empress Sissi or the Vienna state opera ballet? But have you seen it? Have you visited imperial Vienna and enjoyed the world famous food or architecture? Well then, why don’t you take a trip and be part of a still habsburgian looking city? It's really worth a stay, and if you have been in Vienna once, the fascination will never let you down again.
Vienna has the highest quality of life among 127 world cities due to its natural paradise including forests, grassland, parks and gardens which cover some 20,000 hectares or about half of the city. Its city centre, including the “Stephansdom” and “Mariahilferstrasse” was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Art and culture have a long tradition in Vienna, including theatre, opera, classical music and fine arts. No other city has been home to so many international known amazing composers, as Schubert, Strauss, Schoenberg and Berg were born there and others, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms and Mahler chose to live there.
Visit Vienna and discover their life style! Furthermore, Vienna is the last great capital of the nineteenth century ball. There are over 200 significant balls per year, some featuring as many as nine live orchestras, best example therefore is the sensational Opera ball.
Vienna is, like the other great Austrian cities Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Bregenz of course also world famous for the typical Austrian dishes, like Wiener Schnitzel, and its long tradition of cakes, desserts and sweet dishes.
These include the famous “Apfelstrudel” (hot apple strudel), “Palatschinken” (sweet pancakes), and “Knödel” (dumplings) often filled with fruit such as apricots (Marillenknödel). Also “Sachertorte”, a dry chocolate cake with apricot jam from the Sacher Hotel, and delicatess stores like Julius Meinl are world famous. Furthermore sausages are popular and available from street vendors (“Würstelstand”) throughout the day and night.
Vienna, along with Paris, Prague and Bratislava, is one of the few remaining world capital cities with its own vineyards. The wine is often drunk as a spritzer ("G'spritzter") with sparkling water in a “Heuriger”, which have as a uniquely Viennese institution second only to coffee-houses become a synonym for some of what is best in Vienna: hospitality and cosiness.
Also Beer is an important beverage in Austria which is brewed self and enjoyed in a “Beisl”, a typical small Austrian Pub or one of the clubs or discos open until the 5am or later.
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Written by Christiane Pilz
