The Danube metropolis of Vienna offers a wide range of attractions for everyone. Whether lovers of art want to discover the many cultural and historic landmarks of the town or tourists want to walk in the footsteps of empress Sissi, and like to rest or escape to the daily stress, Vienna offers just about anything. Take as an example the Viennes “Prater”.

The Prater is a vast landscape that invites you to relax and chill down. The Prater is also a place to gain entertainment by using roller coasters and amusement rides in haunted houses. A miniature railway, the Liliputbahn, drives you around through the Prater.

A trip to the Hofburg is a must for Vienna tourists. There is to see the treasury, the imperial apartment, the Silver Collection, the Spanish Riding School and the castle chapel, where the famous Vienna Boys Choir and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra can be heard on special occasions.

An exceptional object is the Hundertwasser House, designed by the artist Hundertwasser himself. Here the norm corresponds to nothing, you will be surprised by round corners, coloured walls, and bumpy floors.

The Steffl, as he is affectionately called by the Viennese, is one of Austria’s most famous buildings of Gothic origin. St. Stephens cathedral, which is the official name of this church, includes an entrance with two towers, and the famous Pummerin. This is a 3 meter high bell with a total weight of 22 tons. Viennes dwellers like to listen to the impressive sound of this huge bell on new years eve.

Did you know that half of the area of Vienna is covered by grass or trees? There you never have the impression of being in a walled city. Even the so-called Vienna forest stretches down to the city.

Lovers of theater and opera get their’s money’s worth. The Burgtheater, the Academy Theater, the Volksoper, the Theater an der Wien as well as the Vienna State Opera offers a huge variety of acts. It is not difficult to get tickets for operas with Anna Netrebko, if you like this singer.

If you stop by in Vienna, have a look for one of those apartments Vienna by family Duschel. Some of these apartments are so close to the center, you can easily reach almost all sights by foot. And in case you want to explore sights out of the center, you just the well extended net of public means.