Vienna

City break
Architecture
Foodie
Culture
Art & Museums

Vienna's inner city is a ring of Habsburg palaces, opera houses and cafés inside a boulevard built where the walls stood. Museums are concentrated and walkable, and the tram network covers the rest. Coffee houses function as living rooms, and the wine taverns on the city's outskirts are part of local life rather than a tourist add-on.

How long to stay

April to June and September to October; late November for the markets.

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Is Vienna right for your trip?

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Great for

  • History & culture
  • Food
  • Solo

Less of a focus

  • Nightlife
  • Nature
  • Family
  • Couples
  • Budget friendly

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Belvedere Palace

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Vienna

A Baroque palace pair holding Austrian art including Klimt's The Kiss, with a terraced garden between the two buildings.

Museum
3h

Schönbrunn Palace

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The Habsburg summer residence with 1,441 rooms, formal gardens climbing to the Gloriette and the world's oldest surviving zoo in its grounds.

Landmark
4h

St Stephen's Cathedral

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The Gothic cathedral at the centre of Vienna, with a patterned tile roof and a south tower climbed by 343 steps.

Landmark
1h 30m

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Popular activities

  • Coffee house and cake afternoon

    Classic Viennese café stop for Sachertorte and melange.

  • Heuriger wine tavern evening

    Young wine and cold buffet at a tavern in the vineyard villages on the city edge.