Vienna is the capital and at the same time a state of Austria. Many of the sights are in the 1st district – the old town – and on the Ringstrasse, a broad boulevard that encloses this city district. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]
Peripheral districts Vienna – Austria
West of downtown is the Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna’s most frequented attraction. The name comes from the fountain in the midst of the baroque garden. Once chosen by Maria Theresa as a summer residence, it was used as imperial summer residence until the end of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918. The portico on a hill in […]
From Koblenz to Vienna by Train
We take the train from Koblenz on the Rhine to Vienna. Our last visit to Austria’s capital was 16 years ago. First, we take the regional train from Wittlich along the Moselle to Koblenz at 9 a.m. As we still have a little time before our connecting train arrives, we treat ourselves to breakfast. Our […]
City Walk in Vienna
To start our stay in Vienna we walk from the main station to the city center. On our city walk, we are particularly interested in seeing how the city has changed over the last 15 years. Our hotel, the Austria Trend Hotel beim Theresianum, is located on Favoritenstrasse in Vienna’s 3rd district, Wieden, about a […]
City Center in Vienna, off the beaten path
Our tour starts right in the city center at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Today, we want to visit less well-known places, but we first look at this impressive building. A famous detail in the interior is probably the so-called Fenstergucker (window gazer) on the pulpit. It shows a stone self-portrait of the sculptorAnton Pilgram looking out […]