Hospitable city

Vienna

According to airbnb website Vienna is the firth most hospitable city in Europe. Vienna also known as the imperial city is the capital and largest city of Austria, and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna offers all kinds of good reasons for you to pull out your camera.  Sightseeing in Vienna means that you’ll make the best vacation photos, but believe it should be the most hospitable city because of its splendid old buildings, imperial stories, sentimental carriages and cozy coffee houses, Vienna oozes romance all year around.

 

Vienna’s beauty

 The numerous palaces and buildings must also be part of any Vienna sightseeing: Schloss Schönbrunn Gardens, the Hofburg, the Vienna State Opera House, the Rathaus and many more.

Schloss Schönbrunn Gardens

 

The beautifully tended gardens of the palace are a symphony of colour in summer and a combination of greys and browns in winter, all seasons are appealing in their own right. The grounds, which were opened to the public by Joseph II in 1779, hide a number of attractions in the tree-lined avenues.

The splendid belvedere palace  today houses the Österreichische Galerie (Austrian Gallery) displaying the largest collection of works by Klimt and Kokoschka, as well as famous paintings by Schiele.

Vienna has more museums and galleries of international reputation for example, the museum of fine arts with the world’s largest collection of Bruegel paintings, the Museum of Modern Art, Architekturzentrum (Architectural centre) all ranking among the city's most important cultural venues.

Vienna credits its international fame to many celebrated composer who lived and worked here including Straub, Mozart, Beethoven. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the world’s best, the Staatsoper one of the world’s leading opera houses.

In Vienna, the old coffee house culture  and wine taverns stand alongside top restaurants and shops, time-honored events alternate with internationally-acclaimed extravaganzas (life ball) to create a unique and very special ambiance. Another special feature of Vienna are its many greenspace and recreational areas such as the Wienerwald, the Prater and the Danube Island. 

Vienna State Opera House

 

References

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