Vienna, beautiful city on the Danube

Vienna has much more to offer than just art and opera. During your visit you'll be surprised by the multitude of possibilities in the Austrian capital.

The city has much to offer. You can take advantage of the wonderful shopping, play sports and enjoy the great nightlife. You can, of course, also take the opportunity to attend the most magnificent concerts.

With just one and a half million inhabitants, Vienna gives an impression of tranquillity. The city is actually a big open air museum full of magnificent buildings, with St Stephen's Cathedral and the Danube as fixed reference points.

Vienna is synonymous with Wiener Schnitzel. Should you decide to sample Austria's best known export, then head to Vienna's most famous Schnitzel restaurant, Figlmuller. Of course you don't necessarily have to start your evening out with a Schnitzel, this city has plenty of other excellent restaurants.

Vienna's nightlife centres on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. You'll find the majority of bars in the so-called Bermuda Triangle, in the old Jewish Quarter.

There's yet another way of making your evening a success. A night out in
Vienna is full of surprises. Why not attend a concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra? The orchestra is known, among other things, for its annual Spring concert and is a household name in the world of classical music.

The city boasts many excellent museums and the collections at the Leopold Museum and the Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK) definitely merit a visit. The well known Kunsthistorisches Museum lies close to Vienna's MuseumsQuartier.

So many new impressions can be tiring and Vienna's Praterpark is the ideal spot in which to relax and catch your breath. It used to be the imperial hunting grounds but is now the city's biggest park, with woods, sports fields and small coffee shops.

In short: Vienna is the perfect destination for your next city trip.