The mention of the Austrian capital instantly evokes many pleasant associations in the soul of a true traveler: the famous coffee and chocolate cake, an opera where a true music lover seeks to visit at least once in his life, a ball in the royal palace and Strauss waltzes. Tours to Vienna are days filled with amazing impressions that can be sorted out in memory for a long time, like precious beads in an old necklace.
Two thousand and one hundred years
The city of Vienna exists on the map for about as long. It was founded in the 1st century by Roman legionnaires who built an outpost on these lands. A civilian settlement quickly grew near the military camp, which, fifteen centuries later, was to become the capital of the Austrian Habsburgs. Since the 18th century, the city has become an important center of musical culture, where textiles are being developed and luxury items are made for members of the royal families.
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- The capital of Austria is located at the foot of the Alps, and therefore gorgeous views and landscapes are provided to participants of tours to Vienna.
- The continental Viennese climate makes each season clear and distinct. Daily temperature indicators in summer reach +25, and in winter, thermometers can drop to -10 degrees. The most pleasant seasons for walking in the Austrian capital are spring and autumn.
- Tours to Vienna usually start from Schwechat International Airport, from where it is easiest and cheapest to get to Vienna by high-speed trains. Getting around the city seems to be most convenient on the Vienna metro or its trams. Some tram routes running through the old part of the city claim to be full-fledged sightseeing tours.
- The capital of Austria is a city of many parks. The famous Vienna Woods exist not only in fairy tales, and many of its parts are equipped for recreation of townspeople and tourists. Recommended places to visit are Leinz Zoo and Schönbrunn Zoo. The latter is the oldest operating zoo on the planet. It was discovered in the middle of the 18th century. In the Leinz Zoo, wild animals move freely without cages and open-air cages.
- For fans of military history, a visit to … the House of the Sea will be interesting. Its interior - dozens of aquariums with thousands of species of fish, and the aquarium is connected with the military by the anti-aircraft tower of the Second World War, in which the museum is equipped.
