The Cultural Richness of Vienna Combined With the Aesthetics of Parks and Traditional Viennese Desserts

A luxurious cafe in the famous Sacher Hotel. The interior is amazing! You feel like you're in a chic palace.
Come for breakfast early in the morning, as in the afternoon this place is visited by a huge number of people, and the queues are lined up from the street.
You should definitely try the popular zacher cake and apple strudel.
The cafe has a store where you can buy sweets as a souvenir.
The cafe is open from 8 a.m. to midnight.

The Vienna City Hall and the adjacent Vienna Rathospark are the most famous and favorite places for tourists.
The neo-Gothic style building is fascinating and makes you want to look at the landmark without taking your eyes off it.
The building houses the offices of the burgomaster of the city, here are the meetings of the state parliament and the municipality. The building houses two libraries, the state library and the Vienna city library, as well as two archives, the Vienna city library and the state library.
On the peak of the main tower you can see the sculpture of the iron guardian "Rathausmann".
Nearby is the observation deck, which can be reached by climbing 256 steps.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. there is a free guided tour of the Town Hall (except on meeting days and holidays). So you can always come back here at this time and see the inner City Hall. There are audio guides in English, French, Italian and Spanish, no Russian.
From January from 9 am to 9 pm, the Town Hall Square turns into a huge skating rink with a DJ.
And the best part is the Christmas markets. A huge number of shops with souvenirs, Christmas toys, sweets and spices. For children's favorite activity - to ride the carousel, horses, trains and take part in funny contests and games.

On the site of the cavalry manege, stables, barracks and other structures formed in the 18th century to provide for the imperial court, there is now a magnificent exhibition pavilion.
Once you enter the inner courtyard of the museum complex, you will see two cube-shaped buildings: the Leopold Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.
Not only adults, but also children love the Zoom Museum because they allow you to draw on walls and clothes, teach you how to build houses and make cartoons.
In the building of the former cavalry manege there is the Kunsthalle Gallery, which shows the creations of the young.
If you're a museum aesthete, be sure to stick around for a couple of hours.

The famous Museum of Art History, which presents masterpieces of Western art, such as paintings by Bruegel, as well as monuments and sculptures of the ancient world, ancient Egypt and the East.
The museum is located on Maria Theresia Square together with another museum, the Museum of Natural History and the picturesque park and the monument to the empress.
The museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm every day except Thursday (on this day the museum is open until 9 pm).
Between the Art History Museum and the Natural History Museum is the Christmas Village on Maria Theresa Square.
Before Christmas there are tents here, too, where you can buy traditional handicrafts and unusual gifts. Musicians inspire a festive mood.
On December 27, the Christmas Village is replaced by the Pre-Christmas Village.

Powerful and austere palace and park complex Hofburg combines 20 palaces and 19 buildings, created in different periods and with different styles of architecture: Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance, Empire. The ensemble has about 2,600 rooms.
It houses the official residence of the President of Austria.
Important areas to visit are the Silver Chamber, the Sissi Museum and the imperial apartments.

Schönbrunn Palace is a Viennese residence belonging to the Austrian emperors, one of the most important architectural landmarks of the Austrian Baroque, whose architect is Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.
In Schönbrunn you can also see the Palm House, the Gloriette Pavilion, the park area with its labyrinth and the zoo.
There is a café on site that offers master classes in making the famous Viennese strudel, talks about the secrets of baking it and, of course, you can try it!

Cafe Central, with its rich history, especially beckons with its warm atmosphere, live music and the sophistication of prepared coffee and dishes.
All kinds of celebrities have visited it, even Sigmund Freud himself.
The most beloved traditional types of coffee:
1) the traditional "mélange" coffee; 2) the famous Maria Theresa coffee; 3) specialty coffee "Central"; 4) coffee "blondle"; 5) "coffee in the Viennese way".
In addition to coffee and pastries, there is a wide range of Austrian cuisine.
From Monday to Friday the café is open from 7:30 to 22:00, and on Sunday it opens later - at 10 am.

The Belvedere must be visited to see Gustav Klimt's legendary painting "The Kiss" and to discover the artists Schiele and Kokoschka. And also enjoy the splendor of the baroque palace ensemble and the park.

"Eco-house", so named by author Friedensreich Hundertwasser, immediately attracts with its unusual design!
This avant-garde building is residential, the ordinary civil servants are housed there.
The architect has created a very atypical appearance: uneven walls, mosaics, a variety of figures and statues. And trees grow right inside the building!
It may seem that the house looks "chaotic", but it was done in order to show the fusion of man and nature and the harmony between them.

The market is located within walking distance of Maria Theresa Square and consists of long covered rows.
On one side there are alternating cafes and restaurants, on the other side there are groceries.
It sells literally everything: wine, seafood, groceries, pickles, cheeses, fruit, vegetables, sweets.
In the cafe you can eat inexpensive. There are different cuisines to suit all tastes.
The market is open until 19:30, and the restaurants near it - longer.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the most iconic venues, built from 1863-1869, where you enjoy talented voices and music at the highest level, and the famous stage offers a daily changing program.
Subtitles can be included - in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian or Japanese.
Once a year, the main hall of the State Opera turns into the Vienna Opera Ball in the presence of the President of Austria.