Austria: attractions and places of interest

Every guest of the Austrian capital should take a look at the amazing architectural structure – the Hundertwasser house. The building is located in the center of Vienna at the intersection of Kegelgasse and Landstrabe streets. Appearance The house, brightly painted in all the colors of the rainbow...

In one of the alleys of the center of Vienna, in the so-called Inner City, at Domgasse 5, from 1784 to 1787, the great musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived with his wife Constance. This is the only building in which the musician lived that has survived to this day. And although he had lived in Vie...

In the north of Austria, the picturesque Wachau Valley is just an hour's drive from Vienna. It stretches for 30 kilometers between the towns of Melk and Krems on the Danube along the Danube River. Its width is bounded on one side by the river, on the other by the hills of the Dunkelstein Forest, den...

Going to Austria, it is definitely worth visiting the Schoenbrunn Palace complex, located in the suburbs of Vienna. It is the main residence of the Austrian emperors of the Habsburg dynasty and one of the most beautiful palace and park complexes in Europe. The Story of the Schönbrunn Butler Let's ...

While in Vienna, you should definitely visit the Belvedere Palace. The architectural complex in the style of the Baroque palace is really so beautiful and elegant that it is often called the Austrian Versailles. The history of the palace In 1714, the Austrian commander Prince Eugene of Savoy wante...

The High Tower is one of the largest national parks in Western Europe. It is deployed among the Eastern Alps, in the federal territories of Carinthia, Salzburg and East Tyrol. In 1971, these provinces united their lands and created a protected area of 1,856 km2. The territory of the Vysoky Tauern P...

Every city has its own town hall, but in the Austrian capital it is a building of amazing beauty. It is located in the Inner Historical City. It is occupied by the offices of the mayor, as well as meetings of the zemstvo parliament and the city parliament are held here. The beauty of the building is...

Every opera lover, once in Austria, aspires to visit the Vienna State Opera, listen to the works of Mozart and Haydn, Beethoven and Gluck. But it's also worth visiting here for those who don't like classical music at all. After all, the construction of the architectural structure was accompanied by ...

The world's largest museum quarter is located in the historical center of Vienna. Its territory is 60,000 square meters, and the length of the Baroque facade is 400 meters. It includes about 70 different objects: exhibition halls, museums, art objects, entertainment spaces in the form of modern cafe...

Lake Neusiedler is the 4th largest lake in Europe (315 square kilometers). Most of it is located in Austria, only 13% belongs to Hungary, where it is called Ferte. It is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. Under the lake there is its "twin" – an underground lake, exactly copying the...