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GREAT DAYS IN VIENNA A Family Day

Whether you are a history buff, an art lover, Listed here are some ideas for themed days
an outdoors enthusiast or a fan of thrill rides, out and suggested itineraries to get the Family of 4 allow at least €200
in Vienna you will be sure to find something most from the city on 2-, 3- and 5-day • Explore the Volksprater
that appeals to you. From imperial palaces breaks. Prices include all travel, food and Funfair in the Prater
and art galleries to parks and a funfair, admission costs. Family pricing allows for • Lunch at the Prater’s
Vienna has attractions to suit everyone. two adults and two children. Schweizerhaus restaurant
• Ride a rickshaw along the
Hauptallee
Green Vienna
Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze on display in the Secession Building
Morning
Two adults allow at least €100 252 m- (827 ft-) high tower home to Gustav Klimt’s famous This day starts with a trip to the
• Tour the Butterfly House with a revolving restaurant, Beethoven Frieze. After viewing Volksprater Funfair (see p164),
• Dine in a historic café a café and an observation deck. the art, try nearby Kostas the oldest amusement park in
A lift takes visitors to the top (see p216) for a classic Greek the world. Take a spin on the
• Stroll through one of the of the tower where views of lunch of moussaka. famous Ferris wheel built in 1897.
city’s largest parks the whole Vienna metropolitan Older kids might then like to
• Climb a 252-m (827-ft) area can be enjoyed. On a clear Afternoon ride on the daring Volare roller
tower day, the view stretches to Having eaten, head over to coaster, while parents with
beyond the city. the MuseumsQuartier (see smaller children might enjoy the
pp120–23) and, for an carousel, or the 4-km (2.5-mile)
Morning unforgettable experience, miniature railway. For lunch, visit
Start the day with a trip to visit the Kunsthistorisches the Schweizerhaus restaurant
Schönbrunn Palace, whose formal gardens contain a palm house and zoo Burggarten (see p104), a park in Museum (Museum of the (see p218) inside the park and
central Vienna that was created History of Art) (see pp124–9). try one of the tremendous-value
Vienna of the Afternoon by the Habsburgs on land Here you can easily spend a daily specials of beef or chicken.
Habsburgs After lunch, take a trip out to around the Hofburg. Here you whole afternoon viewing
the impressive Schönbrunn can wander among the trees magnificent works of art and Afternoon
Two adults allow at least €110 Palace and Gardens (see and view statues of Goethe, antiquities, many of which are After lunch, families can rent a
• Visit the vast Hofburg pp174–7), the former summer Mozart and Emperor Franz I. from imperial Habsburg rickshaw (or mountain bikes,
Complex residence of the Habsburgs. The park is also well known collections. The Picture Gallery tandems or children’s bikes)
• Dine on Emperor’s The “Imperial Tour” leads you for its greenhouses, designed on the first floor is especially from the Bicycle Rental Hoch-
Pancakes through 22 of the palace’s grand by the Jugendstil architect impressive and features schaubahn stand, near the
state rooms, with a free audio Friedrich Ohmann. Among paintings from Giovanni Hochschaubahn roller coaster.
• Take a tour of Schönbrunn guide providing snippets of them is the Butterfly House Bellini, Titian, Pieter Bruegel Go for a two-hour ride down the
Palace and Gardens interesting information. If you (Schmetterlinghaus), home and Diego Velázquez among Hauptallee (see p165) in the
still have time after the tour, to over 150 different species The elegant exterior of the historic and others. Afterwards, stop off at Prater’s green area, which is a
head out into the park and that fly around in a recreated popular Café Mozart Café Eiles (see p214), a typical boulevard famous for jogging
Morning admire the picturesque gardens. rainforest environment. Next, Venetian coffeehouse and and cycling, or just enjoying a
Start the day early with a The maze (see p174), a favourite take a lunch break at the nearby Art and Architecture nearby in the Museums- pleasant stroll. Return to one of
visit to the huge Hofburg feature of European stately Café Mozart (see p213) on Quartier, for a drink and the funfair’s fast-food stands for
Complex (see pp98–9), which homes, provides a unique Albertinaplatz. In this historic pastry, or light meal. an ice-cream cone or soft drink.
includes the former Habsburg outdoor adventure. and elegant coffeehouse, first Two adults allow at least €100
winter residence, a church, established in 1794, you can • Tour a Jugendstil contemp­
chapel, the Spanish Riding dine on gourmet vegetarian or orary art museum
School (see pp100–101), traditional Austrian dishes and • Dine on classic Greek food
museums and the Austrian enjoy some pastries for dessert.
National Library. Take a tour of • Explore an imperial art
the former Habsburg State Afternoon history museum
Apartments (see pp102–3), the After lunch, pay a visit to
Sisi Museum (dedicated to Donaupark (see p163), which
Empress Elisabeth of Austria) was created in 1964 and is Morning
and the Silberkammer, which one of Vienna’s largest parks. Begin your day with a visit to
houses the Imperial Silver Here you can go for a leisurely the Secession Building (see
Collection. For lunch, dine in stroll or jog, or rent a bike p142), which was designed in
the complex at the Café and ride along the cycle paths. Jugendstil style and is now
Hofburg (see p212), where For a relaxing moment, sit used as an exhibition hall for
traditional specialities such as down by Lake Iris, an artificial displays of contemporary art.
Kaiserschmarren (Emperor’s lake at the centre of the park. Exhibitions have included work
Pancakes) and Rindsgulasch The Mozart monument in the Burggarten, One of the park’s highlights is by Oswald Oberhuber and Maja
(beef goulash) are served. by Viktor Tilgner (1896) the Donauturm (see p163), a Vukoje. The building is also The Ferris wheel at Volksprater Funfair
Carriage race in the Prater in Vienna, 19th century

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