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A Family Day

Family of 4 allow at least €200
• Explore the Volksprater
Funfair in the Prater
• Lunch at the Prater’s
Schweizerhaus restaurant
• Ride a rickshaw along the
Hauptallee

Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze on display in the Secession Building
Morning
252 m- (827 ft-) high tower home to Gustav Klimt’s famous This day starts with a trip to the
with a revolving restaurant, Beethoven Frieze. After viewing Volksprater Funfair (see p164),
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
of the tower where views of lunch of moussaka. famous Ferris wheel built in 1897.
the whole Vienna metropolitan Older kids might then like to
area can be enjoyed. On a clear Afternoon ride on the daring Volare roller
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)
unforgettable experience, miniature railway. For lunch, visit
visit the Kunsthistorisches the Schweizerhaus restaurant
Museum (Museum of the (see p218) inside the park and
History of Art) (see pp124–9). try one of the tremendous-value
Here you can easily spend a daily specials of beef or chicken.
whole afternoon viewing
magnificent works of art and Afternoon
antiquities, many of which are After lunch, families can rent a
from imperial Habsburg rickshaw (or mountain bikes,
collections. The Picture Gallery tandems or children’s bikes)
on the first floor is especially from the Bicycle Rental Hoch-
impressive and features schaubahn stand, near the
paintings from Giovanni Hochschaubahn roller coaster.
Bellini, Titian, Pieter Bruegel Go for a two-hour ride down the
and Diego Velázquez among Hauptallee (see p165) in the
The elegant exterior of the historic and others. Afterwards, stop off at Prater’s green area, which is a
popular Café Mozart Café Eiles (see p214), a typical boulevard famous for jogging
Venetian coffeehouse and and cycling, or just enjoying a
Art and Architecture nearby in the Museums- pleasant stroll. Return to one of
Quartier, for a drink and the funfair’s fast-food stands for
pastry, or light meal. an ice-cream cone or soft drink.
Two adults allow at least €100
• Tour a Jugendstil contemp­
orary art museum
• Dine on classic Greek food
• Explore an imperial art
history museum

Morning
Begin your day with a visit to
the Secession Building (see
p142), which was designed in
Jugendstil style and is now
used as an exhibition hall for
displays of contemporary art.
Exhibitions have included work
by Oswald Oberhuber and Maja
Vukoje. The building is also The Ferris wheel at Volksprater Funfair

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