Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gustav Klimt and Sigmund Freud. They were all geniuses in their own fields, and all with wonderful ties to Vienna. But how did they get their inspiration? Well, I think it had ...

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No visitor to Vienna can escape the outsized influence of Emperor Franz Joseph I. There are palaces, buildings and monuments everywhere in the Austrian capital. Many of them were built during his ...

One of the most refined capitals in Europe, Vienna offers rich doses of European history, magnificent palaces to explore and delectable food. It can be explored for days; however, visitors can see a ...

For all its grandeur, Vienna works its real magic on a more human scale - Vladislav Zolotov Oh, Vienna! Built high and mighty on the riches of the 600-year Hapsburg Empire, the Austrian capital ...

The splendor and sights of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace can fill an entire vacation in the Austrian city. The lavish Imperial Apartments of the palace seem designed to give their royal residents — who ...

Culture, class, coffee – that barely scratches the surface of Vienna’s enormous appeal. Austria’s capital dazzles with its imperial grandeur and baroque palaces, not to mention more than 100 museums ...