Travel Vienna Itinerary:4 days Must-do list in Vienna

Day 1 | Morning

Schonbrunn Palace

Opening Hours: Sun - Sat 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Ticket Price: EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Schönbrunn Palace, 1130 Vienna

The palace located in the southwest of Vienna, the Schönbrunn Palace, together with the royal garden inside, has become one of Austria's cultural landmarks. Schönbrunn Palace was once the summer resort of the Austrian royal family. Visiting the Palace Schönbrunn Palace is not as large as Versailles, but its splendor is comparable. There are a total of 1441 rooms in the palace, and the decoration and furnishings are extremely gorgeous and elegant. There are also rooms decorated in Chinese and Japanese styles in the palace. The interior decorations of the rooms are also coordinated in an oriental style, and the walls and ceilings are inlaid with ceramics. There are restaurants and gorgeous ballrooms where the emperors of the past dynasties feasted in the palace. There are also several embroidered gold carriages that were used during the Queen's coronation ceremony. In the Hall of Mirrors, a one-square-meter glass is specially placed on the floor of the hall, through which the original underground appearance of the ancient palace can be seen. After strolling through the garden and visiting the palace, you will come out of the Royal Garden. This is a typical French garden. The huge flower beds are planted with neatly trimmed green tree walls. Inside the green tree walls are 44 characters from Greek mythology. At the end of the garden is a sea god spring, and on its west side is a zoo and a tropical plant greenhouse. To the east is the inconspicuous "Schönbrunn" from which the name of the palace originated. Directly opposite Schönbrunn is a man-made Roman ruin and an obelisk. Go straight from the garden to the Arc de Triomphe, which is an early classicist colonnade building with an arch of the Arc de Triomphe in the middle. At present, there is a cafe inside the Arc de Triomphe, and tourists can also climb the Arc de Triomphe for a panoramic view of Vienna.

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Trip.com User: Meiquan Palace is one of the most famous attractions in Vienna, Austria. It has beautiful scenery, green grass and vast range of attractions. When you come to Vienna, you must come here.

Trip.com User: beatiful palace, luxury, history, gardens, and more you are going to see in this incredible palace its like tale in a book, its seems fake but is real

Day 1 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Hofburg Palace.

Hofburg Palace

Opening Hours: September - June 9:00-17:30 (open on weekdays), 9:00-18:00 (special date: July, August), latest entry time: 1 hour before closing.

Ticket Price: 15 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-4 Hours

Location: Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna

Located just an hour's drive east of Vienna, the Hof Palace is Austria's largest Baroque complex. The former residence of the Austrian Emperor was once considered one of the magnificent castles of the Habsburg Empire. In 1725, the legendary Savoy general, Prince Eugene, owned this splendid castle, splendid art terrace gardens and manor built in the 17th century. Thirty years later, Queen Maria Theresia bought it. She raised the castle one floor and redesigned the rooms on the first floor. Today visitors can visit Prince Eugene's former residence: from the eastern rooms, visitors can also enjoy views of the vibrant baroque gardens, which are dedicated to the life and work of the art-loving Prince Eugene, Prince of Savoy . The path passes through the neoclassical ballroom of the Baroque church and leads to Queen Maria Theresa's room. The rooms and furnishings on the second floor are also for visitors to appreciate and convey the 18th century lifestyle in an authentic way.

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Trip.com User: Finally came to the Hoffburg Palace, one of the must-see attractions to the city of Vienna, and also a hot spot for tourists! Once you enter the gate, you can see the guide of the Princess Sisi Museum. Eight of the ten people who come to Hoffburg are here for Princess Sisi! The main exhibition of the life story of Princess Sisi, clothes, photos and so on. There are many exhibition halls for visitors!

Taryn: Beautiful area to walk around - there are some old ruins there with information as well as all the horse carriages, the lipizzaners, resturants, museums. It fwels like Hofburg is the middle of everything!

Day 1 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna in advance, because all the tourists head to Hofburg Palace love staying at it.

Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna

Built as a hotel for the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873, the luxurious Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna can be found right on the famous Ringstra?e boulevard in the heart of the city, 10 minutes' walk from St. Stephen's Cathedral. Re-opened in March 2013, it has 2 restaurants, 3 bars and an exclusive spa and fitness centre.Decorated with high-quality fabrics and carpets and equipped with a Nespresso coffee machine and an iPad, the rooms at the Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna offer views of the surrounding historic buildings or the inner courtyard. All rooms are non-smoking.A wide range of typical Viennese specialities, as well as dishes from all over the world are served in the hotel's restaurants, which also have a show kitchen. There is an elegant cigar lounge, a lobby bar with coffee and Viennese pastries, and the Henri Lou, a stylish bar with DJ music, where cocktails can be sipped.Spa and fitness facilities include a sauna area, 6 treatment rooms, a hydro pool and state-of-the art equipment for your workout. Sufficient parking spaces are available on site.Within a 5-minute walk, you can reach the Sigmund Freud Museum and the Danube Canal with its numerous summer bars. The Baroque-style Augarten Park is 10 minutes away. Sch?nbrunn Palace is easily reachable by metro from the nearby Schottenring Metro Station.

Day 2 | Morning

Vienna State Opera

Opening Hours: Please check the official website program list for the specific time of the opera.

Ticket Price: 9 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-3 Hours

Location: Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna,

The Vienna State Opera is one of the largest opera houses in the world, known as the "World Opera Center". Here you can experience beautiful performances by composers, conductors, soloists and dancers. Historical Background The Vienna State Opera was built in 1869. Its predecessor was the wooden box theater in Vienna Castle Square in the 17th century. In 1869, it was moved to the ring street in the urban area. In 1918, the Palace Theatre became a state-owned enterprise, called the National Opera House. Take a guided tour of the Vienna State Opera with a quaint appearance and a majestic Romanesque building. When you enter, you can find that the front hall and the side hall are made of marble, and the interior is painted with exquisite murals and hung with photos of great musicians and famous actors. Entering the stage area, you can see the audience seats on the 6th floor with more than 1,600 seats. The entire stage has been completely modernized, equipped with advanced audio equipment, with very good sound and color effects. Famous musicians perform here Musicians, directors and stylists all make it an artistic pleasure to present their work in front of the savvy and discerning Viennese audience. Famous musicians such as Mahler (1897-1907), Richard Strauss (1919-1924), Karajan (1956-1964) and Abbado (1986-1991) have all performed in the opera house.

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Trip.com User: One of the best Opera houses in the world. The prices are kept affordable in order to allow all people to access culture

송사자이: Not inside but grand, empty opera

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Schloss Belvedere.

Schloss Belvedere

Opening Hours: Fri 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Sat - Thu 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Ticket Price: 14 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-3 Hours

Location: Prinz Eugen-Strasse 27, 1030 Vienna

The Belvedere Palace is a Baroque-style palace located in the center of Vienna. Together with the Hofburg Palace and Schönbrunn Palace, it is known as the three major palaces in Vienna. It was the palace of Prince Eugen of the Habsburg dynasty. It is now the seat of the Austrian National Gallery. The Belvedere Palace is divided into the Upper Belvedere Palace and the Lower Belvedere Palace. The Upper Belvedere Palace was originally a place for banqueting guests, while the Lower Belvedere Palace was originally the living room of the prince, and now both are art galleries. In addition to appreciating the paintings of the masters, the building itself, the design of the nave, the sculptures, the gardens, etc. are in Baroque style, which is worth seeing. Look at the paintings of the masters. There are many European art treasures in the beautiful palace, including ancient Egyptian relics, Greek and Roman statues, decorative art works, early Christian art works, clocks and instruments, etc., as well as various rare items of the Renaissance and other periods. Weird work. Upper Belvedere Palace Upper Belvedere Palace houses the complete collection of Klimt and Kirkschka works today, as well as the great works of Schiller and French Impressionism. Among them, Klimt's "Gold", "Painting", "Kiss" and "Judith" stand out. Belvedere Lower Belvedere The collection of the Belvedere Palace is mainly concentrated in the medieval baroque style flower hall, among which it is worth mentioning the romantic and altar portraits under the post-Gothic style masters Michel Pacher and Louland F. Works by Ruf and Conrad Leib.

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Trip.com User: Great palace , galary and beautiful garden

Trip.com User: Amazing place with a very interesting garden

Day 2 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Park Hyatt Vienna in advance, because all the tourists head to Schloss Belvedere love staying at it.

Park Hyatt Vienna

The Park Hyatt Vienna is located in the city centre's Golden Quarter, in a former bank building dating back to the early 1900s and combines luxury with Viennese elegance. It offers a luxurious wellness area with an indoor swimming pool, a 24-hour reception, and an à la carte restaurant. Free WiFi is available in the entire hotel. Ranging from 35 to 170 m2 in size, the air-conditioned rooms and suites at the Park Hyatt are elegantly furnished, combining modern appliances with typical Viennese décor. Each unit features a flat-screen TV, a fully-stocked minibar and a private bathroom fitted with a bathtub or shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Guests can choose from various dining options, including brasserie classics and modern drinks at the historical The Bank Brasserie & Bar, a selection of whiskys at the Living Room cigar lounge, traditional Viennese coffee specialities at the Café am Hof and afternoon tea at the Lounge. At the in-house wellness area Arany Spa guests can indulge in a vast selection of relaxing beauty and body treatments or exercise at the state-of-the-art fitness centre and at the 15-metre-long indoor swimming pool. Park Hyatt Vienna offers 800 square metres of modern meeting space in beautifully-restored historical room. All venues are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Some of Vienna's most famous sights, including Saint Stephen's Square and Cathedral, and the K?rntner Stra?e shopping street, can be easily reached within a 10-minute walk from the Park Hyatt. Several luxury shops as well as many bars and cafés are also just steps away.

Day 3 | Morning

Musikverein

Opening Hours: Open all day

Ticket Price: 9 EUR

Location: Musikvereinspl. 1, 1010 Wien

The Vienna Musikverein Hall, also known as the "Golden Hall", is known for its ornate décor. Apollo and the Muse surround the dome, and the columns are in the shape of ancient Greek women. As well as the visual appearance, there are spatial acoustic effects. It is the classical music center of Vienna and is known as one of the best concert halls in the world.

Day 3 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Musikverein, don’t forget pay a visit to Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Opening Hours: Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Ticket Price: 16 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-3 Hours

Location: Maria-Theresien-Platz | 1010 Vienna, Vienna 1010, Austria

The Kunsthistorisches Museum was built during the time of Emperor Franz Joseph to display the collections collected by the Habsburg Dynasty for hundreds of years. Historical Background The Kunsthistorisches Museum was built in 1872 and completed in 1891, designed by the architects Gottfried Semper and Karl Hasnaul at the time. The towering dome of the museum is impressive, and the museum itself is one of the most striking buildings of the 19th century. There are a series of collection exhibition halls in the tour hall, which are divided into painting exhibition hall, Egyptian oriental collection exhibition hall, classical collection exhibition hall, coin exhibition hall and art collection room. Among the paintings worth seeing are the paintings of Caravaggio, Rubens, Breger the Elder, and Raphael's "The Madonna on the Meadow".

Day 3 | Evening

Looking for a bed nearby after finishing your journey at Kunsthistorisches Museum? Andaz Vienna am Belvedere - a Concept by Hyatt is one of your top choices.

Andaz Vienna am Belvedere - a Concept by Hyatt

Property Location With a stay at Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere in Vienna, you'll be minutes from Military History Museum and Belvedere. This 4-star hotel is close to Naschmarkt and Vienna State Opera. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring minibars (stocked with some free items) and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls. Amenities Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Dining Grab a bite to eat at Eugen 21, a restaurant which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Business, Other Amenities The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Planning an event in Vienna? This hotel has facilities measuring 23681 square feet (2200 square meters), including conference space.

Day 4 | Morning

Musikverein Wien

Opening Hours: 13:00 (English speaking guide), 13:45 (German guide), one each day, closed every Sunday

Ticket Price: 9 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Musikvereinsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna

The building of the Vienna Music Association is across the street from the Charles Church. This exquisite building is home to the world-famous Golden Hall. It is known as one of the "Five Concert Halls in the World". It is the perennial performance venue of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The Vienna New Year's Concert of the World takes place here. The building was built between 1867 and 1869 by the Danish designer Theophil Hansen. The overall style imitated the architectural style of the Greek temple. The facade is supported by three goddesses, which is classical and chic. Various concerts are held here throughout the year. Together with the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Concert Hall, the Amsterdam Concert Hall, and the Boston Symphony Hall, it is also known as the world's five largest concert halls. There are six main concert halls in the Musikverein Hall building, named Hall (Golden Hall), Brahms Hall, Glass Hall (Grand Auditorium), Metal Hall, Stone Hall (Horst Hasak Hall) and Wood Hall. Among them, the Golden Hall is the largest concert hall in the Music Association Building, which can accommodate 2,000 listeners at the same time. The Golden Hall is rectangular, resplendent and beautiful. The surrounding walls are supported by Greek-style goddess columns. The exquisite oil paintings on the ceiling depict pictures of Apollo, Muses and musical angels, Mozart, Brahms, Shi Busts of music masters such as Trauss can be found here. The acoustic effect of the golden hall is also ahead of the world. The architect hollowed out a space under the wooden floor of the high platform, and carefully calculated the division of the upstairs box and the arrangement of the goddess column on the wall, making the golden wooden floor and wall look like a violin. The sound of the band vibrates and swirls in the hall, and the reverberation curls, so that the audience in the hall can enjoy the same level of music performance regardless of whether they are sitting near or far. Other concert halls Brahms Hall, also known as "Small Hall", is mainly used for small music performances such as piano solo and chamber music. It can accommodate more than 600 audiences. There is a bust statue of Brahms at the entrance. It is decorated with red colonnade and golden ceiling, which is very gorgeous. The Glass Hall was one of four new concert halls, and was also used as a conference hall, movie screening room and dance floor. It is equipped with advanced projection, sound and stage art facilities. The walls of the metal hall are made of special metal plates with excellent sound insulation. It is mainly used as a rehearsal hall and often holds various cultural and artistic activities. The Stone Hall houses precious manuscripts, musical scores, musical instruments and other collections. The wood hall is made of wood from floor to ceiling.

Day 4 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Musikverein Wien, you can head to Karlskirche, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Karlskirche

Opening Hours: Open from 8:30am-5:30pm

Ticket Price: 8 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1 Hours

Charles Church, also known as Karl's Church, is located in the south of Vienna, on the south side of Karlsplatz. The entire church is in Baroque architectural style, with a blue eye-catching Romanesque circular vault up to 72 meters.

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