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Vienna ​((of)Wien)
Information
Country	Austria
Area	414,78 km²
Population	1 911 191 hab. (1er january 2020)
Density	4 607,72 inhab./km²
Postal code	1000–1239, 1400, 1402, 1251–1255, 1300–1301, 1421, 1423, 1500, 1502–1503, 1600–1601, 1810, 1901
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00, Central European Standard Time
Location
48 ° 12 ′ 30 ″ N 16 ° 22 ′ 23 ″ E
Official site
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Vienna is the capital ofAustria, and also a Land (federated state) of the country. It is located in the east of the country, is landlocked in the Land of Lower Austria and is a few kilometers west of the Slovakia.

Understand

Vienna is in first place in the Mercer 2009 ranking of the most livable cities in terms of political, economic, social, environmental, education, climate, culture and leisure.

Weather

To go

By plane

• 48.11155816.56971 Vienna-Schwechat Airport (IATA : LIFE, ICAO: LOWW, Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) (To 18 km south-east of the city center) – The airport serving the city. Several companies are present including Air France, Austrian Airlines, Luxair from Luxembourg, SN Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa, as well as companies low cost Niki (the airline of Niki Lauda the former F1 champion). To reach the city center from the airport, several solutions including the classic regional train (4,4 € (~ 4.86 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 6.59 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 5.31 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 2 884.67 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), December 2014) in 25 min or the City Airport Train which is a faster (16 min) and more expensive direct train (11 € (~ 12.16 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 16.47 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 13.28 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 7,211.67 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) in November 2013). (last update March 2016)
• 48.17100817.2130872 International Airport of Bratislava (in Slovakia) – Is served by some low cost companies, like Ryanair. It is located approximately 70 km from Vienna (Bratislava and Vienna are the two closest capitals to Europe). A shuttle will then take you to the Austrian capital, for a fee 10 € (~ 11.05 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 14.97 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 12.07 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 6,556.06 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). (last update March 2016)

By train

There are many rail connections between the various stations in Vienna and Germany, Italy, France (a daily night train from Paris) and Central Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, etc.).

By car

The roads are in very good condition and to cross the country by the motorway you will have to free yourself from an inexpensive sticker sold in gas stations.

By bus

On a boat

We can go down the valley of Danube since the Bavaria. Many successful relationships to Bratislava and to Budapest.

Circulate

Public transport

• The old center is partly pedestrianized and small enough to be easily explored on foot. Trams 1 and 2 circle the center in both directions along the Ring Road and give a good overview of the main buildings in the center. Numerous tram lines and buses provide access to more remote neighborhoods, and are well complemented by the metro network.
• Many cycle routes, the Citybike Wien offers the possibility of using bicycles which are located in one of the 50 stations. The service is available every day, 24 h on 24.

By car

• Car rental: an alternative that should not be overlooked. Compare prices! [2]

To see

The city center

The city center inside the Ring can be explored on foot. All the activity is centered around Saint-Stephan Platz.

• 48.20846616.3731571 Stephansdom (St Stephen's Cathedral) Stephanplatz 3 – Gothic cathedral contrasting with the Haas Haus, the glass building facing it. (last updated Sep 2015)
  • South tower (Südturm) (access from outside the cathedral)  Mon.- Sun. : 9 h - 17 h 30. adults: 4,5 € (~ 4.97 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 6.74 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 5.43 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 2 950.23 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), 15-18 years old: 2 € (~ 2.21 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 2.99 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 2.41 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 1 311.21 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), 6-14 years old: 1,5 € (~ 1.66 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 2.25 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 1.81 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 983.41 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). – This tower of the cathedral, 137 m, often known by its Viennese diminutive Steffl (also a nickname for the cathedral itself) was completed in 1433. You have to climb 347 steps to reach the upper hall. You might be disappointed with the view because it is only through four fairly small windows and, though it overlooks the city, the city's fairly flat relief makes it less attractive than other vantage points of the same type. (last updated Sep 2015)

• Graben  – one of the most famous streets in Vienna; many monuments such as, for example, a column of the plague. (last updated Apr 2015)

• The Ring  – This prestigious artery was built on the site of the ramparts and their glacis. It surrounds the city center and allows you to see many buildings: Opera House, Town Hall, Theater, museums, park, university, parliament, etc. To do with tram 1 or 2 (each one makes one direction of this loop which also passes along the quays), day and night. (last updated Apr 2015)

• Karlskirche (Saint-Charles-Borromée Church) Kreuzherrengasse 1 – It is a baroque church, located in Herrengasse Kreuz, 1, in the southern part of Karlsplatz, on the edge of the first district, and two hundred meters outside the Ringstrasse. (last updated Sep 2015)

• 48.20057916.3657652 Wiener Secessionsgebäude (Secession Palace) Friedrichstrasse 12, A-1010 Vienna,   43 1 5875307 (last update Feb. 2018)

Imperial palaces

• 48.2055616.364223 Hofburg  – The Imperial Palace in the city center. We visit various galleries of collections of drawings, musical instruments etc, imperial apartments, chapels. Today, it houses among others the national library. (last updated Apr 2015)

• 48.1847416.311814 Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn)  – It was the imperial summer palace, away from the city. Among other things, you can visit Sissi's bedroom and see portraits of Marie-Antoinette and her mother Marie-Thérèse of Austria. Guided tours are available in German and English, but it is also possible to visit the castle in French, Italian and Spanish. Superb view of the city and the park from the Gazebo, pavilion in the heights of the castle park. (last updated Apr 2015)

Museums Quartier

Located in the former imperial stables, the Museums Quarter is where contemporary art and creation is concentrated in Vienna. It is also a place to come and lie in the sun, have a drink, go to designer boutiques. Possibility to buy combined tickets at the main shop for the different exhibition spaces.

• 48.20361116.3577785 Mumok (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien)  Mon. : 14 h - 19 h, Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 19 h (Thursday until 21 h).  11 € (~ 12.16 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 16.47 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 13.28 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 7,211.67 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2017). – This large building, resembling a black blockhouse, houses a museum of modern art. (last update May 2017)
• 48.202516.3588888888896 Leopold Museum (Leopold Museum)  9 € (~ 9.95 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 13.48 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 10.87 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 5,900.45 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2007). – Another blockhouse, but all white, which houses the collections of Rudolf Leopold: Austrian painters of 19 and 20^e centuries, Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele. (last updated Apr 2015)
• 48.20333316.3591677 Kunsthalle (Kunsthalle Wien) every day 10 h - 19 h (Game. : 10 h - 22 h).  8 € (~ 8.84 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 11.98 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 9.66 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 5,244.85 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2007). – Regularly changing exhibition halls of contemporary creation, a place of experimentation with all the plastic arts. (last updated Jan 2016)
• 48.20416716.3577788 ArchitekturZentrum every day 10 h - 19 h.  5 € (~ 5.53 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 7.49 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 6.04 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 3 278.03 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2007). – Architecture center with a permanent exhibition on the history of construction in Austria at the XX^e century and temporary exhibitions, a library, conferences. (last updated Apr 2015)
• 48.2020716.3595639 Zoom Kindermuseum  – exhibition and play area for children. (last updated Apr 2015)
• 48.20216716.35911110 Tanzquartier  – Space devoted to contemporary dance. (last updated Apr 2015)
• 48.2186516.3630611 Sigmund Freud Museum (Sigmund Freud Museum) Berggasse 19  Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h.  5 € (~ 5.53 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 7.49 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 6.04 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 3 278.03 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (12-18 years old) 10 € (~ 11.05 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 14.97 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 12.07 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 6,556.06 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (adults). – For almost half a century, from 1891 to 1938, the father of psychoanalysis lived and worked at 19 Berggasse. (last updated Apr 2015)

Museums

• 48.20366116.36137812 Vienna Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) Maria-Theresien Platz Tuesday-Sunday, 10 h - 18 h.  14 € (~ 15.47 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 20.96 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 16.9 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9,178.48 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2014). – Museum of Fine Arts, collections of Greek and Egyptian antiquities, Germanic, Italian, French, Spanish (etc ...) paintings from the Middle Ages to the XIX^e century. (last updated Apr 2015)

• 48.205216.359313 Vienna Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum) (Opposite the Kunsthistorische Museum) Thursday-Monday, 9 h - 18 h 30. – Opposite the Kunsthistorische Museum, the sister building houses the Natural History Museum. (last updated Apr 2015)

• 48.2046316.3682614 Albertina Albertinaplatz 1,   43 1 534830  Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h (until 21 h Wednesday). adult : 12,9 € (~ 14.26 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 19.31 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 15.57 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 8,457.32 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021), senior: 9,9 € (~ 10.94 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 14.82 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 11.95 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 6,490.5 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021), <19 years old: free. – The museum's graphic arts collection is today one of the richest in the world, numbering nearly a million prints and over 65,000 drawings of masters, by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and for the moderns, Édouard Manet, Modigliani, Cézanne, Klimt or Schiele. (last updated Apr 2016)

• 48.19138916.38083315 The Belvedere (Schloss Belvedere) Stubenring 5 Tuesday to Sunday 10 h - 18 h.  9 € (~ 9.95 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 13.48 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 10.87 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 5,900.45 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (2007). – Baroque palace built by Prince Eugene of Savoy, victor over the Turks. The palace has two parts: the Upper Belvedere and the Lower Belvedere linked by a park. Nice view of the city from the Upper Belvedere. It houses in the Osterreichische Galerie Austrian works from the second half of the XIX^e century and early 20^e. This is where we can see Klimt's "Kiss". Also a collection of medieval paintings. (last updated Apr 2015)

• 48.207516.381716 MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art (MAK - Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst) Stubenring 5 – Decorative Arts Museum on Stubenring 1 in downtown Vienna. Besides its traditional orientation towards Decorative Arts and Design, this museum also gives an important place to Contemporary Art. In 2015, the MAK launched the Vienna Biennale, the first biennial to bring together art, design and architecture. (last updated Apr 2015)

Do

• Prater : the fair all the time. the dancers. The Riesenrad: oldest wheel in Europe (1896). Typical restaurant and heuriger
• Classical concerts: From May to the end of December, theHofburg Orchestra (Wiener Hofburg Orchester) will give four times a week live concerts in the historic halls of the Imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna. The program includes the most famous melodies of the music of waltzes and operetta by Johann Strauss, Emmerich Kalman, Franz Léhar as well as arias and opera duets by W.A. Mozart. Traditional concerts of the Saint Sylvester and New Year take place on December 31 and January 1 in the state rooms of the Hofburg.
• Schönbrunn Zoo : oldest zoo in Europe, beautiful and inexpensive: 16,5 € entry for adults. Located next to the castle.
  • Hundertwasserhaus : colorful district created by Hundertwasser. To do absolutely. A few tram stops from Schwedenplatz.
  • Donauinsel : On the banks of the Danube, restaurant, clubbing, beaches, play areas, barbecue, etc. Holiday atmosphere only 3 metro stations from the city center and 2 from the Prater (line 1). To do in summer.
• United Nations Headquarters : on the banks of the Danube, large park next to the UN quarters. There is also the Donauturm (252 meters high), with panoramic restaurant and a breathtaking view of Vienna.
• Grinzing and Kahlenberg: typical district-village of Vienna where the heuriger are located and a superb view of Vienna. Places also for hiking. On the heights of Vienna (19^e arrondissement). Heligenstadt metro (line 4) then bus (38a)
• Spanische Hofreitschule : Spanish riding school located in the Hofburg Palace (near the Graben, ringstrasse) with superb performances

To learn

Learn German in Vienna, Austria - German at ActiLingua Academy language school German courses Vienna

To work

To buy

• 48.19861116.3508331 Mariahilferstraße  – Outside the Ring is the long, not very original European shopping street, mostly devoted to large clothing stores. (last update Feb. 2016)

• Luxury shops  – They are concentrated in the old center in the prestigious streets between the Hofburg and Stephansdom: the streets Kohlmarkt, Kärtner Strasse. (last update Feb. 2016)

• MuseumsQuartier bookstore  – Offers a very large selection of books in German and English in the fields of art, architecture, design, fashion and photography. (last update Feb. 2016)

• 48.198916.36362 Naschmarkt (Line U4, Kettenbrückengasse stop.) the Saturday. – Flea market, food market and taverns to eat seated and sheltered. (last update Feb. 2016)

• Christmas markets (for example in front of the Town Hall (Rathaus)) in season. (last update Feb. 2016)

Eat

Cheap

You will find all kinds of fast food at very affordable prices along the Ring tram lines and at the metro exits. Asian sausages, kebabs, noodles ...

• at noon, the guinguettes of Naschmarkt metro U4, Karlplatz or Kettenbrückgasse stop, good, varied, economical, warm atmosphere.

Average price

• Figlmueller : specialty of Viennese schnitzel (huge piece). Lively brasserie atmosphere, somewhat hasty service. Potato salad. Does not serve beer. Very busy: remember to book or go to their extension (on the corner) which has less character. Reasonable price / - 16th the escalope, but without accompaniment.
• English Reiter : inexpensive and good quality Viennese specialties, restaurant located in the Prater, opposite the Schweiss Haus. Wiener Schnitzel Prize: 8,90 € with mixed salad 2,9 € if you want an additional accompaniment (example: fries). Large shaded terrace, pleasant service. Typical Viennese atmosphere (heuriger type).

Luxury

• Vestibül pronounce Vèstibuul (Burgtheater) very classic restaurant located in the former carriage entrance of the famous theater built in 1888 on the circular boulevard (Ring). Austrian bourgeois cuisine. Good service. Not far from the city center (opposite the Town Hall).

Have a drink / Go out

• 48.2102816.365281 Cafe Central  – One of the essential tourist stops is to go for a cappuccino at Café Central, a café housed in a palace. The café is one of the oldest institutions in Vienna. It opened in 1876, and has often been a meeting place for the city's poets and writers. (last update Dec. 2015)
• S'Packerl  – Typical Lokal located in the Bermuda dreierck (Bermuda triangle where there are several Lokals, in the 1st district. Metro Schwedenplatz or Stefansplatz). Cheap drink prices, lokal run by Thomas, Viennese and French speaking. Very nice atmosphere. (last update Dec. 2015)
• Volksgarten  – Shaded terraces, clubbing, different atmospheres around the Rathaus. (last update Dec. 2015)

Housing

Cheap

• 48.1934316.335491 Hostel Ruthensteiner (To 05 min walk west of the Westbahnhof station (underground, train, tram and bus), in a quiet lane parallel to Mariahilfe straße on which the tram passes) no curfew, 24 hour reception. from 17 € (~ 18.79 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 25.45 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 20.52 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 11,145.3 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021)-22 € (~ 24.31 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 32.94 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 26.56 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 14,423.33 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) in dormitories of 10 and 6 beds, more in private room; from 10-13 € (~ 14.37 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 19.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 15.69 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 8,522.88 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021) in winter. – free. An independent hostel with very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff. Very good atmosphere especially at the bar serving beers and cocktails. Free access kitchen, common room and garden. (last update August 2015)

• Youth Hostel Vienna-Myrthengasse / Neustiftgasse 7, Myrthengasse (next to Volkstheater metro station)  19 € (~ 21 Fr. - course from 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 28.45 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 22.94 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 12,456.51 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021) the night. (last update August 2015)
• Meiniger Hotel Vienna Central (close to the U1 metro line, Keplerplatz stop) – One of the three establishments in Vienna of this chain. (last update August 2015)

• Vienna City Hotel close to the U1 metro line, Keplerplatz stop www.viennacityhostel.at

Average price

Average prices for a double room in a pension are around 60 € (~ 66.31 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 89.84 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 72.44 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 39,336.36 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per night but can go up much more depending on the standard. Pensions are small hotels in buildings, sometimes run by families. Prices are significantly more expensive inside the Ring. Please note that mid-priced pensions are in great demand for their value for money, it is better to book well in advance in popular periods such as spring and summer (at least 3 months).

• Pension Kraml Brauergasse 5 A-1060 Wien,   43 1 587 85 88 for two between 50 and 70 € (~ 77.36 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 104.81 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 84.51 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 45,892.42 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021) with or without bathroom, breakfast included. – Very large rooms and family apartments for 3 to 5 people. TO 15 min walk from the Ring, and close to the metro. (last updated Jan 2016)

• Hotel Capri Praterstr. 44-46, 1020 Wien,   43 1 214 8404, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)

• Austria Classic Hotel Wien Praterstrasse 72, Vienna 2. Leopoldstadt (U1 & U2 metro station "Praterstern"),   43 1 211 30 0, fax : 43 1 211 30 72, e-mail : [email protected] – free. Run for around 200 years in the family tradition, The Austria Classic Hotel Wien ideally meets the expectations of travelers who want to visit the city. 78 non-smoking rooms with shower or bathroom, WC, hairdryer, telephone, cable TV (flatscreen), radio, safe, minibar and free Wi-Fi (Internet) access. (last updated Jan 2016)

• Hotel Graf Stadion Buchfeldgasse 5, Vienna 8. (U2 metro station 'Rathaus'),   43 1 4055284, fax : 43 1 4050111, e-mail : [email protected] – The house built in 1825 is a hotel since 1897, now classified as a historical monument, the Graf Stadion hotel is a 3-star Vienna establishment, located in the center of the Josefstadt district in the heart of the city. (last update Feb. 2018)

• Boutiquehotel Stadthalle Hackengasse 20, 1150 Vienna,   43 1 9824272, e-mail : [email protected] – The first city hotel in the world with zero energy consumption. (last update Feb. 2018)

Luxury

• Sofitel Hotel Am Heumarkt 35-38 (in the city center, close to the Opera and St Etienne cathedral),   43 1 716 160 – The Rhapsodie restaurant invites you to discover Viennese cuisine or rediscover international cuisine. (last updated Jan 2016)

• Mercure Secession Hotel Getreidemarkt 5 (near the Hofburg and the Opera.),   43 1 588 38 – Private parking available. (last updated Jan 2016)

• Ibis Mariahilf Hotel Mariahilfer Gürtel 22-24 (not far from Westbahnhof station),   43 1 599 98 (last updated Jan 2016)

• Vienna Marriott Hotel Parkring 12a, 1010 Wien,   43 1 515186616, e-mail : [email protected] (last updated Jan 2016)

• The Imperial Riding School (Renaissance Hotel) Ungargasse 60, 1030 Wien,   43 1 711758211, e-mail : [email protected] (last updated Jan 2016)

• Renaissance Wien Hotel Linke Wienzeile / Ullmannstrasse 71, 1150 Wien,   43 1 891020, e-mail : [email protected] (last updated Jan 2016)

• Hotel Am Parkring Am Parkring 12,   43 1 514 80 0, fax : 43 1 514 80 40 (last update Feb. 2018)

• Hotel Capricorno Schwedenplatz 3-4,   43 1 533 31 04 0, fax : 43 1 533 76 71 4, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)

• Hotel City Central Taborstrasse 8,   43 1 211 05 0, fax : 43 1 211 05 140, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)

• Hotel Erzherzog Rainer Wiedner Hauptstr. 27-29,   43 1 501 11 0, fax : 43 1 501 11 350, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)

• Hotel Stefanie Taborstrasse 12,   43 1 211 50 0, fax : 43 1 211 50 160, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)

Communicate

Health

Manage the day-to-day

Diplomatic representations

• 48.198616.37451 France Technikerstraße 2, Vienna 1040 – Embassy (last update Feb. 2018)

Around

• 48.4115.61 Krems an der Donau  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 48.22715.3322 Melk (at about 100 km) – And its magnificent Benedictine abbey. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 48.144717.1133 Bratislava (To 56 km, that is 1 h by train) – The capital of Slovakia, which can be visited on a day trip from Vienna. (last update Feb. 2018)
• The Wachau  – The Danube Valley. (last update Feb. 2018)