A cross road of Europe surrounded by Germany , Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, and few others, Austria is the best place to explore historical world-class museums, opera, classic musicS and world’s finest place for skiing, hiking, biking- its important international city of Western Europe is Vienna- followed by Salzburg.
A quick learning:
Country Code: 43 , Vienna City Code: 1, and Salzburg Code: 662
Emergencies: dial 122 for fire, 133 for police, and 144 for ambulance
Currency: Austria uses Euro.
Vienna
Vienna is full of museums and very enjoyable places like Johann Strauss’s live music, the halls of concert…ect
Year after year, 10,000′s of people have visited this great Europe city to view its amazing architecture, to explore the Danube. Vienna is a new city which is completely different from the old day before the war- it’s a center of art, music, and culture for centuries.
Some Attractive Places in Vienna:
1. Albertina
The world greatest graphic collection building, Albertina, was reopened in 2003, has many great show that you don’t want to miss, the largest residential palace in Vienna, and the also the 20-century of wealth from Jackson Pollock to Robert Rauschengberg.
2. Augustiner Kirche
A canova’s masterpiece 14-century church which many royal and great people’s wedding were held- Royal weddings of Maria Theresa and Francois of Lorriane, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI of France, as well as Marie Louise of Austria and Nopoleon.
3. The Museumsquatier
Great and one of the 10 cultural complex in the world.
4. Kunsthalle Wien
A quarter of he modern and contemporary art museums- six large-scale exhibitions a year. its exhibitions focus on photography, films, installations, media.
5. Lipizzaner Museum
The attractive and famous museum in Hofburg. In the museum, you will explore the 16-century Spanish riding school, painting, and presentation video bringing your present life back to the old day.
6. Leopold Museum
The museum is in a very great rank of the world. The most important Egon-Schiele-collection by Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka.
7. MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art)
Displaying a huge collection of over 7,000 modern and contemporary art works. This large collection art museum is also organized as special exhibitions.
8. Haus Der Musik
An altimative discovery museum staying in the heart of Vienna’s between St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Vienna State Opera.
9. Schonbrunn Palace
one of the most greatest cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna.
10. Liechtenstein Museum
The Liechtenstein Museum was named after one of Europe’s oldest noble families. The museum is one of the big collection of private art.
Salzburg
A world famous baroque architecture located centres north of the Alps- listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
In Salzburg, you might want to visit Mozart’s house, Festung Hohensalzburg, European fortress, Mirabell Palace that its gardens were featured in the film ” The Sound Of Music.”
Some Other Attractive Places:
1. Salburg Dom
Christian church, Dom of Salzburg was built between 767 and 774 and was 66 metres long and 33 metres wide. built by a great concept and one of Salzburg’s most beautiful masterpiece.
2. Salzburg Museum
Displaying many great Austrian and International arts as well as pot dedicated, war and contemporary art.
3. Hofkirche
The the most amazing art and prominent tomb for an emperor Europe.
4. Glockenspiel
A private place built in 1588 by Prince Archbishop Wolf
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