{"id":252,"date":"2016-03-31T17:28:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/?p=252"},"modified":"2017-05-03T10:24:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:24:27","slug":"reasons-visit-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/reasons-visit-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"25 reasons to visit Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>The splendour of the <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/s\/imperial-vienna\/\">imperial capital<\/a> can be seen and felt everywhere.<\/li>\n<li>It is both very old and very modern at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>The Danube flows through the city and splits into beautiful oasis of green and blue.<\/li>\n<li>Vienna has been proclaimed the best city in the world for living seven years in a row!<\/li>\n<li>Most of the monuments are located in the Innerestadt district or around it, at walking distance from one another.<\/li>\n<li>Visual art and inspiration is everywhere.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/coffee-culture-vienna\/\">Viennese caf\u00e9 culture<\/a> is a unique\u00a0experience and must.<\/li>\n<li>With its 136 meters of height, the spear of <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/st-stephens-cathedral-stephansdom\/\">St. Stephen&#8217;s cathedral<\/a> is one of the tallest in the world.<\/li>\n<li>You can visit the court chambers of empress Sisi at the <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/hofburg-imperial-palace\/\">Hofburg palace<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Admire the dancing horses at the Spanish riding school.<\/li>\n<li>See the houses of Mozart and Beethoven.<\/li>\n<li>Discover the caf\u00e9 where Trotsky, Tito, Stalin and Hitler almost met.<\/li>\n<li>Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/natural-history-naturhistorisches-museum\/\">Natural History museum<\/a> leaves nobody indifferent.<\/li>\n<li>You can also visit the Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia as a day trip. It is about an hour and a half ride from Vienna.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/s\/parks-outdoors\/\">spaces for active people<\/a> to enjoy walking or cycling, as well as other activities.<\/li>\n<li>Discover the two churches Antonio Vivaldi was buried in.<\/li>\n<li>Vienna&#8217;s fantastic water system brings fresh spring water from mountains far away from the city. It has done so for centuries!<\/li>\n<li>You really shouldn&#8217;t miss Christmas markets in Vienna. Nor the gluchwein (mulled wine).<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59\" src=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna State Opera\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/base\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Vienna-Opera.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vienna State Opera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New Year concerts are traditionally held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/staatsoper\/\">Opera house<\/a>. If you like classical music, witnessing one should be on your bucket list.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a silly looking building in various colours built by Hundertwasser you should see.<\/li>\n<li>The Vienna woods are not only a huge green area flanking the city. They also offer <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/vienna-top-10\/#panoramas\">breathtaking views of Vienna<\/a>, as well as the surrounding plains.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/info\/\">transportation system<\/a> is impressive. The metro network is not too long, but is incredibly efficient.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/s\/sightseeing\/museums-exhibitions\/\">Vienna&#8217;s museums<\/a> are home of the most important collections of modern art (Klimt, Schiele, Kokochka&#8230;).<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/schonbrunn-palace\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn<\/a> palace complex features large gardens and green zones where citizens and guests alike enjoy themselves as royalty.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of Sch\u00f6nbrunn, the <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/schonbrunn-zoo\/\">Vienna zoo<\/a> is one of the oldest and best zoological gardens in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The splendour of the imperial capital can be seen and felt everywhere. 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