Located in the heart of Europe, Vienna is the capital of Austria, the landlocked alpine country between Italy and Slovenia to the South, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the East, Switzerland to the West and Germany to the North.

This city of around 1.8 million is known to have one of the highest qualities of living worldwide. Once it used to be the center of the vast Austro-Hungarian empire. Remnants of these times can be found all around the city, ranging from magnificent palaces and museums to large parks and monuments.

Owing to a long and fascinating history Vienna offers an immense variety of sights to be discovered. Make sure to take plenty of time as unfortunately a few days might be not be be sufficient to visit all relevant sights in this city.