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About Vienna
Vienna is perhaps the most elegant and culturally significant city in Europe, and offers a vast array of stunning architecture, galleries, churches and palaces that are truly exceptional. Vienna’s wealth as a city comes from more than a thousand years as a leading European power, and the seat of government for the Holy Roman Empire. Until the early 20th century, the city was responsible for huge tracts of Europe, Asia and Africa, and wealth flowed in from all of these states.
Vienna’s power was translated into artistic and cultural dominance of Europe in the form of music and painting. Mozart spent much of his life in the city, as did Beethoven, and the ruling family commissioned works of art by many of the finest painters and sculptors in Europe that they exhibited in their stunning palaces.
During your stay in Vienna itself, essential sights include Stefandom Cathedral, the Schonnbrun Palace, and The Vienna Opera. You should also try and see the performing horses and the Vienna Boys Choir. If you are lucky enough to be in Vienna during the early summer, then attending one of the invitational balls is an exceptional experience.
Hiring a car in Vienna also gives you access to the surrounding areas of Austria where you can explore the Tyrolean Mountains which are rugged and accessible from the city. Within easy reach of Vienna itself, you can also visit several of the other historic capitals of central and Eastern Europe including Budapest, Prague, and Bratislava, which have all been heavily influenced by Viennese culture and art as part of their design and construction.
By taking the time to explore Vienna and the surrounding area at your own pace, you will be able to enjoy a great deal more about what the city and Austria have to offer, as well as getting access to a wider part of the country than you would if all you did was stick to the city centre. Although the main cultural attractions of Austria are urban, the defining character of the country is essentially rural and mountainous.
