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Vienna, one of the oldest capitals in Europe

Vienna is one of the oldest capitals in Europe, the capital of Austria is located on the banks of the Danube. A very nice city with a lot of history.

With a population of about 1.757 million, Vienna is as well the economic, cultural and political center of Austria.

But Vienna is a city that offers lots of interesting places to visit, a city full of culture, history and tourist attractions that the world traveler enjoys to visit.


 Culture


Music is one of the most important legacies that Vienna has, prodigies as Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, or Brahms, just to name some lived and composed most of their music in this city. Theatres, Operas, and Museums are an important part of the city and places to visit in Vienna. The Burgtheater, the Theater an der Wein, the Staatsoper, and Wiener Musikverein are some of the important theatres in Vienna.



Tourist attractions

Vienna has many attractions that make the city a popular destination to visitors from around the world. The imperial palaces of Hofburg and Schonbrunn are some of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. The variety of architectural styles makes the city very interesting and places like the Hundertwasserhaus, the Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station or the Millenium Tower are some examples of different architectural styles in Vienna and places to visit.
The Parks and Gardens of Vienna such as Stadtpark and Lainzer Tiergarten are some of the many parks that the city offers and are interesting places to visit.




1 comment:

  1. Beautiful. Another of the coutries I would like to go traveling in. My daughter was there as a student with a traveling choir and sang in lots of places there. Some of your pictures remind me of some of hers I saw from that trip.

    Sandy

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