Castle Herberstein (Buchberg 1, St. Johann bei Herberstein) – located 90 minutes west of Vienna, this castle, built during three epochs – Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque – tells an interesting story of more than 700 years of Styrian history and aristocratic family tradition. Thanks to the enclosed wildlife park the castle developed into a major tourist […]
Burgtheater (Universitätsring 2, Vienna) – built in 1714 by Maria Theresa’s palace, this theater (a.k.a. National Theater, and simply “die Burg”), held a variety of theater productions & operas, such as those composed by famed Austrian musical legend Mozart. It suffered substantial damage by Allied plane bombings during the close of World War II in […]
Belvedere (Prinz-Eugen Strasse 27, Vienna) – this is a building complex that goes back to Austria’s royal period. Originally built as a summer residence of Prince Eugene of Saxony, the Belvedere consists of two Baroque palaces, the Orangery, and the Palace stables. These two palaces (Upper and Lower Belvedere) presently house a museum that displays […]
Augarten Palace (Obere Augartenstrasse 1, Vienna) – in existence since 1718, this palace has actually been a manufacturing facility for Augarten porcelain. Combining sophisticated craftsmanship, artistic design and the latest techniques, Augarten uniquely blends time-honored tradition with contemporary art. The finest porcelain is still produced and painted by hand here. Take a guided tour of […]
Albertina Museum (Albertinaplatz 1, Vienna) — this museum has a large collection of over a million prints and 60,000 drawings that originally established by Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen (a son-in-law of Empress Maria Theresia) in 1776. That collection includes famed pieces like Dürer’s “Hare” and his “Hands folded in prayer”, Rubens’ studies of children and […]