Discover Vienna Trip 2026

As the former workplace of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, Vienna is home to two of the most renowned concert halls in the world, the State Opera and the golden Musikverein, where the Vienna Philharmonic and international stars still perform today.

The former summer residence of the Habsburgs, with its 1,441 rooms and expansive Baroque gardens including the Gloriette, is one of Austria's most important cultural landmarks and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 for its exceptional overall composition.

In the Winter Riding School of the imperial Hofburg, white Lipizzaner stallions have performed traditional dressage arts for over 450 years, one of the oldest riding traditions still practiced in the world, while the surrounding state rooms offer insight into the courtly life of the Habsburgs.

Vienna's coffeehouse culture, recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, invites you to enjoy a Melange and Sachertorte in venerable cafés, while the lively Naschmarkt with its stalls and eateries forms the culinary heart of the city.

Vienna-Schwechat Airport is located about 18 kilometers southeast of the city center and is connected to downtown by the City Airport Train in just 16 minutes. Direct flights from Zurich also run several times a day, as does the comfortable ÖBB Railjet, taking about seven hours.

As the former workplace of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, Vienna is home to two of the most renowned concert halls in the world, the State Opera and the golden Musikverein, where the Vienna Philharmonic and international stars still perform today.

The former summer residence of the Habsburgs, with its 1,441 rooms and expansive Baroque gardens including the Gloriette, is one of Austria's most important cultural landmarks and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 for its exceptional overall composition.

In the Winter Riding School of the imperial Hofburg, white Lipizzaner stallions have performed traditional dressage arts for over 450 years, one of the oldest riding traditions still practiced in the world, while the surrounding state rooms offer insight into the courtly life of the Habsburgs.