Video: Vienna City Guide
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Vienna is the capital of Austria and lies at the heart of central Europe. Known as the city of music it is the birth place of the Waltz and the resting place of Beethoven. This grandiose city once controlled most of Europe, but is now better known for its enviable collections of historical and artistic treasures.
Traveller Ian Wright begins his trip at the Hofberg Palace, home to the Hapsburgs. He then heads for the city's cemetery which lays rest to over 2.5 million people. After a look around the Freud Museum the travels to Mauthausen and learns its gruesome past. Returning to Vienna he ends his journey at one of the cities famous balls.
Along the way...
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Vienna is the capital of Austria and lies at the heart of central Europe. Known as the city of music it is the birth place of the Waltz and the resting place of Beethoven. This grandiose city once controlled most of Europe, but is now better known for its enviable collections of historical and artistic treasures.
Traveller Ian Wright begins his trip at the Hofberg Palace, home to the Hapsburgs. He then heads for the city's cemetery which lays rest to over 2.5 million people. After a look around the Freud Museum the travels to Mauthausen and learns its gruesome past. Returning to Vienna he ends his journey at one of the cities famous balls.
Along the way...
- Explore the city on a bicycle
- Admire the world's largest emerald
- Pay homage at the graves of Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven
- Soak up the atmosphere at the weekend flea market
- Listen to Vienna's first vegetable orchestra
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