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Vienna with Kids – Palaces, Museums and Cake

by Sarah Nash | Feb 8, 2019 | Austria, History with Kids, More Articles About Austria | 0

Vienna is the beautiful capital city of Austria, with opulent buildings dominated by baroque architecture and an incredible history. Known for the Hapsberg Dynasty, the 19th century intellectual café culture, composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, it was the assassination of Austria’s ruler that started the First World War and sent Europe into decades of conflict. In 2018, Vienna was voted as the best city to live in for the ninth year running for providing a first-rate quality of life and its commitment to the cultural well-being of its inhabitants. This makes it the perfect place to take a family for a cultural city break and so last Spring, Sarah took three generations of her family for a week’s holiday in the city of elegance, music and history.

Visiting Vienna – First time Impressions of a History Lover

by Beth Howell | Jan 4, 2019 | Austria, More Articles About Austria | 0

With Imperial palaces and churches from over 600 years of Hapsburg rule, over 160 museums – 60 of which are in a vast MuseumQuartier, Vienna is a must for anyone who travels to enjoy the history of a destination. But with so much to see and do, not surprisingly first time visitors feel overwhelmed. History and art buff Bethany shares her impressions and suggestions from her four days in the Austrian capital.