Waltz around Vienna in 2015...tourism hits record year for the City of Music

Vienna’s tourism industry has just experienced its best ever year, recording 13.5 million visitors.

In 2015 Vienna celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Ringstrasse Boulevard with a colourful programme.

Also, the 60th Eurovision Song Contest from May 19th to 23rd will also place Vienna in the international spotlight.

3 Reason to Visit Vienna - #1 Cheese Sausage!


1. Vienna - The Hofburg & Around (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Hofburg & Around chapter from Lonely Planet's Vienna guidebook.


2. New Lonely Planet: Vienna - Schloss Schonbrunn & Around (ebook Chapter)

Few sights in Vienna enthral like Schloss Schönbrunn. The vision of its imposing baroque facade is not one you are likely to forget in a hurry. You can almost picture the Habsburgs swanning around the rose beds and fountains in the gardens, which provide a harmonious backdrop for the palace, a Unesco World Heritage site.


3. Vienna - The Museum District & Neubau (Chapter)

Beginning on Maria-Theresien-Platz, this neighbourhood sweeps west to include the hip Neubau Vorstadt (inner suburb) to the Gürtel. Shopping is more offbeat than in the Innere Stadt, and the area also has some good eating and drinking venues.