Tourist Attractions & Monuments Vienna

An MP 3 audio guide to € 8 (to get on the net or on the spot) gives interesting information about the historic pedestrian areas in Vienna. The tour begins at St. Etienne's Cathedral, with the Hofburg Palace, the Spanish Stud Farm and a few friendly addresses including Viennese cafés.

The Spanish Riding School, also known as the Vienna Spanish School, is an internationally recognized riding school based in Vienna. Founded in 1735, it is the only institution in the world to preserve and cultivate the classical equestrian art of the High School, from the Renaissance to the present day. The famous Lipizzaners are trained here and present top-class equestrian shows in the magnificent baroque setting of the Imperial Palace. Gala performances allow spectators to witness unrivalled equestrian spectacles in the world's most beautiful riding arena, designed by the Baroque architect Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. In addition to the shows, it's possible to visit the stables and watch the morning training of the horses.

Very present in the architecture of the Vienna buildings, we recommend a walk to discover them. Art Nouveau or Jugendstil emerged after fifty years of historicism towards the end of the 1910 th century and continued until. The Jugendstil, an international epic message, touched on artistic areas such as painting, architecture, la déco, typography, and translates into long winding lines, flower ornaments and flame-shaped pictorial movements. The Vienna Jegendstil style had to be transported by artists from Klimt, Kokoschka, the Imperial Intendant of Urban redevelopment works designed, in addition to the subway lines (especially U 4) and the attached equipment, many buildings throughout the city such as the Pavillons pavilions.