Vienna, Austria general Information

City of music, multitudinous meccas of mocha (the inevitable cafes), swirling Strauss waltzes, angelic choir boys, prancing white horses parks, delicious cream-filled pastries, and wine – that is Vienna.

From the time the Romans selected a Celtic settlement on the Danube River River, with the foothills of the Eastern Alps on the west and the plains of the Danube Basin on the east, as one of its most important central European forts, ‘Vindobona,’ the city we now know as Vienna has played a vital role in European history. Austria grew up around the city and developed into a mighty empire. The capital became a showplace city during the tumultuous reign of the Habsburg dynasty, whose court was a dazzling spectacle.

Today, Vienna is known as a city filled with row upon row of magnificent palaces and towering steeples, where the great artists and composers have left their marks. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner called the city home. Music is the soul of Vienna and at every opportunity, from the grand Opera Ball to the smallest of musical gatherings, Viennese swoon together in the city's famously romantic waltz. Or they gather for dramatic musical stagings at the Staatsopera (State Opera House), one of the world's great opera venues. Vienna celebrates its well-composed heritage with numerous festivals and concerts, as well as well-preserved landmarks.

Vienna seems to blend a kind of Italian romanticism with a Germanic love for order. And that orderly romanticism can be quite captivating. Well, find your own unique hotel in Vienna and discover all the brilliance this city has to offer.

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