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Hundertwasserhaus Hotel Sacher |
 Karlskirche - The Charles Church
The Charles Church was built between 1715-1737 in honour of Saint Charles Borromeo. Architectural styles from Romanesque to Baroque result in an imposing facade and an interior of particular brilliance due to the influx of daylight onto the frescoes.
U-Bahn: Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4)  Hundertwasserhaus
The first architectural creation by Vienna-born painter, poet and radical conservationist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The house was finished 1986 and has become on of the city's most popular attractions.
S, U-Bahn: Landstrasse. Wien-Mitte (U3, U4, S1, S2, S3, S7, S15)  Hotel Sacher
Founded in 1876 by Eduard Sacher, Hotel Sacher is as much a Viennese Institution as the original Sacher-Torte (Gateau), a delicious layered chocolate cake specialty.
U-BAHN: Karlsplatz (U1,2,4)
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Day Trips VIENNA'S POSITION AT THE CROSSROADS OF EUROPE AS THE BASTION LEADING TO THE EAST, BROUGHT PROSPERITY AND CONSTANTLY PUT ITS INHABITANTS AT RISK OF INVASION. THE UNDULATING COUNTRYSIDE AROUND VIENNA STRETCHES INTO SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC, AND AWAITS VISITORS WITH AGE-OLD MONASTERIES, CULINARY DELIGHTS INFLUENCED BY ITS NEIGHBOURS, BREATHTAKING CASTLES AND PRETTY TOWNS THAT HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR HEARTY CHARACTER. ON YOUR TRAVELS TRY OUT A "BUSCHENSCHANKE" - A LOCAL TAVERN SERVING FOOD AND DRINK. Churches, Cathedrals and Synagogues| Augustinekirche | | the hearts of 54 Habsburger royals rest here, in silver urns! | | Salesianerinnenkl. | | the monastery from 1717 was a place of education for the nobility | | Peterskirche | | St. Peter's is a Baroque work of art, on the site of Vienna's first church | | Schottenstift | | the Benedictine monastery in the heart of Vienna dates back to 1155 | | Synagoge | | built in 1825 and the only one of 94 that survived the "Reichskristallnacht" |
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