Experience Vienna- Your guide to the sights of Vienna

1st district - the inner city

The Innere Stadt, the 1st district of the city of Vienna, is one of the most beautiful in the federal capital. It forms the historic core of the Austrian capital Vienna and is home to some of the most famous sights, such as St. Stephen's Cathedral, the State Opera House, Judenplatz, the Vienna Hofburg and the Burgtheater. Most of these sights and buildings are located directly on the Ringstrasse, which symbolises the former city wall from the 13th century.

The Vienna Ringstrasse - subdivision and important buildings

The Ringstrasse is divided into several sections in a clockwise direction of traffic - away from the Urania or Aspern Bridge and starting from the Danube Canal. The first of these sections is the Stubenring, where the former Imperial and Royal War Ministry, the Radetzky Monument and the Museum of Applied Arts are located. This is already followed by the Parkring with several well-known palaces, the Vienna City Park and the Hotel Am Parkring. The next section is the Schubertring, which is particularly famous for Schwarzenbergplatz with the Schwarzenberg Monument. The Kärntner Ring following is perfect for shopping with the Ringstrasse Galleries, and leads into the world-famous Opernring, where the Vienna State Opera is located. This is followed by the Burgring with the Burggarten, the Hofburg, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum. The Dr. Karl-Renner-Ring comes after the Burgring and houses part of the Volksgarten, the Palais Epstein and the Austrian Parliament. The Universitätsring is the penultimate section, which also houses part of the Volksgarten, the Burgtheater, as well as Vienna City Hall and Vienna University. The last section of the Ringstrasse is the Schottenring, where the Ringturm and the Vienna Provincial Police Headquarters are located.

The Danube Island is at least as beautiful in summer. It doesn't matter whether you enjoy sports in your free time or prefer to relax in the sun: Danube Island is THE nature recreation area in the middle of the world metropolis. The "island", as it is often called, stretches for more than 20 kilometres and attracts the Viennese and their guests every day in summer.

An absolute highlight in summer is the music festival from July to September. Every year, Vienna becomes the setting for top-class films on the themes of music, opera and theatre. On 65 balmy summer evenings, you can immerse yourself in dance, jazz, world music and musicals and be spoilt by the renowned gastronomes.