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Airport  
Vienna Schwechat airport is 19 km southeast of the city centre. The airport is small by international standards, with only one terminal. Be prepared to walk: there are no moving walkways. Luggage trolleys accept coins from eight currencies but not sterling or dollars. There are change machines at the largest trolley collection point. On departure, shopping trolleys are provided free near the duty free shops. Austrian banks Raiffeisen and Erste have branches in Arrivals and Departures. Erste also has an outlet in Transit. There is a Bank Austria outlet in Departures only, along with a post office (0800-1200, 1400-1800). Banking hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1230, 1330-1500 (Thurs till 1730). Automatic cash dispensers can be found throughout the airport. 

City Centre 
Express buses connect to the City Air Terminal in Wien Mitte/Landstrasse every 20 mins throughout the day, half-hourly throughout the night. Traveling time is 20 mins. A one-way ticket costs €5.81, round-trip €10.90. Taxis wait on ranks outside Arrivals. Expect to pay about €30-40 for the 25-min trip. Another option is to use CandK, a private car service, for a set price of €22. 

Orientation 
Vienna's centre is St. Stephen's Cathedral on Stephansplatz. The square and its surrounding area, which includes the elegant shopping streets of Kärntnerstrasse, Graben and Kohlmarkt, are pedestrianised. Vienna has 23 districts. The 1st district is bound by the Ringstrasse (known as the Ring) and the Danube canal. The Ring changes its name nine times as it circles the 1st district. Most business, banking and commercial outlets are located in the 1st district. The 3rd and 4th districts to the west are nearby and house some embassies. Smart residential areas are the 13th district near Schönbrunn Palace and the 19th district near the Vienna Woods, where most of the embassies are located. 
The UN complex is located north of the River Danube, a 15-min drive to the north-east of Vienna. The industrial area is in the east and south-east. Mariahilferstrasse - in the 6th district and running from the Ring - is a popular shopping street, with some large stores. 
The main tourist office is located between the Hofburg Palace complex and Kärtnerstrasse at Am Albertinaplatz 1. It is open 0900-1900 every day. 

Around The City 
Central Vienna - within the Ringstrasse - is easily covered on foot, but if pressed for time a taxi whisks you across the centre in under 30 mins. Taxis are found on five ranks around the Ring and in Hoher Markt, Neuer Markt and Petersplatz as well as throughout the city. Flagfall is €2 and fares clock up at €1.30 per km. Tips are generally a matter of rounding up to the nearest cent or euro. The majority of taxi drivers speak English well enough to be understood and all taxis are metered. Most hotels have arrangements with car firms, which are slightly more expensive. 

What is Information 
Schönbrunn Palace: The Habsburgs' summer palace comprises 1,401 rooms of which 42 are open to the public. Rooms vary from the sumptuous - such as the Millionen -Zimmer panelled with rosewood inlaid with Persian miniatures - to the fairly plain apartments occupied by Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth. 13 Schönbrunner Schloss Strasse. Apr-Oct 0830-1700, Nov-Mar 0830-1630. 
Zoo (Tiergarten): Founded in 1752, with an octagonal pavilion. Open daily, times vary according to month. Imperial Coach Collection; Palmery and Park daily 0900-dusk; Gloriette daily 0800-dusk. 
Belvedere Palace: Of particular note are the post-modernist works of two of Vienna's favorite sons - Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele - on permanent display in the outstanding Oesterreichische Galerie at the Upper Belvedere. The Lower Belvedere houses the Museum of Medieval Art and Baroque Museum at 3 Prinz Eugenstrasse 27. Open daily except Mon, 1000-1700. 
Vienna is exceptionally rich in museums and places of special cultural interest; get the illustrated museum leaflet from the Tourist Office at Am Albertinaplatz, 1 for a detailed list. 
Kunsthistorisches Museum: (Museum of Fine Arts) 1 Maria Theresien Platz (entrance from the Burgring or Museumsplatz). Open daily except Mon 1000-1800 (Thurs 1000-2100). Holds one of the greatest art collections in the world with an emphasis on Flemish and Italian paintings collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries. 
Sigmund Freud Museum: Freud's home also housed his consulting rooms; a fascinating collection (though the famous couch is in London). 9 Berggasse 19. Open daily Jul-Sept 0900-1800, Oct-Jun 0900-1600. 
Haus der Musik: New hi-tech museum housed in a 19c palace awash with computer games designed to make music accessible to everyone. Several rooms on upper floors are dedicated to famous Austrian composers: Mozart, Haydn, Strauss and Mahler. You can play at being a conductor. Seilerstätte 30. Open daily 1000-2200. 
Jewish Museum: Conveys aspects of Jewish life and religious beliefs through artefacts, books and documents as well as recalling the tragic history of Vienna Jews during the Holocaust. There are also frequent exhibitions devoted to Jewish artists. 1 Dorotheergasse 11. Open Sun-Fri 1000-1800, Thurs 1000-2000. 
Museum Judenplatz, a new part of the Jewish Museum: view the remains of a medieval synagogue, discovered when plans were underway to construct a parking lot. Judenplatz 8. Open Sun-Thurs 1000-1800, Fri 1000-1400. 
Museumsquartier: Opening in summer 2001, this claims to be the largest museum complex in the world. Egon Schiele's works are in the Leopold Museum (open Wed-Mon 1100-1900, Fri 1100-2100); the Kunsthalle displays special exhibits (open Fri-Wed 1000-1900, Thurs 1000-2200) the ZOOM caters to children (open Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat-Sun 1000-1730) and the Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (open Tues-Sun 1000-1800, Thurs 1000-2100) is devoted to modern art. Additional features include cafés, art galleries, an architecture centre, dance hall and film festival theatre. Museumsplatz 1-5. Opening times unavailable at press time. 
Boating is available on the Alte Donau lake (Old Danube), 10 mins from the town centre by metro, near UNO city. For horse-riding, book a session in Prater Auen near the Lusthaus. This is the former private hunting ground of the Habsburgs. 

Shopping         Boka hyrbilar hela världen online -        Queensway Travel
Although not as well known for shopping as Paris or Milan, the 1st District - particularly the area bounded by Kärntnerstrasse, Graben, Kohlmarkt and Augustinerstrasse - offers some of the most exciting shopping in Europe, most of it pedestrianised, while the popular Mariahilferstrasse is a long stretch of excellent shops and stores. You will find all the famous names in Vienna but look also for superb Austrian-made glassware, traditional crafts, jewellery - modern and antique - and the famous Austrian Loden. Wander down the small, narrow side streets and browse through antique shops, perhaps visiting one of Vienna's famous patisseries along the way. 

Where to Tour 
For a breath of fresh air the Volksgarten, Burggarten and Belvedere all have extensive gardens with fountains. You may also care to visit the Butterfly House at the Burggarten and adjoining coffee house. There are also the enchanting and secluded Botanical Gardens , the charming Stadtpark with open-air café and music pavilion and the vast ornamental parklands of Schönbrunn. 
For a good overview of this magnificent city, begin your walk at St. Stephen's Cathedral and wander down the Kärntnerstrasse to the State Opera House. Turn right into Philharmonikerstrasse; head through the Albertinaplatz, along Augustinerstrasse via Josefplatz to Michaelerplatz and into the grounds of the Imperial Palace on the corner of Michaelerplatz and Herrengasse. Here you are faced with the famous 'house without eyebrows', designed by Adolf Loos, which so enraged the Emperor Franz Josef that he altered his daily route when leaving the Palace. 

From the Palace grounds walk through the Volksgarten up to the National Theatre (Burgtheater) and then up to the impressive Ring Boulevard and past the Parliament, Town Hall and University to the Votivkirche. If you are still feeling energetic, head back down the Schottengasse and Freyung, passing Am Hof and ending with a snack and glass of wine at Zum Schwarzen Kameel at the end of 5 Bognergasse.