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1. Schnaps Museum, Vienna

   by – Matt Vernick, Tour Manager, Europe Austria is famous for it’s schnaps and perhaps the best value optional excursion on any Contiki Tour visiting Vienna is a trip to the Old Vienna Schnaps Museum. The Fisher family has been producing some of the finest schnaps in the country for well over 100 years (the distillery was founded in 1875 and is still family owned and... more »

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2. Food and Drink - Vienna

   Although Austria is famous for schnitzel and schnaps this is only the surface of what the capital of Vienna has to offer the traveling connoisseur. Cafes and Coffee Houses Viennese coffee house culture is famous the world over. Sit back and relax in a street side cafe or maybe take the time to search out one of opulent rooms of some of the city’s more classy establishment... more »

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3. Vienna

   by – Matt Vernick, Tour Manager, Europe Vienna, (German: Wien) the capital of Austria, began as the Roman military camp of Vindabonum and after the retreat of the Romans was invaded and rebuilt many times. The city and region was ruled by the Babenberg family until 1278 when they were surpassed by the Hapsburgs, arguably one of the greatest royal families in European history. Under their rule Austria... more »

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4. Mozart and Strauss Concert, Vienna

   by – Dean Smart, Tour Manager, Europe Vienna is the home of classical music and their favourite son was Mozart. He was like the Britany Spears of classical music, and to see a recital of his is work is one of the cultural musts in Europe. by – Stuart Wesierski, Tour Manager, Europe One of my favourite excursions is the Mozart and Stra... more »

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5. Vienna Airport

   More Tour and Travel Advice for Europe Most tours starting in Vienna stay at the Hotel Prinz Eugen but you should confirm this by checking it against your Contiki travel documents once you receive them. To the Hotel Prinz Eugen From Vienna Airport take the City Airport Train (CAT) to ‘Wien-Mitte’ station (roughly 8€) then a taxi from the station to the hotel (roughly 10&e... more »

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6. St Stephen's Catacombs, Vienna

   by – ptooma Deep in the foundations of Vienna’s St. Stephansondom Cathedral lurks the catacombs… Along side the coffins and tombs of cardinals and royalty, there also lies cavernous vaults of bones stacked up various rooms of 10,000+ people. During the Black Plague, many victims were tossed in the mass graves found below the cathedral. If the... more »

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7. Palaces, Architecture and Gardens - Vienna

   People travel to Europe from all over the world to see the great and famous buildings of Paris and Rome but the Austrian capital of Vienna also offers an awesome array of visually stunning Architectural landscapes. Many of the buildings that make Vienna such a splendid city were commissioned and built in the late 1800’s in what is k... more »

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