Vienna travel guide with information on hotels, restaurants and much more

Ranked among the first 10 largest cities by population in the European Union, Vienna capital of and the largest city in Austria, Vienna, is also a cultural, economic and political center, the 3rd one in terms of living standards.

The city stage of Vienna has witnessed the play between history and sharp political differences and so, the former capital of the Holy Roman Empire grew into the “Red Vienna” and capital to the twentieth century Berlin, a genuine hot-spot for espionage, to finally become the cultural centre for arts and science, music and fine cuisine that Vienna is today.

Home to plentiful nationalities, Vienna is rightly called a multicultural city, the historical heart of which, the Innere Stadt, used to be enclosed by impressive guardian walls: warm summers and cold winters, strong winds and heavy rains have carved them into the public and private buildings of today, and the monuments and parks along Ringsstraße.