Westbahnhof and Schönbrunn Locations Westbahnhof is one of the biggest railway stations in Vienna. It is located in the western part of Vienna city centre, at the place where Mariahilfer Strasse (the big shopping street) crosses the Gürtel. Schönbrunn Palace is one of the top landmarks in Vienna (in the unlikely case that you don’t [more…]
Vienna Schönbrunn Park Attractions Although the “primary” landmark of Schönbrunn is Schönbrunn Palace, the huge park behind the palace offers several other tourist attractions and interesting places: the Gloriette (on the top of the hill on the picture), Neptune Fountain (at the foot of the hill), Schönbrunn Zoo, Tirol House, roman ruins, fountains, and vast [more…]
Schönbrunn Palace and Park Schönbrunn used to be the home of choice to Austrian Emperors and now it is mainly one of the top landmarks of Vienna. There are in fact many tourist attractions in Schönbrunn: the palace itself, its beautiful gardens, the vast Schönbrunn park with Roman Ruins, Vienna Zoo and many other things. [more…]
Schönbrunn Palace from behind Neptune Fountain Though this picture may seem like it rains in Schönbrunn, it is not the case. This picture of Schönbrunn Palace was taken from behind the Neptune Fountain. The fountain is located at the foot of the hill half way from the castle to Gloriette in Schönbrunn Park. The fountain [more…]
View of Schönbrunn Palace and Vienna from the hill in Schönbrunn Park Here you can see the Schönbrunn Palace from the Gloriette, which is a belvedere built on the hill in the Schönbrunn Park, facing the Palace. Just behind the trees in the middle (but not well visible on this picture) is the Neptune Fountain. [more…]