An alpine heart of Central Europe and the seat of the Habsburgs for six centuries, where imperial capitals sit within easy walking of medieval old towns and mountain edges. Read the Roman fort beneath Vienna's Innere Stadt, cross the courtyards of the Hofburg, and walk the grand Ringstrasse built where the city walls once stood. Baroque squares, cathedral cities, and boulevards made for walking, best taken slowly. Go at your own pace and on your own schedule.
Cities
In-depth reads
One Day in Vienna: A Walkable Morning-to-Evening Itinerary
Cultural·6 min
Vienna, a City Stacked on a City: Reading the Capital in Three Directions
Cultural·7 min
Heldenplatz and the Neue Burg: Why Vienna's Grandest Palace Wing Was Never Finished
Companion·6 min
Hoher Markt and the Anker Clock: Where Roman Vienna Surfaces
Companion·7 min