Majestic Vienna has long been a traveller’s paradise in the heart of central Europe, rife with the promise of some of the continent’s most amazing sights, and alive with beer halls, open-air clubs, sprawling museums and coffee bars to boot. It was once the kingpin of the great Habsburg Empire, which is why imperial palaces still loom on every corner. But before that it was the Romans that made this meander on the Danube their home; their own ruins now lurking somewhere below the surface.
Take some time to wander amidst Vienna’s charming inner-core, revelling in the lively streets that run off from the leafy boulevards between the Naschmarkt and Museum Quarter, then lose yourself between the aged facades of the old town, devouring strudels in the company of Freud and Klimt and Trotsky, before wondering upwards at the majestic spire of St. Stephen's Cathedral at its heart.
Afterwards, check with your Vienna tourist guide about the cultural events at play in this musically enriched town; you might just be in luck to catch a performance by the Wiener Philharmoniker, or waltz to your heart’s content at the Austrian Carnival, and on a different note, join the city’s student crowd and dance the night away to the beats of Viennese hip hop.