Vienna

Vienna, Austria's largest and capital city, is home to over 2.5 million people including its metropolitan area and serves as the nation's hub for culture, politics and economy. It's also a very popular tourist destination offering its visitors a wealth of attractions from its most historic periods to showcasing the city's most modern elements. Renowned as a cultural center, Vienna is brimming with museums, art galleries, theater and, above all, music including the opera. With great museums ranging from ancient Roman excavations to modern and hip museums, Vienna offers quite a large variety of exhibitions. Mozart, Schubert, Strauss and many more Austrian composers have lived in this grand city. When in Vienna, don't miss the experience of a classical concert by one of Vienna's great sons of music in one of the main classical music venues like Musikverein, Konzerthaus, or the Vienna State Opera.

Vienna is a romantic city, with great parks to stroll through, laid-back coffeehouses and restaurants made for foodies. It is not hard to fall in love in Vienna all over again. Vienna also offers a great selection of shopping with handmade goods, such as chocolate, porcelain and leather goods, many of which make for excellent souvenirs and gifts. Slow down and enjoy the old world pace of this imperial city, which these days is a perfect mixture of history and contemporary art of living. Make sure not to miss spending some time in one of the traditional coffee houses, where no waiter will ever present visitors with a check if they don't ask for it and one order will allow visitors stay as long as they like. Steeped in culture, history and music, it's no wonder so many people love to visit this shining example of a European capital city.