Hello
We will be in Vienna for 1 day and want to see all the major attractions. I know there is so much to see that we won't get to everything in 1 day. Would you recommend the hop on/off bus or a specific tour? Thank you!!
Posted by
2473 posts
Vienna in one day is like a golf course with one hole. I would choose two major attractions - for all of them two weeks would not be enough - and spend the rest of the time walking around in the historic center to see and feel the aura of this wonderful city. And come back later for a longer time!
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Would you recommend a tour guide?
Posted by
Central Valley, California
293 posts
I would visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and then go have a wonderful coffee + dessert in the Cafe Centraal, then look at the Stephensdom Cathedral for your one day. It's three wonderful and different things, giving you a good taste of Vienna.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thank you very much for your responses!!
Posted by
Novato, CA, United States
172 posts
Tough assignment. I would say see the Hofburg Palace to get an idea of the obscene wealth of the Hapsburgs. Visit St. Stephens, and take a tour of the Opera House. Or you could ride the tram around the ring road, hop on and off anywhere that catches your fancy. there really isn't a hop on hop off bus. It depends mostly on your interests. Hank, Novato, CA
Posted by
NYC
380 posts
Shelley's advice is the best. The Kunsthistoriches Museum will give you a glimpse of the Hapsburg taste and influence and the phenomenal wealth of the Empire. Cafe Central is not only beautiful inside, but serves great food, and gives you an impression of Viennese intellectual culture in the fin de siecle. And St Stephans will show you the incredible power the Church had over medieval life. Go right up to the wall and crane your neck up and imagine it's 1400 and you just came in from the countryside to trade your crops and this is the biggest, most amazing thing you have ever seen or will ever see.
But I also think you have to fit in one more thing: perhaps the Romermuseum, or just to the Michaelerplatz and see the open-air foundations on display, to show you the deep historical roots of the area. Vienna has been a city or settlement since at least 500 BCE, if not earlier.
Better yet, what's this "one day" stuff? Wrangle four more.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Wow sounds so amazing really wish we would have had more time. Really appreciate all your responses, its been very helpful!
Posted by
3631 posts
The HOHO will take you to the major sights and we found it useful in 2015. If you are a fan of Klimt, the Belvedere could be a great place to visit.