Anyone wishing to see the interiors of Schönbrunn Palace has to go on a guided tour or buy an entrance ticket for the self-guided equivalent. It’s well worth doing so. Why?
Ignoring the details of the rooms, furniture and decoration, whose workmanship and value probably goes unappreciated to the uneducated eye, Schönbrunn is just one of […]
Although the palace is now thoroughly embedded within the city confines, it’s important to remember that for most of its life it was a country retreat, located well outside the city walls.
In the mid-13th century, the area around Schönbrunn — the present day district of Hietzing — all belonged to the Klosterneuburg Monastery (which still […]
If you looked out of Schönbrunn Palace, across the gardens and up to the crest of the hill, your eye would come to rest on the columns and arches of the Gloriette. And that’s no accident. A regular court grumble (or so the story goes) was the lack of a fitting object for the Imperial […]
Read the full entry If you’re in the palace gardens at Schönbrunn, facing the huge Neptune Fountain at the foot of the hill crowned by the Gloriette, look left and walk along the path until you reach the Roman Ruins among the trees.
What a fabulous find, not to say coincidence that such a marvellous ruin should remain preserved in […]
In a city of top tourist attractions, Schloss Schönbrunn — the summer palace — is the undisputed queen of the sightseeing tours and a UNESCO world heritage site to boot.
Ostensibly, Schönbrunn consists of a palace and grounds, but these hide a number of independent attractions worthy of a visit in their own right. Here a […]
