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Insider tips for your trip to Vienna

Vienna - a city of proud palaces and peaceful parks; a home to Klimt and Kaisers, coffee and cake, Strauss and Sisi. And sausages.

Hundreds of articles take you through the sights, sounds and tastes of the city, so you can plan your trip better and make the most of your visit.

I'm Mark - an English writer who's lived in Vienna for over 25 years. Allow me to introduce you to the wonders of Austria's capital.

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Mozart plaque

Mozart locations in Vienna

Back in 1781, Mozart wandered into Vienna's Deutschordenshaus, where his boss (the Archbishop of Salzburg) was staying, argued a little ...
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Little Vienna in Shanghai exhibition

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