Vienna sights and attractions

Vienna's huge Zentralfriedhof cemetery is a curious place. Although a working cemetery and home to some notably famous graves, it's almost as well-known for its flora and … [Read more...] about The Zentralfriedhof cemetery

The Vienna Tourist Board once provided the media (people like me) with statistics on the most popular attractions in the city. According to their numbers, these were the top … [Read more...] about Vienna’s Top 10 things to see

The visual image most closely associated with historical Vienna is Stephansdom (St. Stephen's cathedral) right in the centre: an obligatory stop for visitors. Quick … [Read more...] about Stephansdom Cathedral

The famous Spanish Riding School features the Lipizzaner horses (often called Lipizzan in North America), who trace their lineage back to the 1500s. The school only uses the … [Read more...] about The Lipizzaner Stallions

The life of a Lipizzaner stallion is not all pirouettes, gala evenings, and sharing a nosebag of hay with your groom. It begins far from the Viennese crowds in the rural idyll … [Read more...] about Life of a Lipizzaner

The history of the art of horse riding dates back almost 2,500 years to the time of the Greeks. The history of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna to the 16th … [Read more...] about History of the Spanish Riding School