Vienna Austria: A Great Austria Vacation

If you are planning a European vacation and especially if you are planning on vacationing on a budge, then Vienna Austria is the right place. Many people want to stay in a big city while in Europe – Paris, and Berlin are often hot cities. Popularity also mean more expensive. With Vienna you are in a big city that is central to all of Europe and inexpensive. Vienna is a wonderful city year round. Which is great especially if you are planning on traveling in the off season to save money. In the spring all the flowers in Prater Park are just blooming. Just down the road you can catch a ride on a Fiaker horse drown coach. This is a great way to start your Austria vacation. This particular part of Austria is known for its chestnut trees. From the park you can see the Reisenrad wheel and the Imperial City Park. Close by is Hofburg palace plays Waltz tunes daily as well as the State Opera.

Summer in Austria is all about the water. Austria vacation would not be complete unless you took a dip in the beautiful streams that flow directly from the Danube. The Danube Island is a great place for athletes and sport fanatics. Here visitors can cycle, skate, water ski, and sun bath to their heart's content. There are several open and daily sport events like rock climbing and golfing. There are also daily rock and pop concerts and nights are full of techno music. This particular region has some lovely vintage inns like Heurigen.

Fall is equally enchanting. Austria vacations in Fall would not be complete with out wandering Kahlenberg high roads too look at the beautiful changing leaves. The Austrian capital is also a great stop. Also worth a stop is the imperial winter house, while you are there visit the museum quarters. This place the kids will fall in love with all the kids museums with plays, musicals, and plays.

Do not forget a winter Austria vacation. The Vienna Ring Road is decorated in holiday lights. There is also the Christmas market in front of the town hall. Here you can drink wind, how tea, and snack on various local and German holiday treats. Of course do not forget about the ski run of Wiener Wald, which is a full service winter recreational area. The kids will love the dancing horses of the Horse Riding School here.

There are several low cost places here to stay. These are not your ordinary hotels or hostels. They are vintage houses which have been modified into hotels rooms. The area has really great local shops, banks, places to eat. Several art museums are with in walking distance, the older theatre can be found here as well as the Metropol and Jorgebad. Do not forget to try the local pastry shops which offer regional cakes, coffee, and a true German breakfast. Vienna cuisine should be tried along with great wine. Austria vacations are great because the food and lodging is really inexpensive.