Vienna, Austria's capital

Due to its near location to Vienna (1 hour in the car) Semmering is an ideal starting point for sightseeing, theatre visits or shopping sprees to the capital city of Austria.

Vienna awaits you for exciting concerts, thrilling musicals and impressive exhibitions. Enjoy the delicacies of the Viennese cuisine, the typical, cosy atmosphere in cafés and in typical Viennese wine taverns. Vienna awaits you with over 100 museums and numerous historical buildings and sights.

The Viennese Prater
The Viennese Prater (a fun park) attires with over 250 attractions ranging from the giant Ferris Wheel, nostalgic ghost trains, merry-go-rounds, go-kart tracks, amusement arcades and stalls with skill testing games to ultramodern constructions which will catapult you and your levels of adrenaline into immeasurable heights. There are also plenty of restaurants, cafés, snack bars and beer gardens.

Vienna, city of music
Welcome to the world capital city of music! More famous composers have lived here than in any other city, and in Vienna music is literally in the air: this is the home of the waltz and the operettas, and musicals "made in Vienna" have won the international public's hearts.

Imperial Vienna
Follow the trails of the Habsburg monarchy, visit the glorious baroque palaces Schönbrunn and Belvedere, in the Hofburg cast a glance on the control centre of a once tremendous empire and stroll along the magnificent ring road.

Saint Stephen's Cathedral
Saint Stephen's Cathedral, landmark of Vienna and Austria, is a most significant Gothic building home to a range of art treasures which can only be viewed as part of a guided tour.
Hint: Climb the 343 steps to the tower parlour of the "Steffl" and enjoy the marvellous view!
The South tower with 137 metres is the highest tower of Saint Stephen's Cathedral.

Spanish Riding School
You may experience the Spanish Riding School with its famous ballet of Lipizzan stallions in the baroque atmosphere of the Hofburg. Admire horsemanship in its uppermost perfection – ranging from the pirouette to the caper.