Vienna\u2019s Spanish Riding School has kept the renaissance tradition of Haute \u00c9cole equestrian alive for more than 450 years.<\/p>\n
Over the course of a century, Vienna’s population has hovered between 2 million. In October 2014, there were approximately 1.8 million inhabitants.<\/p>\n
The Vienna Giant Wheel, or Wiener Riesenrad, was built in 1897 to honor the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I.<\/p>\n
The 521 square miles of the Vienna Woods, or Wienerwald, are home to 2,000 plant species and 150 bird species.<\/strong> At least two endangered species ,Ural owls and green lizards, have made the forest home.<\/p>\n Almost 3 million people a year visit the city\u2019s most famous church, St. Stephen\u2019s Cathedral, or Stephansdom, built in the 12th century. Thirteen bells hang from the tallest tower, which stands 448 feet high and is accessible by climbing 343 steps. But it\u2019s the Pummerin bell, in the 224-foot-tall tower, that happens to be the second largest free-swinging European chimed church bell.<\/p>\n Be the belle of the ball: Every year, more than 450 balls take place in the Austrian capital.<\/strong> Viennese Ball Season runs from New Year\u2019s Eve to Shrove Tuesday .<\/p>\n The Vienna Philharmonic\u2019s New Year\u2019s Concert is one of the hottest tickets in town.<\/p>\n Coffee is about more than just caffeination for Austrians.<\/strong> It\u2019s part of their heritage. Viennese coffee houses, which originated in the 17th century, were put on UNESCO\u2019s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.<\/p>\n Vienna has bragging rights as the only world capital that produces significant quantities of wine within its city limits. With 1730 acres of \u201cwine-growing surface,\u201d there are more than 320 vintners. Eighty-five percent of the wine produced is white wine grape varietals.<\/p>\n The 13-mile Danube Island was open in 1981 to reinforce Vienna\u2019s flood protection system and has become a prime recreation center, with a 820-foot family beach, a (free!) 53,820-square-foot waterpark, and a climbing park where guests can ascend 33 feet into the air.<\/p>\n Austria\u2019s largest palace, Schonbrunn, has been one of Vienna\u2019s most visited sites since 2003. If splurging on a palatial stay isn\u2019t up your alley, the gardens a<\/u>round Schonbrunn Palace are equally majestic.<\/p>\n There is something very special about Vienna, and not just as a place to live. It is a tourist destination, and offers are absolutely outstanding.<\/p>\n
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