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Liveable and great to visit: Vienna.
The Vienna Opera House. It's not like the Sydney one. Nor do the economies have much in common.
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Stallions in the stables.

Dancing with horses: The Spanish Riding School of Vienna

The Lipizzaner stallions enter the arena, each a mirror image of the other as they perform a pas de deux to classical Viennese music.

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Evening over the Ringstrasse outside the Cafe Landtmann.

Why you should visit Vienna: The three-minute guide

Lovely Vienna has oodles of culture and musical history, an abundance of top art museums and architecture fit for an empire.

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Vienna Old Town in Austria.

The world's most liveable city for 2017: 20 reasons it's so great

For the eighth year in a row, Austria's beautiful capital has been named the world's most liveable city. Here are 20 reasons you need to visit.

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Staircases in the grand Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts), Vienna.

Where fine dining is an actual artform

When it was opened in 1891, this museum was one of the jewels of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now it's also a fine dining restaurant.

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Hotel Sacher's Sacher Torte.

Vienna's secret of the sacher-torte

"Let us eat cake!" I long to shout as we're led through the top-secret facility in Vienna where the world-famous sacher-torte is made.

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The central Hundredtwasserhaus apartment block with its colourful higgledy-piggledy façade revealing the influence ...

Why Vienna is the world's most liveable city

With its plentiful green spaces, smartly-planned waterways and network of bike lanes, it's no wonder Vienna is consistently rated the world's most liveable city.

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From sausage stand to schnitzel, these are the eats you can't miss in Vienna.

Six of the best: Vienna food stops

From sausage stand to schnitzel, these are the eats you can't miss in Vienna.

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Liveable and great to visit: Vienna.

What makes the world's most liveable city so good

Named the world's most liveable city seven times, there's something special about this place - and not just as somewhere to live.

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A mix of baroque splendour and natural beauty, Vienna is an unforgettable blend of the 'new' and the old. From historic architecture to bright-yellow door-out furniture; the city's classical beauty is underlined with an innovative, pop edge. Wonder through lush parks and gardens that stretch around grand palaces, spend warm summer nights along sandy banks and hit city's bars and restaurants for food, wine and marvellous city views.

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Vienna

Vienna, Austria

A mix of baroque splendour and natural beauty, Vienna is an unforgettable blend of the 'new' and the old. From historic architecture to bright-yellow door-out furniture; the city's classical beauty is underlined with an innovative, pop edge. Wonder through lush parks and gardens that stretch around grand palaces, spend warm summer nights along sandy banks and hit city's bars and restaurants for food, wine and marvellous city views.

Official Language: German
Electricity: Type C (or Europlug) is a two-wire plug that has two round pins. It fits into any socket that accepts 4.0 – 4.8 mm round contacts on 19 mm centres. Type F (also known as a Schuko plug) has two 4.8 mm round pins spaced 19 mm apart.

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