Vienna is the capital of Austria, and is by far the largest city in Austria as well as its cultural, economic and political centre. Art and culture have a long tradition in Vienna, including theatre, opera, classical music and fine arts. Major tourist attractions include the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn and the Riesenrad in the Prater.
A number of museums are located in the Museumsquartier (museum quarter), the former Imperial Stalls which were converted into a museum complex in the 1990s. The Liechtenstein Palace contains one of the world's largest private art collections. There are a multitude of other museums in Vienna.
. Major tourist attractions include the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn (also home to the world's oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn) and the Riesenrad in the Prater. Cultural highlights include the Burgtheater, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Lipizzaner horses at the spanische Hofreitschule and the Vienna Boys' Choir, as well as excursions to Vienna's Heuriger districts.
Airlines to fly to Vienna : Delta, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, United Airlines, Finnair, Swiss International, Czech Airlines, Iberia, LOT, British Airways.
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