Schönbrunn Palace (Schonbrunn Schloss)

You really feel like you're living in the time of Sissi when you visit this palace. Everything is in the style of that time. Most rooms inside the palace are still exactly the same as they were years ago. You can see the orignial furniture, wall carpets and clothes of the prince and princess. Every room is even more beautiful as the room before. Especially the ball room is amazing. When you stand in there, you can imagine how people were dancing the Waltz in there. That's why the waltz is called 'Vienna Waltz'. When you enter the palace, you can choose to visit the palace with an audiotour. I will recommend you to do that because you will learn and see much more then without the tour. After visiting the palace, you can visit the immense gardens. We walked there for a while and it's even bigger then a park but so beautiful. I suppose this attraction is the most romantic one in Vienna!

Schönbrunn is the biggest and most beautiful palace of Vienna. Also crowded with tourists (arrive early to avoid queues), but so big that everything can spread out.

We did the full tour and audio guides are included, so you know what you're seeing. The ticket isn't cheap, but remember that you need it for the viewing point at the end of the big garden.

When you saw the palace (after being squeezed through the tourist shop -the shops in city are much cheaper-) you're ready to see the big garden. There are a lot of photo opportunities on the way to the viewing point, so keep looking backwards. Remember not to walk in your newest shoes, because when it's dry it's dusty.

Schönbrunn is definitely thé place a visitor of Vienna should see. You can easily spend half a day here, as we did.

This palace has been the home of the Austrian imperial family for some generations. Of course it is old and it needs to be maintained all the time but it is beautiful.

When you walk through the rooms that are part of the tour you can almost feel like you're here with that family. So many portraits, especially of empress Elisabeth (Sissi), and a lot of items they used.
Unfortunately you are not allowed to take pictures here but in the shop (of course) they have lots of postcards with pictures that are better than yours can ever be.

When you buy the most expensive ticket you also have access to the nearby Zoo the Palmtree House and the museum for chariots. All together I think it is just worth it and if you feel it is a little expensive than consider the fact that this place needs a lot of maintaining.

Love this palace! Could spend days here. Due to health issues and time constraints, I didn't go into the palace itself and cheated by taking the train around the palace grounds.

Cost for the train is 5 Euro and you get a 2 Euro discount into the zoo (regular is 12 Euro, so you only have to pay 10 for the day or an annual pass of 29 Euro). I highly recommend this zoo not only because it's the oldest in the world, but also for their animal selection. I was quite surprised to see Pandas, Kaola, Hippos, Cheetahs, Jaguar, and a tiger actually feeding on rabbits to just name a few.

I would have also loved to have gone into the Palm House and Cactus House, but couldn't justify the resources, so I hopped back on the train (yes, off and on for one fare) to head back to the front gates. I was pleasantly surprised when the train made a 5 minute rest stop at the Glorietta since this was a desired stop that I thought I wouldn't be able to make due to time constraints (and I was pooped from the zoo). Views from the Glorietta (at the far end of the palace) was spectacular!

Reports from my tour-mates was that inside the palace was also nice. There are 3 ticket options, which is just based on the length of the time spent in the palace. Additional fees apply "external" (i.e. gardens and zoo) entrance fees, but you can buy as a group and get a discount.

I also highly recommend Vienna. Prepare yourself with a good pair of running shoes because the walk did me in and I didn't even get to see everything - only part of Opern Ring.

Schonbrunn Palace was beautiful. The gardens are amazing and the tour of the palace was superb. This is a must see if you are visiting Vienna. We allotted 5 hours for this place and found ourselves rushing near the end to see it all.

This is one of the palaces owned by the Habsburgs, the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is modeled after Versailles, and it is absolutely magnificent. You can go there for free if you just want to have a look and walk around the palace grounds. There is a tour available, however I did not take it so I can't comment on the price of that. Make sure you take the walk to the top of the hill behind the palace that overlooks the whole city, it's a fantastic view! Have lunch at the Gloriette while you're there, you won't regret it. The food is simple but delicious and reasonably priced. Make sure you get some eis (Austrian ice cream) before you leave. Also located at Schonbrunn is the oldest zoo in the world, once belonging to the Habsburg family. There are student prices here, and if you like zoos, you should definitely check this one out.

I really enjoyed touring the Schonbrunn Palace. Its an amazing palace and the grounds are huge. We also were able to catch a performance of the Lipizanner Stallions at the palace. That was a very memorable experience.