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Visiting Vienna in Winter Time
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It’s hard to find a city that looks as pretty as Vienna
in winter. The old-world charm of the streets, the
imperial architecture basked in twinkling lights and
the city’s coffee culture make for the perfect winter
break. Every winter, Vienna’s prettiest squares turn
into magical Christmas markets, featuring endless
stalls selling souvenirs and hot mulled wine. The
atmosphere is very different than other times of the
year – winter in Vienna is simply amazing.
A dive into the grandeur of Vienna : The Imperial City
Strolling around the streets of Vienna is to dive into the history of a city
renowned for its romanticism and Baroque architecture. Vienna’s Imperial
City is just absolutely stunning. There are so many beautiful buildings to
1. Le Musée du Belvédère abrite la plus belle collection d’œuvres d’art
autrichienne I The Belvedere Museum houses the most important collection of
Austrian art I ة ي ّ ساو ّالنم ة ي ّ الفن األمعال أمجل أكرث م ّ يظ الذي البلفيدير متحف
see around the city and the city is compact enough to enable you to walk
around and see it all starting with the Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral. This
masterpiece whose construction began in the 12th century, is one of the
2. Le Château de Schönbrunn, classé patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco I Palace of
Schönbrunn, UNESCO World Heritage site I عاملي كرتاث املصنّف ،شونربون قرص
لليونسكو
most important Gothic structures in Austria. Several emperors are buried
in its Ducal Crypt and Wolfgang Amadeus and Constanze Weber married
in this architectural work of art in 1782.
Then it’s time to visit the splendid baroque Schönbrunn and Belvedere
Palaces, or stroll along the magnificent Ring Boulevard and walk in the
footsteps of Empress Sisi at the heart of the former vast Habsburg empire,
the Imperial Palace. Located in the historic center of Vienna, the vast
architectural complex has been the seat of Austrian power for more than heart’s content, but offers also the Kunsthalle: a lively array of restaurants, imposing Rathaus (City Hall), turn into a giant ice skating venue. Imagine
all existing styles. Although its 18 wings and 2,600 rooms are not all and be seen is the motto – and above all: enjoy... ice, hands clasped behind your back, warmed by memories of a Viennese
and the Imperial Chapel are open to visitors. You cannot leave Vienna Located at the border of the old city in the former imperial stables, it dozen different addresses in Vienna, the only apartment that has survived in an area of over 640,000 square feet in a post-modern ambiance, a years and it was at this address that he also penned his best compositions, The MQ offers an ambiance that fits the urban lifestyle of its visitors: 600 years. Converted into a palace, this old castle concentrates almost cafés and bars that make this museum district even more attractive. See
accessible to the public, the Imperial apartments, the Imperial Treasury The MuseumsQuartier is one of the largest cultural quarters in the world.
without making a musical stop at Mozarthaus. Though Mozart lived at a combines institutions of different art fields, restaurants, cafés and shops
to this day is at Domgasse number 5. The composer lived there for three combination of baroque buildings and modern architecture.
including what is perhaps his most popular opera The Marriage of Figaro. retaining the old, experiencing the new – and enjoying both of them
The MuseumsQuartier : From urban design to cultural heritage
together.
Vienna’s exciting art complex near the Imperial Palace offers not only Traditions in Vienna
works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, the astonishing skating and giving them a glorious setting that combines modern
Museum of Contemporary Art and the Zoom Children’s Museum which Eistraum (Vienna ice dream)… From the middle of January to early
renowned museums such as the Leopold Museum - with its numerous Vienna has a delightful habit of taking traditional experiences like ice
Mumok’s collection of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, the convenience with ambience and authenticity. So it is with the Wiener
is all about questioning, touching, exploring, feeling and playing to one’s March each year, the
Rathausplatz
and park, overlooked
by the
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your woolen scarf trailing behind as you glide gracefully across the frosted
والتقاليد ا ن ّ فيي
احلرارة درجات تصل عندما ٠بفيينّا العادات الكتشاف الفصول أفضل هو الشتاء
the largest football pitches. Which is good, because the Wiener Eistraum ٠مخضة تزجل حلبة إىل ل و ّ تتح ا ّفإنه ،الصقيع من طبقة املدينة وتكتيس ،الصفر إىل
الدانوب مياه فوق ممتعة جولة وأخذ الزالجات انتعال د ر ّ مبج شيقة مغامرة تبدأ حيهنا
ي لن ٠دة املتجم
سوى ايسرتوم جليد من ع ب ّ مر مرت 9000 مساحة عىل ّالزتلج فمك لك
By nightfall, head to the old town to warm up around a tasty Viennese لمك ،الليل حلول وعند ٠ساحر بزتويق ْمستويين ذا مسارا هذه الكربى الزتجل حلبة
chocolate. You can do this on 9,000m² of ice: an area bigger than even
attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.
chocolate at the legendary Café Central. This neo-Renaissance-style
establishment, a former landmark of the Viennese cultural scene, had
among its illustrious clients architect Adolf Loos, writers Peter Altenberg
تقرتح حيث ،املدينة فندق منزته عىل املدينة ر ّ تستق ،مارس إىل جانيف من ٠أورو 10
٠الهشري املركزي باملقهى العتيقة املدينة داخل اخنة الس
اللذيذة الشكوالتة مع موعد
لملهشد ابق الس
حك ر ّ وال ،األنوار عرص إىل يعود معامري طابع ذو مقهى وهو
اب ت ّ الك ،»لوس «أدولف املعامري املهندس اره و ّ ز بني من استقطب ،بفيينّا الثقايف
Winter in Vienna is also when the calendar of the Viennese ball season فصل د ّ ع ي ُ مكا ٠ولينني ،تروتسيك ،فرويد جانب إىل ، »بريوتز «ليو و »ألتنربغ «بيرت
حفل 400 من أكرث املدينة حتتضن حيث ،اقصة ر ّ ال الهسرات مومس بفيينّا الشتاء
glamorous of them all. This 20 February, the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna الذي ، »ستاتسوبر «ويرن ،املناسبة هبذه ٠سنة لك من فيفري 20 يوم وينتظم ورونقه
and Leo Perutz, but also Freud, Trotsky and Lenin.
is filled with more than 400 balls. The Vienna Opera Ball is the most
State Opera) is transformed again into the world’s most famous ballroom
to host 150 pairs of young men and women of high society, waltzing to the
melodies of the Vienna Orchestra. I
بفخامته اشهتر الذي األوبرا حفل ها ّأمه ومن ٠مارس إىل ديمسرب من راقص
150 ليستقبل كربى رقص قاعة إىل ل و ّ يتح ،بالعامل األوبرا دور أرىق أحد يعترب
I ٠فيينّا أوركسرتا أنغام عىل لريقصوا الرّاقية الطبقة من شابّا زوجا
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