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Vienna: A Romantic Journey into a Fairytale

You can take a romantic stroll through Vienna in a vintage carriage

This city has always been veiled in various mystical stories, magical transformations, and romantic fairytales that one sometimes so wants to believe in. From time immemorial, Vienna has given birth to thinkers and musicians, artists and composers. It is, not least, an imperial city, whose ambiance is maintained to this day.

By staying at one of the Vienna hotels offered by the travel company Coral Travel on its website www.coraltravel.ua/main/austria.aspx, you will have the opportunity to take walking tours in the central part of the city. And first of all, you should definitely visit the Old Market – it is more than seven centuries old. In the past, everything was sold here; today, however, the most fashionable and expensive boutiques in Europe are located here.

You should come here not so much for shopping, but for the opportunity to get cultural pleasure from viewing the beautiful Providence Fountain, which is made with great elegance and inspiration. It is said that if you rub the buttock of one of the characters of this architectural work with your palm, you can attract good luck!

Next, you should stroll through Am Hof Square, see the Anker Clock and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Mysticism and magic, miracles accompany many historical monuments and shrines of Vienna. For example, the healing icon of Our Lady of Pécs, the crucifix of Christ with a real beard that has been growing for the last 500 years, the holy relics of Cosmas and Damian, a real fragment of the tablecloth from the Last Supper, and much more interesting things. The mysterious history of the Habsburg royal family, the difficult fate of St. Stephen's Cathedral, the secrets and wealth that are in this place will be told to you by a tour of the city center.

The most striking and memorable sights of Vienna that every tourist visiting Austria must see are the Opera House, City Hall, Parliament, University, Heroes' Square, and City Park. All of these are located on the Ringstrasse. If you are staying at NH Wien, you can almost every day go down to the great Danube and inhale the wind of centuries-old Viennese history.

Gourmets should taste local cuisine in Viennese restaurants and cafes and be sure to try ice wine, the tart Melange coffee, and the famous Sacher torte. Lovers of mysteries and strange events should definitely get acquainted with the history of Viennese alchemy. Many have heard of the famous healer Augustine, the Basilisk that turns everything to stone, crusader knight exploits, and dungeons. Everyone will find something intriguing and mysterious for themselves in Vienna, and whether to believe it or not – well, that's another matter...