TRAVELLING TIPS: EVENTS AND SIGHTSEEING IN AUSTRIA

Here some tipps and infos about what's going on in Austria in October:


Bierfestival 2008
BierIG organizes the 6th "Festival der Biervielfalt" from Oct. 24th to Oct. 25th 2008 in Salzbourg, Austria. During this popular craft beer festival hundreds of unique draft beers are presented and tasted.




Experience Vienna
Vienna has a long tradition of culinary culture. The „Hotel Am Stephansplatz“ lies within a 2-minutes-walking distance to the historical city centre of Vienna. This proximity will give you the opportunity to discover the beauty of 1000 years of art, architecture and music. The agenda of the congress is designed to leave you at least 3 hours of spare time each day in order to explore the city and connect to the other participants.

Located in the heart of Europe, Vienna lies within a half-day-travelling time by car to some of the most beautiful historical cities of Europe (like e.g. Salzbourg, Munich, Prague or Budapest). On request we would be happy to assist you in planning your individual tours for the weekend following the congress.


Tipps for Vienna´s sightseeing:

The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad)
Visitors to Vienna can look forward to a full schedule of arts and culture.
Schönbrunn, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the Lipizzaner are just as much fixtures of the must-do list in Vienna as a ride on the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, a landmark visible from afar on the Vienna skyline.

Palace Schönbrunn (Schloß Schönbrunn)
Schönbrunn Palace together with its ancillary buildings and extensive park is by virtue of its long and colourful history one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria. Scheduled as a listed monument, the whole ensemble, including the palace, the park with its numerous architectural features, fountains and statues and not least the zoo – the oldest of its kind in the world – was placed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1996.
www.schoenbrunn.at

Donauturm
Take the express elevator up to the observation platform - 150 m above ground and enjoy the fantastic few over cosmopolitan Vienna to its fullest. Day and night!
www.donauturm.at

Aqua Terra Zoo Vienna
More than 3.500 animals are shown on an area of 6.000 m².
In the section for terrarium animals you see crocodiles, poisonous snakes, constrictor and saurians.
The main attactions of the tropical seawater section are the huge fish tanks, the sharks, sea turtles, many different corals, as well as gorgeous fish. The center of the tropical freshwater is the aquarium containing piranhas.
A sensation is the new tropical house with free-flying birds and free-running monkeys and the new crocodile park.
The mediterranean sea section gives an overview over different life-forms of this ocean, starting with anemones to snakes, shells, crabs, sea urchins, starfishs and fish.
www.haus-des-meeres.at