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Family Travel Ideas in Vienna
Edit ThisVienna is a great city for families to explore together. You will find plenty to entertain and amaze children of all ages.
Public Transport
Vienna’s public transport system is excellent. Children under six travel for free on all trams, buses, U-Bahn trains (underground) and S-Bahn trains. Tickets for children between ages six and fifteen are half-price Monday through Saturday and free on Sundays. Children also travel for free on public holidays and Vienna school holidays.
Lipizzaner Stallions
If your family loves horses, then a trip to Vienna would not be complete without a visit to the Spanish Riding School to see the Lipizzaner stallions. Visitors can see the horses either by attending one of the formal performances in which the horses perform a routine set to classical music or attending a training session. Tickets for the performances need to be booked well in advance and are not cheap (between 25 and 75 Euro per ticket). Tickets for the public training sessions must be bought on the same day that you would like to attend. The training sessions take place Tuesdays through Saturdays between 10:00 am and noon.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in the heart of the Innere Stadt is a good attraction for a family visit. The green, yellow, white and black tiled roof immediately sets St. Stephen’s apart from other cathedrals your family may have seen. You can climb up the 343 steps of the South Tower to get a great view of the city. The North Tower is considerably shorter but worth the trip up to see the Pummerin bell. The Pummerin bell was completed in 1711 to commemorate Vienna’s victory over the Ottomans. The original bell was destroyed during World War II but the replica bell was cast from the same metal. After you’ve explored the cathedral’s towers, you will be ready to take a tour of the catacombs underneath the church.
Food and Drink
Children should not have any trouble finding food that is palatable to them in Vienna. The city is known for its pastries and sweets and hot chocolate is readily available at the city’s many coffeehouses. Hot dogs (in the form of bratwurst) are available at snack stands everywhere. Children may also want to try Almdudler, an Austrian soft drink that is sort of a cross between lemonade and ginger ale.
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Public Transport
Vienna’s public transport system is excellent. Children under six travel for free on all trams, buses, U-Bahn trains (underground) and S-Bahn trains. Tickets for children between ages six and fifteen are half-price Monday through Saturday and free on Sundays. Children also travel for free on public holidays and Vienna school holidays.
Lipizzaner Stallions
If your family loves horses, then a trip to Vienna would not be complete without a visit to the Spanish Riding School to see the Lipizzaner stallions. Visitors can see the horses either by attending one of the formal performances in which the horses perform a routine set to classical music or attending a training session. Tickets for the performances need to be booked well in advance and are not cheap (between 25 and 75 Euro per ticket). Tickets for the public training sessions must be bought on the same day that you would like to attend. The training sessions take place Tuesdays through Saturdays between 10:00 am and noon.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in the heart of the Innere Stadt is a good attraction for a family visit. The green, yellow, white and black tiled roof immediately sets St. Stephen’s apart from other cathedrals your family may have seen. You can climb up the 343 steps of the South Tower to get a great view of the city. The North Tower is considerably shorter but worth the trip up to see the Pummerin bell. The Pummerin bell was completed in 1711 to commemorate Vienna’s victory over the Ottomans. The original bell was destroyed during World War II but the replica bell was cast from the same metal. After you’ve explored the cathedral’s towers, you will be ready to take a tour of the catacombs underneath the church.
Food and Drink
Children should not have any trouble finding food that is palatable to them in Vienna. The city is known for its pastries and sweets and hot chocolate is readily available at the city’s many coffeehouses. Hot dogs (in the form of bratwurst) are available at snack stands everywhere. Children may also want to try Almdudler, an Austrian soft drink that is sort of a cross between lemonade and ginger ale.
