Schonbrunn Palace
14 expert reviews
“Schönbrunn became Maria Theresa's sumptuous summer residence with aspirations to rival Versailles.”
– Michelin Guide
"UNESCO World Heritage site, and visitors can tour up to 40 public salons and private apartments, including the Great Gallery, where JFK met Khrushchev in 1961."
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"The Habsburgs' overwhelmingly opulent summer palace is now a Unesco World Heritage site." Full review
"A prominent tourist attraction in Schlosspark since the 1960's, the former summer residence of the Hapsburgs is a true Baroque palace." Full review
"The 1,441-room Schönbrunn Palace was designed for the Habsburgs by those masters of the baroque, the von Erlachs." Full review
"One of the most elegant of Vienna's many imperial palaces, set in acres of beautiful parkland." Full review
"Walk over the summer palace grounds in the heart of the Habsburg empire. Schonbrunn Palace is beautiful." Full review
"Schonbrunn Palace’s gardens rival many a famous French palace garden (ahem, Versailles). " Full review
"Schönbrunn Palace, the huge Habsburg summer residence, lies within the city limits, just a few subway stops west of Karlsplatz on the U4. Bus." Full review
"Choose from different tours through the palatial interior – the shorter, Imperial Tour consists of 22 rooms, while the Grand Tour covers 40 rooms and takes roughly an hour." Full review
"It's as mind-blowing as Versailles, with its 1,400 Baroque rooms and glorious gardens." Full review