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SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA VIENNA DESTINATIONS 14.00: Hot Rod Tour


19.00: Wiener Prater fairground


dishes is the steak, cooked on a lava stone. After dinner, enjoy a nightcap at the bar. The quirky cocktails reflect the location – the saffron-infused Tresor, for example, is served in a miniature bank vault.


w DAY TWO 09.00: A cemetery might sound like an odd tourist attraction, but Vienna’s is the second-largest in Europe. The beautifully landscaped Zentralfriedhof is on the outskirts of the city, but it’s easily accessible – hop in a cab or take the Metro to the Zentralfriedhof stop. Death is of huge significance in


Vienna. Funerals, often incredibly extravagant affairs, are referred to as ‘schöne leich’, meaning ‘beautiful corpse’. There are 330,000 graves here, including that of Ludwig van Beethoven. Don’t forget to check out the


cemetery’s Funeral Museum, which explores the Austrians’ approach to death. Highlights include fantastically ornate funeral carriages and burial outfits, while more-bizarre exhibits include a foldaway coffin and a rescue alarm that could be attached to the bodies (the big toe, specifically) of those who feared being buried alive. A jukebox allows you to browse and listen to the world’s most popular funeral songs.


12.00: Time for something more traditional. The Spanish Riding School is the only place in the world where classic equestrian skills (haute école) are still practised in their original form. Rehearsal sessions, which are open to the public, take place in the impossibly grand training hall, with its huge chandeliers and ornate balustrades. A tour of the stables is also worth signing up for. You’ll learn how every one of the riding school’s Lipizzaner horses has their own diet, personal trainer and personalised saddle, and how, in the summer, they go on holiday to the rolling hills of Heldenberg in Lower Austria. A combi ticket, which includes a tour of the stables and rehearsal attendance, costs £26.


14.00: Satisfy your need for speed by signing up for a two-hour Hot Rod Tour (from £82). It allows visitors to whizz around Austria’s capital in single-person, soapbox-style motorised vehicles. You’ll keep in touch with your guide via a radio, and the tour includes pit stops outside several key locations, including the Hofburg Palace. Don’t forget to bring your driving licence.


16.00: The city centre Museumsquartier is one of the world’s largest cultural quarters. It’s filled with museums


and galleries as well as cafes, restaurants and bars. Visiting every museum would take several days, but must-sees include the slate-grey Museum Moderner Kunst (known as Mumok), where you’ll find Austria’s finest collection of modern art, and the Zoom Children’s Museum, which has a fantastic multimedia laboratory and animation studio.


19.00: Dusk is one of the best times to visit historic fairground Wiener Prater – the crowds have thinned but the higher rides offer breathtaking views over Austria’s twinkling capital. Located in a large public park in Vienna’s 2nd district (Leopoldstadt), the fairground has more than 200 attractions, including a giant Ferris wheel which has been in operation since 1897. There’s also a Madame Tussauds, 5D cinema and planetarium.


21.00: Raise a final toast to Vienna at the Albertina Passage, a restaurant and bar at the Vienna State Opera. The food is a mix of traditional Viennese and international, and there’s a stunning cocktail bar, surrounded by walls which can be illuminated in different colours. There are regular live music sets too. Jazz seems to the most popular genre but the city’s top DJs are also frequent visitors.


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