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Vienna's “old world charm” is based on magnificent buildings, Baroque and Roccoco castles and private parks that were made to perfection by the Empress Elizabeth. The city center is elegant with its long pedestrian roads filled with shops and restaurants. Notable sights: St.Stephen's Square and Cathedral and the world famous Spanish Riding School, with its beautiful white Lippizanner Horses.
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The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn comprise an 18th century Baroque architechual masterpiece and symbol of Habsburg power. Empress Maria Theresia choose Schönbrunn as her main residence. She added the theatre and the garden to make her stay more enjoyable. And inside, she refurbished the rooms in baroque and rococo style. In the palace garden there are several other interesting buildings. One of those is the green steel Palm House, constructed in 1882 in the tradition of Eiffel.
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The Stephansdom, or St. Stephen's Cathedral, is an island of Gothic magnificence in a sea of Baroque and 19th Century architecture. Most of the church dates back to the 14th, 15th, and 16th Centuries, with the Romanesque "Giant's Doorway" on the west façade dating back to the early 1200s. Take the guided tour below ground, and you'll see the usual assortment of sarcophagi holding the bones of dead rulers, archbishops, and other personages. Bones of more than 15,000 Viennese have been stacked in the the catacombs where since the 1700s.
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The Danube River is the frame of all the best Budapest views, the dividing line that gives the city its dual character, and the second longest river in Europe. While gliding by buildings, listen to legendary stories and tells about the town and of famous personalities from the Hungarian history, kings, queens, poets, inventors and even the Danube one will understand the importance of the River for the City. € 14
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Gödöllő, is the second largest Baroque castle and summer residence of Queen Elizabeth (Sissi), The visit will empathizes the royal residence, the Art exhibition devoted to the Queen, and allow you a stroll through the grounds to the Royal Stables and equestrian Riding School € 28
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Budapest, capital of Hungary is the largest city of Hungary and serves as the country's principal, political, cultural, commercial center. It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital and the Habsburg triumvirate of Budapest, Vienna and Prague.
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Following the Danube and stopping along the river bank with at Hungarian small towns we enjoy an authentic atmosphere writers, poets, musician, craftsman and fine artist have been drawn to throughout centuries. Magnificent views of the Danube Valley and the Danube Bend and a former Royal Castle will paint pictures of Hungary's history.
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Prague was the ancient capital of Charles IV's Bohemian Kingdom, and has played a pivotal role in the development of Central Europe since the Middle Ages. Its epic history has produced a vibrant city of stunning buildings and lovely old squares, with the result that today, Prague is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
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The Prague Castle, an ancient symbol of the Czech lands, is the most significant Czech monument, the largest medieval castle complex in Europe including St Vitus Cathedral, the spiritual symbol of the Czech state, and a Gothic masterpiece. Today, Prague Castle is the seat of the President and the complex including the three courtyards, several palaces, viewing towers, museums and art galleries, cafés, a monastery and Golden Lane can be visited and the Changing of the Guard watched every hour.
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