Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( www.friedhoefewien.at ; 11, Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 232-244; 7am-8pm, shorter hours in winter; 6, 71
Zentralfriedhof) The cemetery's mammoth scale (2.4 sq km, more than three million
resting residents) makes it one of Europe's biggest cemeteries. The cemetery has three
gates; the information centre and map of the cemetery are at Gate Two. Just beyond Gate
Two are the all-star Ehrengräber (Tombs of Honour). Besides the clump of big-name com-
posers such as Beethoven, Brahms, Johann Strauss Father and Son, and Schubert, lie
Austrian luminaries including artist Hans Makart, sculptor Fritz Wotruba, architect Adolf
Loos, and 1980s pop icon Falco. Mozart has a monument here, but he is buried in an un-
marked grave in the St Marxer Friedhof.
RIESENRAD COMBINED TICKETS
The various combination tickets for the giant Ferris wheel, the Miraculum magic show, Donauturm, the Liliput-
bahn miniature railway, and Schönbrunn's Tiergarten can be good value, especially if you have kids ( Click
here ). The Riesenrad plus Miraculum show costs adult/child €11.50/7, Riesenrad plus Liliputbahn costs €9.90/
4.20, Riesenrad plus Tiergarten costs €16.50/7, and Riesenrad plus Donauturm costs €11/6.10.
Activities
The Alte Donau is the main boating and sailing centre, but the Neue Donau also provides
opportunities for boating, windsurfing and water skiing. Just opposite the Donauinsel
( Click here ) is Copa Cagrana Rad und Skateverleih (
263 52 42; www.fahrradverleih.at ; 22, Am Kaiser-
mühlendamm 1; per hour/half-/full day from €5/15/25;
9am-6pm Mar-Oct, to 9pm May-Aug;
Kaisermühlen
Vienna International Centre) , with bike rental, and also skates (from €6 per hour).
Vienna's layout and well-marked cycle lanes make cycling a pleasant and popular pas-
time, especially along the banks of the Danube, in the Prater and around the Ringstrasse.
The Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) is popular for mountain biking; check the websites
www.mbike.at and www.mtbwienerwald.at (both in German) for ideas and trails.
The Donauinsel, Alte Donau and Lobau (all free bathing) are hugely popular places for
taking a dip on steamy hot summer days. Topless sunbathing is quite the norm, as is nude
sunbathing, but only in designated areas; much of Lobau and both tips of the Donauinsel
are Frei Körper Kultur (FKK, nude-bathing areas).
Riesenrad
FERRIS WHEEL
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