Vienna - Schloss Belvedere to the Canal (PDF Chapter)

This is the Schloss Belvedere to the Canal chapter from Lonely Planet’s Vienna guidebook.

If you only see one palace in Vienna, make it Schloss Belvedere. Packed with giddy ro-mance, Belvedere is overwhelming in both scale and substance: a day-long marathon of a sight that engrosses from start to finish.

• draw breath as you ramble through Schloss Belvedere’s lavishly frescoed apartments, sculpture-strewn gardens and a gallery home to the ultimate embrace: Klimt’s The Kiss
• maps
• send shivers down your spine as you venture through Vienna’s war-torn history at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
• transport
• be dazzled by Hundertwasser’s wonky floors, madcap mosaics and hallucinatory colours at KunstHausWien
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Sports & Activities.