Starting as a military camp created by the Roman Empire under the name Vindobona, Vienna quickly grew to be the capital of first the Babenberg dynasty followed by the Austrian Habsburg family. It then became one of Europeans biggest towns during the 19th century.
 
 Vienna always was a crossroad of cultures, bringing their own flavor to the town. The remainders can be experienced as sights in town, in more than 100 art museums in town or heard in concerts given by famous orchestras in Vienna concert facilities. We recommend to visit spots as Belvedere, Albertina, Leopold Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Naturhistorisches Museum, KunstHausWien, BA-CA Kunstforum, and Technisches Museum Wien.
 
 If you are interested in ancient buildings you should definitely see churches as St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Karlskirche, Peterskirche, Ruprechtskirche, Schottenkirche, Minoritenkirche, and the Votivkirche. More ancient buildings are the parliament, the townhall (Rathaus), Burgtheater, the Vienna opera house, which houses the famous opera ball once in a year, and the Viennese university. All these buildings can be viewed from the 100 meter high Donauturm with its slowly rotating restaurant.
 
 Close to two million people live in Vienna and fill the streets with life. The streets are big enough to also handle many tourists coming mainly from Germany, Ital, the United States or Russia. They often live in apartments Vienna as offered by private landlords. These apartment are usually well equipped. You often find free Internet access via WLAN / WIFI, a big dining table in the living room, flat screen cable and satellite TV, and a DVD player. Many apartments offer two toilets, some of them even a roof terrace with coffee table and chair. Thus you can enjoy the mellow Viennese evenings together with your family and friends.