Vienna by Bike: A City of a Thousand Styles, Vienna, Austria

Vienna is the capital and largest city in Austria. Having once been the crown city of an empire, Vienna has come to be a UNESCO World Heritage site due to both its beauty and its historical significance.

Exploring the city, through, will show you its many sides. It’s not just a city made to honour the buildings of the past. It’s not just a place littered with ancient art and traditional collections. Vienna is also a city with an increasingly modern twist. It’s a city where modernity and tradition come together in a way which creates a unique fusion of styles.

That’s why we recommend anyone visiting the place to explore Vienna by bike. Exploring by foot is too slow, and exploring by taxi means you miss all those little details you would otherwise notice. Don’t worry, we’re not going to just tell you to explore Vienna by bike. To help you out, we’ve put together our bike tour so that you can see the city in the same light too. Also, Donkey Republic mobile bike rental offers a discount of 10% to all of our readers - use the code AGNESSNCEZ at checkout.

We started our tour of the city off at the Vienna State Opera. Of course, we didn’t start by watching a show (although the morning might be the best time to buy a ticket if you’re interested), but we did admire the building’s beautiful architecture. As one of the world ’s best and most impressive opera houses, this is a place which anyone should at least take a look at before they move on. It’s not the kind of place to just cycle by. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).