It feels slightly rebellious to visit a summer palace in minus six degrees. Schönbrunn Palace was designed for sunshine, symmetry and imperial display. It was never meant to be experienced under a sky the colour of tin, with snow falling steadily from morning until night.
And...
Schönbrunn
It feels slightly rebellious to visit a summer palace in minus six degrees. Schönbrunn Palace was designed for sunshine, symmetry and imperial display. It was never meant to be experienced under a sky the colour of tin, with snow falling steadily from morning until night.
And...
Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, is far more than a single palace building. It's gardens, museums, glasshouses, performances, and even a zoo, all spread across an enormous complex.
I booked a Mozart concert at Schönbrunn Palace on my very first night in Vienna.
It felt bold. Slightly indulgent. I had barely unpacked my suitcase, and here I was sitting in an 18th-century Orangery listening to live Mozart. Not a bad way to begin a...
There is something slightly surreal about walking into an imperial palace after it has closed to the public.
At 5pm, while most visitors were making their way back into central Vienna, I was waiting outside the entrance to Schonbrunn Palace with around fifteen other people, ready...