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As home to majestic mountains, opulent palaces, and high culture, Austria's attractions are classically sumptuous and enduring. But beyond the waltzes, the strudels, the alpine summits, and Habsburg architecture, its modern cities are proof of just how easily Austria combines the contemporary with the historic.
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1. Elmayer Dance School
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By redhead_roaming - Seattle, United States
I took dance lessons years ago but it now feels a little alien to have a structured dance lesson. My husband hasn't really ever been taught to dance. Still, we enjoy more hands-on activities when traveling, to break up the mundane museum after museum walking about. I had read that taking a lesson would be a great experience and a nice 'to say we had done' moment. Even though Elmayer didn't have too many reviews on TripAdvisor (which is like my bible for traveling), their name kept popping up on travel blogs. Alternatively, another dance studio, which had a lot of (good) reviews on TripAdvisor, was not on any travel blogs I found. So, I opted to go with Elmayer and I'm so glad we did! First, I was scouring their website trying to find a calendar or something that I could figure out when they did private lessons. I never found anything so I finally just emailed them. I gave them the range of days we were going to be in town. They emailed back with one time for every day (3pm, 4pm or 8pm). We picked the day with the 8pm time slot. To specify, we got a 50 minute private lesson - it sounds like you can also do a drop-in class. We arrived and they introduced us to our teacher. The woman was a saint - we never felt stupid for how bad we were. We did have to walk through a class of teens they had going, which apparently is very normal for them, to get to our back room. For 50 minutes, we learned some basic foot movements and turns for the waltz. We were surprised, for so little time and such basic steps, how much of a sweat we had worked up and how sore our muscles were - especially my husbands who was not used to holding his arms so high and rigid for so long! We had her take a picture of us at the end to remember that we had done this class. When we left, we paid at the front via credit card - EUR 70 per couple.
2. Universitat Wien
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4.5 based on 207 reviews
3. Graz University of Technology (Neue Biotechnologie)
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
4. Kollegienkirche (Collegiate Church)
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4.0 based on 229 reviews
Reviewed By larryc867
One of the purest examples of baroque architecture in Austria is often overlooked despite the fact it is second only to the cathedral in size, and has an impressive convex façade. The main hall has white walls without paintings - sparse use of sculptures and stucco works highlight the architecture. The side nave altars are elaborate and have intense colours. Collegiate Church was built between 1694 and 1707 for the Benedictine university. The university, disbanded in 1810, was reopened in 1962 as part of the University of Salzburg. In 2008 it was designated the parish church for people connected to the university. The church has been a regular venue for sacred and choral concerts of the Salzburg festival since the 1970s.
5. Karl-Franzens Universitat
6. Skischule Neustift Olympia
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 77 reviews
7. Jewish Museum Judenplatz
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Intrepid_Judy - Chapel Hill, United States
Both the Jewish Museum Judenplatz and its related nearby larger Jewish Museum offer a fascinating multi-century history of Jewish life in Vienna. One ticket offered admission to both museums. We visited the smaller Judenplatz Museum first, a strategy I'd recommend to others. Staff was helpful and their collections well explained and fascinating. It also offered the chance to get away from the tourist throngs and gain a much better understanding of Vienna's important Jewish history. There was also a kosher cafe that looked outstanding but which we didn't try.
8. Firma Ingeneur Wolfgang Irzl
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 4 reviews
9. Eggenberg Pedagogic Academy (Padagogisches Akademie)
10. Wasserthemenweg
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