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Spanish Riding SchoolvsSchonbrunn Palace
Both Spanish Riding School and Schonbrunn Palace are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Schonbrunn Palace is preferred by most reviewers compared to Spanish Riding School. Schonbrunn Palace comes in at #1 in Vienna with praise from 9 publications such as Concierge, Michelin Guide and Afar Magazine.
Spanish Riding School
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Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Let's Go
Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Michaelerplatz 1, Hofburg, Vienna 1010, Austria
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Fodor's "Between Augustinerstrasse and the Josefsplatz is the world-famous Spanish Riding School, a favorite for centuries, and no wonder." Full review
Frommer's "Few other rituals are as evocative of the power and majesty of the 18th-century Habsburg Empire as the Spanish Riding School." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The world-famous Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) is a Viennese institution truly reminiscent of the imperial Habsburg era." Full review
Afar Magazine "World-famous Viennese stables." Full review
Let's Go "While Vienna has world-renowned ballets and operas, what really puts the city a step (or gallop) above the rest is its dancing horses." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"One of the world's most famous equestrian establishments." Full review
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The highlight of which is the closing quadrille.
The Telegraph "Balletic morning exercises (not daily; check before you go) and more elaborate performances take place in splendid baroque settings, to classical music and under glittering chandeliers. " Full review
Travel + Leisure "A variety of tours and performances demonstrate equestrian skills and take visitors behind the scenes for exercise and training sessions."
Vienna Travel Guide
August 5, 2021
Schonbrunn Palace
Concierge Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Frommer's Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Afar Magazine Let's Go Fodor's The Telegraph Show All Reviews
Schlosstrasse 47, Vienna 1130, Austria
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Concierge "UNESCO World Heritage site, and visitors can tour up to 40 public salons and private apartments, including the Great Gallery, where JFK met Khrushchev in 1961."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Habsburgs' overwhelmingly opulent summer palace is now a Unesco World Heritage site." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A prominent tourist attraction in Schlosspark since the 1960's, the former summer residence of the Hapsburgs is a true Baroque palace." Full review
Frommer's "The 1,441-room Schönbrunn Palace was designed for the Habsburgs by those masters of the baroque, the von Erlachs." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Schönbrunn became Maria Theresa's sumptuous summer residence with aspirations to rival Versailles." Full review
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The tour includes several dozen rooms including the Great Gallery, still used for balls and concerts.
Afar Magazine "One of the most elegant of Vienna's many imperial palaces, set in acres of beautiful parkland." Full review
Afar Magazine "Walk over the summer palace grounds in the heart of the Habsburg empire. Schonbrunn Palace is beautiful." Full review
Let's Go "Schonbrunn Palace’s gardens rival many a famous French palace garden (ahem, Versailles). " Full review
Fodor's "Schönbrunn Palace, the huge Habsburg summer residence, lies within the city limits, just a few subway stops west of Karlsplatz on the U4. Bus." Full review
The Telegraph "Choose from different tours through the palatial interior – the shorter, Imperial Tour consists of 22 rooms, while the Grand Tour covers 40 rooms and takes roughly an hour." Full review
