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Belvedere
Klimt’s The Kiss
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Belvedere
The Belvedere’s Upper and Lower palaces stand at either end of a baroque garden in Landstrasse. The Upper Belvedere holds Klimt’s The Kiss.
Why it's on our list
- The Kiss
- Walk the gardens between the palaces
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Belvedere before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Belvedere, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Daniel Vienna350 m5 min walk
- Hotel Imperial, Vienna1.2 km15 min walk
- The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna1.2 km16 min walk
- Grand Ferdinand1.3 km16 min walk
- The Amauris Vienna1.3 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Belvedere are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Südtiroler Platz-HauptbahnhofU1750 m9 min walk
- TaubstummengasseU1800 m10 min walk
- StadtparkU41.3 km16 min walk
Key sights
- Musikverein1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Naschmarkt1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- State Opera1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Hofburg2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Riesenrad3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Schönbrunn Palace5.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Vienna Airport18 kmCar or taxi 53 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Hauptbahnhof750 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Westbahnhof3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Praterstern3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Meidling4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt6.4 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 21 min