The Gloriette, the colonnaded pavilion on the hill above Schönbrunn’s gardens, under a blue sky

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Schönbrunn & Hietzing: Our Favourites

Schönbrunn Palace, its park and the Gloriette, the zoo and the Lainzer Tiergarten.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Schönbrunn and Hietzing: the back story

    Hietzing·In depth

    The summer palace and its gardens, the zoo and the villas of Hietzing.

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What to see and do

  1. UNESCO, 1996

    Schönbrunn Palace

    Hietzing·Imperial palace

    The Habsburgs’ summer palace, its gardens and the Gloriette, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996.

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  2. In the palace park

    Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna Zoo)

    Hietzing·Zoo

    The zoo in the park of Schönbrunn.

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  3. Up to the Gloriette

    Schönbrunn Palace Park

    Hietzing·Palace gardens

    The baroque garden of Schönbrunn, from the parterre to the Gloriette on the hill.

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  4. Woods and wild boar

    Lainzer Tiergarten

    Hietzing·Nature reserve

    A walled forest reserve on the edge of the Vienna Woods, with the Hermesvilla.

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