{"id":15260,"date":"2019-05-28T05:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T04:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=15260"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:20:17","slug":"gardens-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Sch\u00f6nbrunn park and gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gardens.jpg\" alt=\"Purple flowers\" class=\"wp-image-15261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gardens.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gardens-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>They tell us to take time to smell the roses. The parks and gardens at Sch\u00f6nbrunn offer the chance to do exactly that. Literally and figuratively&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A glorious mix of woodland, park, topiary, flowering shrubs, rare plants, and landscaped flower displays (including roses)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly all of it is free to go around<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red squirrels!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An excellent place for a morning jog too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a Sch\u00f6nbrunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/schonbrunn-palace-tickets-l145516\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LGSchPalVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert, tour etc.<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn tickets and visitor info<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/baroque-gardens\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3395\">Belvedere palace gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gardens.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gardens.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gardens-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(<strong>Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Wien<\/strong> \u2013 part of the landscaped gardens in spring)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park and gardens around Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn stretch across more than a square kilometre of city, with a mix of landscapes that echo the palace&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/history\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"131\">history<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avenues of trimmed hedges and geometric patterns laid out in flowers speak to the desire of various imperial residents for rest, recreation, and something to show off to the neighbours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The woodland harks back to the days when Sch\u00f6nbrunn was a hunting lodge and also offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/weather\/how-to-keep-cool\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"74122\">shade in hot summers<\/a> (not to mention a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-pavillon-schonbrunn\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"70763\">hidden caf\u00e9<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A botanic garden reflects the scientific bent of the 18th-century Emperor, Franz I. Stephan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All the areas mentioned have been open to the public for well over two centuries and still are: gates usually open at 6.30am with no charge to enter. You do have to pay, however, to go into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/maze-labyrinth\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15481\">maze<\/a>, and the enclosed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/orangery-2\/\">Orangery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/kronprinzengarten\/\">Kronprinzengarten<\/a> gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park and gardens typically shut between 5.30pm and 9pm, depending on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Find tickets and experience options for the palace and zoo)<\/p><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"venue\" data-content-ids=\"145516,141990\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_SchPal\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The early opening makes the area a lovely place for a morning run. The attractions (such as the palace tour) open later, so the grounds remain relatively empty at first with plenty of paths and space for joggers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally, this means you can take people-free photos of the palace if you enter the gardens in that hour or two before the various locations and entertainments unlock their doors. That&#8217;s actually one of my tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/10-things-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15311\">making the most of a Sch\u00f6nbrunn visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One side of the palace has the main gardens stretching away in front of it. But if you want to explore a little more, here&#8217;s the route I take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1nAN4Fxpz7Plarki9CHd8TolsAP5owV0E\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(Words in bold feature as landmarks on the map above.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming you enter the Sch\u00f6nbrunn complex via the main entrance, head toward the palace and veer off right to go through the arch and around to the side of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This takes you to one end of the <strong>Kammergarten<\/strong>, a lovely little series of flowerbeds, topiary and box hedges. Look for the two long trellis tunnels, one covered in Wisteria, the other in climbing roses. Both shimmer with colour when in full bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk through the Kammergarten, away from Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace, and on to parkland with flowering shrubs and ornamental trees, including a magnificent <strong>copper beech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s where you turn left to move across the huge tree-lined avenue, under <strong>beech archways<\/strong>, to eventually reach a ring of perfectly-pruned lime trees surrounding a large <strong>rose garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schoenbrunngardenspark.jpg\" alt=\"Landscaped garden at Sch\u00f6nbrunn\" class=\"wp-image-60043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schoenbrunngardenspark.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schoenbrunngardenspark-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The great parterre of Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace; press photo \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Alexander Eugen Koller)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then circle back to continue through the parkland with its enormous <strong>plane trees<\/strong> and around to the <strong>Hietzinger Tor park entrance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From here you wander down the path around the edge of the park, past the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/palmhouse\/\">Palmenhaus<\/a> (<strong>Palm House<\/strong>) with another collection of sculpted flowerbeds, ornamental hedges and topiary, past the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/wuestenhaus\/\">desert house<\/a>, and on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\">zoo<\/a>. Here you go right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk on through the <strong>botanic garden<\/strong> to its end up a slope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various resplendent trees and shrubs mark the path, including a huge English oak, a Ginkgo tree, giant reeds, a delicate Japanese maple, a gorgeous Bald cypress, flower meadows, an ochre Scot&#8217;s pine, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top exit from the botanic garden, take the fairly steep climb up to the <strong>Tirolergarten restaurant<\/strong> and continue along the avenue to the <strong>Gloriette<\/strong>. This takes you through mixed woodland, with the chatter of birds to accompany you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gloriette\/\">Gloriette<\/a>, walk down the hill toward the palace, enjoying the excellent vistas, and cross behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/neptune-fountain\/\">Neptunbrunnen<\/a> (<strong>Neptune Fountain<\/strong>); peek through the grotto for another stunning view of the palace and main gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sch\u00f6brunngardens.jpg\" alt=\"Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens\" class=\"wp-image-15696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sch\u00f6brunngardens.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sch\u00f6brunngardens-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(<strong>Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Wien<\/strong> &#8211; the main gardens in early spring)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, go up the long, level avenue that heads east and runs parallel to the fountain. Pass the (old, but fake) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/romanruins\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"149\">Roman Ruins<\/a> and reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/obelisk-grotto\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15256\">Obelisk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the obelisk, go back down the tree-lined avenue that ends in the palace until you reach a small <strong>fountain<\/strong> and pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That avenue is actually known as the Obeliskenallee and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/corsage-film-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55818\">makes an appearance<\/a> in the movie <em>Corsage<\/em>, which dramatises a short period in the life of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/sisi\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34621\">Empress Elisabeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross from the fountain to enjoy the geometric masterpieces in colour that are the <strong>main gardens<\/strong> before returning to the palace building. (Those gardens also appear in <em>Corsage<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All-in-all it&#8217;s about a 4km walk on decent paths but with some slopes. If you want to stay on the flat, turn left at the zoo (not right) and follow the zoo&#8217;s outskirts until you reach the Neptune Fountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And keep your eyes open for excessively-cute red squirrels at all times: they&#8217;re not shy of showing themselves, even in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Sch\u00f6nbrunn Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gettingthere\/\">travel page<\/a> for tips and directions for reaching the palace complex itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, 1130 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They tell us to take time to smell the roses. The parks and gardens at Sch\u00f6nbrunn offer the chance to do exactly that. Literally and figuratively&#8230; What to expect (Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Wien \u2013 part of the landscaped gardens in spring) The park and gardens around Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn stretch across more than a square kilometre of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15260","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-schonbrunn","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15260"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84823,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions\/84823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}