{"id":15311,"date":"2019-05-31T05:34:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T04:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=15311"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:41:10","slug":"10-things-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/10-things-2\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things you should do at Sch\u00f6nbrunn"},"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\/2015\/08\/sch\u00f6nbrunn_small.jpg\" alt=\"Distant view of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Xmas market\" class=\"wp-image-7185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sch\u00f6nbrunn_small.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sch\u00f6nbrunn_small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s most popular tourist sight is the magnificent Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace. But what should you do at the home of Emperors and Empresses with its gardens and park?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here my top ten suggestions for 2026&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\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 or tour<\/a>* (&amp; more)<\/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 overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/10-things\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13698\">What to do at the Belvedere palaces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My top tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you probably imagine I&#8217;d begin with the palace itself. We&#8217;ll get to that, of course, but first a couple of insider tips&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Go early for photos<\/h3>\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\/04\/gloriette2.jpg\" alt=\"View of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace from the Gloriette\" class=\"wp-image-15530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gloriette2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gloriette2-300x225.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; Early-morning view of Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace looking down from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gloriette\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"125\">Gloriette<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sch\u00f6nbrunn ticket office and staterooms normally open during conventional working hours. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/\">grounds and gardens<\/a> open from 6.30am and require no ticket: you can wander around most of the area for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An early start gives you plenty of time to take photos with nobody but the occasional jogger to spoil the view of the palace exterior, landscaped gardens and other features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took the above snap at around 7.10am with just one person a small speck in the distance. Shame about the overcast sky, but you can&#8217;t have everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking of photos&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Go behind the main fountain<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/neptunefountain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/neptunefountain.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/neptunefountain-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/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 Neptune fountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/neptune-fountain\/\">Neptunbrunnen<\/a> fountain dominates the opposite side of the main gardens to the palace. Behind it rises a hill topped by the Gloriette triumphal arches (see Tip 5 below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go up the slope around either side of the fountain and track back behind the monument. Peep through the cave or over the retaining wall for fabulous views of the palace and grounds (and an excellent photo opportunity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Take the Palace Ticket tour<\/h3>\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\/2019\/05\/lacquerroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lacquerroom.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lacquerroom-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\">(Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace, Vieux-Laque room \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H. \u2013 Alexander Eugen Koller)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nice as the surrounding sights and gardens are (more on that below), if you&#8217;re going to go to Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace then you really ought to go <em>inside<\/em> Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, if you&#8217;re not on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/schonbrunn-palace-tickets-l145516\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LGSchPalVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">independent guided tour<\/a>*, the palace has its own in-house guided tour and two options for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"161\">self-guided visits<\/a>. If you choose the latter, then I recommend you do the longer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/grand-tour\/\">Palace Ticket tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You see much more than on the other tour for a (relatively) small extra cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additional rooms include such joys as the stunning black and gold Vieux Laque Room, the Millions Room with its precious rosewood panels, Empress Maria Theresa&#8217;s bed of state, Empress Sisi&#8217;s dressing room and salon, etc. etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Yep, Maria Theresia had a special bed for ceremonial purposes. IKEA and co have missed a trick there.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Take in a concert<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/summernightconcert2.jpg\" alt=\"The Wiener Philharmoniker on stage\" class=\"wp-image-58176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/summernightconcert2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/summernightconcert2-300x225.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\">(The Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons, and Gautier Capu\u00e7on performing at a past Sommernachtskonzert in the Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens; press photo \u00a9 Max Parovsky)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the many things Vienna does well is embed activites in wonderful, historical surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mozart and Salieri used to perform in Sch\u00f6nbrunn&#8217;s impressive baroque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/orangery-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15245\">Orangery<\/a> and the Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace Orchestra and Ensemble continue the tradition with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/schonbrunn-classical-concerts\/\">regular concerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those concerts typically have upgrade options that include dinner or evening access to a palace tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re particularly lucky with timing, enjoy a free evening concert in the gardens from the world-famous Wiener Philharmoniker orchestra at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/summer-night-concert\/\">Summer Night Concert<\/a>. I had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/sommernachtskonzert\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"48131\">wonderful experience<\/a> there.<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Climb the Gloriette<\/h3>\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\/gloriette3.jpg\" alt=\"Sch\u00f6nbrunn's Gloriette arches\" class=\"wp-image-15902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gloriette3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gloriette3-300x225.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 Gloriette rooftop gives you views across Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They reckon they built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gloriette\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"125\">the Gloriette<\/a> to give the Habsburg ruler something nice to look at out of the palace windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally, the location itself offers some particularly spectacular views. It already sits on top of a hill facing the palace, but consider climbing up to its rooftop viewing terrace (though that requires a ticket and closes for the winter months).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once on the roof, enjoy one of the better views of the Sch\u00f6nbrunn complex and the wider city: look over to Vienna&#8217;s centre and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">Stephansdom cathedral<\/a>, out to the hills in the west, across to the Danube City, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Plan for the markets<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to a Christmas market with a palace backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-77482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/schoenbrunnchristmasmarket2024-300x225.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\">(The entrance to the Weihnachtsmarkt at Schloss Sch\u00f6nbrunn)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place an arts and crafts market in the courtyard of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace, and you&#8217;re onto a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t leave it at that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure the stands are high quality. Throw in food and drink stalls selling traditional Austrian fare. Ensure some entertainment for the kids. And give it all a seasonal touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the Sch\u00f6nbrunn Christmas and Easter markets. Possibly the best of their kind in Vienna: both always prove excellent on my annual visits. Their ambience is, frankly, hard to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/schoenbrunn\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"153\">Christmas market<\/a> typically runs from early November to early January<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/schonbrunn\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2956\">Easter market<\/a> unsurprisingly opens for several weeks around Easter (dates for 2026 are March 25th to April 19th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Go late for photos, too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The early morning light across the Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens has a certain flair to it, especially when all is quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there&#8217;s something equally special about the palace lit up at night, though lighting may be curtailed in the current times as energy-saving initiatives continue throughout Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the park and gates are closed, you can take pretty impressive photos from the road outside the main entrance, particularly at Christmas when the seasonal market fills the courtyard (see the photo above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. See a panda bear<\/h3>\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\/2025\/05\/pandamay2025a.jpg\" alt=\"A male panda\" class=\"wp-image-83351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pandamay2025a.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pandamay2025a-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 highlight of the zoo; press photo \u00a9&nbsp;Daniel Zupanc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As someone with a biology degree, I&#8217;m all for objectivity when it comes to the animal world. But&#8230;pandas! Cute, furry and maker of poor choices when it comes to evolutionary survival strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not an animal you normally associate with baroque palaces. However, the extended park at Sch\u00f6nbrunn houses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\">Tiergarten Sch\u00f6nbrunn<\/a>: the oldest working zoo in the world and one of the best, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The zoo covers a huge area with all sorts of indoor and outdoor attractions that include a two-storey rainforest house, aquarium, big cats, and all the other usual animal suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"1029262,976190\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_HistoryTours\"><\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Just walk around<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><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> \u2013 the main gardens in early spring)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re on a tight schedule, take your time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/\">wander around the park<\/a> away from the hotspots like the palace or Gloriette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extensive landscaped grounds and parkland hide many pleasant surprises&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fountain here, a rose garden there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tree-lined avenue with a glorious view of the palace at its end. (As seen, for example, in the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/corsage-film-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55818\">Corsage<\/a>.)<\/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\/12\/schoenbrunnromanruinspress1.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Roman ruins\" class=\"wp-image-66320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/schoenbrunnromanruinspress1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/schoenbrunnromanruinspress1-300x200.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 Roman ruins; press photo \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Severin W\u00fcrnig)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/romanruins\/\">Roman ruins<\/a> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/obelisk-grotto\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15256\">obelisk<\/a>. Neither genuine, but examples of how the rich used to spend their money back in the 1700s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A red squirrel or three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-pavillon-schonbrunn\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"70763\">quiet caf\u00e9<\/a> free from the hubbub of palace visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little nook or cranny for hushed conversations with loved ones away from governesses and chaperones (I may have written too much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mark-Brownlow\/e\/B076Y3X89F\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">historical fiction<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, don&#8217;t forget to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Cross to the west<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden-300x205.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\">(Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Privy Garden \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Foto: Alexander Eugen Koller)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people assume the trim, patterned flower beds behind the palace form the extent of the landscaped parts of the Sch\u00f6nbrunn complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you can pay a little extra and visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/kronprinzengarten\/\">Privy Garden<\/a> for more flower-based colour and geometric designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or you can walk west from the palace all the way to the outer limits of the freely-accessible park and up around the back of the zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This route takes you through the Kammergarten, across to the topiary and flower beds next to the huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/palmhouse\/\">palm house<\/a> (a historic iron and glass construction that looks wonderful on photos), then on through a botanic garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people don&#8217;t find their way to these places, so it&#8217;s generally quieter than elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there&#8217;s plenty more to Sch\u00f6nbrunn than these ten tips. Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">overview page<\/a> for information on all the sights and activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vienna&#8217;s most popular tourist sight is the magnificent Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace. But what should you do at the home of Emperors and Empresses with its gardens and park? Here my top ten suggestions for 2026&#8230; My top tips Now, you probably imagine I&#8217;d begin with the palace itself. We&#8217;ll get to that, of course, but first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7185,"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-15311","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\/15311","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=15311"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88426,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15311\/revisions\/88426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}