More than thousand years ago the Roman Empire created a military camp under the name Vindobona in the area, which is now covered by Vienna’s city centre. At that time another military camp very close Vindobona was far bigger. But in the end Carnuntum lost its importance whereas Vienna grew into one of Europes biggest cities in the 19th century. Since World War I, Vienna has been the capital of the Republic of Austria.
 
 What are the most interesting sights in Vienna? Tourists usually like to visit the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn. Schloss Schönbrunn also accommodates the world’s oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn. Especially kids like to have a drive with the ferry wheel “Riesenrad” in the Prater. Vienna calls itself the music capital of the world, due to a lot of famous composers who lived here. Let’s do some name-dropping: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Anton Schönberg and many more. Also the famous jazz pianist Joe Zawinul was born in Vienna and grew up in that town in the third district, Erdberg.
 
 Apartments Vienna are easy to spot. Even from your living room. You just call up your favorite search engine in your browser and enter phrases like “apartment Vienna”, “private apartment in Vienna” or “apartment Vienna city”, to come up with a few suggestions. Vienna apartments are usually well equipped with flat-TV, Wi-Fi, more than one toilet, nice kitchens and some of them even offer a balcony or a terrace with a nice view. We recommend that you try book an apartment within the first district of Vienna, thus making it possible to reach important sights by foot only.