Take a tour of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, home of the Habsburg Royal Family for hundreds of years.
Schönbrunn Palace was originally built in the middle ages, as a farm, country estate, hunting lodge, and eventually a summer palace for the Habsburgs.
The Habsburgs took over the property in 1569, and was re-thought by an architect and reconstructed starting in 1693. In the mid-1700s, Emperor Charles VI gifted the property to his daughter Maria Teresa, who turned it into what it is today, a palatial summer residence with extensive gardens, imperial apartments, grand ballrooms, and a theatre.
After Maria Theresa's death, Schönbrunn Palace was occupied on and off over the years, and even Napoleon lived in it two different times.
The line for the palace can get very long but you can walk around the grounds and in the garden for free. The first time I was there, there was a private event inside the palace so it was closed. Which seemed upsetting at the time, but we were able to walk around the grounds and garden with no other people around. This second time I went there were so many people and not as special as the first time.
Definitely carve out some time walking around the gardens, because they are as impressive, if not more impressive, than the palace itself.
If you are in Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace is one of the top 2 or 3 things you should not miss. It is beautiful and will tell you so much history about Austria, Vienna, and the families who have lived there over the centuries.
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