New Guide To Vienna Central Cemetery

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With 330,000 graves and 100 kilometers of roads covering an area of 2.5 square kilometers, Vienna Central Cemetery is so large that it is all too easy for visitors to lose their way! A new multimedia guide now makes finding all the most interesting graves and sights in Europe's second largest cemetery (after Ohlsdorf in Hamburg) even easier. This handy pocket-sized device can be rented from the porter's lodge at the main entrance (Tor 2, Engl. Gate 2) for a fee of EUR 7. The audio feature (German and English) and photos on the display help visitors navigate the gigantic complex, revealing facts and curiosities as it takes visitors past 42 points of interest in Vienna's city of the dead.

The main stops are the graves of Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Strauss the Elder and Austrian pop legend Falco. There are also fascinating facts on the cemetery's origins, which date back to its opening in 1874, as well as its stunning art nouveau church, and the flora and fauna to be found around the site. The multimedia guide presents in-depth information on all the stops on the tour, and offers a choice of three different routes lasting two, three or four hours. A complete list of all the stops and a standard paper map supplement the new guide.

Multimedia guide available from the porter's lodge at the main entrance (Tor 2), rental cost EUR 7 (photo ID required as deposit)

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Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234, 11th District