Crown Prince Garden — Attraction in Vienna

The sculpted garden space between the palace and the Neptune Fountain is called the Great Parterre. The French garden, a big part of the area, was planned by Jean Trehet, a disciple of André Le Nôtre, in 1695. It contains, among other things, a maze.

The complex however includes many more attractions: Besides the Tiergarten, an orangerie erected around 1755, staple luxuries of European palaces of its type, a palm house (replacing, by 1882, around ten earlier and smaller glass houses in the western part of the park) is noteworthy. Western parts were turned into English garden style in 1828–1852.

The area called Meidlinger Vertiefung to the west of the castle was turned into a play area and drill ground for the children of the Habsburgs in the 19th century. At this time it was common to use parks for the military education of young princes. Whereas the miniature bastion, which was built for this purpose, does not exist anymore, the garden pavilion that was used as shelter still does. It was turned into a café in 1927 and is known as Landtmann’s Jausen Station since 2013.

At the outmost western edge, a botanical garden going back to an earlier arboretum was re-arranged in 1828, when the Old Palm House was built. A modern enclosure for Orangutans, was restored besides a restaurant and office...

Schonbrunner Garden is located just behind the palace. It was opened for the public in 1779. It is a very big garden, 1.2 km east to west and 1 km north to south. At the end of long pathway there is a beautiful fountain called Neptune. Beyond fountain on a small hill (200 ft) there is Gloriette, which has got a cafe and observation deck. The view from top is amazing. The garden has got thousand of flowers and beautiful landscaping. It also has got world's oldest zoo, maze and children's museum. There is no entry fee for garden but for other facilities one has to pay. In summer it is open from 6.30 AM to 9 PM. For disabled people free wheelchairs are available at the entrance. Since 1996 the palace and garden are on UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. About 8 million people visit this place every year. A great place for visitors...

Maybe end of September visit does not do justice to this Garden, but it was included in the Vienna Pass and we had to wait for our time-slot for Palace tour.

The whole Garden will take a few minutes to finish, but you can enjoy a nice view from the platform overlooking the garden.

If you don’t have Vienna pass, I would not recommend paying separately for this one (especially if you visit with family/group). The garden on the other side of the palace (on your way from Zoo to Carriage Museum) is better in terms appearance, sculptures, variety of flowers and...