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Discovering Maria Theresien Platz
Austria

Discovering Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna

Where : Maria Theresien-Platz, Vienna Discovering Maria-Theresien-Platz This square is located in front of MuseumsQuartier and it’s walking distance from the metro as well. It’s a public area and free park with a beautiful monument in the middle.  There’s also a nice and well kept garden where you can walk around or take few minutes to sit and enjoy the ambience. We spent only a few minutes here after our FreeWalking tour, but we enjoyed the atmosphere and historic building located around the square. Do we recommend ? Yes, beautiful public park central located. Serge: 4  Eli:  4 More time to Discover Vienna ?  Consider these other attractions ! Churches * St Stephen’s Cathedral for the architecture enthusiasts. * Karlskirche is a

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Discovering Heroes Square
Budapest

Discovering Heroes Square, Budapest

Where : Heroes Square, Budapest Discovering Heroes Square. We weren’t lucky with the weather. It was raining a lot when we visited Heroes Square.   That said, it was hard to take pictures or even to look at the huge statues.  According to Wikipedia, the square is known for its iconic statue complex featuring the “Seven Chieftains of the Magyars”.  As well, other important Hungarian national leaders, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Accessibility. The Heroes Square is centrally located in “Pest”.  If you are coming from Buda (the other side of the Danube), as we did, you can take a bus from “Chain Bridge” or the metro.  The traffic was unbearable on the bus, so we spent more than

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