The Old City
The historical district in the Austrian capital holds many surprises. Besides the cathedral, you will find there the Church of the Teutonic Order of Knights; the Blutgasse, a famous little street that was the scene of an assassination of Templar Knights in 1312 and Figarohausstraße, where Franz Georg Kolchitzky, the creator of the city's first café, once lived. There is a really nice bookshop in Grünangergasse, ideal for people who love reading and located near a tavern where Franz Schubert used to go frequently. Am Hof is a square that dates back to the Roman period, with a pillar commemorating the end of the Thirty Years' War. Nearby is the Collalto Palace, where Mozart played the piano in public for the first time.