Austria

Ludwig van Beethoven died in a house on this site in Vienna in 1827. Unfortunately the original building has been destroyed, but a plaque marks the spot.

Vienna's cathedral has survived many wars and is now a symbol of the city's freedom. First built in 1147, the Stephansdom was rebuilt in the early 14th century following a fire.

Founded by Charlemagne, the 8th-century Church of St. Martin in Linz is the oldest church in Austria that still retains most of its original form.

Founded in 777, Kremsmünster Abbey has been a center for astronomy and natural science for centuries. Now mostly Baroque, it includes an exceptionally large library and some 8th-century treasures.

This was originally built in the 14th century as the church of the imperial court. Several royal weddings took place here and Hapsburg hearts are preserved in urns.

This monumental cemetery in the outskirts of Vienna is the final resting place of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss and other musical figures.

Beethoven spent many of his summer months in the idyllic wine villages on the outskirts of Vienna. Tradition has it that he spent the summer of 1803, when he was mainly working on his third symphony, the "Eroica," here in Oberdöbling.

Aside from his regular sojourns to the country, Beethoven lived for ten years (1804-14) in this fourth-floor apartment in Vienna, during which time he composed Symphonies 4, 5 and 7 and the opera Fidelio.

The Peterskirche is the second-oldest church in Vienna and the city's finest example of Baroque church architecture. The site has been a place of worship since as early as the 4th century.