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'Vienna drawing Indian tourists like magnet'

New Delhi: Austrian capital Vienna is drawing Indian tourists like a magnet, their numbers doubling over the past six years to touch 25,000 this year, shows a Vienna Tourist Board survey.Even the night stays in



Most Indian visitors tend to cover Vienna, Budapest and Prague—the three major cities of the former Habsburg Empire known as the “Golden Triangle”—by availing a common Schengen visa, according to the Vienna Tourist Board.



India-born Zubin Mehta, even at a ripe old age, conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra occasionally. Tourists from India like to include the maestro's performance in their itinerary if he is playing during their stay.

“By blending its unique imperial architectural heritage with a distinguished legacy of great artists and musicians like Mozart and Beethoven, Vienna offers one of Europe's most dynamic urban spaces,” Hable said.

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