Plan Your Visit to Belvedere Museum Vienna: Timings and Directions

The Belvedere has restrooms, cloakrooms, free Wi-Fi and seating areas for a rest between exhibitions. There's a museum shop with art prints and souvenirs, and guided tours and audio guides (in 12 languages at the Upper Belvedere) for individuals and groups.

A few simple rules keep the visit enjoyable for everyone. Photography for private use is allowed, but not with flash, tripods or selfie sticks. Food and drinks stay out of the exhibition rooms, bags and coats go in the cloakroom, and phones should be kept quiet. Parents are responsible for supervising children, and smoking is not allowed anywhere in the museum.

The Belvedere welcomes all visitors. All sites have step-free or ramped entrances, lifts to every exhibition area and accessible restrooms, and wheelchairs are available at the cloakrooms. Sign-language tours, touchable replicas and audio descriptions support visitors with hearing or visual impairments, and there's designated disabled parking at each venue.

Take a break at one of the Belvedere's cafés. The Schlosscafé in the Upper Belvedere is ideal for coffee and pastries, the Parkcafé by the Lower Belvedere looks out over the palace gardens, and Lucy Bar at Belvedere 21 serves drinks and light bites with views of the sculpture garden.

The museum shop offers prints, books, postcards and handcrafted gifts linked to the exhibitions, plus exclusive catalogues and replicas of famous works. It's perfect for a meaningful souvenir of the Belvedere.

There's a place to stay near the Belvedere for every budget. Budget: a&o Wien Hauptbahnhof is close to the palace and Belvedere 21, Hotel Drei Kronen sits by the Naschmarkt, and Meininger Hotel Vienna Downtown Franz is a short U-Bahn ride away. Mid-range: The Levante Parliament, Motel One Wien-Staatsoper and the hip 25hours Hotel at MuseumsQuartier all offer easy access to central Vienna. Luxury: the iconic Hotel Sacher Wien, The Ring – Vienna's Casual Luxury Hotel and Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna put you in the city's cultural heart.

Right next door, the University of Vienna's Botanical Garden is a peaceful spot full of diverse plants. The Baroque Karlskirche is about a 15-minute walk away, and the Landstraße district has charming streets lined with cafés and shops to explore after your visit.