Vienna Hofburg - Imperial Apartments, Sisi Museum, Silver Collection

The empress takes refuge from the court in sporting activities, the cult of her own beauty and in travelling. One of Elisabeth’s greatest passions since childhood has been riding. Her father had taught her acrobatic riding as a child, and now the empress trains intensively, becoming one of the best and most daring horsewomen in Europe. Her exploits when out hunting to hounds go to the bounds of what is humanly possible. Here for the first time we encounter a side of Elisabeth’s personality that consciously seeks to challenge her own limits, among other things in extreme sporting achievements where she deliberately exposes herself to risk.www.hofburg-wien.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.