The town of Bad Ischl became a landmark in the fate of Emperor Franz Joseph. There he met his future wife Elisabeth, Princess of Bavaria. The Villa was an engagement gift from Archduchess Sofia.

This old house, built in the Biedermeier style, became a favorite vacation spot for the Imperial couple and their summer residence. Sisi, as Elizabeth was called, liked to run away here to relax and just be alone.

The Villa is surrounded by a beautiful garden, which Franz Joseph himself called his "green Paradise".

In 1857, two more classical wings were added to the Villa and the building began to resemble the letter "E" – "Elizabeth". The picturesque garden has also changed. It was expanded to a full-fledged Park with gazebos, pavilions, and fountains made of white marble.

The Royal couple loved this city very much and came here every summer. While Franz Joseph was hunting, Elizabeth visited balneological hospitals. They worked on her most beneficially. She bore the Emperor four healthy children.

The Imperial Villa is still majestic and peaceful. The Villa has a lot of plants: vines, laurel bushes, and spherical cypresses, oak alley, black poplars.

In the depth of the park, there is an openwork pavilion - "Glorietta". Kaiservilla is filled with memories of Sisi and her beloved husband. At the entrance to the Villa, there is a monument to the Emperor. He stands as a hunter surrounded by hunting dogs, listening to sounds.

Now Kaiservilla is the Emperor's Museum, where the current owner, the Emperor's grandson Mark Salvator, has preserved letters, portraits and other items that belonged to Franz Joseph and his beloved Elizabeth.