The name “Fiaker” for the popular Viennese horse-drawn carriage is derived indirectly from Saint Fiacre. The Hôtel de Saint Fiacre in Paris rented carriages from about the middle of the seventeenth century. The number of fiakers changes during time. In 1700 there were about 700 horse-drawn carriages in Vienna. In the best period from 1860 […]
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Austrian gallery “Upper Belvedere” (re)opens the gates starting on 1 July. In July, online tickets are only € 4,00! During the closure period, the permanent collection was refreshed. There are new things to see in the Baroque, Biedermeier, and Vienna around 1900 groupings. The absolute highlight “The Kiss” from Gustav Klimt, the most famous works
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One of the biggest open-air festivals in Europe, Donauinselfest, goes on tour. Due to the Corona pandemic, Donauinselfest will be held from July 1 until September 20. The journey is going to start on July 1. Around Vienna in 80 days, a mobile stage will be traveling, giving Austrian artists the chance to entertain the
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Dürnstein is a town on the Danube River in the Krems region of Lower Austria. The city captivates with its natural beauty and vineyards that stretch along the Wachau region. The Dürnstein castle became famous through the legend of Richard the Lionheart. According to it, it was Babenberger Leopold V. who held the English King
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Street art is generally described as a form of the artwork displayed in public on surrounding buildings, on streets, trains, and other publicly viewed surfaces. When this youth culture is applied on walls or barriers, it can be called a “mural”. Vienna is full of impressive street arts, and many of them you can find
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Imperial Palace Hofburg has represented one of the most important buildings in the monarchy. For more than 600 years was the seat to the Habsburgs royal dynasty and center of the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, it’s not surprising it has become one of the buildings that everyone comes to see. The entrance at the Imperial
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The Burggarten is a public park, located in the area of the Hofburg, Imperial Palace in Vienna. It was laid out as a private garden of the emperor Francis I in the year 1818/19. After 100 years, with the fall of the Habsburg Empire, the park has been opened to the public. There are several monuments
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Josephsplatz named after Joseph II. belongs to the area of the Imperial Palace in Vienna. It’s also his statue in the middle of the square showing him as a Roman emperor. The square is flanked by the Augustinian Church, the National Library, and the Winter Riding Scholl. It was one of the first opened squares
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The Viennese street names not only serve as orientation in the street network, but they also tell stories, tales and describe the character of the city. The narrow Hafnersteig leads to the center of the “Fleischmarkt”. It was mentioned for the first time in 1220. Therefore, it’s the oldest meat market in Vienna. In the
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Vienna is the greenest model city in the world and occupies 1st place in the city ranking of the “greenest” metropolises. The list made by “Resonance Consultancy”, a consultancy group for real estate, tourism, and economic development based in Vancouver and New York, placed Vienna at the top. Half of the city consists of green
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