The Weekend before the second lockdown, I went with a couple of friends, Austria guides, to explore the development of the Donau park in Vienna. The area that rises from ashes to the highest spot in Vienna. During the walk on the cold November day, that Monika prepared, we’ve talked about the area that only …
Are you willing to take a walk into the future? Free your mind, hit a “read more” button, and join us on a utopian walking journey through Vienna in the year 2050. Together with the group of Instagrammers so-called igersvienna.com, I took an audio walk into the future. Equipped with headphones and receivers we took …
The traditional Viennese coffee house is as much as a part of the cityscape as the Castle Schönbrunn, the Giant Ferris Wheel, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral. In Vienna, people go to the coffee house to be visibly invisible, to disturb undisturbed, and not to be at home and yet to be at their place. ” …
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With a group of motivated Austria guides, I took a trip to Raabs an der Thaya. Only one and half hour driving by car from Vienna is the municipality of Raabs an der Thaya in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya located directly on the border to the Czech Republic. As a part of …
Located on the right bank of Danube, the municipality of Melk is known as “The gateway to the Wachau.” At the foot of the world-famous Benedictine abbey, you can discover another treasure of cultural history: the city of Melk. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe and the most important waterway in Austria. The …
Located in the heart of Austria, next to Wachau is the Schallaburg Castle, one of the Renaissance jewel buildings in Austria. The 1,000-year-old fortress, which oldest surviving parts are from the 11th century, has been owned by four different families over the years. Today’s view of the fort is thanks to the last one of …
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 …
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 …
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 …