Ten Winter Treats in Vienna
The ice rink outside Vienna’s City Hall. Sophisticated Vienna hits high culture in winter, with a repertoire of concerts and society balls; its exceptional art galleries empty and a layering of snow...
View ArticleCelebrating 150 Years of Vienna Ringstrasse
The Burgtheater on Vienna’s Ringstrasse. Vienna has several very important celebrations this year; here’s how the city is marking 150 years of Vienna Ringstrasse and two even older anniversaries....
View ArticleThe Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Vienna is the home of the waltz as well as Eurovision 2015. The annual celebration of lowbrow European culture that is the Eurovision Song Contest is 60 years old in 2015 and is the longest-running TV...
View ArticleThe Top Five Summer Festivals in Vienna
Rathaus (City Hall), backdrop for several Vienna summer festivals Vienna has a thriving social and cultural calendar focusing on music, film and dance, and 2015 also brings special celebrations to mark...
View Article10 Reasons to Visit Vienna in 2015
Memorial to Johann Strauss in Vienna’s Stadtpark (City Park) Vienna had its moment on the world stage in May 2015, with the arrival of the circus of kitsch that is the Eurovision Song Contest, but...
View ArticleHistory of the Vienna Boys Choir
The Vienna Boys Choir singing in the Hofburg Chapel, Vienna. Image ocurtesy of My Past on Flickr. The Vienna Boys Choir is one of the oldest — and most famous — youth choirs in existence. But what are...
View ArticleVisiting Weikersdorf Castle From Vienna
Interior of the Weikersdorf Castle hotel The lovely Renaissance Weikersdorf Castle is 16.25 miles (26 kilometers) south of Vienna in Baden, an elegant town famous for its spas and manicured public...
View ArticleTen Things To do in Vienna in Fall
Autumn hits Vienna in October, when the temperatures begin to drop, the summer visitors are long gone but there are still sunny days without the bitter cold experienced over Christmas. It’s also the...
View ArticleFive of the Best Classical Concerts in Vienna
St Charles Church in Vienna is home of performances of favorite pieces by Vivaldi and Mozart. Vienna is the home of classical music and world-renowned composers such as Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven,...
View ArticleFollow in the Footsteps of Imperial Vienna
On the Ringstrasse The mighty Habsburg dynasty shaped the face of Vienna for several centuries, and the year 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Emperor Franz Joseph. Two years after his...
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