Vienna Things To Do : Tours, Top Attractions & Local Recommendations

May 15, 2012

The Insider’s Guide to Vienna

For a concentrated dosage of old style splendor, you can’t go past Vienna. Now Austria’s capital, it was once the center of an empire that encompassed huge swathes of central and eastern Europe, a legacy which has endowed the city with as many palaces as there are weeks in the year. And Vienna still gazes east as much as west: the borders of Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are all within an hour’s drive.

Graben in Vienna, Austria. Photo courtesy of Szilveszter Farkas via Flickr.

April 25, 2012

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Grabbing in Graben

Graben (German for “ditch”) is a famous street in central Vienna that is one of the most popular and alluring shopping areas in Europe. The area commonly referred to as Graben begins at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz and continues as far as the junction of Kohlmarkt and Tuchlauben. It has served as a marketplace for centuries, although for a long time there was a good deal more in the way of foodstuffs for sale than anything else. Today, the butchers and vegetable stalls are gone. In their place is an astonishing array of high end stores and boutiques showcasing the best that Vienna has to offer in the way of elegance and style, commercial artwork, and consumer goods.

March 28, 2012

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English-language Live Theatre in Vienna

The state of English-language live theatre in Vienna is and has historically been very strong indeed. As with most big cities, there is a profusion of impromptu, independent, and experimental theatrical productions playing at various times throughout the year in the Austrian capital, but the two main players are Vienna’s English Theatre (VET) and the International Theatre Vienna (IT). The former is the oldest and most established English-language theatre in continental Europe and the latter, while smaller and decidedly less prestigious, is well respected in theatrical circles and has been mounting full-scale productions since 1974.

March 5, 2012

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Top 3 Events in Vienna-Spring 2012

Austria’s capital city is nearly always bustling with cultural activity. Whether it is because of the famous Vienna International Film Festival (October 20-November 2), which attracts more than 90,000 cineastes to the city every year, or any of the other theatre, music, food, film, and holiday festivals that take place annually, it’s well worth checking the calendar before visiting Vienna. For travelers with impending travel plans, the following events should prove of particular interest.

February 6, 2012

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Hop-On Waltz Lessons

Are you going to visit Vienna? Are you already in the city and looking for a typical Viennese activity?

Why not trying to learn the traditional Viennese waltz? Now you can join the “Hop on Waltz” lessons without reservation presented by the dancing school Rueff in Vienna! Just join us!

February 1, 2012

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3 Museums in Vienna

It would be impossible to pay proper attention to all the odd and wonderful museums contained within the confines of Vienna in a single burst of words. The following are some of the most peculiar, and, possibly, for the right kind of tourist, the most interesting.