Guide to Vienna, Austria

Vienna is the beautiful capital of Austria, and is the country’s political, artistic, economic and cultural centre. Vienna is famed for it’s high quality of life, relaxed yet elegant lifestyle and a rich heritage in the arts.

Top reasons to visit Vienna

Explore Vienna’s rich artistic past, including many famed composers such as Liszt, Schubert, Haydn and Mozart

Visit the large historic centre of Vienna, home to many famous monuments and landmarks on the Unesco World Heritage List

Ball season in elegant venues such as Opera Ball in the State Opera, Vienna Homburg, City Hall or the Wiener Philharmoniker.

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Main areas of Vienna

Innere Stadt

the heart of the capital

Leopoldstadt

home to Augarten and Prater, two of the most beautiful and popular parks, along with the Karmeliter Market and a large Jewish community

Landstrasse

combination of old and new, the third district is home to embassies, the Rochus Market, Stadtpark and Kunsthaus.

Wieden

mixture of tourist and residential areas, with Margaretenstrasse being popular for nightlife

Neubau

a trendy area, known for it’s bookshops, hip cafes and bohemian hangouts

Josefstadt

residential area popular with students given the University of Vienna is nearby

Alsergrund

northern district famous for being the birthplace of Franz Schubert

Top Attractions in Vienna

• Belvedere
• Parlament
• Hofburg Palace
• Secession Building
• Donauturm - observation tower
• Summer open-air film festivals (Karlsplatz, Prater, the Arena, Schloss Neugebaude or the Vienna Turf Krieau).
• ImPulsTanz dance festival
• St Stephens Cathedral
• Tiergarten Schönbrunn
• Schoenbrunn Palace
• Winter Palace of Prince Eugene
• Palais Epstein
• Ball Season - look for full listing from Vienna City Council, although famous ones are Kaffeesiderball by Vienna Coffee house owners, Weiner Philharmonika and Opera Ball

Shopping in Vienna

Graben is an upscale shopping promenade, with local speciality stores such as Wien Porzellan. Other shopping streets/areas are Kartner Strasse, Kohlmarkt, Schleifmuhlgasse.

• Department stores - Steffl, Stilwerk Wien
• Malls - Shopping Centre Du (biggest shopping mall in Europe), Gasometer
• Markets - Naschmarkt

Eating in Vienna

No visit to Vienna is complete without trying the local delicacies, such as:-

• schnitzel
• Austrian sandwich (brown bread, ham, cheese and gherkin)
• Wiener Wurstel - (frankfurter), or Eitrige (with cheese)
• tortes - cake

Recommended restaurants are Palmenhaus, Le Bol, Cafe Landtmann, Cafe Central, Da Capo, Vapiano, Reintaler’s Danieli, Schweizerhaus and Kursalon Huber.

Nightlife and Entertainment in Vienna

Vienna is famous for it’s coffee culture, with it’s grand and lively coffee houses also sell beers, wines and liqueurs.

Although not renowned for it’s nightlife, some bars and clubs can be found around Gurtel at Nussdorferstrasse.

• Bars - Flex, Rupp’s. Loos American Bar, Ottakringer Brauerei, Sky Bar, Charlie P’s
• Cocktails - Dino’s, First Floor, Barfly’s Club, Eberts Cocktailbar
• Lounge - Chill Out Lounge
• Clubs - Loco, Ride Club
• Theatre and Opera - Alte Oper, English Theatre Vienna, Oper Vienna, Vienna State Opera, Burgtheater, Raymond Theater
• Classical Music - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Museums - Museumsquartier, Kunsthistorisches

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