Vienna’s Imperial Palaces, Schönbrunn, Hofburg and Belvedere: Live the Royal...
Vienna’s famous royal palaces have to be high on any visitor’s bucket list The imperial pleasure palace Schönbrunn, courtyard side, by Bernardo Bellotto, 1759-1760 Vienna, the capital city of Austria...
View ArticleThe Magic of Vienna’s Christmas Markets
Vienna Christmas Markets to Get Visitors in the Yuletide Spirit: Christkindlmarkt © WienTourismus/C.Alessandri The first Christmas markets in Vienna were held more than seven centuries ago when in 1296...
View ArticleWalking in the Footsteps of Mozart in Vienna
Walking in the Footsteps of Mozart – A Self-Guided Mozart Vienna Walking Tour: Portrait of Mozart - A 1781 painting Mozart was born in Salzburg and although he lived for 25 years in this city, the...
View ArticleMozarthaus – The Only Surviving Mozart Residence in Vienna
Mozarthaus – Where Mozart Had His Most Prolific Time in Vienna: Mozarthaus in Vienna - GJansoone/Wiki Mozarthaus at Domgasse 5 in Vienna’s Aldstadt is the only one of Mozart’s apartments in Vienna that...
View ArticleSt. Peter’s Abbey – The Oldest Monastery in Austria
St. Peter’s Abbey – One of the Oldest Monasteries in Austria: St Peters Abbey by A.Bossi/Wiki One of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Austria and perhaps in the German-speaking nations is St....
View ArticleSt. Peter’s Cemetery – A Famous Landmark in Salzburg
St. Peter’s Cemetery – Final Resting Place of Famous Salzburg Citizens: St Peter's Cemetery - Salzburg Cemeteries are not usually places that one would include in travel itineraries, but St. Peter’s...
View ArticleChristmas in Salzburg
Christmas in Salzburg: Advent Music, Christmas Markets and Other Christmas Things to Do: Photo Courtesy Salzburg Tourism Winter in Salzburg has its very special charm especially at Christmas. The...
View ArticleVienna’s Famous New Year’s Concerts
A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: Vienna Kursalon For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Day Concert – but getting...
View ArticleImperialsaal – A Stunning Concert Hall at Beethovenplatz
Imperialsaal or Imperial Hall was Built by the Same Architect of the Vienna Rathaus: Imperialsaal - Classictic Vienna’s Imperialsaal (Imperial Hall) is a stunning concert hall at Beethovenplatz 1. It...
View ArticleRock Concerts at the Vienna Gasometer
For Fans of Rock Music, the Vienna Gasometer is one of the Popular Rock Concert Venues: The Gasometer - Courtesy Gasometer City Vienna is famous for its classical concerts and all around the city...
View ArticleFrom the Vienna Gasometers to a Modern G-Town
Transformation from the Landmark Vienna Gasometers to the Modern G-Town: Gasometers by Andreas Poeschek / CC-BY-SA-2.0-at When Vienna converted its energy supply from town gas to natural gas in the...
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