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Central Cemetery Vienna. It sounds weird but nowhere else does Viennese history become so alive than at Wiener Zentralfriedhof. During a guided tour through the cemetery we traced celebrity musicians’ graves like those of Beethoven, Strauss, Schubert, Falco, and of other famous Viennese.  Vienna residents have a reputedly tender relation with death. ‘Death has to be a Viennese…’ goes a …

I had stayed in apartments in six districts when living in my hometown Vienna. Wieden district,  just off the centre, was a blank space I was keen to fill. Even if it was just for a few days, while visiting Vienna with my two kids. Choose A Key Neighbourhood Vienna Apartment Rental. Staying in an apartment in a key neighbourhood …

To find out what to do in Vienna within the time frame you have, don’t tick off random ‘must-do’ lists. Instead, use these 15 key building blocks to gain a comprehensive understanding of the city and make the most of your time. If you have been to Wien before or plan an extended stay, check out my insider tips in …

Best Rooftop Views Vienna. Before you climb up the wrong 300 stairs let me share from where to have the best views in Vienna. 1. Canteen of the Palace of Justice Best Rooftop Views Vienna. Certainly, Justizcafé passes for the weirdest and most ‘insider’ way to enjoy a rooftop view in Vienna;. In fact, the publicly accessible café is the canteen of …

Private Dining: Vienna Off Menu Vienna Restaurant Mezzanin 7. “You made a mistake. This is definitely not the right place.” …I know how to read my friend Sandra’s odd looks. I pressed one of the many doorbells on a shiny brass plate of a town palace in Vienna’s ninth district. It was Sandra’s local neighbourhood that  she knows like the back …

Secret Vienna Tour. Some of the most exciting corners in Vienna are the hidden courtyards right in the city centre. I had done a tour on my own before but felt that I stepped past the most intriguing places. I was right, as my tour guide proved. Regina met me at Schwedenplatz, our diving station.  She was determined to start our …

There are four baroque gardens in and around Vienna that fans of geometrical landscapes, clipped hedges, patterned ‘broderie’ flower beds, and sculpted boxes shouldn’t miss: They are all part of baroque palaces, and perfect examples of transforming nature into organic classical art. Augarten The Augarten is Vienna’s oldest baroque garden, and in my view the most charismatic. Located in the second district …

I grew up in the Vienna Woods, at the Viennese’s favourite outdoors. Let me share the places I know, they are quite a few.  The Vienna Woods (Wienerwald) are a large belt of mixed woodland with a couple of small historic towns and hilly vineyards, and reach from Vienna’s north west right to the south east. Towns like Perchtoldsdorf, Mödling, and Baden in the south …