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Vienna keeps hold of most liveable city title
Vienna has kept hold of the title for the worlds most liveable city in the 2010 Mercer study. Vienna was closely followed by Swiss cities Zurich and Geneva.
The study takes into consideration a number of factors affecting the living standards across 221 cities using New York as the base city. Mercer revealed that the financial [...]
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Palatial Club Locations
The latest news from the Vienna tourist board…
A new location in an old palace — the Palffy Club bursts onto the Vienna club scene.
Palais Palffy enjoys a prime location in the heart of the old town opposite the Hofburg, next door to the stables of the Spanish riding school. The building dates back to the [...]
Coffee, Cake and Literature: The Viennese Coffeehouse
Author:: Gabriela Hamböck
For visitors to the city it is an attraction, for locals a second home, and for artists and literati an institution: the Viennese Coffeehouse.
Coffeehouses in Vienna are much more than just places to drink coffee – they are a way of life. The city boasts in excess of 800 of them – in [...]
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Vienna – “Something Old & Something New”
With its successful blend of imperial tradition and contemporary creativity, the Austrian capital has established itself as a major player in the global tourism market. In 2008, 4.6 million visitors spent 10.2 million nights in Vienna, largely attracted by the city’s rich musical life and art treasures. Vienna compares very favorably with other European cities [...]
Enjoying Life to the Full – Vienna’s Pubs and Restaurants
Article written by Florian Holzer, supplied coutesy of Vienna Tourist Board
The Parisians may be the more experienced lovers, the Londoners better dressed, and the Romans famed for their dolce vita. Yet hardly any other city in the world boasts a day-to-day way of life where food and drink play such an important role as in [...]
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Shopping in Vienna
This article was kindly supplied by the Vienna Tourist Board
An original gift for a friend back home or a pretty keepsake for yourself – shopping is a vacation treat in Vienna. This guide presents an overview of the city’s best shopping destinations, along with a number of insider tips.
Advent in Vienna
This article was kindly supplied by the Vienna Tourist Board
No sooner has November drawn a thick curtain of drizzle and fog across the heavens and the days become steadily shorter, then some places sink into a deep melancholy. But not Vienna. Here the weeks leading up to Christmas are romantic and idyllic. The city [...]
Vienna ‘great for market junkies’
A travel expert has said that northern Europe is full of Christmas markets that will keep visitors entertained this festive season, with Vienna noted as a great location for “market junkies”.
Brits looking for a Christmas to remember may want to head into Europe, an expert has suggested.
Tom Hall, travel editor for Lonely Planet, said had [...]
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