Christmas in Salzburg: Advent Music, Christmas Markets and Other Christmas Things to Do: Winter in Salzburg has its very special charm especially at Christmas. The hectic summer festivals are replaced with Advent music, Christmas markets and other traditional Christmas celebrations. Advent Music The Christmas season starts with the traditional Salzburg Adventsingen at the Great Festival [...]
A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Day Concert – but getting this would be a miracle! This concert is so popular that to stand any chance of securing tickets, you must firstly register your [...]
Imperialsaal or Imperial Hall was Built by the Same Architect of the Vienna Rathaus: Vienna’s Imperialsaal (Imperial Hall) is a stunning concert hall at Beethovenplatz 1. It is the home of the the Vienna Royal Orchestra Orchestra whose musicians are the very best in the city. The Imperial Hall was built by Friedrich Schmidt, the [...]
For Fans of Rock Music, the Vienna Gasometer is one of the Popular Rock Concert Venues: Vienna is famous for its classical concerts and all around the city centre one sees many advertisements for Mozart concerts, Strauss concerts, operas and more. But what if the music you love is several decibels higher than classical music. [...]
Transformation from the Landmark Vienna Gasometers to the Modern G-Town: When Vienna converted its energy supply from town gas to natural gas in the 1970s, its massive gasometers become obsolete. The Vienna gasometers are four huge gas tanks, built between 1896-1899 in the 11th district of Simmering. Each of these gas holders had a storage [...]
Bicentenary Celebrations of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde at the Vienna Musikverein: Vienna Musikverein is the home of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Music Lovers in Vienna), a society founded in 1812. The year 2012 marks the for 200th anniversary of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and some of the biggest names in the world of [...]
An Exhibition Dedicated to Hundertwasser at the Kunst Haus Wien: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the Kunst Haus Wien is holding an exhibition dedicated to its founder, Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The Kunst Haus Wien is housed in an 1892 building that was previously a furniture factory. Friedrich Hundertwasser redesigned [...]
Wiener Wiesn – Vienna’s Own Version of Oktoberfest at the Wien Prater: Better known for its Mozart concerts and grand balls, Vienna is having a go at establishing its own version of Oktoberfest. The Wiener Wiesn will make its debut in Vienna’s famous Prater Park this fall in a premiere that promises to overflow with [...]
Kunst Haus Wien is a Viennese Museum Designed by Hundertwasser: Located in Vienna’s third district is a Viennese museum that many visitors will find fascinating. Established in 1991, the Kunst Haus Wien was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a unique Austrian painter and architect. The Kunst Haus contains the Museum Hundertwasser – the world’s only permanent [...]
Enjoy Easter in Salzburg with the Berlin Philharmoniker at the Salzburg Easter Festival: The Salzburg Easter Festival (Salzburger Osterfestspiele) is here again and this year, Classictic is delighted to be able to offer customers the ability to book online for this popular Salzburg music event. And, what’s more, you will receive a 10% discount on [...]
You can also find us on
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn
We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!
Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!
Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.
Read more about Helen and Tony or contact them.
Liked this post? Share it!