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Famous Vienna Classical Concerts to Usher in the New Year

November 14, 2016 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Famous Vienna Classical Concerts to Usher in the New Year

Vienna Classical Concerts – A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to one of the many famous New Year’s Day Concerts in Vienna.  The Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert at the Wiener Musikverein is one of the biggest events on the Viennese […]

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The Magic of the Vienna Christmas Markets

October 21, 2016 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

The Magic of the Vienna Christmas Markets

Vienna Christmas Markets to Get Visitors in the Yuletide Spirit: The first Christmas markets in Vienna were held more than seven centuries ago when in 1296 Emperor Albrecht I granted Viennese traders and shopkeepers the privilege of holding a December market for the city’s population.  Christkindlmarkt in those early days took place around Christmas and […]

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Walking in the Footsteps of Mozart in Vienna

January 9, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Walking in the Footsteps of Mozart in Vienna

Walking in the Footsteps of Mozart – A Self-Guided Mozart Vienna Walking Tour: Mozart was born in Salzburg and although he lived for 25 years in this city, the final ten years of his short life were spent in Vienna. It was in Vienna that many important events took place that shaped his later life. […]

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Mozarthaus – The Only Surviving Mozart Residence in Vienna

January 2, 2012 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Mozarthaus – The Only Surviving Mozart Residence in Vienna

Mozarthaus – Where Mozart Had His Most Prolific Time in Vienna: Mozarthaus at Domgasse 5 in Vienna’s Aldstadt is the only one of Mozart’s apartments in Vienna that still exists today. Mozarthaus was not the first of Mozart’s residences in Vienna. When he moved into this luxurious apartment on 29 September 1784, he had already […]

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St. Peter’s Abbey – The Oldest Monastery in Austria

December 31, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

St. Peter’s Abbey – The Oldest Monastery in Austria

St. Peter’s Abbey – One of the Oldest Monasteries in Austria: One of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Austria and perhaps in the German-speaking nations is St. Peter’s Abbey (Erzabtei St. Peter) in Salzburg. St Peter’s monastery was originally founded by St Rupert, a Franconian missionary, who came to Salzburg around 696 AD. The central […]

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St. Peter’s Cemetery – A Famous Landmark in Salzburg

December 31, 2011 By Helen Page 1 Comment

St. Peter’s Cemetery – A Famous Landmark in Salzburg

St. Peter’s Cemetery – Final Resting Place of Famous Salzburg Citizens: Cemeteries are not usually places that one would include in travel itineraries, but St. Peter’s Cemetery in Salzburg is an exception. Set in the grounds of St Peter’s Monastery, it is said to be one of the most beautiful and oldest cemeteries in the […]

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Christmas in Salzburg

November 16, 2011 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Christmas in Salzburg

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 […]

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Imperialsaal – A Stunning Concert Hall at Beethovenplatz

November 1, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Imperialsaal – A Stunning Concert Hall at Beethovenplatz

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 […]

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Rock Concerts at the Vienna Gasometer

July 27, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Rock Concerts at the Vienna Gasometer

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. […]

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From the Vienna Gasometers to a Modern G-Town

July 27, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

From the Vienna Gasometers to a Modern G-Town

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 […]

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