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    The Magic of the Vienna Christmas Markets

    Vienna Christmas Markets to get you 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... Continue Reading...

  • Weissenkirchen - A Town Named after its White Church

    Weissenkirchen - A Town Named after its White Church

    Weissenkirchen - A Small Town with a Dominating White Church: Weissenkirchen is a small town in the northeastern Austrian state of Lower Austria. On our Danube River cruise sailing westward from Vienna, Weissenkirchen was on the right bank of the... Continue Reading...

  • Trzesniewski - Vienna's Famous Sandwich Shop

    Trzesniewski - Vienna's Famous Sandwich Shop

    Trzesniewski Offers Finger Sandwiches in Twenty-Two Different Fillings: Vienna is famous for its Schanigärten (sidewalk cafés), gasthaus, traditional restaurants and heuriger, all offering traditional Viennese cuisine like the Wiener schnitzels, Tafelspitz (boiled beef), apfelstrudel, etc. A food that is rarely... Continue Reading...

  • Café Neko - Vienna's Cat Café

    Café Neko - Vienna's Cat Café

    At Café Neko, Customers Can Enjoy a Snack in the Relaxing Companionship of Cats: Vienna is famous for its grand cafés and coffee shop culture and many of its traditional coffee houses have been around for decades. A relatively new... Continue Reading...

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Weissenkirchen Boat Pier

Weissenkirchen – A Town Named after its White Church

Weissenkirchen – A Small Town with a Dominating White Church: Weissenkirchen is a small town in the northeastern Austrian state of Lower Austria. On our Danube River cruise sailing westward from Vienna, Weissenkirchen was on the right bank of the Danube River, the next town past Dürnstein with its striking Wedgwood-like church tower. Weissenkirchen -a […]

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Things to see

Innsbruck Christmas Market

Christmas Markets in Innsbruck

Innsbruck is a really charming town at any time of the year, but at Christmas it’s magic. It has a full-scale Christmas market, the main one being in the historic Old Town, right in front of the landmark Golden Roof – Innsbruck’s greatest tourist attraction.

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Shopping

Parndorf Designer Outlet

Parndorf Designer Outlet – Parndorf Outlet

The Parndorf Outlet is Austria’s first Designer Outlet: From our website traffic, we know that the Parndorf Designer Outletis extremely popular with shoppers. Parndorf’s website information is provided in Russian, Chinese, Hungarian and Slovakian which shows that it’s not just Austrians who are flocking here for their designer shopping. Opened in 1998, the Parndorf Outlet […]

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Eating and Drinking

Trzesniewski Vienna

Trzesniewski – Vienna’s Famous Sandwich Shop

Trzesniewski Offers Finger Sandwiches in Twenty-Two Different Fillings: Vienna is famous for its Schanigärten (sidewalk cafés), gasthaus, traditional restaurants and heuriger, all offering traditional Viennese cuisine like the Wiener schnitzels, Tafelspitz (boiled beef), apfelstrudel, etc. A food that is rarely promoted is the humble sandwich.  At Trzesniewski Buffet, a famous Vienna sandwich shop, you can […]

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Getting around

Salzburg W.A. Mozart Airport (SZG)

Salzburg Airport Transfers: Salzburg Airport is just four kilometres from Salzburg city centre. Named after its famous son, Salzburg W.A. Mozart Airport is Austria’s second largest airport (after Vienna).  The airport is well connected to the main European hubs and there are direct flights to Salzburg from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn, Frankfurt, Vienna, Paris, London […]

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Useful Facts

Appartement Riemergasse lift

Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse – Vienna

Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is an aparthotel in Vienna’s 1st District: As the name suggests, Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is a 4-star serviced apartment in Vienna’s 1st District. The Riemergasse is housed in a stylishly restored art nouveau building. The art deco lift is classy and we enjoyed riding in it. Riemergasse Location We couldn’t […]

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News & Events

Mozart's Geburtshaus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Birthday Anniversary 2023

Born on January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Still Remembered 267 Years Later: As one genius, Albert Einstein, said of another: “Mozart is the greatest composer of all” and January 27th marks the 267th anniversary of the birthday of this much-loved and greatest of composers. Things to do in Vienna Mozarthaus Vienna is the […]

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