Vienna

If you are visiting Vienna in the pre-Easter period, then I recommend you to visit at least one of these three places: (1) Old Viennese Easter Market builds on the...

In the early 18th century, porcelain rooms became very fashionable. Porcelain, also called white gold, was very expensive so when someone had a room decorated with this precious material, it...

Vienna has its own special charm in the pre-Christmas weeks. In normal years, the local Christmas markets attract thousands of visitors from all over the world. And to make their...

His name is Rathausmann - City Hall Man. Well, how else should he be called standing on the tallest tower of Vienna City Hall? He looks small from the ground,...

Looking at the title image, some of you may have thought that I may have made a mistake and used a photo from Iran or Uzbekistan. But it is not...

I am writing this article in mid-February, when under normal circumstances the ball season, which is considered to be the fifth season in Austria, would be just ending in Vienna....

Today, we have it easy – the streets have their names, the houses their numbers. In the past, the orientation in the city used to be more complicated. Therefore, people...

Viennese not only like this type of pastry with their breakfast but they also boast that it was invented by their ancestors. Well, according to the name, one would rather...

Walking through the historic center of Vienna, you can admire magnificent splendid palaces. Sometimes, however, you may see a building that does not seem to fit into a block of...

Imagine that you were born in Vienna about 200 years ago, preferably in an important aristocratic family or in the family of a high-ranking officer. Then you would have a...