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Connoisseurs of Czech castles are certainly familiar with this place, but Ploskovice was absolutely unknown to me. My surprise was ...

Imagine that you were born in Vienna about 200 years ago, preferably in an important aristocratic family or in the ...

The figure of Emperor Franz Joseph I is inextricably linked with Vienna and the history of Austria in general, as ...

Bad Ischl is a spa town in the region Salzkammergut. Although it is a small town, in the past, it ...

At the beginning of Lent, people in Vienna traditionally eat herring salad. Before I give you a recipe for that ...

Prunksaal – the Baroque State hall - one of the most beautiful book halls in the world is not only ...

This is one of the most famous portraits of the empress Sisi painted in 1865 by the most sought-after portrait ...

We know very well, also/especially from films, that Emperor Franz Joseph I. was very much in love with his wife ...

A shredded pancake traditionally served with Zwetschkenröster (a fruit compote made out of plums) is one of the main pillars ...