An professional information to a weekend in Vienna | EUROtoday

Oh, Vienna! Built excessive and mighty on the riches of the 600-year Hapsburg Empire, the Austrian capital bombards you with its near-overwhelming ensemble of palaces, Klimt-filled galleries, stately baroque streets and hallowed live performance halls the place orchestra batons swing. Top this with one-of-a-kind coffeehouse tradition, expansive parks sprawling alongside the banks of the Danube, and a first-class public transport system, and you may see why town constantly wings its solution to the highest of high quality of residing surveys. In 2024, it scored first place within the Global Liveability Index.

For all its grandeur, Vienna works its actual magic on a extra human scale. Go past the trophy sights of the Innere Stadt to see its edgier facet in neighbourhood markets, retro cafés and new-wave design studios. Vienna is a metropolis on the transfer in the case of social tourism, too, with a rising crop of enterprises making journey right here extra significant than ever.

For additional inspiration, see our guides to Vienna’s finest resorts, eating places, nightlife, coffeehouses and issues to do.