Donauinselfest 2018 – FREE live music!

What is the Donauinselfest? With over 3 million visitors in 3 days, it’s one of the biggest free open-air music festival of the world. This Year it will start on the 22nd of June and end on the 24th. The whole festival area is 4.5 km long and has got 11 different Stages! Make sure […]

Splish Splash – Bathing in Vienna

For hot summer days the Viennese are lucky that the city was built around the famous Danube. Thank you romans! There are a lot of places where you can cool yourself down in the river, but the most common is the “Donauinsel”. It is a huge artificial island that was built in the 1970ies and […]

The famous Ringstraße

The “Wiener Ringstraße” is a street that runs around the historical center of the city. Many of Viennas most famous buildings are located here. The “Wiener Staatsoper” is Vienna’s renowned renaissance style opera. Next you can see the parliament. Built in the 19th century it was inspired by ancient Greek architecture. You will recognize it […]

MQ – Museumsquartier

Near the city center in the 7th district you can find the “Museumsquartier”. Originally it served as a court stable for the old monarchy. Today it consists out of a big yard surrounded by museums a theater, and places for dance performances. In the yard there are sometimes concerts and in summer young people meet there […]

Streetfood in Austria

We want you to dig deeper (with a tiny wooden fork) into Viennas culinary streetfood live! So here you go. Let’s start with something traditional, the “Würstelstand”. “Würstelstände” (sausage stands) can at the first glance seem similar to hot dog stands, but there is quite a different flair around them. Since almost a hundred years […]

Vienna in photos – Best of – part 1

There are many beautiful places in Vienna, walking into a side street by accident and finding something random and beautiful isn’t rare in this city! Well, there are too many of these places, so we picked some of the finest for you. Upside down;) #mumok #art #contemporaryart #museum #granit #walking #brunogironcoli A post shared by Greg […]

Sissi, Franzl and the Zoo

Vienna has many beautiful sights, it’s hard to pick the best, so make sure you have enough time to enjoy or come back to Austria for another time later. If you decide to spend your day (take a whole day for these attractions, it’s pretty huge!) in the district of Hietzing, you can experience two of […]

How to: Germknödel (Poppy seed dumplings)

The famous and delicious Germknödel is a famous ausstrian sweet dish that you definitely have to get your hands on 💕 Can’t wait until you are on holiday in Austria? Well, here is your recipe for authentic Poppy Seed Dumplings. All you need for this goodness is… 120 ml – Milk 12 g – Baking yeast 250 […]

How to: Viennese Schnitzel

The traditional Wiener Schnitzel is a famous icon of Vienna and you should really try it when you come by! 💕 But for now, you can also make your own Schnitzel in a few easy steps (but seriously you have to try one in Austria). All you need for your tasty treat is… 4 – Veal […]

PHOTOS of the 4. district „Wieden“ – Sommerhotel Wieden

Do you want to visit our accommodation Sommerhotel Wieden and want to see the beauty of its district? Well, you are in the right place! We collected the most interesting and beautiful photographs of the 4. district „Wieden“ and want to share them with you. Belvedere when it’s Monday again and I can indulge in […]