Visiting Vienna – insider tips and info

Tips for your trip to Vienna

Allow me to introduce you to the wonders of Austria's capital, with a large helping of local insight and a dash of humour. (I'm Mark: an English writer who's lived in Vienna for over 30 years.)

Discover the sights, sounds and tastes of the city, so you can plan your trip better and make the most of your visit.

A Guide to Vienna

See what the city offers visitors, plus a bit of background on topics like local transport, language, food etc ...

Events in Vienna

Current highlights plus top annual events listed by month; find something to add that little bit extra to your trip ...

Klimt: Pigment and Pixel

Lower Belvedere peels back the layers of paint to reveal the methods behind Gustav Klimt's art ...

The Donauinselfest

The largest (free) open-air music festival in Europe takes place on an island in Vienna ...

How do I see a classical concert?

The city has a musical heritage like no other. But where can you hear the best of Mozart and colleagues? ...

What to do in June

Spring exhibitions, rose gardens in bloom, music & film festivals, and more this month ...

Exhibitions in Vienna

My curated list of the major art and other exhibitions on across the city (now and in the coming months) ...

Classic Ensemble Vienna

The ensemble plays evening concerts in the gorgeous ambience of the central Peterskirche church ...

Radical! exhibition

Think you know modernist art? Lower Belvedere invites us to think again and widen our perspectives ...

The Rathauspark

Vienna's imposing city hall has a trio of attractions for visitors...the building, the events outside, and its park ...

Glass and fruit in a baroque still life painting

Pieter Claesz exhibition

Dive into the genre of still life and the genius of baroque painter Pieter Claesz at the Kunsthistorisches Museum ...

Shows and musicals

It's doesn't have to be only Mozart and Strauss when it comes to stage entertainment of an evening ...

Answers to some of those important questions. Do the Viennese speak English? Is it expensive? Is it safe?
Discover the Vienna Christmas markets, where you can enjoy a feast of culinary delights and a mug of punch.
Explore some of Vienna's traditional foods, like Wiener Schnitzel, the Käsekrainer and Kaiserschmarrn.