Christmas markets

The big outdoor Christmas markets grab most of the glory in Vienna, but the two-day Advent market inside the beautiful Palais Niederösterreich is an excellent insider … [Read more...] about Christmas market in Palais Niederösterreich

Tourism in Vienna has long gone international: most museums and other institutions have added English (and often other languages) to their displays and audioguides. But the … [Read more...] about Christmas market glossary

Most horses make do with a wooden stable and a bit of hay. But most horses aren't the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaners; they live in a Renaissance arcade court and former … [Read more...] about Advent market in the Stallburg

If you always felt your average Christmas market needs more swords, bagpipes, and mead, then head over to Vienna's Museum of Military History for the annual medieval Advent … [Read more...] about Medieval advent market

A lot of things only appear during Advent here in Vienna. Christmas biscuits, for example. Or barrels of spiced wine and punch. Or the occasional burst of undiluted optimism … [Read more...] about The Ströck Christmas Tram

So, where can you find Roman ruins, Habsburg architecture, a former residence of Haydn, sausages, and snow globes all at one location? Answer: the Christmas market on … [Read more...] about Michaelerplatz Christmas market