Plenty of places in Vienna let you sip a coffee with a slice of cake while you watch the world go past. The Donauturm does too, though life goes past far below, not … [Read more...] about The Donauturm tower
Vienna sights and attractions
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Möbelmuseum Wien highlights
I'm not a natural-born furniture enthusiast, but still found many items in the Möbelmuseum Wien (Vienna Furniture Museum) that caused my eyebrows to lift in … [Read more...] about Möbelmuseum Wien highlights
Möbelmuseum Wien (furniture museum)
If you prefer mobile thrones to mobile phones, then the Vienna Furniture Museum (Möbelmuseum Wien) is for you. Think of the museum as the Antiques Roadshow on speed, where … [Read more...] about Möbelmuseum Wien (furniture museum)
Stephansplatz Christmas market
Although one of Vienna's newer seasonal markets, you might argue that the Stephansplatz Christmas market could well be the city's most traditional... The … [Read more...] about Stephansplatz Christmas market
Schubertkirche (Schubert church)
The 18th-century Lichtentaler church now carries the common name Schubertkirche and for good reason: Franz Schubert's early years were intimately tied up with both the church … [Read more...] about Schubertkirche (Schubert church)
The Schubert statue
Vienna is never too shy to highlight its classical music heritage. And so it is with the composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), a son of the city who gets his own statue in the … [Read more...] about The Schubert statue