But did you know Vienna is home to the world’s oldest Zoo? Or that, every year, over 300 balls take place in Vienna?

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Looking for an escape on the water? A smaller scale excursion on the Danube River might be just the ticket.

At just an hour from Vienna, the Wachaubahn leads through the Wachau Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As I write this, I think about my family who lives close to Vienna, and all the activities we love to do together in the city. Since...

German musical genius Ludwig van Beethoven moved to Vienna at age 22, and remained in the city for the next 35 years of his life. The...

With the noisy carnival season in full swing, where in Vienna do lovers go for some intimate, quiet Valentine's Day bliss? Those in need...

Beethoven fans: This year, all of Vienna is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the great composer's birth. Over the coming months, the...

With twenty different Christmas markets hosting more than a thousand booths, it can be difficult to choose the best spots to visit during...

It's always a White Christmas in the miniature worlds depicted within the glass containers of a Viennese snow globe. Perfected in Austria...

For the last few weeks, Vienna's vintners have been busy harvesting grapes in the northwestern and southern outskirts of the city. Unlike...

The aroma the world's finest coffee wafts onto the streets from the grandiose building that once hosted the central location of Austria&

The tree-lined Viennese district of Pötzleinsdorf is perhaps best known for its parks, historic villas, and its Heurige (wine taverns). Howe

As local summers get hotter, more Viennese are rediscovering the traditional 'Sommerfrische' ('summer freshness') in the for

A flaming Danube! Out of all summer solstice events in Austria, the Wachau celebrations are my favourite. To mark the start of summer, on Ju

My Austrian brother-in-law is an exceptional dad who loves to roam around Vienna's surroundings with his boys. It follows, then, that a

There is no shortage of wonderful ways to celebrate Mother’s Day in Vienna. My choice would be a brunch at Palais Coburg, a luxury hotel, wh

The first time I combined sightseeing with a unique mode of transport was when I impressed my teenage nephew with a Segway tour through Vien

Traditionally, we Viennese may start thinking about Lent at this time of year. When it comes to Austrian dishes for the 40 days of fasting,

While heaps of snow pile dangerously high in the Austrian mountains, Vienna has stayed surprisingly green this winter. That doesn't mean...