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Checked out of your hotel and planning a last look inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral before your train or flight? From mid-October 2026 that no longer works with a suitcase in tow. The Stephansdom is banning large suitcases and trolleys from the church. What is changing at the Stephansdom? The cathedral chapter is extending its house … Read more
From 23 October 2026, Vienna has a new reason to go out after dark. At Klanglicht im Park – The Sound of Light, you walk through the Schwarzenberg Garden (Schwarzenberggarten) past installations that play with light, sound and the way you perceive them. A giant moon, beams of light that seem to follow you and … Read more
Update, 30 September 2026: earlier this month we reported that there would be no Christmas market at Belvedere Palace this year. That is no longer the case. A new, smaller market with a different organiser will open in front of the Upper Belvedere on 20 November 2026. We have rewritten this page with the confirmed … Read more
Some hotels are in Vienna. Others are genuinely in a Viennese neighbourhood. Hotel Schani City belongs to the second category. Step outside and you’re not surrounded by souvenir shops, horse-drawn carriages and crowds all heading the same direction — you’re in the Karmeliterviertel: lively, local and at exactly the right distance from the tourist bustle. … Read more
15 Surprising fun facts about Vienna you’ll love Vienna may be renowned for its imperial palaces, world-class museums, and delicious Sachertorte. But beneath the grand façades and classical music lies a city full of quirks, contradictions, and little-known stories. Whether you’re planning your first visit or coming back for more, these fun facts will show … Read more
If you’re flying to Vienna in the coming months and are used to taking the green City Airport Train from the airport into the city, you’ll find a very different CAT waiting for you. For now, the City Airport Train isn’t a train at all—it’s a bus. And this isn’t a short-term replacement: CAT buses … Read more
Vienna is known around the world as the City of Music. Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Johann Strauss and countless other composers lived, worked and performed here. Their names appear on concert halls, statues, street signs and souvenir shops throughout the city. But where were Vienna’s most renowned musicians actually buried? The answer is not always as … Read more
Ruby Marie Vienna is not the kind of hotel you end up in accidentally. It has a clear concept, a specific location and a guest in mind. I stayed here for one night during a business trip in Vienna. Whether it works for you depends entirely on what you are looking for. Location: Westbahnhof, Mariahilfer … Read more
If you are travelling to Vienna for the Eurovision Song Contest this week, one thing becomes clear almost immediately: security across the city is far stricter than during a normal city trip. There is more police presence around the Wiener Stadthalle, visible security checks near major metro stations and extra barriers around official Eurovision locations. … Read more
Vienna has a reputation for being expensive. Imperial palaces, classical concerts, historic cafés… it’s easy to assume that everything here comes with a ticket. But once you spend a bit of time in the city, that idea starts to shift. A surprising part of Vienna is simply there, out in the open. You don’t need … Read more