Car ownership has declined in Vienna over the years, with transport operator, Wiener Linien, reporting that the use of a private car can cost over 15 times more than using public transport. The use of public transport and bicycles can also significantly lower a tourist’s carbon footprint, with recent research indicating that public transport can reduce harmful emissions by 37 million …
2019 was a record-breaking year for tourism in Austria’s capital city of Vienna, and along with the music, art, and scenery, many who visit also look forward to sampling the classic Viennese cuisine. Whether you’re planning a future trip to the city or you simply wish to bring the city to your own kitchen by recreating some classics at home, there are a number …
Vienna has a phenomenal reputation for classical music – both Strauss and Schubert hailed from the city. The aristocratic culture that thrived in Vienna throughout the 1700s and 1800s brought not only a wealth of music to the city, but also a legacy that continues to this day. Vienna is a creative hub that attracted the big guns, including Bruckner, Mahler, Haydn …
Around 87% of all travelers now wish to see the world more sustainably, as found in the Sustainable Travel Report, and if you are one of them, Vienna is the perfect place to let your passion for Planet Earth thrive. The latest World’s Greatest Cities list, published by Resonance Consultancy, deemed Vienna the greenest city in the world for several …
Austria is an increasingly popular choice for international weddings, since it is home to pristine lakes, sprawling vineyards, spectacular secular Baroque buildings, and lush mountain ranges that make the occasion photographable and romantic. Its capital, Vienna, was once home to the Habsburg Emperors, who ordered many churches and monasteries to be built. As such, those into religious weddings will find …
Wiener Geschichten die Führung für echte Wiener! unterhaltsam – spannend – makaber – neu – wienerisch – einfach – Wien für Wiener Unsere Top 5 Führungen in Wien der anderen Art: Wien hat so viel zu bieten. Von kulutrellen Einrichtungen, über Bars, Clubs und Lokale, bis hin zu unendlich vielen Möglichkeiten die Stadt beinahe täglich neu zu erkunden. Daher haben …
Ljubljana is one of my favourite European cities. The centre with its old town is so cute that it seems like a living room and the quality of life in the city is, from my point of view, one of the best in the world. And you now what I love the most about it? The short distances. Do you …
Dear Community,It is time to present to you one of our coolest “Nötzwerker” Drum roll for Simon Jordan!Born and raised in England he already works in Tourism for many, many years as a Tour Guide travelling with groups through Europe, to embrace them in new places & people. With his Uni degree in Art History he definitely brings along the …
Von meiner Herkunft, Kultur und – ganz besonders offensichtlich – Sprache her bin ich eigentlich kein Wiener. Wien – das war in meiner Kindheit der Ort, wo Oma und Opa lebten. Jeden Sommer fuhren wir dort hin. Eine lange Reise vom fernen Saarbrücken aus, aber ich machte sie gerne mit, denn Wien, das bedeutete – neben einem Wiedersehen mit lieben …
My name is Stefan, I am tourist guide and I love Vienna! Well, this comment probably does not seem very surprising on a Viennese tourism blog. It is yet nothing but certain to come from my side. Unlike my colleague, who wrote the previous blog post, I did not grow up in Vienna. I spent my childhood and teenage years …
