It is not located in the center of Vienna. Neither it is beleaguered by the mass of tourists. Nevertheless, it is one of the most interesting sights in the Austrian capital, one of the most important Art Nouveau churches in… (READ MORE)
Usually, we visit a museum because of the exhibits. The Museum of Art History (Kunsthistorisches Museum – KHM) in Vienna is unique because, in the moment you enter the building, you actually don‘t know where to look first – at… (READ MORE)
If you come to Vienna in May or June, you should definitely visit the Volksgarten – People’s Garden, because it is probably the most colourful and nice smelling spot in the city center. 200 years ago, the city fortifications used… (READ MORE)
I think that once, life was easier. Although people have been inventing various instruments to measure time for a long time, the time didn’t press them like it does today. People had orientated themselves by nature, they knew that a… (READ MORE)
Hofburg is a former winter palace of the Austrian emperors, we could translate it as the Castle of the Court but it doesn’t give the same noble impression. Hofburg – it sounds very similar with almost the same nobility to… (READ MORE)
Demel is one of the most elegant pastry shops and chocolateries in Vienna, actually, it isn’t a coffee house, it is an institution! It was established in 1786, near the Imperial Court Theatre, by Ludwig Dehne, a confectioner from Württemberg…. (READ MORE)
Entering these unique rooms you have a feeling as if you were in a Baroque cathedral – the marble floor, ionic columns, marble sculptures and a dome decorated with beautiful frescoes. However, this is not a church, this is the… (READ MORE)
Christmas is coming. Everybody in Vienna says “es weihnachtet”. This special verb means that the streets in the city light up with millions of bulbs, Christmas atmosphere blows from shop windows, there are Advent candleholders in the house windows, children… (READ MORE)
According to Alfred Polgar, a coffee house is a place where people want to go alone, but need company to do so. Of course, the famous Austrian writer was talking about the traditional Viennese coffee house (Kaffeehaus – as it… (READ MORE)
One day, I heard a story about an English ambassador in the 19th century who let import water from London during his mission in the Austrian monarchy to be able to prepare real English tea for himself. On the other… (READ MORE)
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