From 20 January to 4 March 2012, City Hall Square (Rathausplatz) will be transformed into a gigantic ice surface, making it a paradise for ice skating fans of all ages.

The Pratersauna hosts the “Made in Austria" festival in February and brings ninety DJs and live acts from Austria to the stage, thereby showing the wide range of artistic creativity on the domestic electronic music scene.

Newly designed restaurants offer more than just good food. You could also move on to one of the many cocktail bars. And should you get hungry again, you could have a late snack at a Würstelstand, Vienna's equivalent of the hot-dog stand.

Dancing and “chilling” of the highest quality – after all, Vienna’s electronic music scene is world-renowned. Clubs such as Flex at the Danube Canal were selected as one of the best locations worldwide. The program there varies as much as it does at other party locations in the city.

A venture in Vienna’s hip shopping district will reveal many secret tips. In flagship stores and shopping palaces you’ll find original gifts for friends back home or a nice souvenir for yourself.

Schleifmühlgasse is at the heart of the Freihausviertel in the 4th district. This lively street has become home to hip shops as well as trendy restaurants and galleries. If you’re in the vicinity of the Naschmarkt, you should definitely make a detour into Schleifmühlgasse.

Attractive second-hand fashion: Vienna’s second-hand shops make fashionable trips through time a possibility. Glamorous clothes from the Twenties, loud T-shirts from the Seventies and well looked-after pieces from the Nineties.