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A nationwide lockdown takes effect in Austria from Monday, November 22. Up to and including 12 December, you may only leave your home or accommodation for the following reasons: important errands (e.g. groceries, pharmacy), for the journey to work and place of training, and for recreation.All stores will be closed except for grocery stores. Restaurants and cultural facilities will be closed. All events including Christmas markets are canceled.

Winter in Vienna

Vienna invites you to have romantic dreams in winter – with atmospherically illuminated lanes and festively decorated parks.

Mühlbauer Hats

Online shopping in Viennese

Supporting small stores is more important than ever nowadays – especially when shopping online. Many traditional Viennese establishments and...

Duo "Wiener Blond"

Wienerlieder songs

The winds of change are blowing on the contemporary Viennese music scene. Creative newcomers are rediscovering the traditional Wienerlied sound...

Stollen

Christstollen (Stollen)

The stollen is a famous Viennese Christmas pastry with a long tradition. Already in the 14th century, it was made of flour, yeast and water. The...

Covid test strip onto which liquid is dropped

Latest covid-19-information

On this page you will find all the information you currently need to travel to and stay in Vienna, updated on a daily basis.

Egon Schiele is painting Wally Neuzil

Watch out!

If you're unable to come to Vienna just now, then Vienna will come to you. Action! – for the best Viennese movies of the last seven decades.

Illustration for Fledermaus (cut of meat): cook as a bat

Quirks of Viennese Cuisine

What is a Fiaker doing in a goulash? Do they really eat bats in Vienna? And what’s this about liver in cheese? We explain what will really be...

Bärbel Bellinghausen

While My Violins Gently Sleep

Bärbel Bellinghausen came to Vienna to make violins – which she does with passion and perfectionism. Now she has a patent registered for the...

City center in winter

It's time – time for ice

Skating on rooftops or in front of the City Hall, restorative winter walks in parks and gardens – exercise and sport in winter keeps you fit and...

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