Romance in Vienna

A walk through the Old City, a boat ride on the Danube or a rest at a heuriger: Vienna has many romantic aspects. Here are a few tips for all lovers and honeymooners.

Winding lanes, arcade-lined courtyards, time-honored palaces: in Vienna, the city center is especially romantic. In the oldest quarters of the city on the Danube around St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the narrow lanes are paved with cobblestones as they were centuries ago, while a stroll along Schönlaterngasse or Domgasse becomes an encounter with the past. Romantic walks can also be found on Spittelberg, a quarter in the 7th district with beautifully preserved houses from the Biedermeier period.

Of course, Vienna is particularly romantic in the spring. The chestnut trees blossom in the Prater, 400 types of rose bloom in the Volksgarten, and the fragrance of lilac pervades the city's many other parks. You don't need to walk in Vienna to enjoy the atmosphere - a ride in a horse-drawn carriage has its very own romantic aspects. On the edge of town, the vineyards in the 19th district and the greenery of the Vienna Woods are particularly idyllic and offer a wonderful view of the city. Then it's off to a heuriger, one of the typically Viennese wine taverns that have long been places of pilgrimage for (new) lovers.

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Couple walking in the city center, — Romantic walk in the old city – © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Roses in the Volksgarten – © WienTourismus / Christian Stemper

horse-drawn carriage on Michaelerplatz — Horse-drawn carriage – © iStock/benedek

Vineyards around Vienna — Vineyards – © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Boating on the Old Danube — Boat ride on the Old Danube – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Painting "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt — Gustav Klimt: The Kiss – © Belvedere, Wien

Romantic walk in the old city – © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Roses in the Volksgarten – © WienTourismus / Christian Stemper

Horse-drawn carriage – © iStock/benedek

Vineyards – © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Boat ride on the Old Danube – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Gustav Klimt: The Kiss – © Belvedere, Wien

Also atmospheric is a boat ride on the Old Danube, in particular the full moon rides with a glass of Prosecco. The restaurant "La Crêperie" even puts together a variety of picnic baskets for the boat ride.

Waltzing romantics will feel right at home at one of the numerous balls, which are held in Vienna not just during Carnival. Romantic dance evenings can also be enjoyed on a (private) waltz dancing course. For many people, a candlelight dinner is the very essence of romance. A candlelight dinner for two is offered by, for example, the Romantic Crystal Dinner in Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel. One of the most famous pictures of a couple kissing is also exhibited in Vienna: in the Belvedere, lovers can view Gustav Klimt's masterpiece "The Kiss" up close and even exchange a quick peck themselves.

Schönlaterngasse

Schönlaterngasse
1010 Wien

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Spittelberg

Spittelberggasse
1070 Vienna

https://spittelberg.at

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Green Prater between Praterstern and Winterhafen

Prater
1020 Vienna

Accessibility
- Main entrance
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    at Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel) and Schweizerhaus (1.-Mai-Strasse)
- Further information
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Comments
  Wheelchair-accessible restrooms: Messegelände / Parkplatz, 1.-Mai-Strasse (in the middle), Calafattiplatz.

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Volksgarten

Volksgarten, Burgring
1010 Vienna

www.bundesgaerten.at
+43 1 877 50 87 (Tel. Bundesgärten Wien)

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Old Danube

Alte Donau
1220 Vienna

www.alte-donau.info

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La Crêperie

An der Oberen Alten Donau 6
1210 Vienna

Opening times
- Mo - Su, 10:00 - 00:00

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Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad)

Prater
1020 Vienna

Vienna City Card
- Your benefit with the Vienna City Card: -8%
  Additional information on the offer: Standard ticket price: 13,50€
Opening times
- daily, 10:00 - 22:00
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps (Automatic sliding doors200 cm wide)
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    at parking garage Ausstellungsstraße
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Comments
  Access to all exhibition rooms and to the restaurant / café: no steps.
  Ramp for wheelchair, all special wagons of the Ferris Wheel are suitable for extra wide wheelchairs.

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Belvedere

Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27
1030 Vienna

Opening times
- Upper Belvedere daily, 09:00 - 18:00
- Lower Belvedere & Orangerie daily, 10:00 - 18:00
Accessibility
- Main entrance
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    Parking space for visitors with disabilities in front of the entrance at Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, Parking: 10 am – 6 pm
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  Reduced admission for persons with disabilities and their escorts. Tours in Austrian sign language, "seeing differently" (tactile tours) for the blind and visually impaired in groups are possible in the Upper and Lower Belvedere. The following topics can be booked at all times: • A palace to touch – the new touching model of the Upper Belvedere • Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and his time • Gustav Klimt’s main work “The Kiss”
- Comments
  People with visual impairments can be collected from the nearest tram station. Please provide information on this when making arrangement. Trained seeing-eye dogs (with ID) may be taken into all areas of the collection. A wheelchair is available at the cloakroom for visitors who have difficulty walking. Some seating is also available in the exhibition rooms or will be provided during the tours.