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Green Vienna

Not only people, but also animals know how to appreciate Vienna's high quality of life: Countless parks and gardens as well as Vienna's waterways make the city so livable.

Parkland in the city

Vienna – a hiker’s paradise

For hiking you go to the countryside. Or so we once thought – high up on the list of activities to do during the fall in Vienna is hiking through...

A couple sitting under the trees in Vienna's Burggarten

Picnic Sites in Vienna

Kicking back, dining well and enjoying the sunshine: Vienna has many places for a perfect picnic in the open air. The ivie app also leads you to...

Floating gardens on the Danube Canal

The floating gardens of Vienna

The floating gardens on the Danube Canal have finally been opened and prove that there's still room for another green spot, even in a city like...

Boutiquehotel Stadthalle, courtyard

Vienna’s top eco-hotels

Vienna is a green city, so naturally it has modern, sustainable hotels. Some have a green-planted facade, so they stand out immediately, while...

Vegan menu

Hungry for vegan

Whether burgers, cakes or reinterpreted Viennese specialties. Many dining outlets in Vienna opt for purely vegetarian cuisine or offer vegetarian...

Schönbrunn Palace Gardens with view of Gloriette

Greener's always possible

Vienna is the greenest model city in the world and occupies 1st place in the city ranking of the "greenest" metropolises.

Lainz Game Reserve

Off to the countryside

Residents of Vienna don't have to leave the city to go on a trip to the countryside and enjoy nature. Almost every corner has a garden, a park or...

Boating on the Old Danube

Vienna named most liveable city for the tenth time!

Millions of enthusiastic visitors to Vienna know what has now been confirmed for the tenth time in a row by Mercer's international comparative...

Danube

The precious wet stuff

Water as far as the eye can see: five percent of the area of Vienna consists of waterbodies, more than in any other province. Vienna is...

Forest hiking

Walks in Vienna

The foundation stone for the 12,000 hectare Vienna Green Belt, which encircles the city almost unbroken today, was first laid over 100 years ago.

Prater Hauptallee

Recreation in the Parks

Even as the weather gets colder, there are countless ways to enjoy the outdoors in Vienna. Whether you go for a walk in the Prater, stop off at a...

Cyclists on the Ringstrasse boulevard

Sport & Wellness

Hiking in the Vienna Woods, jogging in the Prater, cycling on Danube Island, and swimming in a historic setting are just some of the possible...

Roses in the Volksgarten

Discover nature in Vienna

Vienna is one of the greenest cities in the world - a fact proved by about 2,000 parks. See this for yourself on a walk through nature.

Food stand at a market in Vienna

Sustainable Vienna

If you’re looking to have a healthy and sustainable holiday, then Vienna is the place to come. Everything can be had here, from ecological body...

City jungle

Honeycomb with bees

Vienna's High Flyers

Vienna’s not just livable for people, it also provides a rich natural habitat for many different species. Bees in particular reap the benefits of...

Gregor Hoffmann

Ten Questions for Gregor Hoffmann

Local, transparent, eco-effective – these are the values that define Vienna-based business blün and its co-founder Gregor Hoffmann, a...

Woolly pig in the mud

Figs, chilis and woolly pigs

Spicy chilis and beautiful sweet cherries grown in Vienna? Delicious pumpkins and squashes? And how about woolly pigs? A whistle-stop tour of...

A beaver on the river bank

All creatures great and small

In Vienna wild animals are not just found in zoos. Deer, rabbits and other shy creatures are often waiting in the wings, as a safari through the...

Sheep at the Danube Island

Petting zoo on a mountain of rubbish

Pinzgau goats working security at a municipal dump? White donkeys as therapists? Or mowing sheep Danube Island? Vienna's animal residents have...

My perfect Day in Vienna

Julian's "Perfect Day in Vienna"

Accompany Julian (31), the senior editor of VANGARDIST magazine, with an interactive video.

Botanical Garden

The diversity of Vienna’s flora and fauna

As one of the greenest cities in the world, Vienna is definitely a place to live in – not only for its inhabitants, but also for its many plants...

Bees on a flower

The city of bees

Vienna offers a perfect habitat with its many parks, flowerbeds and blossoming trees. Bees can find enough food there almost all year round.

Nature meets architecture

Danube Park

Tracing Vienna's Green Spirit

Vienna is one of the greenest cities in the world: almost half the city is made up of parks, meadows, forests, vineyards and more.

Hundertwasserhaus

Green walls – Nature meets architecture

Vienna is also experiencing the trend of greening vertical surfaces with plants. This isn’t just about visual beautification – it’s also about...

Courtyard in Vienna

Vienna’s best courtyards

There are countless beautiful courtyards hidden away behind many of the opulent facades of Vienna’s town houses and palaces.

Outdoor dining

Hidden guest gardens

In Vienna, there is a number of green oases tucked away in idyllic courtyards. When food and drink are also served here then nothing can stand in...

Urban city scene with view of the district heating plant near Spittelau

The art of Vienna power plants

Vienna’s power plants not only provide clean energy, but are also a part of the city’s skyline, with their artistic and innovative design.

Japanese Garden in the 19th district

Far Eastern garden art in Vienna

Japanese gardens are prized as oases of peace and quiet not only in the East. Vienna also has a few beautiful examples that bear witness to the...