I’ve lived in Vienna for one year and three months now. I really feel a connection to the city and want to list out what I find to be the absolute best.
1. The Inner City – all locals call it that. Americans would call it the old city. It really represents Imperial Vienna. The builds are so ornate with fantastic statues built into them, gold lining, fantastic paintings on the walls. And it’s just one amazing building after the other. Everything is clean and very well preserved. It’s just great to take a walk through the Inner City and soak up the atmosphere.
2. Coffeehouses – Taking a walk through the Inner City can get tiring, so a coffeehouse break is in order. Coffeehouses are a strong part of every day life for the Viennese. No one can explain the comfortable, warm feeling that a coffeehouse in Vienna delivers. You just have to go in yourself and live it.
3. Public transportation – I love it. No matter where I am in Vienna, a short walk will take me to a bus, a streetcar or the underground. From there I can be whisked away to any destination that I have in mind.
4. Bread – I don’t know what they do differently with their bread here, but it is so flavorful. Forget butter, jam, cheese or anything else you usually put on bread, just take a bite right into it.
5. Sachertorte – The famous cake that has a secret recipe that no chef can figure out. It’s very sweet, so you need a cup of good Viennese coffee to mellow it out, but it’s oh so good!
www.sacher.com
6. Schönbrunn – The summer residence of the Imperial family. The gardens are extensive and frighteningly well taken care of. Fountains are revealed in the warmer months of May-September accompanied by extravagant flower arrangements. I swear it’s not gardeners that work there, its elves.
www.schoenbrunn.at
7. Klimt paintings – Gutav Klimt is the Austrian artist responsible for the famous painting, The Kiss. His most famous works, including The Kiss, are housed in the Vienna museum and palace, The Belvedere.
www.belvedere.at
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@4. Bread – i think it’s more ‘what is NOT in the bread’ which makes it taste good
Hi Helimax,
I think you’ve got that right