Vienna In Your Pocket city guide
With spring now fully and gloriously upon us, and perhaps soon summer too, we can all kick off our shoes and rediscover the lush feeling of grass tickling our toes. Vienna's parks offer just this experience, but there's more – what about looking up Vienna's coolest summer park cafés. The locals are delighted with the warmer weather, and the so-called 'Schanigarten season'; the reopening of the café terraces.
When it comes to culture, Vienna's wonderful Klimt Year just keeps on going, with several exhibitions to choose from.
There's more to Austria than Vienna, and it's easy to escape the city for a day; to visit the unique Gugging Museum for example, for for a trip to the wonderful vineyards in the picturesque Wachau valley. This edition of Vienna In Your Pocket additionally has information about the working-class 5th district of Margareten and suggestions for where you could go to watch the Euro 2012 football matches.
Whatever you do this spring and summer, let us know about any tips or comments you may have, via vienna@inyourpocket.com.
Enjoy Vienna.
Latest Vienna Comments:
Studio 67
The night was gorgeous! You have to visit Studio67 to know what it's all about but in general you can say the staff is very good....Mango Bar
I visited there frequently with my now husband back when Erik worked there as the head bartender. Wonderful guy but seems to have vanished....Martinjak
Loved this place!! I couldn't have been more pleased with it! The portions were large so we split a meal....Bank Austria Kunstforum
At present Kunstforum exhibits a fascinating collection by the famous Russian marine painter Iwan K....Trzesniewski
I still tell people about this place and I was there over 7 years ago - they serve these tiny little beers and you order a few sandwiches and can stand and eat a quick snack and beverage....Café Prückel
It's too bad they have spiffed up the decor in recent years. In the 1980s the interior was this modern 1950s dusty, minimalist look....T.G.I. Fridays
You know what kind of food to expect at T.G.I. Fridays, and this one smack in the middle of town on the Ringstrasse is no exception....Swarovski
This flagship Swarovski store is huge, sparkling, and the choice of items is simply mind-boggling! The windows decoration alone is worth some time lingering about and taking a few pictures....Da Capo
Truth be said, there's no shortage of good Italian restaurants in Vienna, but not all of them offer this charming and domestic ambiance you'd find at Da Capo....Bitzinger Würstelstand
It's amazing that at this tiny foodstand next to the Albertina you can sometimes run into a local celebrity or a politician snacking on a "wurstel" on the way from the opera house alongside a lonely tourist who is too late for a sit-down restaurant meal, or a beggar trying to get a few euros change from passers-by....Figlmüller
If you have guests in town who would like to get a taste of the real Viennese schnitzel, no other place beats the Figlmueller....Feuerwehr Wagner
This has been my favorite Heuriger since 1987. It looks and feels like something out of pre-war yesteryear....Plachutta
They have excellent local fish as well. The Mohr im Hemd is also excellent. Full of proper Austrian families out for a special Sunday dinner....Trzesniewski
If Trzesniewski's still serves shots of cold vodka, then this place is the ideal stop during a busy day of tourism or shopping, especially in the winter....Dots
Dots is cool and stylish, and the sushi is simply delicious! No wonder this place is frequented by so many young and hip Viennese....