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Very impressive from the inside, very impressive from the top. It offers the best view over the whole city of vienna.
450 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Cathedral
3 StephansplatzVery impressive from the inside, very impressive from the top. It offers the best view over the whole city of vienna.
this is a very popular metro, bus, cablecar and nightbus station. you can reach everything from here. 1 min walk, just down the stairs.
130 locals recommend
Schwedenplatz
Schwedenplatzthis is a very popular metro, bus, cablecar and nightbus station. you can reach everything from here. 1 min walk, just down the stairs.
big and very famous place with the Stephan's Dom (cathedral) and a very important metro station called Stephansplatz. Next to it: Kärntnerstraße and Graben (very famous shopping miles)
448 locals recommend
Stephansplatz
Stephansplatzbig and very famous place with the Stephan's Dom (cathedral) and a very important metro station called Stephansplatz. Next to it: Kärntnerstraße and Graben (very famous shopping miles)
a very famous and important viennese museum (you can see albrecht dürer's famous rabbit there now)
46 locals recommend
Albertinaplatz
a very famous and important viennese museum (you can see albrecht dürer's famous rabbit there now)
The (Burg) Ring is the railway with the cable cars around the first district where there used to be walls surrounding the first district ages ago.
11 locals recommend
Burgring
BurgringThe (Burg) Ring is the railway with the cable cars around the first district where there used to be walls surrounding the first district ages ago.
a very hip place to hang out on warmer days. its surrounded by museums and especially arty people ;)
1009 locals recommend
Museumsquartier U station
a very hip place to hang out on warmer days. its surrounded by museums and especially arty people ;)
A very very good and well sorted independent bookstore with english literature! Always good for a present! Located just on the ground floor of our house. 30 secs of walk!
Shakespeare & Company
2 SterngasseA very very good and well sorted independent bookstore with english literature! Always good for a present! Located just on the ground floor of our house. 30 secs of walk!
THE place to be when u just want to do some of the following: watching (trendy) people, listening to (trendy) smooth music, craving for some fine wine/food, join the HUGE & famous flea market!
929 locals recommend
Naschmarkt
THE place to be when u just want to do some of the following: watching (trendy) people, listening to (trendy) smooth music, craving for some fine wine/food, join the HUGE & famous flea market!
Sightseeing
this is the oldest church of vienna and its located at the very opposite of your house. from your window you can look inside the tower ;)
30 locals recommend
St. Rupert's Church (Ruprechtskirche)
1 Ruprechtspl.this is the oldest church of vienna and its located at the very opposite of your house. from your window you can look inside the tower ;)
The Anchor Clock was built between 1911 and 1917 after the plans by Franz von Matsch. It is situated on the oldest square of Vienna "Hoher Markt" which is just around the corner ;) (30 seconds walk)
9 locals recommend
Ankeruhr von Franz Matsch
10-11 Hoher MarktThe Anchor Clock was built between 1911 and 1917 after the plans by Franz von Matsch. It is situated on the oldest square of Vienna "Hoher Markt" which is just around the corner ;) (30 seconds walk)
The spanish riding school at Michaelerplatz 1 is just a 3 minutes walk from us. Also very nice from the outside.
123 locals recommend
Spanish Riding School
1 MichaelerplatzThe spanish riding school at Michaelerplatz 1 is just a 3 minutes walk from us. Also very nice from the outside.
The Burggarten is a very popular place for viennese people to hang out in summer. You get aristocratic feels when you lie in front of those opulent buildings. (i always feel like i am at Hogwarts ;)
287 locals recommend
Burggarten
1 JosefsplatzThe Burggarten is a very popular place for viennese people to hang out in summer. You get aristocratic feels when you lie in front of those opulent buildings. (i always feel like i am at Hogwarts ;)
a very famous place. not just in literature (Thomas Bernhard)
its a 6 minutes walk from us
121 locals recommend
Heldenplatz
Heldenplatza very famous place. not just in literature (Thomas Bernhard)
its a 6 minutes walk from us
if you need a break from the busy city: head to Volksgarten. Wild roses, weeping willows, fountains and little palaces where you look. Very british, very adorable!
434 locals recommend
Volksgarten
Heldenplatzif you need a break from the busy city: head to Volksgarten. Wild roses, weeping willows, fountains and little palaces where you look. Very british, very adorable!
Judenplatz
JudenplatzA very nice and calm place! I personally love it there.
The Karlskirche is not far from us (10 minutes walk, 1 station by tube). It is built by Fischer von Erlach and is so beautiful!! There's a nice fountain infront of it. Very nice to hang out there!
265 locals recommend
Karlskirche
10 KarlsplatzThe Karlskirche is not far from us (10 minutes walk, 1 station by tube). It is built by Fischer von Erlach and is so beautiful!! There's a nice fountain infront of it. Very nice to hang out there!
Very ancient and HUGE (!!) building where interesting things take place. In summer for example theres a big screen showing famous operas. All open air, all for free. With that priceless setting!
295 locals recommend
Rathausplatz
RathausplatzVery ancient and HUGE (!!) building where interesting things take place. In summer for example theres a big screen showing famous operas. All open air, all for free. With that priceless setting!
the place where I study. Wonderful building not just from the outside. Its one Hogwarts experience ;)
152 locals recommend
University of Vienna
1 Universitätsringthe place where I study. Wonderful building not just from the outside. Its one Hogwarts experience ;)
wonderful gothic church right next to the university. it became a shelter for refugees in 2013/14
140 locals recommend
Votivkirche
Rooseveltplatzwonderful gothic church right next to the university. it became a shelter for refugees in 2013/14
Food Scene
Labstelle
6 Lugeckvery good but not too cheap place to eat!
Figlmüller is famous for the Wiener Schnitzl and it's just around the corner (2 minutes walk)
198 locals recommend
Figlmüller Bäckerstraße menu
6 BäckerstraßeFiglmüller is famous for the Wiener Schnitzl and it's just around the corner (2 minutes walk)
Plachutta is very famous for the so called "Tafelspitz" (a very fine and delicate part of the veal) and its a 5 minutes walk from the flat!
218 locals recommend
Plachutta Wollzeile
38 WollzeilePlachutta is very famous for the so called "Tafelspitz" (a very fine and delicate part of the veal) and its a 5 minutes walk from the flat!
The Kaffee Alt Wien is one of my favourite Cafes/Pubs. Its typical viennese. Very old and highly frequented. Its no tourist hot spot and its a secret spot! 4 minutes walk from us.
59 locals recommend
Café Alt Wien
9 BäckerstraßeThe Kaffee Alt Wien is one of my favourite Cafes/Pubs. Its typical viennese. Very old and highly frequented. Its no tourist hot spot and its a secret spot! 4 minutes walk from us.
The Hawelka is one of the most historic cafes of austria...or europe. Its a 3 minutes walk from us. You will be astonished! Watch This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgVVBgTF-eg (famous austrian)
102 locals recommend
Café Hawelka
6 DorotheergasseThe Hawelka is one of the most historic cafes of austria...or europe. Its a 3 minutes walk from us. You will be astonished! Watch This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgVVBgTF-eg (famous austrian)
Very good restaurant with moderate prices just the house nex to ours. Walk: 20 seconds! ;)
In the shadow of the Ruprechts Kirche ;)
12 locals recommend
Salzamt
1 Ruprechtspl.Very good restaurant with moderate prices just the house nex to ours. Walk: 20 seconds! ;)
In the shadow of the Ruprechts Kirche ;)
very good/posh restaurant/bar. 1 minute walk from us. Its in the same street and like 200 meters from our flat.
64 locals recommend
JOMA
10 Hoher Marktvery good/posh restaurant/bar. 1 minute walk from us. Its in the same street and like 200 meters from our flat.
Very nice rooftoop terace where you can have cool drinks in summer, hot drinks in winter! Open air of course ;)
Very good view over the whole city!!
45 locals recommend
LAMEE ROOFTOP Bar
15 RotenturmstraßeVery nice rooftoop terace where you can have cool drinks in summer, hot drinks in winter! Open air of course ;)
Very good view over the whole city!!
very cool and trendy restaurant just next to the danube canal. its more an expensive place to eat! fancy!!!
310 locals recommend
Cafe Motto am Fluss
2 EG Franz-Josefs-Kaivery cool and trendy restaurant just next to the danube canal. its more an expensive place to eat! fancy!!!
deli Naschmarkt
Stand 421 Linke Wienzeilefine food, cool tunes and even cooler people ;)
Krah Krah
8 Rabensteignice restaurant beneath our house
newly opened hard rock cafe in the next street to ours. distance: approx. 100 meters
31 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe Vienna
25 Rotenturmstraßenewly opened hard rock cafe in the next street to ours. distance: approx. 100 meters
Bermuda Bräu
6 Rabensteiggood to eat there. distance: approx. 50 meters
Café Diglas
10 Wollzeileone of the oldest coffes in vienna. best cakes there!!!
NEON Restaurant
29–31 Heiligenstädter Str.probably the best japanese restaurant in vienna!
History says the vienese coffee culture has its origins in that coffee house. Around the corner.
Cafe Daniel Moser
14 RotenturmstraßeHistory says the vienese coffee culture has its origins in that coffee house. Around the corner.
Shopping
Zanoni & Zanoni
7 Lugeckfamous viennese ice cream ;)
Altmann & Kühne is a very traditional and famous cocolateur that sells that famous and very nice boxes filled with handmade cocolate truffles/pralines. I always go there when I need a present ;)
6 locals recommend
Altmann & Kühne
30 GrabenAltmann & Kühne is a very traditional and famous cocolateur that sells that famous and very nice boxes filled with handmade cocolate truffles/pralines. I always go there when I need a present ;)
the golden quarters is probably the most expensive place to go shopping. prada, saint laurent, louis vuitton, chanel, dolce & gabbana, ferragamo, dior, gucci etc arethere! Very posh and also very nice
38 locals recommend
Goldenes Quartier Wien
3/7 Tuchlaubenthe golden quarters is probably the most expensive place to go shopping. prada, saint laurent, louis vuitton, chanel, dolce & gabbana, ferragamo, dior, gucci etc arethere! Very posh and also very nice
Zanoni & Zanoni
7 Lugeckfamous viennese ice cream ;)
Arts & Culture
very famous and good museum (be sure to plan at least half a day)
451 locals recommend
Museum of Natural History Vienna
7 Burgringvery famous and good museum (be sure to plan at least half a day)
very famous and good museum (be sure to plan at least half a day)
640 locals recommend
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
Maria-Theresien-Platzvery famous and good museum (be sure to plan at least half a day)
mumok
1 Museumsplatza very good museum for contemporary art
Architekturzentrum Wien
1 Museumsplatzthe architectural center of vienna
For everyone that loves the theatre, please head for the Burgtheater! It's a very famous and popular theatre! 7 minutes walk from us!
258 locals recommend
Burgtheater
2 UniversitätsringFor everyone that loves the theatre, please head for the Burgtheater! It's a very famous and popular theatre! 7 minutes walk from us!
the jewish museum of vienna at one of the most impressive places of vienna: the Judenplatz! Around the corner, 2 minutes walk ;)
38 locals recommend
Jewish Museum Vienna (Judisches Museum der Stadt Wien)
11 Dorotheergassethe jewish museum of vienna at one of the most impressive places of vienna: the Judenplatz! Around the corner, 2 minutes walk ;)
a very famous and important viennese museum (you can see albrecht dürer's famous rabbit there now). The place in front of it is also worth visiting.
535 locals recommend
Albertina
1 Albertinapl.a very famous and important viennese museum (you can see albrecht dürer's famous rabbit there now). The place in front of it is also worth visiting.
Drinks & Nightlife
The best flat cake restaurant in town. The cool thing: the restaurant is located in the OLDEST house of vienna!! dream location and secret spot!! 4 minutes walk!
19 locals recommend
Kolar Beisl - Kleeblattgasse
5 KleeblattgasseThe best flat cake restaurant in town. The cool thing: the restaurant is located in the OLDEST house of vienna!! dream location and secret spot!! 4 minutes walk!
Philosopher Beer Bar Beisl
11 JudengasseA very nice pub to hang out on the groud floor of our house!
The cabaret fledermaus is an old cabaret from the 20's and is now a club. Very nice from the inside. Music depends on the evening. Sunday famous for 60s RnR, Wednesday Indie! 3 mins walk. Entry: 5-10€
23 locals recommend
Cabaret Fledermaus
2 SpiegelgasseThe cabaret fledermaus is an old cabaret from the 20's and is now a club. Very nice from the inside. Music depends on the evening. Sunday famous for 60s RnR, Wednesday Indie! 3 mins walk. Entry: 5-10€
The Loos Bar is a very famous and a little bit posh bar. Named after the famous youthstyle architect Alfred Loos.
135 locals recommend
Loosbar American Bar
10 Kärntner DurchgangThe Loos Bar is a very famous and a little bit posh bar. Named after the famous youthstyle architect Alfred Loos.
Kitsch
1 Ruprechtsstiegenice little bar next to our house
Vulcania
11 Judengassenice irish pub in our house.