Vienna stages the Hofburg's Habsburg state rooms, Belvedere's Klimt gold, and the coffeehouse culture of Café Central, with the Wachau valley's Riesling terraces an hour upriver along the Danube.
Highlights
Vienna
Wachau Valley
Schönbrunn
Melk Abbey
When to Visit
May-Jun
Wiener Festwochen fills theatres through June, Schönbrunn rose garden in flower, and Heuriger wine taverns in Grinzing reopen for the new vintage.
Jul-Aug
Vienna hits 30°C and locals decamp to the Donauinsel, but the open-air Film Festival runs nightly on Rathausplatz with free screenings.
Sep-Oct
Wachau apricot harvest and Sturm new wine in taverns, Vienna Design Week mid-September, and Schönbrunn maples turning gold.
Nov-Mar
Christkindlmarkt opens mid-November on Rathausplatz, the Wiener Eistraum skating rink follows in January, and the New Year's Concert anchors January 1.
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