Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Vienna has numerous parks, gardens and quiet places where you can do sport or simply relax.
A narrow rocky outcrop that drops nearly 300 meters almost vertically toward the Danube is home to one of Austria’s most fascinating fortifications. Anyone who walks through the wooden bridges and thick w...
Temperatures in Vienna are hovering around the 30-degree mark, and the city’s outdoor pools will soon be bursting at the seams. Anyonelooking for an alternative to the Old Danube on hot days this year do...
Central Europe’s largest colony of tree-nesting white storks does not nest in some distant national park. It is just a short drive from Vienna. If you’re looking for a place where nature is allowed to thr...
A short trip to the northern outskirts of the city is all it takes to experience the Pannonian-influenced climate and the rolling hills one would normally expect further south. The area around Salmannsdor...
If you want to get some fresh air and experience animals up close on the weekend , you don’t have to push your way through dense crowds. Right in the heart of Donaustadt lies a 15,000-square-meter area t...
As early as 1884, members of the imperial family hiked through this spectacular valley to escape the summer heat of the city. Crown Princess Stephanie and Emperor Franz Joseph himself left their mark on t...
The Nasenweg is far more than just a hiking trail; it is a Viennese institution. It owes its unusual name to the striking geological shape of the mountain, the so-called “Nose,” which drops steeply down t...
Anyone traveling through Vienna’s 10th district would hardly expect to find untouched wilderness amid high-rises and major thoroughfares. Yet right there, on the Wienerberg, lies one of the city’s most fa...
Those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city on the weekend will find a perfect combination of nature and wildlife in the northern Waldviertel region. Just under an 80-minute drive from Vienn...
Those who want to head to the Mediterranean in the summer often spend hours at airports with tedious layovers. Starting in June 2026, that will change for everyone who has a certain island on their vacati...