Why Vienna?

From the Rathausplatz to Schönbrunn’s courtyard, each square has its own market, mood and crowd.

Order a Melange, read the papers and stay as long as you like; lingering is part of the ritual.

Hofburg, Schönbrunn and Belvedere tell six centuries of Habsburg history in gilt and marble.

Opera, Musikverein concerts and Advent choirs fill December evenings, often at fair prices.

Klimt, Schiele and the Wiener Werkstätte sit beside some of Europe’s great old-master collections.

Gothic spires, Baroque palaces, Ringstrasse grandeur, Otto Wagner’s modernism and Hundertwasser’s colour.

Trams and U-Bahn are clean, frequent and simple; the centre is compact enough to walk.

The Wachau, Bratislava and Baden are an hour or less away by train.