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Best Sachertorte in Vienna: Sacher vs Demel (And My Honest Verdict)

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Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by Hazel M

Hazel sitting at a marble table inside a traditional Vienna coffee house, with a slice of chocolate cake and whipped cream, a melange, and a red chandelier overhead by the window. I was not expecting to care this much about chocolate cake.In fact, I am not really a chocolate cake person at all. If presented with a list of cakes, chocolate would probably come last. So the fact that I ended up actively comparing versions of...
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Famous Vienna Coffee Houses I Visited (And What They’re Really Like)

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Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by Hazel M

Interior of Café Central in Vienna with cream and green vaulted ceilings, marble columns, ornate chandeliers and diners seated at red-upholstered tables beneath large portraits. Vienna coffee houses are not just places to grab a drink. They are long-standing institutions, woven into the city's identity as much as its palaces and concert halls.
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Vienna Coffee Culture Explained (And Why the Staff Seem So Bored)

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Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by Hazel M

Menu stand on a marble table inside Café Central, one of the most famous Vienna coffee houses, with ornate ceilings and traditional interior in the background. Vienna coffee culture is not just about coffee. It's about atmosphere, time, and a very particular rhythm that feels different from almost anywhere else in Europe.
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Vienna Highlights: The Main Sights (and What They’re Really Like)

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Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by Hazel M

A woman in a pale blue coat stands with her back to the camera, looking out over the Vienna State Opera from a stone terrace on an overcast day, with historic buildings and a city street below. There are certain Vienna highlights everyone talks about. The palaces. The opera. The museums filled with Old Masters. The coffee houses that look like film sets.And yes, you should see them.But what surprised me most about Vienna wasn't how impressive the top sights are. It...
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Visiting Schönbrunn Palace in Winter: Is It Worth It In the Snow?

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Last Updated on February 21, 2026 by Hazel M

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna viewed across snow-dusted formal gardens, with the yellow Baroque façade glowing beneath a flat grey winter sky It feels slightly rebellious to visit a summer palace in minus six degrees. Schönbrunn Palace was designed for sunshine, symmetry and imperial display. It was never meant to be experienced under a sky the colour of tin, with snow falling steadily from morning until night.And...
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Things to Do at Schönbrunn Palace: What to See and How to Plan Your Visit

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Last Updated on February 21, 2026 by Hazel M

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna illuminated at dusk, with golden lights reflecting on the grand Baroque façade and a snow-dusted cobbled courtyard in the foreground. Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, is far more than a single palace building. It's gardens, museums, glasshouses, performances, and even a zoo, all spread across an enormous complex.
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Attending a Mozart Concert at Schönbrunn: My Solo Experience

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Last Updated on February 21, 2026 by Hazel M

Wide view of the Orangery at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, with pink lighting, floral ceiling projections, crystal chandeliers and audience seated before a Mozart concert I booked a Mozart concert at Schönbrunn Palace on my very first night in Vienna.It felt bold. Slightly indulgent. I had barely unpacked my suitcase, and here I was sitting in an 18th-century Orangery listening to live Mozart. Not a bad way to begin a...
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Inside Schönbrunn Palace: Is the After Hours Tour Worth It?

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Last Updated on February 21, 2026 by Hazel M

Grand ballroom at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna with gilded chandeliers, frescoed ceiling and polished parquet floors under warm golden light There is something slightly surreal about walking into an imperial palace after it has closed to the public.At 5pm, while most visitors were making their way back into central Vienna, I was waiting outside the entrance to Schonbrunn Palace with around fifteen other people, ready...
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