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...Vienna
Vienna is theatrical without being loud. It’s a city of imperial palaces, concert halls and candlelit coffee houses. In winter especially, it feels composed and quietly dramatic.
This Vienna travel guide brings together my posts on Schönbrunn Palace, Mozart concerts and cultural highlights, with more on coffee houses and opera to follow.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Four cities, one river, and four very different personalities. The Danube might tie them together on a map, but in real life, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade could not feel more distinct. These are some of the most fascinating Danube cities, and while I didn’t...