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Christan markets are coming! Visit Vienna!

November 12th, 2009

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“Vienna – Now or never” is the city’s official new slogan and this is more than true when it comes to Christmas Markets in the Austrian capital which run from mid November until Christmas. The Christmas Market in front of the city hall (opens 14/11) might be the most popular one, with enjoying “Glühwein” (Spiced Wine) becoming an integral part of Vienna life during the weeks before Christmas. Located only a stone’s throw away is the Museumsquartier Christmas quarter (starts 12/11), Vienna’s most fashionable Christmas spot. Spittelberg Christmas Market (from 14/11) is nestled in between the narrow streets of Vienna’s 7th district.
Check the wide offer of budget hotels in Vienna and make sure to choose a strategic place to stay from where you can explore Vienna Christmas Markets.

Live music and movie felstivals: autumn in Vienna

October 9th, 2009
Vienna’s cultural calendar offers you a wide range of upcoming events, making a Vienna city break a terrific option for a weekend away this autumn. The wienervideo&filmtage is a unique film festival where young film makers get the chance to present their works between the 14th and the 18th of October. The Viennale starts on the 22nd of October and is Vienna’s most renowned cinema festival with over 300 featured productions shown over two weeks. Vienna Art Week runs from the 16th to the 22nd of November and is a platform which presents the lively Vienna art scene under the motto “Temptation for Art”.

The 30th of October is when the exhibition “Annie Leibovitz – A Photographer’s Life” opens at Vienna’s Kunsthaus gallery. On the 16th of October “Edvard Munch and the Uncanny” opens at the Leopold Museum located in Vienna’s unique Museumsquartier venue. Fans of Jazz are sure to find something to enjoy at the IG Jazz Club Festival which runs from the 1st until the 30th of November. Musical fans ought to head for the “Rudolf” musical at Vienna’s Raimund theatre. Pop fans will be just as pleased, with world class acts such as Bryan Adams (7th of November), Depeche Mode (3rd of December) and Pink (17th of December) all coming to Vienna this autumn. Pop fans will be just as pleased, with world class acts such as Bryan Adams (7th of November), Depeche Mode (3rd of December) and Pink (17th of December) all coming to Vienna this autumn.