Review of Vienna
Vienna
For stately boulevards and statue-studded parks, take flights to Vienna where Gothic steeples mingle with slick architecture.
Things to do
After flights to Vienna visit the 18th-century summer palace Belvedere, and catch your reflection in the multi-mirrored Baroque staterooms of Vienna’s flamboyant Prince Eugenie. Here, you feast your eyes on his superb art collection including Klimt’s the Kiss before sweeping through the formal gardens.
Shopping
An open-air food market on weekdays, Naschmarkt over on the Wien river incorporates a flea market on busy Saturdays. Hunt down souvenirs from your Vienna city break like antique ceramics and art nouveau lamps, or kit yourself out with vintage jewellery.
Restaurants
On your holiday in Vienna, splurge on fruity Apfelstrudel or chocolaty Sachertorte in a traditional Kaffeehaus. In the old town Innerstadt, settle down in a red velvet booth in a dark wood interior to sip a creamy Viennese coffee.
Nightlife
The opulent beauty of Vienna’s Musikverein matches its superb acoustics. Harp-playing figurines above the colonnaded entrance set the tone, its grand hall with intricate golden ceiling and gleaming chandeliers playing host to concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Vienna. Time your city break to catch May’s Wiener Festwochen for music and dance, and the magical Christkindlemärkte advent markets from mid-November.
