Nature lovers and adventurous travelers can always look forward to an exciting holiday when in Vienna. With its vast land and marvelous landscapes, there are various outdoor activities worth doing with your partner, family or friends. Some popular active pursuits available in Vienna are biking, hiking, boating, skiing, swimming and other water sports.
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Vienna on its own has numerous beautiful attractions that never fail to capture the hearts of visitors. But for those who want to explore more, there are other areas within the Austrian capital's doorstep worth visiting. They're just nearby and can be reached within minutes to an hour.
Lower Austria or the so-called cradle of Austria's history is highly recommended for its exquisite beauty and affordability. Prices here are 30 percent lower compared to Vienna.
Scientists in Vienna have found that men, in general, tend to be not very sensitive to women particularly during an argument. This finding confirms women's common complaint that men do not really care at all when they argue with the females including their wives.
Vienna is one city boasting of historic buildings with unique architecture that have been restored to their former beauty. Not many people perhaps know that great effort went into preserving much of Vienna's historic buildings, thanks to concerned groups who value the Austrian capital's rich heritage.
In the early days, Gothic buildings dotted Vienna built from older foundations. A famous architectural style in the 1300s was known as the Hallenkirche or hall church which featured hallways with nave and aisles in the interior portion of the building.
Art exhibits are commonplace in the Austrian capital. They are held all throughout the year and this April, Vienna will once again host the Austrian Art Fair at the Leopold Museum.
Some 45 artists are expected to display their works spread out on the three floors of the museum for this Art Austria trade fair.
Apart from classical music and its world renowned musicians, Vienna is also well known for its cafe culture. Coffeehouses are everywhere in the Austrian capital and there's even one unique type called the concert cafe.
Concert cafes are coffeehouses that play live music mostly via the piano. They feature classical Viennese music sometimes with a hint of jazz. Other times, soloists also perform in these establishments.
Paintings get lost and found. Sometimes, it would take years for them to be rediscovered. When found again, they may or may not be returned to its rightful owner, put to auction or displayed at a museum.
In Vienna, a rediscovered degenerate painting is now on display at the Belvedere Palace. The art piece entitled Im Gasthaus by a German-Swedish artist name Lotte Laserstein was taken by the Nazi's for being degenerate. It is part of the "Vienna-Berlin: the Art of Two Cities" exhibit now going on at the Belvedere Palace. The exhibition will run until June 15.
A popular painting that had not been displayed in the Albertina Museum in Vienna is now on display once again. The painting by German artist Durer which features a hare will be shown in the museum starting this month of March until June 19.
This special exhibition entitled "The Founding of the Albertina Between Durer and Napoleon is part of the museum's goal of showcasing the collection with regards to the lives of the gallery founders covering the periods from 1738 and 1822.
Being the center of classical music in Austria and perhaps in the entire European continent, Vienna is often the choice for holding music-related festivals. This year, it will host the 10th Blues Spring festival that will take place for six weeks beginning March 20th.
For this particular festival considered to be the longest of its kind in the world, the Austrian capital will be accommodating some 300 musicians from across the globe particularly from 13 countries.
This year marks the 7th Wachau Gourmet Festival, a culinary event gathering some of the world's best chefs. The festival this year will take place from March 27th to April 10th.
Wachau is a valley in Lower Austria formed by the Danube river and boasting of beautiful landscape listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
