Vienna Fashion Week
Vienna is once again preparing for its annual Vienna Fashion Week event. Scheduled on September 7 to 13 this year, the MQ Vienna Fashion Week gathers designers and exhibitors from all over the world in the Austrian capital.
Month: August 2015
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Josephinum Medical Museum
Museums abound in Vienna and if you're interested in anatomy, there's one place worth visiting. The Josephinum Medical Museum features the second largest collection of wax anatomical models in the world and the world's largest collection of wax obstetric models.
The wax collections in the museum are encased in their original rosewood and venetian glass displays that date back to the late 1700s. A total of 1,192 models of dismembered body parts and whole figures are being showcased there.
Best Courtyard Cafes
Cafes are part of the Viennese culture. As such, visitors should not miss checking out some of these great cafes. If you love the outdoors, the courtyard cafes are perfect for you. Here are a few of the best.
Tian Bistro
Tian Bistro is a vegetarian restaurant considered one of Vienna's best. Located at the back of the Kunsthaus Wien, the place features bright colors, lots of house plants and undulating floors. The yard also boasts of mosaics and more plants which promote a very relaxing ambiance. It is open until 7 p.m. only.
Vienna: One of Top 20 Bike-Friendly Cities
Vienna is well known for its bicycle lifestyle which not only promotes a healthy lifestyle for residents and visitors but also reduces the city's carbon footprint.
Owing to this cycling system in place, Vienna is in the world's top 20 list of bike-friendly cities. The Austrian capital is in 16th place in the Copenhagenize Index which noted the city's cycle tracks and modern facilities unmatched by other cities around the world.
Vienna’s Funeral Museum
Not many people know that Vienna and Austria in general has a fascination with death. Proof of this are the existence of a number of buildings where the dead are still preserved and remembered.
Best Spots for Writers
Vienna is home to some of the world's famous artists of all kinds. In the literary world, some of the famous writers it has produced in the past include Grillparzer, Nestroy and Schnitzler.
Today, the Austrian capital continues to be a magnet of artists who are attracted to the city's history and well preserved architecture as well as its serene environment. Budding and veteran writers visiting the city have many choices for places where they can keep their creative juices flowing. The coffeehouses and cafes are perfect but there are more options when in Vienna.
4 Weird Museums in Vienna
Visiting the more popular tourist attractions is what many tourists like to do. But a holiday can be made more exciting if you visit unusual and strange places. Austria may be known for its grandious museums but it is also home to a number of strange museums worth taking a look. Four of them can be found in Vienna.
Narrenturm
Vienna has its own strange museum known as Narrenturm which translates to lunatics tower. Designed in 1783, the building was constructed to keep people with mental illness locked up in a central facility.