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All 7 Vienna guides
Written for a first visit to Vienna, and added to as each guide is checked.
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Essentials Things to Do in Vienna: Palaces, Museums, Coffee Houses, Opera Things to do in Vienna with hours and prices from each operator's own page: Schönbrunn, the Hofburg, Albertina, Belvedere, Stephansdom and more. Updated 12 November 2026 
Where to stay Where to Stay in Vienna: Innere Stadt, Neubau or Wieden? Where to stay in Vienna, by Bezirk: Innere Stadt for a first trip, Neubau and Mariahilf for cafés, Wieden and Leopoldstadt for lower prices, with U-Bahn stops. Updated 12 November 2026 
Essentials Where to Eat in Vienna: Coffee Houses, Heuriger, Markets, Beisln Where to eat in Vienna by type: coffee houses, Heuriger wine taverns, market stalls and classic Beisln, with hours from each operator's own page. Updated 12 November 2026 
Essentials Vienna Travel Tips: Tickets, Fares, Night Transport, City Card Vienna travel tips from official pages: Wiener Linien single, 24-hour and 7-day fares, night U-Bahn, the airport ticket, City Card prices and a few habits. Updated 12 November 2026 More essentials 3
Essentials Vienna Christmas Markets 2026: All 16 Advent Markets With Dates The 16 Advent markets in the City of Vienna's 2026 open data, with dates, hours and the Bezirk, from Rathausplatz to Schönbrunn and Spittelberg. Updated 12 November 2026 
Essentials Vienna Coffee House Guide: Where to Go and What to Order A Vienna coffee house guide: six classic Kaffeehäuser with hours from the tourist board, what a Melange and an Einspänner are, and how long you can sit. Updated 12 November 2026 
Essentials Vienna Weather by Month: Temperatures, Rain and What to Pack Vienna weather month by month from GeoSphere Austria's 1991 to 2020 normals: highs, lows, rainfall and rainy days, and what to pack for each season. Updated 12 November 2026