Vienna Danube Cruises in Winter, Christmas and New Year’s Eve

DDSG Blue Danube

City sightseeing cruises, Christmas and New Year’s Eve party sail on the Danube (Donau) in Vienna (Wien) during December and the advent season. DDSG offers sightseeing cruises on the Danube River from Vienna on all winter days with special excursions and even multiple-day cruises during the advent Christmas market period. Brunch, lunch, dinner and Christmas … Read more

Hieronymus Bosch 500 Years Exhibitions in Vienna

Hieronymous Bosch: The Last Judgement / Das jüngste Gericht

The Picture Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna will commemorate the 500 years anniversary of Bosch’s death with three special events in 2016. The 500th anniversary of the death of the early Netherlands painter Hieronymus Bosch will be celebrated with three events in 2016 at the Gemälde Galerie of the Akademie der … Read more

UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Austria

Stift Melk

Austria has eight cultural, architectural, and natural sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list to confirm the Austrian contribution to world culture. These treasures include architecture, natural beauty, and classical music. Currently listed sites include Salzburg, Schönbrunn, Hallstatt-Dachstein, Semmering, Graz, Wachau, Neusiedler See, Vienna and Alpine dwellings.

Top Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Vienna in 2016

Oswald Oberhuber, Torso, 1937 © Belvedere, Wien

Contemporary and modern art exhibitions in Vienna offer visitors to the Austrian capital alternative gallery and museum options to Baroque and Art Nouveau. Vienna is home to some famous art collections, which will be enhanced during 2016 and 2017 by more temporary exhibitions of modern contemporary art (Zeitgenössische Ausstellungen) by both Austrian and international artists. … Read more