A rule of thumb is to not give any money to begging children. As heartless as it sounds, you’d see plenty of kids who would either beg or try to sell you magnets, postcards, and other souvenirs. Buying from them would only encourage this practice to continue, and children to be used...
Entry is relatively inexpensive for a top museum: at the time of writing, kids were free and adults €18 with various concessions. The Vienna Pass (see myreview) gets you in once for free. Special exhibitions Current schedule for the main exhibitions: The Thin Skin of Earth: a look beneat...
What to do with kids Science exhibitionsin Vienna KinoSaurier: Fantasy and Research (View of the exhibition interior; press photo © NHM Wien, Christina Rittmannsperger) Inevitably, our image of dinosaurs comes less from the latest scientific analysis and more from Hollywood studios. TheKinoSaurie...
The main train station inPrague(Praha hlavní nádraží) has direct international connections with the following cities: Graz, Linz, Vienna (Austria), Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Regensburg (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Katowice, Tychy, Warsaw (Poland), Bratislava, Košice, Pop...
Vienna has become a popular destination for an Easter city break. Visitors swap places with the Viennese, who oftenhead to the Alpswith the kids for a final ski before the spring sun ends the fun. The official 2025 Easter (school) holidays here last from April 12th to April 21st. During...
April hosts the weekend of theVienna marathon(April 6th), an international event with added kudos: part of the course for the race is the same stretch of road where Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to run the marathon distance in under two hours (at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge). ...
Vienna’s main Christmas market Around 99 booths in 2024 Adjacent park has Advent displays Includes theTree of Hearts Emphasis on sustainability and kids 2024 dates: Nov 15 – Dec 26 Ice skating trails open longer Book aclassical concert experience* for your Vienna trip ...
Zoku Vienna (Business hotel with a difference) Located right next to the hotel above. Apartment-style rooms with workspaces and kitchens. If you’re looking to meet new people, this is one of the best options. The hotel has coworking environments, a music corner (grab an instrument), gym,...
Good for kids, too Around 78 booths 2024 dates: Nov 15 – Dec 23 Book aclassical concert experience* for your Vienna trip Nearby: Evening Vivaldi concerts See also: Christmas markets December events The market (View over the market in 2024) ...
As the capital city of one of the world’s richest nations, you might expect Vienna to be expensive. But it’s not when compared to the likes of London and usually slots into the EU at just above average, price-wise. For guidance, here are some *rough* prices as of late October, ...