Magnificent buildings, natural gems, wicked corners and morbid charm – you can find everything in Vienna. Where exactly is stated in the book “On foot through Vienna”. The “Krone” presents the best routes from these.
“If you really want to get to know a city, it’s best to explore it on foot,” say Rosemary and Jennifer Faulkner, the authors of “On Foot Through Vienna”. “This is especially true for Vienna, which looks back on a very long and equally exciting history.” And this history can be found on every corner. Here is a small excerpt from interesting walks through Vienna:
- The Vienna Ringstrasse – from the State Opera to the Hotel Imperial
- The Quartier Belvedere and the surrounding area – modern banking district meets army history
- The Prater – More than just the Ferris wheel
- Along the Vienna River – The jewels of Art Nouveau
- Hohe Warte – where the fox and the rabbit say good night
- The Seestadt Aspern – The beautiful sides of the urban development area
From brewers to suburban hipsters
An interesting route also leads through the former red light district on Spittelberg in the 7th district. At that time, Maria Theresa had banished the prostitutes, the so-called Bierheislmenscha, to the suburbs. In the meantime, the area has blossomed into a hipster neighborhood. On a walk from the MuseumsQuartier to Ulrichsplatz, you can discover the once wicked corners.
Along the Vienna River
The route “Along the Vienna River” is a bit more dignified. Over a length of 4.5 kilometers, it takes about three hours from Linke Wienzeile at the Naschmarkt to the Österreichische Postsparkasse, past the most important Art Nouveau buildings such as the Secession or the Otto Wagner Pavilion in the Stadtpark.
Tour through villa colony
If you want it a little quieter, the Hohe Warte is the right place – where one splendid villa hugs the next and the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) and the beautiful Japanese garden Setagaya Park are waiting to be discovered.
Morbid charm
In Vienna, the city of morbid charm, no tour of the central cemetery should be missing – with the funeral hall, Falco’s grave of honor or the baby cemetery.
The authors have even found a few nice corners in Seestadt. And explain their importance: After all, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by Archduke Karl in this urban development area in 1809.