The Viennese street names not only serve as orientation in the street network, but they also tell stories, tales and describe the character of the city. The narrow Hafnersteig leads to the center of the “Fleischmarkt”. It was mentioned for the first time in 1220. Therefore, it’s the oldest meat market in Vienna. In the […]
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Vienna is the greenest model city in the world and occupies 1st place in the city ranking of the “greenest” metropolises. The list made by “Resonance Consultancy”, a consultancy group for real estate, tourism, and economic development based in Vancouver and New York, placed Vienna at the top. Half of the city consists of green
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The Augarten, the oldest baroque park in Vienna, is re-opened. No, it’s not 1775, it’s 2020, but due to the restrictions on freedom of movement, it was closed for almost one month. Meanwhile, Viennese can walk again in the green space in the middle of Vienna. The origins of the Augarten go back to the
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It has been 70 years since the movie “The 3rd Man” was released in Austria. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted “The Third Man” the greatest British film of 20th century. It tells the story of a life and the atmosphere in post-war Vienna, at the start of the Cold War. There was almost
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A purple sweater, designed by the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, covers the High Altar in St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The 80-square-meter sweater weights 200 kg and will stay there until Easter. The sweater is not the only Wurm exhibit in the cathedral. Some of his sculptures can also be seen in the church or in front
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Since 1996 from January until March, City Hall Square transforms into a huge ice rink and thrills ice-skating enthusiasts of every age. It’s a 9,000 m² ice landscape between Rathaus and Burgtheater. Therefore, the Vienna Ice World is one of the biggest open-air artificial ice rinks in the world. Skating on two levels has been
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The “Designer Outlet Parndorf “is a paradise for the “fashion freaks”. It’s about one hour driving outside Vienna, situated in the Austrian state Burgenland. It was opened in August 1998 by the British “McArthur Glen Group, with around 30 stores. Therefore, that was the first Factory-Outlet-Centre in Austria. These days with over 160 brands, it
Friedrich Stowasser better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser, was an Austrian artist, who was well known for being a painter. Furthermore, he was active in the fields of architecture and environment protection. His artist name Hundertwasser originates from the Slavic language because “sto” means a hundred. He was an enemy of the
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Located in the Baroque park of Augarten in the heart of Vienna is the “Augarten Porcelain Manufactory “. Since 1718, Viennese “White gold” has been produced here. The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory is the second-oldest in Europe. The designs, shapes, and patterns of the Porcelain are all hand-made and are inspired by its different eras. To
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It was a pleasure to take a walk through the Austrian capital during the 2020 EURO Handball in Vienna. With whom, if not with the true handball lovers from Bitola. www.postolovski.at
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