Once a Hapsburg summer residence, the baroque Belvedere Palace now hosts one of the city’s most impressive art collections. Starting in the Middle Ages, the galleries guide you through 20th Century Austrian Expression, featuring the raw and moody painting of Egon Schiele and gold leaf female forms by Gustav Klimt. Be sure to see Klimt’s The Kiss (1908) and have a wander in the Palace’s gardens afterwards.

On a breezy day in Vienna, the sweet, nutty aromas of roasted cocoa beans waft across the city from the Manner Factory, an iconic Viennese confectionary company that produces chocolate-filled wafers. There is an onsite shop for keen ‘naschkatzen’, those with a sweet tooth, where you can buy memorabilia and wholesale Manner bars.

Feel the rush of the wind as you shoot down the highest slide in Europe at 165 metres above the city. This twisting attraction was designed by artist Carsten Höller in 2023 and is suspended at the top of the Danube Tower, a futuristic structure built in the 1960s. The tower has now been repurposed into a viewing platform equipped with touchscreen infographics detailing the city’s history and boasts a stellar bird’s eye view of Vienna. 

Head to the Musikverein, a 19th-century Neoclassical inspired style concert hall to hear the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra play Mozart, Schubert and Haydn. With its lofty gold ceilings and suspended chandeliers, the hall is famed for its acoustics, making it an unmissable destination for music enthusiasts. 

According to folklore, the fleeing Ottoman army abandoned multiple hessian sacks of peculiar brown beans as they retreated from Vienna. Their legacy is a string of airy and elaborate coffee houses across the city, where time comes to a standstill as the aromas of expertly brewed espresso permeate the air. Try Café Jelinek for its sugar-dusted gugelhupf cake, or Café Central, once frequented by Freud and Trotsky. To explore Vienna’s café culture further, read our article here.

We recommend staying at Hotel Bristol, a beautiful Art Deco building opposite the Opera House, another excellent concert hall which offers regular performances. Alternatively, the Palais Coburg boasts a Michelin-star restaurant with luxurious suites. Of course, you can book other hotels at ASMALLWORLD Collection.