Outdoors
City Life
Vienna’s Ultimate Swimming Pool Guide
The best cool-off spots for those long summer days The temperatures are climbing relentlessly and there is no way you can make it to the seaside before the sun hits high noon? Fear not, Metropole brings you the best al fresco pools this side of the Alps. Whether you want to lounge poolside like a […]
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Urban gardening in Vienna
Metropole’s tips and tricks to the aspiring urban gardenerBetween the big city bustle of busy pavements, tiny dogs, chic cafés, trotting horses ...
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Alte Donau – Boat Rental Locations
In our Summer 2016 print edition, I wrote about the full-moon boat rides on the Old Danube (Alte Donau). But why wait for a full moon? You can make a ...
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Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau
Under a night sky, boating can rekindle romance – if you avoid the obstaclesWith schools out and the European Championships drawing to a close, ...
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The Belvedere in Bloom at the Botanical Garden
The University of Vienna's green oasis enacts the history of the Empire in the splendor of flowersThe first thing you notice is the air. Softer ...
City Life
Vienna Transport Guide
A Guide to Getting Around In Vienna
While New Yorkers are perennially confronted with the question of whether it’s faster to walk, grab a cab or take...
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5 Ways to Battle a Car-Sharing Addiction
It all started out so humbly. Living in Vienna, I don’t own a car, so I signed up for Car2Go in 2012 (yes, I was an early adopter) in order to get som...
