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Swimming Across Town | The Danube Canal (Re)opens to the Public

A cooperation between the Kunsthaus and the urban design project Schimmverein Donaukanal hopes to persuade the public of the pleasures on their doorstep.

Dardis McNamee - July 18, 2020

City Life

Vienna’s Ultimate Swimming Pool Guide

It will be a summer like no other. This year due to Corona, many Viennese will opt to spend a good part of their holiday in the city. Lucky for us, there are few better places for relaxing in the shade and swimming in pools or rivers than Vienna.

Benjamin Wolf - July 10, 2020

Urban gardening in Vienna

Metropole’s tips and tricks to the aspiring urban gardener Between the big city bustle of busy pavements, tiny dogs, chic cafés, trotting horses ...

Anna Stanczyk - August 5, 2016

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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 ...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

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Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau

Under a night sky, boating can rekindle romance – if you avoid the obstacles With schools out and the European Championships drawing to a close, ...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

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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 flowers The first thing you notice is the air. Softer ...

Rory McCluckie - June 1, 2016

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...

Kaveh Tabatabaie - March 2, 2016

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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...

Margaret Childs - January 8, 2016

Swimming Across Town | The Danube Canal (Re)opens to the Public

Vienna’s Ultimate Swimming Pool Guide

Urban gardening in Vienna

Alte Donau – Boat Rental Locations

Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau

The Belvedere in Bloom at the Botanical Garden

Vienna Transport Guide

5 Ways to Battle a Car-Sharing Addiction

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