July/August 2018 | Metropole

Explore Vienna

Luftschloss Cobenzl | A Pop-up Party in Paradise

Luftschloss Cobenzl is a magnificent venue with an amazing view – but patience is mandatory.

Lana Sharp - July 23, 2019

Blog

Vienna on Top of the World

Vienna is the most liveable city in the world! The Austrian capital tops the global EIU survey, taking the crown from seven-year champion Melbourne. ...

The Editors - August 14, 2018

Art

Buying Art for the First Time | An Essential Guide to Viennese Etiquette

Metropole and viennacontemporary join forces to help new buyers navigate the local art scene in style When you visit the sauna for the first time...

Lisanne Brouwer - July 16, 2018

International

Joint Rescue Mission for the Iran Nuclear Deal in Vienna

Security was tight in Vienna on Wednesday for the official visit of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. A wide area around the Hofburg palace in Vie...

Stephanie Liechtenstein - July 11, 2018

Culture

A Tale of Two Sisters

Follow big and little sister on a break-in! The destination: Artist Hannes Mlenik’s Arch in the Vienna Prater Ateliers. Once inside, the sisters con...

Lana Sharp - July 6, 2018

July/August 2018

July/August 2018 | Animal Instincts

Austria's bond with pets, livestock and wildlife Flip through the digital version

Metropole - July 1, 2018

Art

A Golden Age for Gentle Radicals | Josef Hoffmann & Koloman Moser

The cruelest punishment imaginable,” said the Viennese modernist architect Adolf Loos, “would be to be locked up in a prison cell decorated by Josef H...

Simon Ballam - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Weird News | June 2018

FOREIGN DOGS, KEEP OUT! Gottfried Waldhäusl, FPÖ state councilor for Lower Austria, expressed concerns over dogs with a migrant background while disc...

Metropole - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Social Media Snapshots

The Editors - June 30, 2018

Culture

Winona Forever Single? ’90s Indie Icons Meet in Destination Wedding

Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder attempt to revive the classic romantic comedy in Destination Wedding The world around us might be constantly changi...

Binu Starnegg - June 30, 2018

Books

Best of Allies, Worst of Friends | Tim Hadley’s Military Diplomacy in the Dual Alliance

Tim Hadley details just how much the German General Staff knew about the weaknesses of the Austrian-Hungarian army Until German unification in 18...

Gregory Weeks - June 30, 2018

Culture

Californian Alt Rockers Incubus Are Finally Back in Vienna

After a six-year hiatus, the Californian alt rockers are finally back on tour Once labeled as “a nu-metal band for people who don’t like nu-metal...

Johannes Arends - June 30, 2018

Food & Drink

Dining on the Danube at the Scenic Ufertaverne

At the Ufertaverne of the Hofbauer Segelschule, great food and wine is only half the draw It’s a sunny Sunday in Vienna, with a light breeze. A g...

Dardis McNamee - June 30, 2018

Culture

Joaquin Phoenix Turns in an Unapologetic Performance in Gus Van Sant’s Latest Biopic

Gus Van Sant explores resilience through pitch-black humor Based on a true story, this sweet-and-sour biopic on Jon Callahan, an alcoholic quadri...

Helen Ifeagwu - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Delta Blues | Discovering Romania’s Danube Delta

The Danube Delta is a haven of biodiversity, but animals and humans need a helping hand. It’s early morning and I’m wandering around a small tong...

Christian Cummins - June 30, 2018

Culture

Elvis Costello Returns to Vienna on July 11

Widely regarded as one of the greatest singers/songwriters ever, Elvis Costello is known for his witty lyrics, often using wordplay in his songs, whic...

Johannes Arends - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Cricket in Austria | Searching for the Perfect Pitch

Cricket is everywhere in Austria – if you know where to look. "Er spielt für uns!” (“He’s playing for us”) comes the repeated chirp from somew...

Richard Asher - June 30, 2018

Culture

Dotdotdot… Vienna’s Shortfilm Festival Keeps It Quirky

Vienna’s quirky short film festival encourages you to interact with the medium Celebrating the intensity and ingenuity of cinema’s short form, th...

Johannes Arends - June 30, 2018

Books

Prague Nights | Sex and Sorcery in Benjamin Black’s Addictive New Thriller

Benjamin Black’s addictive new thriller re-creates an irresistible world of sex and sorcery in 16th century Prague It’s a snowy December 1599 in ...

Christian Cummins - June 30, 2018

Food & Drink

Good Grape Hunting | The Search for New Varieties in Klosterneuburg’s Weinbauschule

The Weinbauschule Klosterneuburg continues to innovate new grape varieties. Austrian wine lovers all know Zweigelt, the quintessential Austrian r...

Bart de Vries - June 30, 2018

Cover Stories

Animals Are Our Best Ingredients | Can You Love Puppy Dogs AND Pork Cutlets?

The Viennese love their pets under and their meaty schnitzel on the table. A report on the animals we cuddle and those we devour An elderly lady ...

Andreas Rainer - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Women Can Be Blind, Too | The Vienna Subway’s Sticky Story

Riding Vienna’s public transport is always an adventure. This expat of over 20 years finds a hidden political agenda in the passenger information stic...

Simon Ballam - June 30, 2018

Food & Drink

The Future of Meat | Impossible Burgers, Bioreactors and the Real Cost of Cheap Protein

To the late chef Anthony Bourdain, “Life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is not a life worth livi...

Andrew Standen-Raz - June 30, 2018

Culture

Our Top 5 Music Festivals This Summer

From chill lake-side vibes to eclectic performances in old Italian towns, the European festival circuit has it all. Here are our 5 favorite open air f...

Johannes Arends - June 30, 2018

Empire to Republic

10 Things To Do in Croatia and Slovenia

From the peaks of the Alps to the sand-stone of the Dalmatian coast, both Slovenia and Croatia have wonders small and tasty to share By Neža Luka...

Benjamin Wolf - June 30, 2018

International

Summer Studies in Vienna | Diplomacy, Debates and International Conferences

Summer School Anti-Corruption Summer Academy 29.6. – 6.7. An intensive program designed for professionals eager to better counter corruption. ...

The Editors - June 30, 2018

Empire to Republic

Trapped Courage | Slovenia and Croatia’s Shared History

Wedged between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, Croatia and Slovenia oscillate between the desire for more togetherness and the borders in people’s mind...

Tomaž Ogris - June 30, 2018

City Life

Call of the Wild | Urban Wildlife in Vienna

Despite urbanization, Viennese wildlife is thriving Vienna may be best known for its grand imperial architecture and cosmopolitan center, but i...

Johannes Arends - June 30, 2018

Grätzl

Lainzer Tiergarten | Where the Wild Things Are

As hard as it is to find solitude in a city of almost two million, it’s far from impossible: at the Lainzer Tiergarten nature preserve in the 13th and...

Andreas Rainer - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

The Sebastian Kurz Show

They love him or they hate him: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is more notorious across Europe than most of his predecessors. Now he is taking ove...

Rainer Nowak - June 30, 2018

Empire to Republic

Ghosts of Empire | Border Pains, Bravery and Brotherhood

A borderland on the edge of cultures and empires, Croatia’s position today feels eerily like a century ago On Ban Jelačić, the central square in ...

Boris Pavelic - June 30, 2018

International

How to Save Europe

In my youth, a small band of visionaries led by Jean Monnet transformed the European Coal and Steel Community first into the European Common Market an...

George Soros - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Stats That Matter | Pets in Austria

In case you ever wondered how many Austrians own pets, or were just generally looking for a place to find random facts and stats about animals, we got...

The Editors - June 30, 2018

Blog

The Last Word | Aufpudeln

Verb. To get worked up; to make a mountain out of a molehill; to pump up one’s (probably) already over-inflated ego and exaggerate one’s importance; t...

Binu Starnegg - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

We Privatized a Zoo | A Chat with Tiergarten Schönbrunn’s General Manager

The director and general manager of the Schönbrunn Zoo, Dagmar Schratter, spoke to us about activism, animal husbandry, why some frogs wave and the tr...

Margaret Childs - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Blind Faith | Following a Guide Dog on Duty in Vienna

People think that our dogs just follow orders. But really, it’s a cooperation – we tell them what we need, and they see how they can implement it.” ...

Janima Nam - June 30, 2018

Culture

Our Guide to Musiksommer in Lower Austria

Vienna closes its concert halls in the summer, but the nearby countryside offers a plethora of musical events For much of July and August, Vienna...

Cynthia Peck - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Has #MeToo Gone Too Far?

Lifetimes of understandable resentment can boil over into presumptions of guilt. This is dangerous. And when important public careers are ruined, ever...

Dardis McNamee - June 30, 2018

Blog

Feedback From Our Readers

Many thanks for your thoughts, ideas and insights! If you have something to say about Vienna or a story you read here, tell us all about it. Send an e...

The Editors - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Natal Attraction | How the Schönbrunn Zoo Gets Its Beloved Elephants

"While I was schlepping a barrow of elephant dung, a passing visitor said, ‘These zoo people always look so damn happy!’ It’s true – I love my job.”...

Janima Nam - June 30, 2018

Empire to Republic

Slovenia | On the Crossroads of Europe

From snowy peaks to frothing waves, for the Slovenes, transition is a state of being by Faris Kočan & Kaja Primorac The Republic of Sloven...

Metropole - June 30, 2018

Empire to Republic

This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Slovenia and Croatia

By Neža Lukančič & Benjamin Wolf Click to zoom!

Neza Lukancic - June 30, 2018

Ideas

Quotable Quotes | Animals and Us

Every month, we're listing up a bunch of quotes that we like. Here are our best quotes about animals:

The Editors - June 30, 2018

How To

How to Keep a Dog in Vienna

Man’s best friend lives the good life in our city. It’s your job to get him trained, vaccinated and properly licensed Gustl, a six-month old gold...

Catherine M. Hooker - June 30, 2018

General

Do You Speak Kätzisch? | Chatting with a Cat Coach

“Many people treat their cats like babies in fur costumes. But they are not replacements for children; they have their own special needs.” It is ...

Janima Nam - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

The Dark Horse of the Spanish Riding School | An Interview with Rider Marcus Novotny

“The relationship with the horse is often even better than the one with a spouse. We have to both work together and have fun together.” The packe...

Janima Nam - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

13 Things We Love Right Now

ZWILLING MIYABI GYUTOH 5000 MCD http://www.zwilling-messer.de/ © Zwilling Functionality and harmonious aesthetics are combined in this ...

The Editors - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Divorce & the International Family

The international family is something we are inclined to think of as a new phenomenon – but it isn’t. Marriage has been a contract since antiquity,...

Robin Allerdice-Bourne - June 30, 2018

Art

Hide from the Heat at the Cool Calle Libre Street Art Festival

See how Street Art breaks boundaries in the world of art As summer scorches Vienna, the torturous heat may tempt locals and visitors into momenta...

Helen Ifeagwu - June 30, 2018

Food & Drink

Traditional Japanese Cuisine Finds a Second Home at Kuishimbo

Keisuke Numata enriches Vienna’s food culture with traditional Japanese cuisine Take one quick stroll along your local food court and you may com...

Helen Ifeagwu - June 30, 2018

International

Nuclear Vienna: “Atoms for Peace” in the Age of Trump

Why the city is so crucial for global nuclear safety On December 8, 1953, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower stood before the UN General Assembly ...

Stephanie Liechtenstein - June 30, 2018

International

Where Will the Far Right Take Austria’s EU Presidency?

Austria is taking the helm of EU politics for the third time. As the Conservatives formed a government with the far-right Freedom Party, Brussels is w...

Siobhán Geets - June 30, 2018

Business & Career

How to… Land Your Dream Job in Vienna

An employment consultant with 20 years’ experience has some advice for landing your dream job in Vienna. Want to work in Vienna? Finding a job as...

Jennet Orayeva - June 30, 2018

July/August 2018

Our Local Finds This Summer

As summer hits a crescendo, we check out some intriguing new concepts, from quality pet food to alternative medicine and Japanese denim. IRON HEART...

The Editors - June 30, 2018

Culture

Spirited Away | “Ghosts from the Past and Present” at Impulstanz

The Impulstanz festival sweeps you off your feet with the best of choreography’s past, present and future When you add a pinch of ballet, a drop of...

Helen Ifeagwu - June 30, 2018

Blog

Publisher’s Letter | Puppy Love and the Cat’s Meow

At 14, I joined the ranks of the Viennese pet-owning public when – for a brief stint of six weeks – I adopted an adorable short-haired black and white...

Margaret Childs - June 29, 2018

July/August 2018

13 Things We Love Right Now

ZWILLING MIYABI GYUTOH 5000 MCD http://www.zwilling-messer.de/ © Zwilling Functionality and harmonious aesthetics are combined in this ...

Helen Ifeagwu - June 29, 2018

General

Austrian Government Plans to Introduce 12-hour Workday

“Welcome to a new world of work.” A 3-minute animated video with this feel-good title was published on June 18 by the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO)...

Christopher Puhm - June 20, 2018

July/August 2018

Female Opposition Mushrooms Against Pilz

Liste Pilz founder Peter Pilz has finally taken his seat in parliament after initially declining it in the wake of sexual harassment allegations again...

Christopher Puhm - June 12, 2018