*POST UPDATED OCTOBER 2026
One of my all time favourite things to do around the holidays is to visit the Christmas markets in a new city. Europe does Christmas markets on a whole different level, and I try to get away to experience a new one every year. Last year, Boyfriend & I jetted off to the beautiful city of Vienna for four days of festive fun in the freezing temperatures of Austria’s capital. It was the first time the two of us had ever visited Vienna, and we were entirely smitten by the time we left. It’s breathtakingly beautiful, effortlessly chic, and let’s face it: classy AF.
And yes, this post has been sitting in my drafts for an entire year now. Better late than never, right?
Below we’ve compiled a short list of all our favourite places in the city, and we hope you find it helpful – happy travelling!
fun facts
Who doesn’t love having a good fun fact up their sleeve? Here are three Viennese fun facts.
the Historic Centre of Vienna is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
snow globes were invented in Vienna. Don’t you just love snow globes? I used to have a friend that collected them from every city she’d been in; her room was always so cool to look around!
Vienna is often referred to as the City of Music. More famous composers have lived there than anywhere else in the world!
where we stayed
The Cloud One Hotel Wien-Staatsoper // after enjoying our stay at the Motel One in Bremen so much, we had to try out the one in Vienna. Turns out that the hotel is brilliant no matter what city you’re in and we are now Motel One converts; we’ve been spreading the word about how comfortable their beds are to literally everyone we know. The location was amazing and the staff were super helpful! Would recommend. Address: Elisabethstraße 5, 1010 Wien