Vienna Opera Ball Photo: WienTourismus / Peter Rigaud / Couture Vivienne Westwood Vienna
By Mike Dunphy
ROMANTIC
VIENNA
Amid the opulence and elegance of Vienna, violin concertos seem to float upon the breeze, picking up along the way the aroma of coffee, taste of chocolate, and touch of a kiss. In short, this city of winding, cobbled lanes; arcade-lined courtyards; storybook palaces, and evocative moonlight on the blue Danube, stirs every heart with each passing step. Just be sure to slow your feet as much as possible to savor the scene, and stop them altogether inside the imperial city’ s wine cellars, cafes, opera houses, and art galleries. Steep long enough in the romance, and your own embraces will rival the passion and beauty of Vienna’ s most famous one— The Kiss by Klimt. Paint your own masterpiece at these ten romantic spots.
GETTING THERE
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FLYWASHINGTON. COM 22 SPRING 2017