TOP FLIGHT
English Summar y
VIENNA
N o t a s i n g l e e m p i re
Number 09 /118/ September 2019
A CITY THAT FOR MANY YEARS SERVED AS THE
CAPITAL OF A WEALTHY EMPIRE, BY DEFINITION,
CANNOT BUT BE LUXURIOUS. DESPITE ITS
RAMPANT POPULARITY AMONG TOURISTS,
VIENNA CONTINUES TO SURPRISE TOURISTS
WITH THE MOST UNEXPECTED – AND NOT ALWAYS
IMPERIAL – MANIFESTATIONS OF ITS GREATNESS.
Food and drink
The exquisite flavors of cre-
ative Austrian cuisine can
be enjoyed at the Steirereck
two-star Michelin restau-
rant in Stadtpark. Despite the
fact that it works exclusively
on weekdays, it offers a food
& wine pairings menu. For ex-
ample, char with young peas
is recommended with Listan
Blanco wine from Tenerife,
Shopping
and pot roast from smoked
Collectors flock to the capital
trout with beans comes with
of Austria in the fall, when the
Austrian Riesling from Weis-
annual Austrian international
senkirchen in der Wachau.
contemporary art fair vienn-
Another interesting two-
acontemporary takes place at
start Michelin restaurant is
Silvio Nickol at the Palais Co- the Marx Halle. This year it is
With the rich past of the
The sights
scheduled for September 26
burg Palace Hotel, where
Austro-Hungarian Empire in
Refined Viennese porcelain
to 29 and will bring more than
gourmet international cui-
Vienna, there are numerous
has a long and successful
sine reigns – classic grain-fed one hundred art galleries un-
related attractions listed in
history in Europe: a porce-
der one roof. The focus is on
chicken sits side by side with
lain manufactory was found- the city guides, but its sun-
artists from Central and East-
duck liver with mushrooms
set period is no less interest-
ed in Augarten at the begin-
and chocolate, and wagu beef ern Europe.
ing – it was at this time that
ning of the 18th century, just
Vienna modernism flourished. with artichokes and tomato.
eight years after the famous
Ac c o m m o d a t i o n
Vienna is also a great
Meissen porcelain, and it pre- The Leopold Museum, located
You can experience real Vien-
in the Museum Quarter, is the place for wine gourmets:
serves its time old traditions
nese chic at The Ring Hotel,
best place to learn about this head out to nearby Grinzing
to this day. The manufactory
a member of the Relais & Cha-
and you can visit the locals
period of the city’s history. It
invites you to its museum of
teaux fellowship, located on
vineyards, some of which are
presents the largest collec-
porcelain with one hundred
tion of works by Egon Schiele, more than a century old. It is the eponymous boulevard in
and fifty exhibits document-
the heart of the city. This ho-
masterpieces by Gustav Klimt home to varieties of Grüner
ing different periods of the
tel appeals to those who love
Veltliner, Chardonnay (in
and artists from the Vienna
history of this elegant craft.
quality but minimalist clas-
Austria it is called Morillon),
Workshop.
You can see the works of the
sic design. It boasts a sauna
Riesling and Traminer. I’m
famous craftsmen Alexan-
with city views and a gourmet
sure you would agree that
der Low, Andreas Baumgart-
restaurant with dishes – from
not every major capital city
ner, Franz von Leitner, Joseph
hot fish dishes to sweet pas-
can boast of being an official
Hoffman and others, and visit
tries – all made from local
a wine region!
the halls dedicated to XX-XXI
products.
century Art Deco and modern
porcelain.