Austria

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Visiting Austria for Christmas

Austria offers beautiful cities like Vienna and Salzburg, both rich in history and festive charm. Vienna is known for its imperial architecture and Christmas markets, while Salzburg boasts stunning alpine scenery and musical heritage. Visiting both provides a comprehensive experience of Austria's culture, scenery, and holiday traditions during Christmas season.

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Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there

Thanks

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Both are spectacular cities although Vienna is slightly more spectacular since it was the capital of the old Austro-Hungarian empire.

Schonbrunn visit is a must.

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I lived in Austria for 7 years. Get a plane to Vienna and a train to Salzburg, for a day trip. Or live in Salzburg (middle) which may be cheaper and travel both east (Vienna) and west (the mountains!) by train. Are you going on your own?

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I was just there in September. I'd been to Vienna before and it's a beautiful city. The history museum there is one of the best in the world. Not as famous as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam but just as good if not better. Salzburg was my favorite though..very picturesque and the town looks mostly like it did hundreds of years ago when it was its own principality. There's a great castle on the hill that overlooks the entire valley. The food is delicious and the coffee is as good as I've had anywhere.

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Thanks guys....sounds like a lovely country and lots to see and do

I was wondering where the nearest mountain range was to Vienna and would it best to travel by car or train?

@Undine, I am going with our son and his Dad

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there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

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there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by UnicornSag
Austria is a great country to visit, even more in Christmas time ๐Ÿ™‚ I wanted to go there for new year but we were too late to book a trip so it will probably be next Christmas destination for me as well. Wanted to go in spring time but I think it's a better choice for Christmas although it sure is beautiful earlier as well.My friend said it's great, saw photos and looks really amazing

Do you think there would be much snow there at Christmas time ? ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by UnicornSag

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Austria is a great country to visit, even more in Christmas time ๐Ÿ™‚ I wanted to go there for new year but we were too late to book a trip so it will probably be next Christmas destination for me as well. Wanted to go in spring time but I think it's a better choice for Christmas although it sure is beautiful earlier as well.My friend said it's great, saw photos and looks really amazing

Do you think there would be much snow there at Christmas time ? ๐Ÿ™‚

Well that really depends on time weather when it comes that time, sometimes there is and sometimes there isn't. We have similar climate here so it's very uncertain. It's often snowing for Christmas but sometimes there can be snow earlier and none for that time so it's really hard to say. I think this year there was. When we started trip (2 days before new year) here started snowing and it was like that all through Austria and Germany

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Thanks Sag ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

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hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

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Posted by lisabethur8

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

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Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

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Posted by MyStarsShine

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

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yeah it's really expensive even for teh cheap places.

it's better you bring another person so you go half half on expenses.

my mother in law said it was 359 euros per night in Iceland for a hotel on average, so for a week's worth that's over 2000 euros. she had to take a hostel type of room so it would be half the cost but still over 1000 a week for her to stay in Iceland.

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Posted by lisabethur8

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

yeah it's really expensive even for teh cheap places.

it's better you bring another person so you go half half on expenses.

my mother in law said it was 359 euros per night in Iceland for a hotel on average, so for a week's worth that's over 2000 euros. she had to take a hostel type of room so it would be half the cost but still over 1000 a week for her to stay in Iceland.

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Three of us are going Lisa

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Went there with my mom to visit family, near Vienna. It was a long time ago but I would love to go again. We went in early summer and stayed in a small village near the Italian border. Beautiful, sometimes beyond words. And I live in a very beautiful part of the US.

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Posted by MyStarsShine

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna

it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month

but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.

Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat โ‚ฌ231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area โ‚ฌ838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area โ‚ฌ611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio โ‚ฌ150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

yeah it's really expensive even for teh cheap places.

it's better you bring another person so you go half half on expenses.

my mother in law said it was 359 euros per night in Iceland for a hotel on average, so for a week's worth that's over 2000 euros. she had to take a hostel type of room so it would be half the cost but still over 1000 a week for her to stay in Iceland.

Three of us are going Lisa

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three way split!!! that's even a good deal and you three can watch eachother's backs too.

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Posted by sultrykitty
Went there with my mom to visit family, near Vienna. It was a long time ago but I would love to go again. We went in early summer and stayed in a small village near the Italian border. Beautiful, sometimes beyond words. And I live in a very beautiful part of the US.

Thanks Sultry......I love the "beyond words" comment

Nice ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Posted by MyStarsShine

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I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

What is the cost of living like in Vienna @waterbearer_fem ?

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Living expenses for food, public transport and even leisure activities have a huge range, you can live pretty good with little money.

Renting flats/rooms is another story. Vienna is a growing city and it very much depends on where you wanna be in residence, the inner districts are far more expensive than the suburban ones.

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

What is the cost of living like in Vienna @waterbearer_fem ?

Living expenses for food, public transport and even leisure activities have a huge range, you can live pretty good with little money.

Renting flats/rooms is another story. Vienna is a growing city and it very much depends on where you wanna be in residence, the inner districts are far more expensive than the suburban ones.

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Thanks water, it's just a short holiday at Christmas, I've seen some reasonably priced apartments ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by NemDeux

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@star,

that's the country where Josef Fritzl lives. now in prison or locked up.

i've been to austria...it always feels really spooky there...

does it hurt to be THIS dumb?

locked up or in prison ....

facepalm

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i didnt bother to look up and search where he's at now i'm assuming in a mental institution.

why for the need to put me down? you could just easily say, 'no he's not locked up or in prison he's in....but instead you have to be nasty about it. what's wrong with you? people arent walking around being all smart to your standards.

edit - it's people like you that have abusive tendancies that talk like that to another human being. i've known them and they do exactly like you. gaslight.

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@star,

that's the country where Josef Fritzl lives. now in prison or locked up.

i've been to austria...it always feels really spooky there...

does it hurt to be THIS dumb?

locked up or in prison ....

facepalm

i didnt bother to look up and search where he's at now i'm assuming in a mental institution.

why for the need to put me down? you could just easily say, 'no he's not locked up or in prison he's in....but instead you have to be nasty about it. what's wrong with you? people arent walking around being all smart to your standards.

edit - it's people like you that have abusive tendancies that talk like that to another human being. i've known them and they do exactly like you. gaslight.

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The spooky thing is good Lisa....our son will love all that. He wants to see where Hitler was born ... ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

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he has quite a few vids up; quite accurate. if you need help/tipps; you know i live in vienna; pm me.

Thank you Nem, very helpful

๐Ÿ‘

vienna is not a cheap place per se; the usual touristy spots like schรถnbrunn (including the zoo; the oldest in europe and on the grounds of schรถnbrunn) and the restaurants etc do charge obnoxious prices.

but the the trams are fairly cheap so you can see a lot just by driving around the ringstraรŸe; and walks in the city are free. most churches do not charge a fee; most museums are fine adults anywhere between 10/12 โ‚ฌ; up to 18 it's free.

make sure to book early (the sooner the cheaper).

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Thanks again for this info. No prob about prices...I will be loaded by then lol

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there

Thanks

๐Ÿ™‚

I would say both.

Vienna is a cosmopolitan city. Be warned, it is expensive. Favorite things to see were the Hofburg and the Roman ruins excavation in Michaelerplatz, and Schonbrunn.

Salzburg is charming. My one regret was not visiting the Capuchin monastery while I was there.

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Posted by CancerOnTheCusp

Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there

Thanks

๐Ÿ™‚

I would say both.

Vienna is a cosmopolitan city. Be warned, it is expensive. Favorite things to see were the Hofburg and the Roman ruins excavation in Michaelerplatz, and Schonbrunn.

Salzburg is charming. My one regret was not visiting the Capuchin monastery while I was there.

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Thanks for your post......I will bear in mind what you say ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by nano
May be a dumb question, but can you do okay in Vienna if you only know English?

Not dumb ๐Ÿ™‚

Can do fine.....i think they speak German and English...i can learn some German before i go

I've visited around ten countries and managed okay

Did you ever go abroad?

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Posted by Cvurkoo

Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there

Thanks

๐Ÿ™‚

I was there last month and will probably go again in a couple of months.

Vienna is my fave city in europe but there are so many beautiful places to see in Austria. I suggest renting a car if you have more time. Thing is vienna and salzburg arent that close and there are numerous magnificent places near both cities.

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Thanks...I am very excited ๐Ÿ™‚

We may get a car but I checked the trains out and its a couple of hours journey...I love train travel

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Posted by Cvurkoo

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there

Thanks

๐Ÿ™‚

I was there last month and will probably go again in a couple of months.

Vienna is my fave city in europe but there are so many beautiful places to see in Austria. I suggest renting a car if you have more time. Thing is vienna and salzburg arent that close and there are numerous magnificent places near both cities.

Thanks...I am very excited ๐Ÿ™‚

We may get a car but I checked the trains out and its a couple of hours journey...I love train travel

Yeah, if you will spend a good amount of time there the train is a good choice too.

Visit Graz if you have time!

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Thanks ... Will do ๐Ÿ™‚

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I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera? ๐Ÿ™‚

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I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Posted by SpaceBird

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera? ๐Ÿ™‚

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Sounds amazing ๐Ÿ™‚

Which parts of Austria are more likely to have snow in December ?

Thanks

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Posted by SpaceBird

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera? ๐Ÿ™‚

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Sounds amazing ๐Ÿ™‚

Which parts of Austria are more likely to have snow in December ?

Thanks

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In general it's more likely to see snow in the Western parts of the country and in particular in the mountains. If you visit Salzburg, chances are high there will be snow somewhere. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posted by SpaceBird

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera? ๐Ÿ™‚

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Sounds amazing ๐Ÿ™‚

Which parts of Austria are more likely to have snow in December ?

Thanks

In general it's more likely to see snow in the Western parts of the country and in particular in the mountains. If you visit Salzburg, chances are high there will be snow somewhere. ๐Ÿ™‚

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