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RECOMMENDATION LIST from COALAs and former ESC volunteers
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This list has been created by Grenzenlos with the help of our COALAs, previous and current ESC volunteers. Please share all your advice and recommendations with each other!
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What would you recommend volunteers to try out when they are in Austria - which activities, places, food, drinks, events, etc.?
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What are your favourite spots or secret tips that you want to share about Vienna or Austria?
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Which places would you recommend to go? Which activities do you enjoy?
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Please use this platform to share all your knowledge about posibilities to explore and enjoy Vienna and Austria overall.
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RecommendationDescriptionHow to get there?Secret tip?Links and more
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1Schloss Schönbrunn This Palace, was the main summer residence of the imperial House of HabsburgU4 - Schönbrunngo there in spring or summer - there are beautiful gardense.g. put in some links of the website if relevant, or add some additional info if you want
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2Eating fine with the app ToGoodToGoSome restauramts offer pretty good food which would be thrown away otherwiseAlmost everywhere in ViennaPolish restaurant near a U6 stationhttps://toogoodtogo.de/de
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3Kaiserschmarrn and Melange Kaiserschmarrn is a very delicious austrian pancake! Melange is a Cappuccino but you have to try it and ask the waiter about the difference between them!! :D you can bake kaiserschmarrn at home :)everywhere in Viennahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJCCM1Kszx4
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4Das Haus der Geschichte Österreich The republic’s first museum of contemporary history. It is a very interesting Museum about the history of Austria and it represent the past and present events with an eye to the future.tram: 1, 2, D, 71 stop: Burgring
subway: U2/U3 stop: Volkstheater Exit: Dr. Karl Renner Ring		https://www.hdgoe.at/the-museum
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5Lainzer Tiergarten (Hermesvilla, Wienblick)It's a big park/forest in the 13th district, with a mansion that belonged to Austria's emperorsU4 Hietzing, then Bus 55A - Lainzer TorYou can search the map for "Wienblick" which is a viewpoint from which you can see the city from abovehttps://www.lainzer-tiergarten.at/
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6Prater (Park and amusement park)you can also go there to bike, have a nice picknick with friends, go to the amusement park Riesenradplatz 2, A-1020 Vienna https://www.praterwien.com/en/home/
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7"La Pausa" - pizza to goThe best pizza place I know, not very expencive, many different pizzas13A -Neubaugasse; 48A - Neustiftgasse/Neubaugasse (to Baumgartner Höhe) or 48A - Burggasse/Neubaugasse (to Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring)There are a few little parks nearby where you can enjoy your pizza, for example in the Siebensterngasse or Burggassehttps://lapausa.at/
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8Don not buy clothes as soon as you arrive .. wait and see. Humana and WillhabenThere are a lot of nice clothes at Humana - second hand shops in Vienna. https://humana.at/stores/filialuebersicht/
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9Reserve your german course as soon as possible.. Try to get the social discount! I got it at the VHS.to improve your German and have more friends https://www.vhs.at/de/k/sprachen/deutschkurse-daz
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10Veganistadelicious vegan ice-creamat many spots in vienna
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11"mountains" of vienna- Schafberg, Kahlenberg, ...hiking (Stadtwanderwege) and a beauiful view over the cityhttps://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/freizeit/wandern/wege/
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12Study German in VHS and get a discount take your volunteering contract with you and fill in on the VHS the discount paper and get a course of 360 euro with just 80 eurohttps://www.vhs.at/de/k/sprachen/deutschkurse-daz
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13YppenplatzU6 Alserstraßehttps://www.wien.info/de/einkaufen-essen-trinken/maerkte/yppenplatz-lokalszene-366520
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14Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Schönbrunn Zoo)beautiful zoo with a lots of Animals..it takes almost full day to walk in the entire Park...U4, SchönbrunnThe zoo of Vienna is the oldest zoo worldwide and it was biult under Emperor Franz-Stefan of Lothringen and Maria Theresia as a private imperial collection.
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15Restaurant "Swing kitchen" A vegan burger restaurant chain They have different locations, e.g.: Schottenfeldgasse 3, 1070 Vienna; Operngasse 24, 1040 Vienna; Schwedenplatz 3-4, Top 4-5, 1010 ViennaThey have very tasty vegan burgers and fast food. Even meat-eaters love it;)https://www.swingkitchen.com/en/frontpage-en-2/our-locations-2/
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16Trip to Neusiedlerseevery popular big lake approx. one hour from vienna, good to swim in the summer ( but a lot of mud!) and amazing to go ice skating!! (if possible) and the villages are usually really nice too (for example Rust, Mörbisch, Podersdorf)one hour by car, train is possible too (Neusiedl am see)visit the small city rust too( it's beautiful) and the ticket is pretty cheap there toohttps://www.neusiedlersee.com/
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17Coffee (but different)My list to the specialty/3rd wave Cafés in Vienna - if you want to give your tastebuds an experience beyond Melange and Einspänner. Various If your the person that orders cappuccino or melange ask the Barrista for a Flat White with the fruity roast to spice up your coffee game.https://goo.gl/maps/6CJJ9k9SeeGZnAhp7
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18Donaukanalstreet art, musik, lots of young people hanging around, bars...many options: Schwedenplatz (U4, U1),Spittelau (U4,U1), Schottenring (U4)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaukanal
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19Donauinsel (Danube Island)recreational area with bars, restaurants, nightclubs and sports opportunities. Especially the new "Copa Beach" is worth to see for trying different fooddifferent options, depends on where exactly you want to go: Donauinsel (U1), Handelskai (U6, S-Bahn), Neue Donau (U6), Donaustadtbrücke (U2)
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20Going to Greifenstein Altenberg for picknick or swimming such a nice place for swimming there's also a restaurant thereyou can go from Bahnhof Spittelau and take the train direction 1 to Greinfenstein Altenberg from Spittelau you need 20 min to get there
it's better to bring with you the food the price of Ticket to get there is 4.80 euro but with the vorteilcard is just 2.80 euro in the both cases is not expensive
https://www.tripadvisor.at/Restaurant_Review-g2025781-d8139884-Reviews-Alte_Hafenschenke-Greifenstein_Lower_Austria.html
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21Going to Wachaunice monastery in Melk, wineries and boat trip at the DanubeTrain from Spittelau to Krems or from Westbahnhof to Melkwith the "Einfach raus"-group-ticket you can save money
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22Impulstanz Festival "Public moves Workshops"dance workshops all over Vienna for free - for beginners and advanced - all abilities!https://www.impulstanz.com/en/publicmoves
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23Popfest concerts for free at Karlsplatz in Vienna (usually at the last weekend of July)
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24Donauinselfesthuge music festival FOR FREE at Danube Island (usually on the last weekend of June)https://donauinselfest.at/?nofade
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25SUMMERINTHECITY different events organized by AK (worker's union) all over Vienna - for freehttps://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/summerinthecity
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26AfrikatageAfrican festival with food, fashion, music, etc. on Donauinsel! cheap entrance fees, on some days even for free, nice concerts, etc.
https://wien.afrika-tage.de/
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27Südwind Straßenfest Free festival at Campus Altes AKH Vienna, usually taking place on 2 days , usually in May or JuneAddress: Campus der Universität Wien ("Altes AKH"), Hof 1, Spitalgasse 2-4, 1090 Vienna. easy to access with public transportationhttps://www.suedwind.at/wien/suedwind-strassenfest/
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28Buskers Festivalfestival for street art, acrobatics, dance performance, music, etc. usually at Karlsplatz in autumnhttps://www.buskerswien.at/?lang=en
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29Kulturhaus Brotfabrikdifferent cultural offers (concerts, dance and art workshops, performances, exhibitions, "sprachencafe" (language learning cafe), etc.)https://www.kulturhaus-brotfabrik.at/veranstaltungen
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30Pizzaria MariIn my opinion best Neapolitan style Pizza restaurant in Vienna for a really fair price. Nice to eat there (with reservation!) and also famous for takeaway.2nd District near U2 Taborstraßehttps://www.pizzamari.at/#close
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31TicketgretchenIt's an App where you get for a lot of different concert places, theaters and operas really cheap tickets if you are under 27 years. Dowload the App and then register that you are under 27 years, afterwords you can check which tickets are cheaper for under 27y. Usually all tickets are between 5€ and 20€ (instead of sometimes more than 200€).https://ticketgretchen.com/promotion/u27-ticket-discounts-for-everyone-under-27/?lang=en
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32This human world film festival in Vienna, usually in December, with movies about various human rights issueshttp://thishumanworld.com/en/
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33Diversity Ballhttps://diversityball.at/
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34Bewegt im Parkfree outdoor sports courses all over Vienna from June to September www.bewegt-im-park.at
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35Kultursommer Wiendiverse cultural program throughout summer in Viennahttps://kultursommer.wien/veranstaltungen/
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36Cafe Villa Vidaqueer community caféhttps://villavida.at/
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37GUGGgay and lesbian center (HOSI) café Heumühlgasse 14, 1040 Wien. https://www.hosiwien.at/gugg/
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38Nextbikecheap bike rental service in many Austrian citieshttps://www.nextbike.at/de/
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39Wiener Kaffehaus (Vienese coffee-house) Vienna has a so-called coffe-culture. You can find various traditonal coffee houses all over the city Basiclly everywhereMy favorites: Café Hawelka, Café Frauenhuber, Café Engländer and Café Bräunerhof (all in 1010 Wien) https://viennawurstelstand.com/guide/10-coffeehouses-that-have-inspired-viennas-greatest-artists-and-writers/
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40Wiener SchnitzlA famous dish from Vienna. Originally its made from veal or pork ( no one really knows), put in flour. egs and breadcrumbs (for the original one it should only be Semmelbrösel) then pan fried . A Schnitzl should be eaten with Erdäpfelsalat (potato salad) and Preiselbeeren (more or less a cranberry jam)My favorite restaurant for Schnitzl is Meissl&Schadn in den centre Personally i prefer veal. https://meisslundschadn.at/meissl-schadn-wien/
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41Wiener Heuriger A Heuriger is a traditional restaurant found near vineyards (most of them are in the 19. district). They serve beer, wine, Spritzer (wine with sparkling water) and a range of typical dishes, like Schweinsbraten. Most of them are in the 19. district but some are also in the 13. and 23.My favorite: Schübel-Auer in the 19th. That one is an inch more modern and also severves vegetarian and (i think) vegan options https://www.schuebel-auer.at
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42Landmanns' Jausenstation A nice little Café right in the palace gardens of Schönbrunn. Perfect for a summer brunch or afternoon session.U4- Schönbrunn (entrance at the back)https://www.landtmann-jausenstation.at
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43Belvedere Palace The Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, who freed Vienna form the Ottomanns during the first and second austro-turkish war Tram D Station Schloss Belvedereactually the Belvedere consits of two palaces. Upper and lower Belvedere. Both a beautiful and the garden is perfect for a little stroll.https://www.belvedere.at
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44AlbertinaThe Albertina is an art museum which served at the beginning as the last part of the fortifcation of Vienna and later was reused as an imperal art gallery U4/U1 (U2)- Karlsplatz and then a little walk behind the opera has a few discounts depending on your age https://www.albertina.at/home
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45Museum of natural History and National Art museum Two identical buildings located next two the Hofburg Station Burgring or Stationn Museumsquartier
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46HofburgThe Hofburg was the imperial main palace of the House of Habsburg, who ruled over Austria and other crown lands for nearly 500 years.BurgringYou can visit the palace itsself. The tresuary or take a stroll trought the Burggarten and Volksgarten
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47Austria's national libaryA wonderfull and historically libary in the HofburgBurgringAlso has a museum of historical globe-museumhttps://www.onb.ac.at
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48Visit the Parlament of Austria You can visit the freshly-renovated Parliamnt of Austria. Its free for everyone. You just have to register yourself with your ID and selcet a tour prior to your visit. Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 3Don't forget your ID to your visit otherwise you will not be let in. Tours are available in German, English and sometimes French and Spanisch https://www.parlament.gv.at/erleben/#
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49APP XperienceAPP where young people can post events or join already existing free-time events and activitieshttps://xperience.social/
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