I have recently discovered a fabulous summer event here in Austria. If you know anyone traveling here, for example for the Salzburger Festspiele, let them know about the Baroque Costume Celebration in the Imperial Festival Palace Hof just 60 km east of Vienna on the border to Slovakia.
This is Austria’s largest rural palace complex and it has recently been restored to its former splendor and intended purpose as a venue for magnificent celebrations. The Imperial Festival Palace Hof is a magnificent Baroque ensemble with an exquisite palace, terraced garden and idyllic manor farm. You can explore the world of Prince Eugene and Empress Maria Theresa through a Baroque Costume Celebration on August 13th, 2011. Stunning costumes for the entire family are provided for rent. The programme starts at 6 PM with a musical welcome in the Palace’s Court of Honour. Music, dance performances, acrobatic stunts, equestrian art and carriage rides are offered well into the night. At dusk 6,000 candles are lit in the formal garden where you will enjoy culinary treats, including freshly baked bread from the wood stove, selected game dishes, and tempting desserts. Refreshing beverages and the region’s famous white wine, Grüner Veltliner from the Weinviertel appellation are offered from the Fountain Grotto. The evening culminates with spectacular fireworks.
Vienna 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Districts
It’s the second day of our Vienna wine bar tour and I am really getting a feel for this wine city. Today we continue just outside of yesterday’s first district, but still within the Gürtel. Continue reading »
Vienna 1st District, Inner City
Ruth, Sylvia and I have planned a girl’s night out in Vienna. You are welcome to join us, but beware! We are going to skip the city’s high brow restaurants AND the heurigers – we’re looking for chic, upbeat excitement. There is no better place to get an overview of Austria’s dynamic, trendy wine scene than at the wine bars of Vienna! Continue reading »
What’s the buzz about Austrian wine? What do Grüner Veltliner and water skiing on the Danube River have in common? Blaufränkisch and fast cars? Not in the know? Please join me on my Austrian Wine Adventure Tour. Meet racy young Austrian vintners and let “peppery fruit” and “mineral finish” spice up your life!
The Austrian Wine Adventure Tour is a series of articles and videos about adventures in Austrian wine country. It’s an insider’s view of the best wine places to go, the juiciest insider secrets, and just who is shakin’ and makin’ the dynamic Austrian wine scene.