Vienna

Brunnenmarkt und Yppenmarkt

Yppenplatz

A street market with some colorful plus lively Turkish or very Austrian sellers as the Stauds fruits and vegetables, but there also cheese, fish or meat stands. Nearby the Kent Restaurant one finds many coffee places. It is the second biggest street market in Vienna.

Mon-Sat

Favoritenstraße

The pedestrian zone with international clothing store chains as well as lots of cafes and restaurants in the area around Keplerplatz (U1) and becomes an immigrant shopping area after the busy Reumanplatz (U1) station. Adjacent to the street is the big fruits and vegetable market Viktor-Adler-Markt.

Hannovermarkt

When looking for a real food market, check out the Hannovermarkt. It has many stalls for fruit, vegetables, meat and fish – mostly run by migrants – and the purist will not be bothered by hipster-cafés.

Market Mon-Fri 06:00-19:30, Sat 06:00-17:00; dining Mon-Sat 06:00-23:00; closed Sun and public holidays

Karmelitermarkt

Markt im Werd

This traditional fruits and vegetable market is the heart of the trendy, hip Karmeliterviertel neighbourhood. There are still some classic shops (including a horsemeat-butcher), but most of the stalls now house trendy restaurants and delicatessens. A fleamarket is here every Wednesday, and a farmers' market every Saturday.

Market Mon-Fri 06:00-19:30, Sat 06:00-17:00; dining Mon-Sat 06:00-23:00. Closed Sun and public holidays

Naschmarkt

This is the largest of Vienna's 22 market places and provides a unique blend of typical Vienna costumely and oriental flair. Stroll through the market and be part of the amazing ambiance. If you like to cook, you will find all the spices you could possibly want at the Naschmarkt; on offer are regional and exotic fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, and seafoods, as well as many small restaurants serving Viennese as well as international dishes. The side of the Secession tends to be more touristy and thus more expensive than the side of the Kettenbrueckengasse.

Shopping: 06:00-19:30, Sat 06:00-18:00; food stalls: Mon-Sat 06:00-23:00

Naschmarkt Flea Market

Flohmarkt beim Naschmarkt

Need used lederhosen? How about a doner kebab at the Naschmarkt or an Austrian war bond from the first World War? This is the place to go on Saturdays. Pick through the detritus of an imperial society, you never know what you will find hidden under that stack of terrible fuzzy sweaters. Couture gowns, communist medals from all the former Eastern Bloc countries, tobacco pipes, broken pocket watches. Worth at least a full morning. Flea markets are the best possible blend of high and low culture, and a way to truly get to know a city. Walk all the way from the flea market end of the Naschmarkt through the food stalls end to arrive at the Secession building, on the left close to the Karlsplatz metro stop. (It is illegal to export antiquities from Austria, even if you legally buy them at a market.)

Sat and holidays 06:30-18:00

Pho & Saigon Market NR

A Vietnamese restaurant next to the shop has small delicate choices. The cellar has one table tennis.

Mon-Sat 11:00-22:00

Rochusmarkt

Typical Viennese outdoor market with fresh produce as well as stalls selling baked goods and other prepared food.

Schönbrunn Palace

Schloss Schönbrunn

Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996. It is the ultimate palace experience in Vienna, because the Habsburg summer palace can be found here. It is comparable in grandeur to Versailles and is definitely a must-see in Vienna. The palace has seen its fair share of excitement over the years, including a meeting between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khruschchev at the height of the cold war. There are two possible tours available, the Imperial Tour showing 22 rooms and the Grand Tour showing 40 rooms. The shorter tour takes you into the west wing including the apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth (Sisi), as well as the imposing state rooms in the central wing. With the Grand Tour you can also visit the 18th-century rooms from the time of Maria Theresa. No photos, video taping, or backpacks allowed inside. The palace is wheelchair-accessible.; If you visit during late November to late December, or during Easter, then there will be a Christmas/Easter market open, where you can buy small gifts.

Apr—Jun 08:30–17:30, Jul—Aug 08:30-18:30, Sep—Oct 08:30-17:30, Nov—Mar 08:30–17:00·Grand Tour: €17.50 (adults), €11.50 (children); Imperial Tour: €14.20 (adults), €10.50 (children); entrance includes audio/written guide

Belvedere

Another addition to the city's Christmas markets, the market in front of the Belvedere palace is spacious and emphasizes the homespun.

Freyung

A fine market in the First District frequented by locals and professionals on their lunch break and downtown shoppers. Focus on handicrafts and original gifts such as hand-made Christmas decorations, mangers or objects made of natural materials. Christmas cakes and biscuits as well as hot punch and Glühwein. There are usually fewer tourists.

Landstraßer Haupstraße

A relatively upper middle-class neighbourhood shopping street, with a wide variety of business from pubs and clubs to organic shops to second-hand stores. The Rochus Market, Rochusmarkt, and a shopping arcade are located along this street as well.

Margaretenstraße

A chic shopping street with cozy cafes, galleries and up-market shops.

Maria-Theresien-Platz

A relatively new market between the two museums and en route to/from the MuseumsQuartier (MQ). It is easy to maneuver than some and the quality of the goods is better than most.

Neubaugasse

The street has many innovative shops. A street market is held here twice a year.

Rathaus

More of a fairground than a Christmas market, this is Vienna's largest and busiest incarnation. Located on the large town square between Rathaus and Burgtheater, the Wiener Christkindlmarkt is by far the largest and probably best known Christmas market in Vienna. Large Christmas tree in front of the townhall, skating possibility, adorned trees in the park, often crowded!

Spittelberg

Probably the most delightful, though often quite packed Christmas market in Vienna, the Spittelberg market is scattered over a series of lanes lined with picturesque early 19th century Biedermeier houses (many of them former brothels, which is the reason the area was spared early 20th century urban renewal). Some of the stalls are extensions of the shops and bars of this normally rather sleepy area.

Volksgarten Clubdiskothek

Up-market.