Excursions into the green countryside surrouding Vienna

You can either walk up the Kahlenberg (the city walk 1 starts from the terminus of the tram in Nussdorf) or drive up the famous Höhenstrasse comfortably by public bus. And anyone who walks at least one direction truly deserves the reward at the end:  great views and real Viennese vineyards – you will not find that in any other metropolis in the world.
 

The beautiful spa town of Baden with its imperial flair was worth a weekend trip even in Beethoven's time. It wasn’t only the Viennese nobility, Stefan Zweig and Crown Prince Rudolf, for example, who used to drive to the Vienna Woods for a rest. The Badner Bahn has been running for over 100 years and even today – starting from the State Opera in Vienna - it is a good way to slowly prepare oneself for the baroque flair of Baden. Travel time: one hour, but worth it. It is also worth staying a while as Baden has a lot of culture, nature and its "yellow gold" (the healing thermal suphur springs)!