I'm Viennese and while all of these things are true, the most important thing is the escalator one. Don't EVER stand on the left side.

I was in Vienna last year. I was walking around after a concert at 11pm or so... the streets were just empty. It was such a surreal and beautiful experience to be walking around the Hofburg / Heldenplatz area alone.

I am from Vienna and approve this video.

I visited Vienna last year, and it was incredible, my favourite city that I’ve visited so far. The public transport was flawless, and there was so much to see. I would definitely return, possible in the winter so I can visit the ice rink.

Travel not only broadens your horizons but also deepens your appreciation for the diverse tapestry of our world. It's a journey that goes beyond miles, creating memories that last a lifetime."

As a Viennese I can say, you know the city.

Thanks for your video. 5:38 An additional cost-saving measure, especially in good warm weather, is to visit the grocery stores and local bakeries for sandwiches, salads, and/or pastries for take-away and enjoy on a bench outside. Grocery-chains include Billa and Spar, all of which have additional "deli counters" for more things; e.g., Leberkäse-Brötchen, and I do like the "scharfe Käseleberkäse." Bakery-chains are many, including Anker, Der Mann, Felber, Ströck, etc.: all have common baked-goodies, and they also have different items for your viewing and tasting pleasure. 7:03 Everybody gets introduced to some level of Viennese "Grantigkeit" (grumpiness) 😈

The Mozart Cafe is a tourist trap and I've seen lines of people waiting to get in. As far as public transport goes, yes it does cover the city pretty well, but it does not go everywhere. If you are not near a line and it is cold and raining, take a cab or an uber, you won't regret it. Food tends to be cheaper at the restaurants locals patronize. The ones renown for Wienerschnitzel tend to have the worst service. Make a reservation and go early for lunch. My personal don'ts include skipping the Lipizzan horse show. It's OK, but there are better places to spend your money. Don't skip the tour of the Hapsburg china collection at the Hofburg. It is amazing and once you are tired of looking at plates, you can easily go through quicker. The palace tour itself was disappointing but you are paying for both. Don't miss the Kunsthistorisches Museum. It is amazing, but the Hapsburgs had all the money. Watch yourself when crossing streets. Yeah, the Viennese obey the rules but the foreign drivers don't.

Agree with everything, a few to add… DON’T jaywalk 😅 as a Brit I had some Austrians look at me like a criminal, it’s not a big rule in the UK. I was very embarrassed. Please research any public holidays before you go. We arrived on a Sunday and all shops were closed (apart from museums) then the Monday happened to be “All saints day” and nearly everything was shut, we only went for 3 days so we could only go to the shops on our final day. The transport system was absolutely fantastic and the easiest to use. DO get snacks from ANKER cafes DO the short tour at Schönbrunn, I loved all the rooms lived in by Maria Teresa and Empress Sisi It’s such a relaxing city, there’s no rushing everywhere like Paris/Barcelona. Just take your time and enjoy. I agree with the sacher torte comment, I did go to the sacher hotel and the torte wasn’t much different to other places, I enjoyed the coffee liquors and the ambience the most. DO go to the Sisi museum if you enjoyed Schönbrunn. 😊

you made a lot of good and valid points here (i am born and raised in vienna) thank you for all those nice compliments and good advice. vienna has a nightlife and club culture - maybe not as crazy, loud and exzessive as in other cities, but thats how we try to live together. the city is not that big. so the parties are mainly INSIDE the clubs (grelle forelle, werk, flex, loft, fluc and lots of others) but not as much out on the streets. if you want that and be wasted: be age 15-25 and go to the area around schwedenplatz on friday or saturday and vomit your souls out. otherwise: go decent clubbing and look online for lineups and genres, as most locations are not specific to one genre only. we go to a cafe to read books or newspapers or to chat with a person. but not in a manner so everybody can - or better: has to - listen to you. respect this and you will be fine. but let me get something straight on that topic: we don't hate or shsssh tourists for that kind of "bad behaviour" - we do that to EVERYBODY! ;) friendly waiters - well, they treat you like a prince, when you treat them like kings. and thank you so much for pointing out, how good public transport is, and that there is no need for using cars. our public transport is - except for busses (but this is also changing) - fully electric. so its quiet, doesn't smell bad (except for food eating, which you should not do, otherwise you'll a fine by those nice controllers that ask for tickets as mentioned) or create smog in the city. big benefit: less cars, better city! there are rental bicycles too. about the grass - yes! please stay out of those areas that are marked not to enter. other than that there are lots of areas where everybody is welcome to have a picknick or play games (maybe not in the same spot - use your brains and be nice - its so simple). just be aware of others and respect each other - then we all have a great time. locals and tourists. and don't be afraid of us viennese ppl for being unfriendly or grumpy - thats our thing, our brand! we have to do that, otherwise everybody would think, we are tourists. :D

Boy, I was in Vienna last year, It's an amazing place Vienna. Prater park is beautiful, don't miss to visit and dedicate a whole day for Prater. Visit to Vienna incomplete without visiting Prater.

I can't wait for my trip to Wien! I am doing a trip to Bavaria, Austria (And a daytrip to Bratislava). It will be my first time. Thanks Mark for your help with this.

Just came back from Vienna, beautiful city and people. We only ate deserts while we were there! Missing Vienna and the concert halls already

This makes me miss Vienna a lot! Absolutely love this city, happy to see you guys back in Austria.

I always love your videos for their great information - And beeing from vienna this is the first time i was assured that you actually know what you are talking about! Awesome Video as always One Thing to add, regarding Servers and Service Quality in restaurants: Bringing the check/receipt without beeing asked is considered incredibly rude in Austria. Regarding the receipt, they don´t bring them because they don´t care - but because in Austria we consider getting the check like beeing "thrown out" of the restaurant - giving the sense of the servers not wanting you to stay any longer Everything else was completely on point! Thank you for that video

Great video and very accurate 😊 as an Austrian I just like to add one thing (because there was a picture of it), we don’t eat applestrudel (Apfelstrudel) with vanilla sauce. You’ll only find it at touristy places. German tourists started to ask for it and because there are so many of them here, they added it to the menu at the popular places. And yes, people in Vienna are grumpy and famous for it, also called “das goldene Wienerherz” (the golden Viennese heart)

My mom and I intend to visit Vienna soon for her birthday, these videos are super helpful and informative, keep 'em coming Mark! 👍

I went to Vienna during the holidays and Christmas markets. The city was magical. I had to laugh at your opening "don't" of being noisy. I saw the Vienna Boys Choir perform their Advent concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. The choir was amazing but too many audience members ruined the experience because they were talking (in German) as they sang. One more don't (if you're a geography nerd) is: Don't miss the Globe Museum of the Austrian National Library.

We booked the white tablecloth dinner ON the Reisenrad in December...it was amazing! They change the course and wine variety every several revolutions. Brilliant.

Hey Mark, awesome video

Great video - spot on

Heading to Vienna in a few months. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for such an informative video :)

2:47 watch out for those "on the fine spots"

When it comes to table service at restaurants throughout Europe, you are on the mark, Mark! I love the European dining experience of relaxing with my guest(s) and enjoying my meal without an annoying waiter/waitress coming over every two minutes asking the same annoying question: "Is everything alright?" I know waiters/waitresses are brown-nosing for tips in the U.S.A., but constantly interrupting the dining pleasure of the customers in order to rush them out of the restaurant is unpleasant and unprofessional. American restaurants, pay your staff living wages!

This is great, thanks 😊

Visited Vienna in 2016... one of the safest cities ever. I walked around Stephanplatz at 3am like I was a resident 😂. The museums are so nice n full of history. Oh, and i can't begin to mention cafe Sacher...its a must go

Vienna is a wonderful city that many people skip. It's very easy to get around and it's centrally located to visit many other areas.

Love Vienna,beautiful city.

Just booked a trip to Vienna in May ❤

Doing research for a trip maybe in August. So much to see and do. I am making a plan of what I want to see, hours open, if you can reserve times for tours...etc.

loved Vienna. it definitely is quiet! went to a few gyms including DAS GYM ! Prater is awesome, Turm restaurant 😎 museums were great too !

Nice Video, im in Vienna Next Week👍Great timeing

Bravo, I´ll take in care for my cooming visit. Thank you.

I‘m from Vienna, and i wasn’t aware of the fact that we‘re such quiet people and like to stick to the rules. I thought it was normal. 😅

You calling Schönbrunn Zoo a „little zoo in the back“ flashbanged me lmao. It’s one of the oldest and most prestigious zoos of the entire world! If anything the castle is the little thing in the back of the zoo :P

Wieners (sausages) which are called wieners in Germany are called frankfurters in Vienna. The reason is that frankfurters has in Germany an area protection and has to be produced in the region of Frankfurt. historically a butcher from Frankfurt migrated to Vienna a long time ago and sold this at Frankfurters. 😊

Great video!

That chocolate cake looks gorgeous! 😋

I must agree with Mark about Cafe Mozart. It has much the same food as the Hotel Sacher but at better prices. Yes, there are plenty of tourists, but I found the food overall quite good.

I loved Vienna! Now, I want to go back!

Love Wien,been there many times❤

On the basis of having lived in Vienna for three years in the late 70s, I think your breakdown is very good. It appears that Vienna hasn‘t changed much in the meantime - surprise, surprise! Note for the visitor: you can have a wonderful time or a terrible time - it all depends on you and your attitude. If there‘s something you don‘t like, just remember it‘s their city and their way of doing things.

Also, public transport is really cheap in Vienna. And: Wiener sausages are called Frankfurter in Vienna (they were invented here by a butcher called Frankfurter and then adopted all over Europe as "Wiener Würstel"). Eat Viennese street food, diverse savory sausages or Leberkäse at the food stands all over town - good quality fun food at very reasonable prices. Don't go to Naschmarkt - it's mostly an overpriced rip-off. Go three or four stations by U1 into Favoriten (statio Reumannplatz) to get some really good kebab (eg at restaurant Kent on Favorritenstraße or at Ferhat Döner, also on Favoritenstraße). Also, don't wait in line for a Schnitzel at Figlmüller, almost every Gasthaus serves good quality Schnitzel (veal, pork, or chicken).

Just booked our first ever river cruise that starts and ends in Vienna! We aren’t cruise people but I just wanted one vacation where I wasn’t constantly wondering where we would eat or cook in an airbnb. Hoping to find a few places to hike either before or after the cruise.

Great video Mark! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. What months are good to visit Vienna?

even U-Bahn + S-Bahn gets you in maaany places... but dont forget, Kernzone ticket also is good for: - trams, Badner Bahn (up till Siebenhirten/Vosendorf), all OBB trains except CAT (now also good for some CJX services within Vienna as well, even RailJet), aaand buses + VOR buses and if even trams dont get you where you need to go, buses will :) if you walk in single direction for at least a bit, you are bound to find at least a bus stop :)

I am from Vienna! So I can agree with all your views.

„to be in a hurry“ is a term not existing for us Viennese people 😉 And the waiters won’t come up with the bill when you just have finished your dessert is for a reason, because we do not have that „max turning table culture“ like the Americans, meaning you can stay at a restaurant as long as you want. In typical Viennese Cafés you can stay for hours having just one Melange and a cake, for example.

Aloha Wolter, I was born and raised in Europe (Germany) and yes it is definitely a different culture from the US and the place I chose to be my adopted home, Hawai’i . It would be great, if you could do a “doe’s and don’ts of Hawai’i !

Prague is beautiful ❤ Not been to Budapest yet

Wish I would have seen this video before I went to Vienna a couple of years ago. Skipped the sachertorte entirely because I didn’t want to do the lineup at the hotel.. if only I’d known there were other options!

I adore Vienna being an opera lover . I was there last February and returning in march for 2 weeks. Such a refined and elegant city. And the desserts are to die for. The coffee culture is incredible. I had lunch everyday for a week at Cafe Central. The city is quiet as you say. And the Austrians are very well mannered in my opinion.

1st rule of vienna, don't miss it. Truly an amazing, wonderful city. 2nd.. In Barcelona, looking at people and smiling is normal. In vienna, it's like prison. Don't make eye contact on the streets much. They don't like it.

3:12 regarding the week ticket, they changed that You can pick the exact day on which it is valid from, when you buy it online at least, which I recommend you to do in the first place

Last year i visit vienna and get into the museum by the gift shop, nobody asked something and it was free😂 being dutch like myself i liked that, but the People are very friendly and with respect coming back this august❤

Wolter, are you still in Vienna? I love your videos I am a friendly austrian 🇦🇹

According to Wiener Linien, there is a digital weekly ticket with a freely selectable start date.

One more don't : Dont take a shortcut through a underground station without a ticket. Can cost you 105 Euro per person!

My dont's: Fiaker (horse carriage) Café Central Ankeruhr (very nice clock with rotating images) at 12:00 Don't block the public transport doors when riding the bus/Tram/Metro Please put your Trash in trashcans and not on the ground Sometimes uber is quicker than public Transport, but this applies more for the outer districts, in the inner districts you' ll be fine even with walking (just use google maps, it's quite accurate in Vienna. Don't skip cool architecture or neighbourhoods in outer districts!

As an American I apologize that in Vienna Starbucks opened one of their syrup dispensaries masquerading as a coffee shop.

Well, we do have a vibrant party and clubbing scene as well in Vienna: O-Club, Babenberger Passage, Flex, Porgy & Bess to name a few. And loads of open air clubbings and also cinemas during the summer months.

A most beautiful city

Sh*t, now the tourists figured out that the CAT train from the airpot to the inner city is a scam.

I have to disagree about the wait staff in Vienna. I found them to be very friendly, and helpful. That said, I’m British, and don’t expect wait staff to be constantly milling around me.

to save a LOT of money, you can actually shop in any grocery store like BILLA, SPAR, LIDL, Hofer... they are everywhere and you can get decent food for really cheap money :) and if you arent like, I have to visit museums and just wanna go explore... there is stuff for a ton of visits thats either free, outside or so, without need to spend tons of money on entrance fees and such :)

Weekly ticket is valid from the specified date, when you buy it! This is from Mon-Sun is not actual already.😊

Americans speaking german with an accent is so adorable :) Great video as always.

And another don't for people who played Medal of Honor: Airborn: Don't miss the Augarten. Ther is a Flaktower, which you MIIIIGHT remember from the game's last mission! ;) It can only be viewed from the outside, though, since it's falling apart ...

Wolter, when you next come to Vienna, let's have a coffee next time you are here! A long time channel Fan.

also, if you want some tips for not so well known sights, stuff worth seeing besides the most famous stuff, let me know :) walked across all disctricts of Vienna, and still discovering nice little cool places and details :)

Week ticket vs 7-Days ticket! So, there is a "Wochenkarte" (week ticket) that is valid only from Monday to Sunday and there is a "7-Tage" (7 days) that is valid for a full week, starting with the day you validate it, so it could be Thursday to Thursday. They BOTH cost the same, 17,10 euro at the time. No idea why anybody would need the "week ticket" and why it still exists. Seems pointless.

Käserkrainer is a wurst and the image You shoted are Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel)

Hello its not called Sacher Tort but Sacher Torte the e is missing just like Porsch its Porsche

Great presentation, as usual. Small quibble: Best public transportation in Europe? Well…I live in Basel, Switzerland and I think our local public transportation is the best in Europe. Maybe you mean "…best public transportation in a large in Europe"? Maybe. But…Berlin, Paris, London, Amsterdam all have great local public trans. Then again, only a quibble.

Great video and valuable information. Can you confirm the "week" tickets are Monday to Sunday? On the Wein Info website it says, Monday to Monday.... this is pretty important to know exactly. My extended family is going to be there 2+ weeks and I will be there about a week (arriving on a Sunday) and no matter what it looks like I should buy a 1 day ticket for Sunday and then the week ticket for the rest of the time.

Love Cafe Central

One don't I've got for you guys: Don't think the locals know where places are or how to get to them. Many Viennese people are pretty inept when it comes to giving directions. Some even straight up refuse to help. And those who geniunely try to help will sometimes make mistakes in the directions they're giving. Like for example reference some old shop where you should turn right, that has been defunct for decades, just because that's the only name they know that certain place by.

GrüssGott Mark ❤

The true capital of Europe.

I will never forget being stationed in NE England several years ago and took the train to London. Hopped on a tube and an American Couple and kids were on the tube. They were extremely loud talking and trying to shine. I was so embarrassed that Americans would act like that in London (anywhere really) . Mark I hope whoever needs to hear this listens to you. Thanks.

You should try saying "Sacher Torte" - with "eh" at the end!

Servas Wäutl, as you lived here for a long time (or do you still live in Vienna?), i appreciate that you sent the party people to München, Prag or Bratislava. But you MUST have been in the"Bermuda Dreieck" at least once. Not the worst place for a party, agree?

10:00 the woman in the backround , anyways really useful video and is valid for the whole country

Sounds like a great place for diabetics 😅😅 Just kidding, pictures had me drooling

The thing with the waiters: it's kinda like a local joke from them that they seem that grumpy, but aren't for real, kinda strange i know 😁

Now you can get a 7 day ticket starting any day of the week.

I retired to Vienna and I have a completely different view of this beautiful city that the Economist selected as the world's most liveable city. I also think the Viennese are among the nicest people. Do you speak German? Perhaps that's the difference.

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"On the fine spot?" 😛 On the spot fine! 😉 2:48

I prefer the non bubbly waiters

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Excuse me, Mr. Wolters but did you say you do not drink coffee? That's blasphemy!

Not been to Bratislava yet either

Is is difficult to move to Vienna or anywhere in Austria❤❤?

everybody else noticed the nice viennese woman throwing the middle finger in the background at 10:06 ? XD

You hit things right on the head. I would also recommend small euro change if you need to use a toilet. The public toilets are very clean but you need a euro to use. Also do not be late to meet Austrians. They are there on time.

Mark, would a contactless card work in Vienna when tapping in and out of train stations(S-Bahn and U-bahn)?

Wolter have you ever been to Bulgaria? 🇧🇬

You can get a Sacher Torte almost everywhere, even from the Supermarket. Also the "original" Sacher Torte at Hotel Sacher is by far not the best one you can get. What I would like to point out: Watch out for Bike Lanes! For me as a Cyclist, Tourists on Bike Lanes Range from annoying to dangerous. Also, if you want to take a cheap Tour through the City, get on a Tram!