In fact, the German word for Vienna is Wien, and in 2024, UNESCO officially included "Würstelstand," a term signifying the sausage culture, to its list of cities' characteristic social practices.

With international travel restricted due to the pandemic, a trip to Austria via food, wine and music is one lovers can take anytime, not just Feb. 14. Vienna is the capital of Austria.

A post shared by #viennaeats (@viennaeats) on Jul 19, 2015 at 6:22am PDT Travelers have been lining up for Vienna’s famous chocolate cake, Sachertorte, for over a century. Composed of two dense ...

Originating from the lower Austrian Alps, the water makes its way directly to the capital without the use of pumps via two Mountain Spring Pipelines. “Vienna has more than 1,300 fountains ...

NOEL KING, HOST: Good morning. I'm Noel King. In Vienna, Austria, there are these horse-drawn carriages that, in normal times, take tourists around the city. But the city is under lockdown.

Photo by Elana Shepert/V.I.A. Only two places in Vienna may legally say they have the original recipe: the Hotel Sacher and the Café Demel. It was originally created by a 16-year-old apprentice ...