Vienna is legendary for its excellent coffee and cafés. Austrian coffee houses are something of an institution and a traditional meeting place. A café or Kaffeehaus is the best place to relax, read the newspaper, and enjoy the good things in life. Here you are alone with your thoughts and you can watch Vienna pass…
There are so many reasons to love the arts and architecture in Vienna! The city has had a reputation for interesting architecture since the completion of the Ring in 1865. The Hundertwasser House is a great place to start! Innovative Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser has enraged and delighted an equal number of Viennese with…
Though it is not well known for its viticulture, Austria produces excellent white wines and increasing good red ones. Vienna itself is a wine-growing region, surrounded by vineyards which supply the Heurige (see below) in the city and the outskirts with young local wines. The most popular and wine in Austria is fruity, food-friendly…
It’s no secret that we love Europe. We’ve been hosting guests on apartment-based vacations in Europe for 40 years! But we’ve also fallen in love with Europe’s waterways over the years. The rivers of Europe cut through some of its most beautiful countryside and string together majestic cities and chaming smaller towns. A river cruise…
Austria is still one of the most underrated countries in Europe. Home to Mozart, Sigmund Freud and the Von Trapps, Austria is argued to have some of the richest art, music and cultural history. Salzburg This Austrian town, close to the German border, is most famous for being the birthplace of Mozart and the setting…
Top Places to See on Your European River Cruise Europe is filled with rivers darting in, out and alongside some of its most famous and beautiful cities. This sometimes makes rivers better than roads in order to get to and from major European cities. Before deciding which rivers in Europe to cruise check out our…
There are few cities in the world that are as regal and majestic as Vienna. Filled with stunning palaces, lovely coffee houses, and splendid churches, the architecture and ambiance is hard to top. This old world city is alive with museums and concert halls, an essential stop for fans of fine art and classical music….
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour and why you chose to go there? My son and I did one week on the Rhine and one week at the Castle in Germany and one week in Salzburg in Austria. Our most exciting thing we wanted to see was Neuschwanstein Castle and…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We arranged a visit to Bettona, Umbria, in Italy for one week and then to Vienna for the second week. We needed to make our own air arrangements but it was easy enough to do. We loved being in the hilltop village with access…
Photo by UnTourist Ron Anderson As you may know, we had the inaugural Unny Awards just recently. These awards are our way of recognizing the regions which have welcomed UnTours all these years. The Unnies are fun and lighthearted and that’s how we like things around here. We like to think of them as the…