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What’s on: Five things to do in Vienna this weekend

Vienna is full of events, places to visit and great new restaurants to try out. If you are overwhelmed with the possibilities or just wondering where you can find a great beer festival, here are some ideas.

What's on: Five things to do in Vienna this weekend
Waiting room of Freuds practice (c) Hertha Hurnaus/Sigmund Freud Privatstiftung

Sigmund Freud Museum

The father of modern psychology was born in the Austrian Empire and spent most of his life in its capital. In Vienna, Sigmund Freud’s former home and workplace is now a museum which is definitely worth the visit.

You can explore several rooms, but the highlights are the tiny but interesting waiting room, the famous consulting room and, of course, Freud’s study itself. Among the objects still there are some original editions of books and cabinets filled with his collections of antiquities.

You can find more information here.

Vienna Autumn Days

The Viennese institution that is the Palmenhaus in Burggarten is hosting the sixth edition of the Wiener Herbsttage, or Vienna Autumn Days.

From Friday to Sunday, visitors (children and adults alike) can learn more about bees, visit a wild fruit exhibition and learn more about seasonal fauna and flora. Stands with exhibitors bring typical food and drinks as well as handmade products like natural soaps.

You can find more information here.

Fratelli Valentino

We have to be honest, we haven’t visited this new spot yet, but based on this amazing review in Falter, it’s where we’re heading next: “And so you come to a small restaurant where the atmosphere is as if Italy had just won the World Cup. Gianni and Pasquale mix drinks, tap beer, make espresso, pour southern Italian wines and prepare the only thing you can eat in their restaurant – the mixed plate.”

“It’s great, everyone is happy, and somehow it’s clear why we all love being in Italy so much. Not only because of the beautiful landscape and the good food. But also because of this enthusiasm.”. What not to love?

You can find more information here.

Mexican night

This Saturday, it’s Mexican night at the A-Danceclub. Besides the great music that is a staple of the Millennium City nightclub, people who join the party can drink the night’s specials, including tequila shots, at a discounted price.

You can find more information here.

ErnteTankFest at the Ottakringer Brauerei

Do you know what “tank beer” is? For the first time, the Ottakringer brewery hosts its ErnteTankFest and is introducing the concept to beer lovers. According to the brewery, it’s the “freshest” beer and people can try it straight from the tank.

In addition to the entire Ottakringer beer variety, a colourful programme rounds off the experience of the festival: food trucks, modern brass music and social get-togethers on the brewery forecourt before heading to the Alte Technik at prime time.

For those who want to party afterwards, special guest KSOT/SOUNDSYSTEM will keep the party going until 4 am in the Alte Technik.

You can find more information here.

Do you know any other cool events happening in Vienna during the weekends? You can email us at [email protected] to share your tips and suggestions.

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IN PICTURES: the best outdoor pools in Vienna

Summer is almost here, and the pool season has started in Vienna. Here are six of the city's best ones that you should definitely visit.

IN PICTURES: the best outdoor pools in Vienna

Schönbrunner Bad

If you want to enjoy swimming in green nature and maybe combine it with a visit to Schönbrunn castle and gardens, this is the place to go.

The main pool is 50 meters long and offers space for both people who want to do sport swimming and those who want to swim more relaxed. Besides the sports swimming pool, the place also offers a kids pool, a beach volleyball court, and a small fitness studio.

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If you want to relax, you can enjoy the sun terrace, which also offers shade, or the indoor rest areas.

The pool is open from 8:30 am to 9 pm during the summer months, and a standard daily entry costs €19, since this swimming pool is a private one and does not belong to the city. 

You can book your entry online here. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Schafbergbad 

This is one of the city’s most popular public pools, offering great facilities and amazing views over the city. It is located on a hill on the outskirts of Währing.

The sports swimming pool is 50 metres long, and in the area you will also find a children’s pool with water slides and play areas, a volleyball court, table tennis court, a kiosk where you can eat, and a small fitness studio.

The pool is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays.

The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult is €7.60.

You can read more about the pool here

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Krapfenwaldbad 

This public pool from the city offers espectaular views over Vienna from its hilly location in Ottakring.

Here you can enjoy swimming in a 50-metre-long pool, play volleyball or table tennis, or just lie outside in one of the adjustable sun chairs. There is, of course, also a swimming pool for children, a smaller fitness studio, and other facilities.

The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult is €7.60, and you can read more about the place here.

The pool is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week. On weekends and holidays it opens at 8 am.

 
 
 
 
 
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Strandbad Gänsehäufel

Since the beginning of the 20th century, this has been one of Vienna’s most popular public bathing spots.

This beach bath is located on the Danube Island, and you can choose between enjoying some of the area’s natural beaches at the shore of the Danube or their pools.

The area also offers a water slide, mini golf establishment, beach volleyball court, table tennis tables, and much more.

The facilities are open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays. A standard daily ticket for an adult costs €7.60.

Read more about what they are offering here

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Kongressbad

Kongressbad is one of the city’s oldest public swimming pools. It takes you back in time with its facility buildings from the end of the 1920s, although of course modernised, so do not worry.

Here you can enjoy sport swimming, an adventure pool, a waterslide, a football court, volleyball courts, or why not a buffet in the restaurant.

Kongressbad is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays. The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult costs €7.60, and you can read more about what Kongressbad has to offer here. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Neuwaldegger Bad

Neuwaldegger Bad is a private and family-owned swimming area, located right on the edge of the forest in Neuwaldegg, on the outskirts of Hernals

The swimming pool is large and divided into two parts, one for swimming and one for playing. The area also offers volleyball courts, table tennis tables, and a huge green space for picnics and sunbathing.

A specialty of the place is the restaurant, where the owner prepares home-cooked meals.

The area is open daily from 9 am to 6:30 pm, and a daily entry ticket for an adult costs €19.50.

Read more about the swimming pool here. 

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