Vienna Things to Do Tips by sierralyndon

The Spanish Riding School is located near the Hofburg and is well worth a visit. Unfortunately as we were there in January, there were no performances (they start in March) and so we were in two minds about whether or not we wanted go. And we were quite glad we did!

Even in winter we had to make reservations a day in advance, as the tour spaces was limited. The tour lasted about an hour and a half and during that time we went into the stables and saw the beautiful horses, toured the stable and looked at all sort of interesting stuff (I know absolutely next to nothing about horses and horse-riding, so can't give you full details about what was explained to us!). Finally we went into the theatre where the performances take place... a truly beautiful setting. We could only imagine how wonderful it would be to watch the horses in action.

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Address: Vienna's White Horses

This historical market (I think it was first established in the 1930s) is pretty large and long. Great funHere you'll find cafe's and shops selling all sorts of food items from cheeses to olives to sweets to fresh seafood. There are also several eating places where you can get food for cheap. We had one of the best doner kebabs ever here.

As we were there in January, the market didn't open till as late as was advertised in a tourist brochure we had. It was dead quiet by 8.00 pm. Probably much better to visit in the summer time of course.

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Address: Wienzeile, Kettenbrücke