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Vienna Offers Some Unique Experiences
Whether it's a visit to the vaunted Kaisergruft ("Imperial Crypt"), a visit to Saturday's gay pride parade or Wine tasting at Wein and Co, Vienna is rife with activities that can make your stay one heck of an adventure. Vien
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Vienna Jazz Festival Swings In Style
Vienna is one of Europe's most cultured cities, so it's only fitting that it hosts a Jazz festival fit for legends. Featuring appearances with names like bobby McFerrin and soul legend Charles Bradley, Vienna is serving up a musical masterpiece set against the beautiful background of the exquisite Austrian city.
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Facing Mirrors Wins Big At Vienna International Film Festival
If you missed out on the Vienna International Film Festival, then you missed the blockbuster "Facing Mirrors," a film heralded as a masterful work of art and recipient of the Audience Award. The festival brought together a host of moving dramas and fascinating films, and those who missed out have really done themselves a disservice.
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Vienna Brings Bikes To The Fore
Vienna has joined the growing list of cities to embrace the bicycle. What is it about the two wheeled contraption that has cities from New York to Paris and beyond moving to embrace the machine? Probably the environmental and health benefits, but whatever the case, Vienna is now a proud member of that exclusive club.
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Vienna's 'Rockability' Makes Little Tykes Move
Vienna's finally offered up a concert for the kids to enjoy in the form of the Summer On The Green concert series. Featuring exhilarating music that welcomes guests of all ages to get up and groove, the hyper-inclusive concert took special care to get under-10's up and enjoying themselves.
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Art For Art Enters New Season in Vienna
The Vienna Opera has long been blessed with the talents of the Art for Art costume workshop, and the new season means ample opportunities for the Vienna based workshop to produce some truly stunning costumes for opera houses the world over, including the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera.
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Renowned Greek Poet Ristos Receives Tribute in Vienna
Giannas Ristos will be honored on May 21st and 22nd in the Interkult Theater, Vienna with a special presentation of a play narrating the poet's inspiring life story. Supported by the Association of Greek Students, this original presentation seeks to capture the fighting spirit of the poet while simultaneously paying him a final salute.
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Vienna Museum of History Opens Azerbaijan Exhibition
Bringing a touch of the middle east to the heart of Vienna, the Vienna Museum of History has launched an impressive exhibition of Azerbaijani art, history and culture. Dubbed “Fly to Baku”, the exhibition delves into the illustrious synthesis of ancient antiquity and modern expression.
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Vienna Hosts First Ever European Jewish Choir Festival
An event bringing together Jewish and non-Jewish singers in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Europe's very first European Jewish Choir Festival is set to feature 400 vocalists from across the continent. Event planners hope to make the event into an annual affair, and anticipation runs rampant as the weekend long event draws near.
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Amazing Luxury Hotel in Vienna
Though it took a long time for the Kempinskis to open one of their luxury hotel chains in Vienna, nothing was held back in regards to this fantastic new location. With spectacular amenities and accommodations, this hotel should be at (or at least near) the top of your list for your next stay in Austria.
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Vienna Hoping Gays Will Help Tourism Sector
Vienna is hoping to capitalize on gay tourism as they, as a group, are known to have considerably more disposable income than their hetero counterparts. I think the best news out of this move, though, is that the city is looking to focus on facets that would boost any city's tourism rather than hoping to open a few niche bars and fail miserably.
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Coolest Pools on Earth
The only thing that really seems like a common trait from this list of the world's "best pools" is that they all offer locations to swim (and they're gorgeous). From this list, I think the Ritz-Carlton in Vienna seems like it'd offer the best swim of my life. Which do you like the best?
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Amazing place to live in Vienna
Vienna has a lot of very extreme things to do but it also has just as many laid back things the give you that sense of balance. Vienna also has great diversity. Simply because of these two things I believe that Vienna is one of the greatest cities in the world to live in.
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Going nude for nude at exhibition
An exhibition where you can go strip down and just start walking like nothing sure can be frightening for some others revel in what they often describe as liberating. “Nude Men” is a nude exhibit in Vienna where everybody stripped down to at least their shoes and was surveyed in art dealing with the nude male form.
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Schwarzenegger speaks in Vienna conference
Arnold Schwarzenegger although he is not governor of California still is chairman of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. Schwarzenegger’s policy discussed the difficulties presented. With more than 1,000 students in the audience in Vienna and tons more via webcast, the presentation seems to have been well received.
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Power naps in Vienna
If your planning a trip to Vienna then make sure to incorporate a power nap in to you itinerary. As odd as that may sound Vienna offers a place for you to take a 30-minute power nap for only 11 euros or 11 US Dollars. The place is state of the art as they have soft music playing and a customizable alarm clock.
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The Vienna Ball
The Vienna Ball is considered to be one of the largest and most prestigious. There are 5,150 tickets each costing 250 euros or 335 US Dollars. The tickets where all sold and coincidentally this is not the first time something like this happens.
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Casual Encounters at a Coffee House
Are you planning a trip to Vienna? Well with the high volume of tourism going on the people of Vienna have organized a nice sit-down between travelers and residents. This helps you gather information for your trip as well as learn a bit about their culture as well. The sit down is usually held at a coffee house located in Vienna.
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New Vienna Hotel offers a Charming Stay
With great and minor touches that bring together the entire hotel, the new Hotel Sans Souci in Vienna will offer guests a perfect night's sleep in the Austrian city. Only recently celebrating its grand opening (a month after its soft opening, that is), this is one of those spots you're going to want to make your reservations at well in advance of your trip.
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Record Tourism Year for Vienna
In 2012, Vienna was once again confirmed, now for the seventh time in a row, as the number one conference city by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). With 181 international meetings in 2012 and 12.3 million overnight stays, Vienna's tourism is definitely on the rise.
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