Location: Döbling
Top Things to do in Döbling
The 8 Best Nature & Parks in Döbling, Vienna Region
In Vienna, the coffee house isn’t just a hangout: it’s an institution. Lingering over a newspaper with a pastry and a strong espresso drink is, according to UNESCO, officially a Viennese cultural pastime. Walk off your slice of Sachertorte with a self-guided tour of the city’s stunning traditional, Secessionist, and modern architecture, such as the Imperial Palace, the State Opera House, the Kirche am Steinhof, or the Kunsthistorisches Museum, an exercise in ornate geometry.
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1. Vienna Woods
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 349 reviews
Unspoiled forest land that lies to the west and south of the city of Vienna.
Reviewed By CarolDM1900 - Montpelier, United States
I've previously written about spring here ("Springtime, Vienna Woods: 3 Great Routes to Walk or Run," 5/25/15), but autumn is wonderful too, given the vineyard "open houses" about two weekends a month August through October. You can meander along rolling hills in seasonal colors and stop for wine and traditional Viennese country dishes at rustic wine taverns (here called "heurigen," or "hueriger" if just one). The open houses represent the vintners' celebration of a successful harvest and offer visitors wine tasting directly from the growers. What a concept! Vienna is unique among European capitals in having a significant wine-producing region within the city limits, albeit away from the urban core, in the wooded hills, notably those below Kahlenberg. You can take a tram (#38) to Grinzing from the Schottentor station in central Vienna, and from there get a bus (#38A) up to Kahlenberg. That will give you a downhill walk on wooded pathways dotted with vineyards and their heurigen. If you'd prefer an uphill walk (not all that hard, and the first part is paved), you can take the D Tram from Schottenor station to Nussdorfplatz. The scenic Eichelhofweg will get you up to the vineyards, as you walk uphill through toward Kahlenberg. There are beautiful sights along the way, and many different choices of wine taverns, some large with extensive vineyards and others small, family-run operations. All are very welcoming. To get back to the city center, just reverse the route described above, continuing to walk up to Kahlenberg (easy to identify by its big buildings) or enjoy the walk back down to Nussdorfplatz to catch the D tram. Most of the grapes grown here are white varietals. There will be familiar wines like sauvignon blanc, riesling, and weissburgunder. But you can also sample the delightful grüner veltliner and gemischter satz, among others. The same is true of reds. In addition to the well-known wines like pinot noir, merlot, and syrah, you can taste local favorites like Zweigelt and St. Laurent. Our favorite heuriger is Wailand, which is just about in the center of the vineyards. We have been there many, many times. On this fall day, we walked up and back from Nussdorfplatz with friends and enjoyed a great afternoon with a couple of bottles of Wailand's very good zweigelt barrique and a two tasty food platters to share. The "open house" menu is always pretty large (with many kinds of sausage and other Viennese favorites) and the views are spectacular over the vineyard toward the city center (to right, you can see St. Stephan's spire) and the Danube (to left, you can see the tall buildings of "new Vienna" across the river. IMHO walking through the vineyards of the Vienna Woods on a fall "Open House" weekend is just one of the most pleasant and enjoyable things you can do while visiting this great city. Highly Recommended.
2. Schwarzenberg Park
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
3. Kahlenberg
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4.5 based on 662 reviews
Reviewed By 476jael - Long Island, United States
Kahlenberg has been a very popular destination for many visitors to Vienna, especially those who associate Vienna Woods (Wienerwald) with Beethoven’s “Pastorale Symphony”, Johann Strauss’ “Tales from Vienna Woods” walz, and Schubert’s “Lindenbaum” song. Kahlenberg can be easily reached from Vienna’s city center by public transportation. For example, you can take U-Bahn Line 1: Red line (Oberlaa direction) from Stephansplatz to Karlsplatz Station (1st stop) Transfer to U-Bahn Line 4: Green line (Heiligenstadt direction) Get off at the last stop (Heiligenstadt Station) Take “Bus 38A” (Kahlenberg) waiting just outside the U-Bahn station. Go all the way to the last stop (Kahlenberg) [caution: Don’t get off the bus until the hilltop stop where everyone gets off the bus, because there is an earlier hilltop bus stop which resembles Kahlenberg stop] Walk along a path (rightward direction) to the small church on the left side (St. Joseph on Kahlenberg) Pass the church, and follow the path hugging along the church on your left side until the observation area shows up. When we visited Kahlenberg last September, we used the above combination of U-Bahn and bus rides. Breathtaking vista of the beautiful and peaceful Vienna Woods and Danube River from the observation area was priceless, especially when we associated the scenes with beautiful music of Beethoven, Schubert, and Strauss. After admiring the spectacular scenery for a whild, we decided to rest at a café there over ice cream. There were 2 cafe/restaurants at the observation area facing each other. We chose the café on the left hand side, facing the Vienna Woods, which seemed to be better than the othere café for light deserts. When we sat down at the table, waiters simply passed by our table without trying to take our order. We were a bit puzzled. Then, we noticed a small sign in the middle of our table; “Self Service”, That meant that we were sitting at the Self-Service table, not a full service table. So we simply went into the café and bought our ice cream from the counter, and returned to our table with the ice cream. After our ice cream break, we went back to the observation area to view the Vienna Woods again in a different light this time. The peaceful wooded field surrounding us was the critical battle field to determine the fate of Hapsburg Dynasty. On September 12, 1683, Polish King Jan III Sobieski’s light cavalry emerged on Kahlenberg hilltop, and launched a massive attack on Ottoman Turkish forces holding Vienna under prolonged seize. Polish cavalry, fighting along with forces of Holy Roman Empire & Hapsburg Dynasty, defeated the dazed Ottoman Turkish forces, and saved Vienna and Hapsburg Dynasty. This battle has been known as the Battle of Vienna, and there has been annual commemorative ceremony held on this Kahlenberg hilltop in mid-September. To our luck, we happened to witness such a ceremony unfolding right in front of us on the way back to the Kahlenberg bus stop. A large group of people in traditional Polish and Austrian costumes were conducting the ceremony. While watching the ceremony, we wondered what would have happened if Vienna could not be saved from the firm grip of Ottoman forces then. There would have been no 18th-19th century musical and cultural Golden Age in Austria, which would have been tremendous loss not only to Austria and Europe but also to the entire world. I would highly recommend everyone to visit Kahlenberg during their visit to Vienna.
4. Waldseilpark Kahlenberg
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4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By SanghoKim78 - Vienna Region, Austria
We did feel real nature in Vienna. By the adventure, my children could gain confidence. We spent half the day in here. Before we visit here, we considered half the day in Seilpark is enough. However after we finished special challenge and adventure in here, we think differently. Now we think that to spend all the day is best choice. If we come to Vienna again, we want to stay in here all day long. We will have more relax time and prepare nice lunch boxes and talk each other. Staff are kind and nice. I highly recommend to go to the Seilpark to tourist want to make a nice experience.
5. Landgut Wien Cobenzl
6. Krapfenwaldlbad Swimming Pool
7. Setagaya Park
8. Weinwanderweg
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
