The Vienna Ice World is one of the biggest open-air artificial ice rinks globally, held from December until February. The City Hall Square transforms into a giant ice rink and thrills ice-skating enthusiasts of every age. The idyllically ornamented facade of City Hall forms the fairytale backdrop for Vienna Ice World. An 8,300 m² ice landscape provides entertaining winter enjoyment for skating fans of every age.

A unique experience is the Sky Rink, a skating terrace on the first floor with a 120 meter-long ramp. Both families and sporty visitors striving to act on the ice will get their money's worth and a delightful adventure.

Vienna Coffee Festival, a celebration of coffee and lifestyle, is held annually in Ottakringer Brewery with coffee tastings, presentations, talks, and music programs. In January, the festival invites visitors on a journey of discovery through the world of coffee. Everything in the unique place revolves around the excellent preparation and tasting of unusual coffee and roasts – accompanied by good food, drinks, and music. Professional baristas will prepare espresso, filter coffee, or cold brew using various methods and impress with their creative milk foam decorations. 

Vienna Opera Ball is a part of the Vienna Fasching celebrations held annually, on the last Thursday of the Carnival season at the State Opera House. Over 5,000 guests gather in Vienna Staatsoper to waltz, dance, and enjoy a glamourous evening. Vienna Opera Ball is a globally famous event, and people worldwide are looking forward to attending it.

Vinyl & Music Festival is held in March in Ottakringer Brewery. There are various concerts, a Vinyl records fair, an art exhibition, and a straight-up great place to come for food and drink. The international gig posters with an exhibition of works and various poster artists showcasing and selling their art and delivering live music from different genres from singer/songwriters to rock bands during the festival.

The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) is a cultural festival in Vienna every year for five or six weeks in May and June. The first Wiener Festwochen celebration was established in 1951 when the four Allies occupied Vienna. Nowadays, it is one of the most famous cultural events in Europe and incorporates all sorts of disciplines in events over the five weeks.

The Wiener Festwochen is an open-air event with free admission held in the square in front of Vienna’s City Hall.

The Vienna Blues Spring festival is held in the iconic Der Reigen venue, presents many great concerts and gigs of blues bands and individual musicians. Numerous musicians fill various venues across Vienna with all genre variations during Vienna Blues Spring from March 20 to April 30.

Donauinselfest is a tremendous open-air free music festival with countless performances and local performers with few international guests, held on Donauinsel, a small long artificial island on the Danube River.

Donauinselfest is the largest open-air music festival globally, draws over 3 million visitors over three days.

The Life Ball is one of the most significant events in Vienna and one of the most significant AIDS charity events globally. The Ball events start with a red carpet reception in front of the Vienna City Hall, the Ball inside the hall, and a night-long party in the Volksgarten.

The Life Ball is focused on the AIDS campaign and the people suffering from it. It is, in fact, one of the world’s largest charity and star-studded events. One event feature is a fashion show typically organized by a famous designer or designer with well-known models and personalities on the catwalk.

Vienna Christmas Markets, also referred to as Advent markets, occur in the weeks before Christmas. In Austria, Christkind brings presents on Christmas Day, not Santa Claus.

Like so many other events, the main Christkindlmarkt in Vienna is held in front of the city hall. The giant Christmas tree in front of the stalls selling traditional goods, mulled wine, and local delicacies is one of Vienna's most famous views. The City Hall Christmas Market is usually open every day from mid-November to Christmas Eve.

Schonbrunn Palace is one of the central tourist attractions in Vienna. The palace was built between 1696 and 1712 at the request of Emperor Leopold I and turned into the imperial summer palace by Maria Theresa. The Palace Park offers a lot of attractions, such as the Privy Garden, the oldest zoo in the world, a maze and labyrinth, and a marble summerhouse situated on top of a 60-meter high hill.

In 1996, Schonbrunn Palace was inscribed in UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites due to its stunning gardens as a unique Baroque ensemble and its palace's importance.

The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, also known as the Altstadt, is a district of Salzburg, Austria, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It contains a Medieval and Baroque ensemble of buildings unique globally and attracts millions of visitors yearly. As the residence of Prince Archbishops, Salzburg was a spiritual center from the earliest days of Christianity in Europe. 

The Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter, in the heart of the Altstadt (Old Town), was founded by St. Rupert in AD 690 and served as the residence of the Archbishops until the early 1100s, gives highlights to the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg along with the stunning cemetery and its catacombs, instantly recognizable as a filming site for The Sound of Music.

The medieval Hochosterwitz Castle is considered one of Austria's most remarkable medieval castles and has been regarded as the perfection of a medieval castle since the Bronze Age.

The castle boasts 14 gates, each designed to protect its inhabitants. An incredible inclined railway brings visitors to the castle, home to a church designed using marble and boasting an abundance of sculptures. The armory, featuring an array of 14th-century weapons, is still open to the public.

Grossglockner Alpine Road is a scenic road that takes you to the Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe Visitor Center. From there, you get an unobstructed view of Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner, with 3,798 meters, which is Austria's tallest mountain. The Grossglockner Alpine Road is a fantastic toll road, but the fabulous high alpine scenery more than makes up for the expenses. 

The road became safer, more expansive, and more comfortable. Exhibitions and museums, huts and mountain inns, visitor centers, and information points focus on the diverse mountain world with its fauna and flora in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park. The road is typically open from May to the end of October.

The Krimml Waterfalls (Krimmler Wasserfälle) were Austria's most famous and most remarkable waterfalls as it thundered forcefully over four major drops on the Krimmler Ache. The Krimmler Ache plunges 380 meters in three tremendous falls and makes for an excellent excursion from the nearby village of Krimml. At an altitude of 1,076 meters, Krimml-perched high above the Salzachtal in a wooded valley-is a wonderful place to stop for a few days if you're into hiking.

Seefeld is an important cross-country skiing center with terrain perfect for beginner and intermediate skiers. It has played host several times to the Olympic Nordic disciplines– in 1964, 1976, and 2012. Located on a spectacular nature reserve, it is ideal for cold-weather sports and warm-weather strolls and hiking. 

As one of the ‘Best the Alps’ group members – an alliance of 12 world-famous tourist resorts in the European Alps – the region boasts a firmly established position based on lifestyle, culture, sport, events and flourishing tourism industry. Offering the most luxuriously upscale accommodation, Seefeld is your relaxing resort getaway.

Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens has been one of the tops of Austria’s most-visited attractions since its opening in 1995. Visitors from every corner of the world have walked through these stunning outlets; Swarovski Crystal Worlds boasts 17 separate “crystal chambers,” including a giant crystal dome and an “infinity mirror room” featuring a revolving chandelier. And outside, a cloud made out of 800,000 crystals rivals the starry night sky.

André Heller created Swarovski Crystal Worlds as a gift to employees, collectors, customers, and partners to celebrate in 1995 the 100th anniversary of the founding of Swarovski. Since then, it has become a place where people from many different backgrounds come to marvel at the dazzling crystalline world.

 Hallstatt, a small town in the Salzkammergut region, is home to the world’s most ancient salt mines. The wealth accumulated from the salt industry transformed it into a charming baroque city, with pastel-colored houses casting shimmering reflections onto the looking-glass lake and with lofty mountains rearing up on all sides.

 A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hallstatt, with its charming panoramic and exquisite views and one of the unique tourist attractions in Vienna, draws numerous visitors yearly 

Melk Abbey is one of the most well-known monasteries in the world. Located high up on the cliff, overlooking the calming waters of the Danube river, rests the peaceful Benedictine Abbey. 

Melk Abbey was built as a Roman fortress in the 11th century; the fortress was converted into a monastery by the ruling Babenberg family. The family then donated the monastery to the Benedictine monks. The Abbey has been continuously a center of worship for over 900 years. The impressive spiritual center has become one of the most outstanding examples of Baroque architecture and the flourishing musical and liberal arts of its time.