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Best Places to Eat with a Drink
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Halle (
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Griechenbeisl (
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Café Drechsler (
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Café Sperl (
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Motto am Fluss (
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Best Places to Stay
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Schweizer Pension (
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Radisson Blu Style Hotel (
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25hours Hotel (
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my MOjO vie (
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DO & CO (
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DON'T MISS
The Riesenrad (
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), the world's most iconic Ferris wheel, is in the centre of the Würstelprater, Vienna's
favourite old-school amusement park. Step into the gargantuan containers and spin slowly around, taking in
sweeping views of the city, the neighbouring hills and the Danube.
One of Vienna's most convivial markets, the Naschmarkt (
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) boasts stalls and stalls of international
food, a cacophony of vendors urging you to try their goodies and a slew of top-notch restaurants, many housed
in modern glass cubes along the river.
Be sure to hit one of the area's
Heurigen
(wine taverns), but take note of their (notoriously unpredictable)
opening hours and call in advance. Don't fret if one is closed, as another will surely be open.
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Simply walk or catch a tram around the Ringstrasse, or stroll through the Innere Stadt.
The best of the Ringstrasse is around the Parlament and University Main Building; bey-
ond these also check out the Altes AKH and Bethaus, especially the Christmas market,
and the charming Servitenviertel. The northern side-aisle of Stephansdom (
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