Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

It’s difficult to complain about the length of a flight to Europe when you consider what our ancestors went through to get here. Their tears at the sight of the ...

Housed in a historic bank building, the Park Hyatt Vienna is an easy stroll from many of Vienna’s main attractions. The ...

At the source of the river, Joanna admires the statue of Danuvius ... and somebody came and worked in Vienna, lived in Vienna, was Viennese, names like Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert, names ...

At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria’s signature souvenirs: Mozart chocolate balls filled with marzipan, pistachio, and rich almond and ...

Vienna remains a city of culture ... Some historians claim he was engaged 13 times. Alongside the Mozart statue in the Royal Gardens, definitely check-out the freshly spruced-up golden statue ...

When he lived in Vienna, Mozart wrote horn concertos for a Salzburg ... Not until 1842 was a statue, by Ludwig Schwanthaler, erected in his memory. But look closely: its monumentality is out ...

When all seems lost, Mozart enlists the help of Paganotti to put a clever plan into action. With the help of a talking statue, he gets Blacky to confess to his misdeed, while Mr. Col trying to get ...

At ten o'clock on Friday morning, Vienna's huge and venerable Burgtheater was packed. The pianist Rudolf Buchbinder was performing a selection of Mozart's piano works, interspersed with readings from ...

Vienna offers a perfect blend of history and modern sophistication. Often called the “Venice of the North,” Bruges charms visitors with its medieval architecture, picturesque canals, and delicious ...