Market driven
Think magical Christmas markets, festive concerts, impeccable taste and Vienna ticks all the boxes, making it one of Europe’s most popular cities come December. You can easily explore all 20 markets by foot, public transport or reasonably priced taxi. Don’t miss the spectacular Sönbrunn Palace and atmospheric Spittelberg markets and mingle with elegant locals sipping gluhwein and nibbling crescent shaped vanillekipferl (cookies) as you admire the Advent windows at the vast Christkindlmarkt in front of City Hall. See www.vienna.info and www.austria.info. Aer Lingus flies ex Dublin. Three nights hotel with breakfast and flights and transfers from €329 (www.topflight.ie). See also p28.
