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The former heart of the Habsburg Empire, Austria’s lavish and sophisticated past sets the stage for its role today as the pre-eminent arts and culture destination in Europe. Here, view Klimt’s famous “Kiss” or Dürer’s “Hare”, walk through the world’s largest Bruegel collection, or get lost in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum), built in 1891 near the Imperial Palace to showcase the impressive collections of the imperial family. From the grand halls of Schönbrunn Palace to the medieval church of St. Stephens, the city is a living wonderland, and the former home of creative luminaries like Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Johann Strauss and Brahms, as well as Fritz Lang, Hedy Lamarr and Egon Schiele. Just don't forget, Vienna is a walking city, whether it's with a cup of mulled wine as you peruse the Christmas markets or a pastry as you stroll the Danube.
Definitely off-radar, ‘an insider’s boho art den’ best describes this series of lavish apartments, suites and rooms dressed in a plush melange of period styles, furnishings and artistic installations. This discreet little number is famed by writers, artists, actors and thinkers alike.
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Creative guru Andreas Lackner (Creative Director, perfectprops and initiator of the famous Life Ball Vienna) is the latest designer in a genius series of creatively inspiring reworks at the Hotel Altstadt Vienna.
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Femme Maison is a Vienna based brand founded in 2009 by Franziska Fürpass (*1983, Austria) and George Bezhanishvili (*1984, Georgia). George eventually dropped out, but Franziska pushed through by expanding and reinventing her label whilst studying at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.
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The Ankerbrotfabrik is a fabulous industrial building in what is now the edgy former worker’s 10th district of Vienna. In the spaces once used for the baking of bread right up to 10 years ago, now art has moved in and it is alive today with a renewed, cultural sense of purpose.
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Two of our favourite cities collude – Vienna and Stockholm. Infamous Swedish design company Svenskt Tenn from Stockholm has teamed up with the artistic merits of the Hotel Altstadt in Vienna’s creative district to install a tribute to fellow Austrian, architect and master of modernism and applied arts – Josef Frank and the new suite.
White Line Hotels collaborator FREITAG LAB. opens their first flagship store in Vienna, we can barely contain our excitement watching two of our favourites come together.
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A lovely alpine lodge for families that has had a chic, eclectic refit. Quirky design elements, stacks of well-positioned collectables and lively, modern takes on heritage prints and textiles decorate this boutique interior.
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A contemporary private den for discerning design purists, Ʌerli’s allure is a harmonious marriage of tradition meets modernity, continuing and furthering the strong architectural alpine remit of Tyrolean design.
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Doorstep slopes, bold architecture and an ethos of family living flood this hotel-apartment basecamp with rooftop restaurant, infinity pool and sunshine decks steps from 220km of ski pistes and mountain hikes.
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The perfect amalgamation of old and new, Benedikta breathes fresh life into Vorarlberg heritage traditions in this smoothly crafted private-hire house originally built in 1836, located in the sleepy village of Vandans clasped by the wildflower-strewn valley of Montafon, west Austria.
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Mesmerhaus, once the sexton’s home, is today a wonderful style chameleon of ornate exteriors and simplistic elegant interiors. The effect is of refined originality, a heritage house reduced to its essence through a calming language of decorative stillness.
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Ullrhaus is a hotel of muted luxury, where cool design marries Alpine soul and a minimalist edge. Located in the resort of St. Anton in the Tyrolean Alps, home to some of the Alps’ most exhilarating skiing.
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Built into the original Medieval town walls of Hall, this former guilders’ house of traditional Tirol style has stood here for well over half a century with records dating back to 1450. Today, behind the rose petal façade, lies the small Kontor Boutiquehotel.
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Close to the Tirol mountains of the Tux and Zillertal Alps, this design hotel of chilled style and nostalgic tradition, steps away from the chocolate-box picture-postcard image with creative art installations and a casual approach to life in the alps.
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A fabulous foodie haunt, this chilled riverside hotel in Upper Austria is a traditional modernist that plays with heritage, the arts and nature between the Bohemian Forests and the Danube.
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Nothing short of a foodie legend, Restaurant & Hotel Taubenkobel’s quirky 19th-century Austrian country cottage is the iconic culinary destination of Austria - and beyond. Serious pilgrims of food flock from far reaches of the globe to this tiny gourmet hub of creative flavour.
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The edgy contrast of an aged coaching inn where artsy installations lend an air of east-side gallery – this is a cradle of the arts and style where a bold, contemporary curatorial scene is flanked by twisted beams and heritage-thick walls.
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You may recognize Salzburg as the stunning alpine location from The Sound of Music, but its cultural importance goes well beyond this. Birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, today it hosts the world-famous Salzburg Festival and its cobbled streets are home to many opera, concert and theatre venues.
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