A giant football fan-zone has been created from the Rathausplatz all the way down the Ring Boulevard to Heldenplatz for the duration of the European football championships EURO 2008. The games are being broadcast live on ten giant screens set up...
A new extension to the U2 subway linking the city centre and the 51,000-seater Ernst Happel Stadium is scheduled to open on 10 May. The line will cut travel time to the Viennese EURO 2008 hub to just eight minutes.
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A total of 2,764 conferences and conventions were held in Vienna in 2007, representing a record 19 per cent rise over the previous year. Overall they brought 1,419,044 visitors to the city and contributed €760 million to the local economy, with...
The Admiral Cinema on Burggasse in Vienna’s seventh district has opened its doors to man’s best friend in a once-a-month “Doggy Day” promotion. Dogs accompanying their owners get free admission including individual seat blankets and bowls of popcorn and fresh water....
The Viennese "Oma-Dienst&quo association is looking for grannies to work with families in need of childcare in Vienna’s 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th districts in particular. Single parents and refugees are among the beneficiaries of the service run by the...
The Vienna Ice Dream returns to the Austrian capital on 25 January, with Europe’s largest open-air ice-skating rink installed in front of the Rathaus. Along with the 4,000 sqm rink there is also a skating trail which winds through the nearby...
The panda born at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo on 23 August has been named “Fu Long” or Lucky Dragon. The name was selected from a list of four by visitors to the zoo’s website. Europe’s first panda to be born from natural...
The regulations banning Sunday trading in Austria have been suspended for the run-up to the UEFA European Football Championships in 2008, hosted jointly by Austria and Switzerland. From now until the end of the championships, shops across the country may open...
The 45th edition of the Vienna film festival, which runs from 19-31 October, will feature a tribute to American actress and political activist Jane Fonda, who will be present for the opening gala and the screening of one of her signature...
A €150 million project is underway to expand and modernise Vienna Harbour, which is already one of the largest ports on the Danube river. In recent years Vienna has become a logistics hub for container transport to central and south-east Europe...
