Julius Hirtzberger
How Jetzt is bringing member-funded journalism to Austria
The independent news app draws its reports from paying members’ input.
Neighbourhood enclave: Budapest’s Napraforgo Street
The modernist houses on Napraforgo Street were a revelation when they were built in the 1930s. We meet the residents keeping the area’s Bauhaus legacy alive and alluring.
Schloss Fuschl is a luxury alpine retreat in The Sound of Music’s landscape
Fresh from refurbishment and now under the Rosewood banner, Schloss Fuschl in the Austrian Alps is revelling in its history. Uncovered ornamentation whisks guests back to the 1400s, but with a few modern touches.
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2023: The world’s most liveable cities
This year’s survey of the best places to enjoy all that life offers finds a world grappling with new urban challenges.
Making the cut
As global supply chains face strain, consumers are demanding furniture that is designed, produced and supplied transparently. We profile five brands that are rising to the challenge and enhancing their customers’ wellbeing.
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?
Steely resolve
A once-overlooked industrial city, Linz has become a hub for art and architecture.
Worth its salt
Crowd-pleasing Salzburg is a city so toothsome that we’re singing its praises too.
Flexible friends
Change is coming to Central Europe as liberal-leaning mayors challenge their more autocratic-minded national governments. And Budapest’s Gergely Karacsony is looking to Vienna for inspiration.
Weighing in
Two mavericks still check the mittel-rifts of Austrians with the scales empire. Our correspondent steps on the plate.
