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Café society
Austria’s coffee shops might have changed little over the years but they are still venues that inspire thought, conversation and refinement. All the more reason to ensure that you look the part.
More than Mozart
Who are the contemporary heirs to Austria’s artistic heroes? From darkly poetic films to specialist record shops, here’s a selection of distinctively Austrian cultural highlights.
Having a ball
Vienna’s world-famous party season has been a feature of life in Austria’s capital for two centuries. We meet the businesses keeping the tradition alive.
Out with the old
A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.
Austria for beginners
From the world's youngest serving leader to a nuclear plant that never fired up, a crisp guide to understanding modern Austria's politics, peculiarities and quiet global ambitions.
The opener
Disputes over Mozart’s chocolate balls, a Viennese editor who never falters and why the Austrian lifestyle is not always as it seems.
Heart of Europe
Our editor in chief introduces our Austria special and reveals what kindled his love for the land.
Green room
The co-founder and publisher of Vienna’s foremost news and reviews magazine likes to dodge the crowds in the city’s public parks.
