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The Vienna Christmas World opens on City Hall Square on 12 November. As well as enjoying the traditional Christmas market with its 150 market stalls, this year, for the first time, visitors will have the chance to ice-skate.  Two large ice-rinks and a variety of skating pathways through the romantically-lit City Hall Park encircle the Christmas market where you can buy Christmas gifts, tree decorations, arts and crafts, culinary delicacies, confectionary and hot drinks.  There's also a chance to try your hand at curling. The entrance to City Hall Square is decorated with a tall archway bearing candles, with a new candle added every day through to 24 December. The trees in the surrounding City Hall Park will be sporting a new lighting design, their resplendent decorations festively illuminating the Ringstrasse, with wonderful installations in the park illustrating Christmas fairy tales for children.  Young visitors are invited to come to City Hall for the chance to deco...

Old Viennese Christmas Market Freyung 1010 Wien Web:   www.altwiener-markt.at Open:   18.11 - 23,12,2016 Daily:   10 - 21h

Art Advent - Art & Crafts on Karlplatz Karlplatz 1010 Wien Web:   www.artadvent.at Open:         18.11 - 23.12.2016 Daily          12.00 - 20.00h Food until 21h

Christmas Village in the Altes / AKH Alserstrabe / Spitalgasse Hof 1 1090 Wien Web:   www.weihnachtsdorf.at Open:   12.11 - 23-12.2016             Mon - Sat   14 - 22h             Sun & Hol: 11 - 22h

Christmas Village at Belevedere Prinz -Eugen -Strabe 27 1030 Wien Web:   www.weihnachtsdorf.at From:  18.11 - 23.12 2016 Daily:  10 - 21h

Christmas Village on Maria -Theresien -Platz Maria-Theresien -Platz 1010 Wien Web:   www.wiehnachtsdorf.at 16.11 - 31.12 2016 Sun - Thu 11-21h Fri & Sat  11-22h 24.12  11-16h 25 & 26  11.19.30h 27 - 31.12 11 - 19.30h 31.12  11-18h

Cultural and Christmas & New Year's Market Schonbrunn Palace Schloss Schonbrunn, 1130 Wien Web:  www.weilhnachmarkt.co.at Open  19.11.2016 - 11.2017 Daily  10 - 21h 24.12  10 -16h 25 - 26.12  - 10 - 18h 27.12 - 1.1  - 10 - 18h

Vienna Christmas World at Christmas Market Rathausplatz, 1010 Wien Web:   www.weihnachtstraum.at Open :    12.11 - 26.12.2016 Daily:     10 - 21h 24.12:     10 - 16h                

At the heart of Vienna, directly beneath the Albertina, you can indulge in traditional Viennese Cuisine delectable Austrian Wines and Vienna's own heuriger music. Be it a historic basement vault or stylish vinotheque: Your pleasure is our business. Augustinerkeller Augustinerstrabe, 1 Vienna Tel:   533 10 26 Web:  www.bitzinger, at U1 U2 U4 Karlsplatz Tram:  D 1 2 62 Bus: 59A Oper Vienna Card

Dine in stylish natural surroundings of natural stone, wood and glass or find a spot at solid wood tables in cosy booths.  The shaded garden's vine bowers and oleander create an inviting setting. Open daily from 3 p.m. on odd-numbered months, vineyard by telephone appointment. Weingut Christ 21, Amtastrabe 10 - 14 GroBjeiersdorf Tel:   292 51 52 Web:   www.weingut-christ.at Tram:  30, 31 Bus:  30A 31A

A friendly cafe' steeped in tradition, close to the Ringstrasse, Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Museumsquartier. The food is excellent and the waiters are friendly and helpful - relaxation is definitely the order of the dsy here. Open:  Mon - Fri  7.30 am - midnight                       Sat:  10.30 am - midnight                       Sun:  11.00 am - 9.pm Cafe' Bellaria Bellaria Strabe 6 Volkstheater Tel:   523 53 20 Web:  www.cafebellaria.at Tram: 46, U2 U 3 Volkstheater