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The polls are closed, the votes are in (and have been checked by an independent adjudicator), and this week’s elected hotel of choice is Vienna’s parliamentary neighbour, The Levante Parliament…
Style: Streamlined chrome cool
Setting: Oh, Vienna
Why this week? Austria’s opulence seduces with every passing season but this time of year is especially spectacular, because Christmas and [...]
SNOWBOMBING
Date 29 March to 4 April
Place Mayrhofen, Austria
Style Boards, barns and bands
Setting Alpine winter wonderland
Now a decade old, Snowbombing fills the Austrian mountain resort of Mayrhofen with parties, DJs and bands for six days in April, attracting snowboarders and fellow revelers from around the world. Snowbombing has close links to Rob Da Bank’s Bestival in [...]
Date Thursday 19 February.
Place Vienna State Opera House, Austria.
Style Social whirl
Setting Imperial Austria
Vienna is the last European capital to continue the age-old tradition of sumptuous, elegant dances, with rustling silk gowns, commanding orchestras and gentlemen in top hats and tails. The famed Vienna Opera Ball – the grandest one of the season – held [...]
