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Underground club with a lively Indie scene.

This is the favourite pastime for many Viennese. The Prater and Donaupark are the main venues.

Take-away sausage stalls, Würstelstand , are scattered all over Vienna. Slim, pale sausages were introduced to Vienna in 1798 by the butcher Johann Georg Lahner, who named them after the city of Frankfurt from which they came. They are usually served with mustard and a Semmel (bread roll).

As the last Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the Napoleonic Wars and Vienna Congress came under the reign of Franz II (1792–1835).

He came to power aged 18 and epitomized the monarchy as no other emperor before him (1848–1916).

Schubert (1797–1828) was the twelfth child born in the family home at Nussdorfer Strasse 54. Although he composed many symphonies, it is for his songs that he is best remembered.

Another great composer commemorated in Stadtpark is Franz Schubert, seated on a marble base. The monument was commissioned by the men’s choir Wiener Männergesangs-verein, which specialized in Schubert’s songs, and was created by Carl Kundmann in 1872.

This hotel is located in the 2nd district beyond the Danube canal, close to Prater park. For smaller budgets there is the option of booking a small room with shared bathroom facilities.

Located on the charming Franziskanerplatz (see p90), the church and the adjacent monastery of the Franciscan Order were constructed between 1603 and 1611 on the site of an older church. Dedicated to St Hieronymus, it is Vienna’s only religious building with a Renaissance façade, but it also bears numerous Gothic as well as Baroque features. These include six side altars in ornate recesses and a fine Baroque High Altar of 1707 by Andrea Pozzo.

This charming square is home to the Franciscan church (see p48), picturesque old houses and the Moses fountain (1798).