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This church boasts the title of Vienna’s oldest place of worship, built in the 9th century after the fall of Vindobona (see p40) as part of the settlements within the Roman city walls. The stone building was the city’s main church up until the end of the 12th century, when the Stephansdom became Vienna’s most important centre of worship. Both east windows date back to the 13th century and have survived the ages untouched as Vienna’s oldest works of stained glass.

The fact that two famous Vienna confectioners, Sacher and Demel, fought a seven-year legal battle on who had the original recipe for Sachertorte shows how serious the Austrians take their cakes. This rich cake, covered with apricot jam then coated with chocolate, was allegedly invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 and was a taste sensation that conquered the globe. Although every cookbook includes a recipe, the original is top secret.

Amalia Wilhelmina (1673–1742), the wife of Emperor Josef I, founded this monastery of the Salesian convent in 1717 in thanks for her recovery from smallpox. The architect Donato Felice d’Allio completed the complex with its eight courtyards in 1728 and, together with the Belvedere and Palais Schwarzenberg, it forms a fine Baroque ensemble. The dome is decorated with frescoes by the Rococo painter Antonio Pellegrini (1675–1741) showing Mary’s ascension to heaven. According to Amalia Wilhelmina’s will, her body is buried under the high altar, but an urn with her heart was placed inside her husband’s coffin in the imperial crypt on Neuer Markt.

You not only get hearty dishes at Salm Bräu but they also brew their own beers. The food complements the ale – different sausage specialities and bread with various spreads.

Serves food all night long as well as breakfast in the early morning hours.

In a traditional setting, Salz-berg serves creative Viennese dishes and beer brewed in Eastern Austria for the restaurant.

This collection of contemporary art includes works by artists such as Hermann Nitsch and Maria Lassnig. It is located in Klosterneuburg.

The Saint Marx Cemetery was founded in 1784. It is the resting place for prominent Austrians, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose actual burial site remains a mystery.

At the heart of this charming cobbled square is Saint Ulrich’s Church, which is surrounded by a pretty ensemble of patrician houses dating back to various periods. At No. 5 is a rare example of a Renaissance house, while the Baroque edifice at No. 27 bears a statue of Saint Nepomuk, who gave the house its name, tucked away in a little niche. During the Turkish Siege of 1683 Kara Mustafa’s troops pitched their tents on this square.

Behind the very pretty shopfront is another beautiful stationery shop selling handmade paper and writing equipment.