All of Vienna gets moving

This year, August in Vienna is all about healthy exercise. Throughout the whole month, the Sport.Platz Wien scheme set up by the Vienna Workers’ Gymnastics Society (WAT) is giving introductions to all kinds more...

Successful presentation of the city of Vienna in Istanbul - A friendly football tournament between Istanbul and Vienna

The three-day visit of Vienna’s vice-mayor Renate Brauner to Istanbul at the end of June drew to a close with a friendly football tournament in which eight teams from the two cities played against each other under more...

The World Cup – highlights for football and South Africa in Vienna

During the World Cup taking place in South Africa this year, Vienna is focusing less on large-scale spectacles like public viewing areas and more on quaint, traditional charm and education. Those who want to get to know the World Cup’s host country better… more...

Thousands of women with a common goal

With 21,100 women at the starting post, the 23rd Austrian Women’s Run, sponsored by dm, will set a new record for the number of starters on 30 May 2010 more...

Sport: Belgrade’s great hope

Last year, a privatisation law for sports clubs was drafted in Serbia, allowing the state, as the owner of the clubs’ land, to take over bankrupt clubs and sell them to investors. In the meantime, this process of privatisation in Serbia more...

Extreme Vienna - A city of thrills

It’s not just the weather that starts heating up in Vienna in May, when adrenalin junkies have activities galore to choose from. The Prater, the oldest amusement park in Europe, is the perfect place for thrill-seekersre high Giant Ferris Wheel. more...

Through the city at a run

Vienna contains beautiful jogging routes – both in the centre and in the greener areasLike in many other big cities, running has long since become popular in Vienna more...

Albert Schultz Halle to be turned into ice sports centre

“A quantum leap for Vienna” is how Hans Schmid, President of the Vienna Capitals ice hockey team, sees this new development more...

The ice age returns to Vienna

The skating season is open! Beginners and professionals can glide across the ice at several rinks in Vienna. One of the most beautiful locations is the Ice Dream in front of the city hall more...

Top-Tips and Hotspots December 09

Under the motto “1989–2009 Alles bleibt anders” (Everything remains different), the 2nd Vienna Film Festival for Human Rights (3–13 Dec) focuses on human rights abuse in the past and present. more...