Visiting Kahlenberg and the heurigen

About Kahlenberg and the heurigen

Vineyards cover the hills on Vienna's northern edge. Kahlenberg hill gives a view over the city and the Danube, and the wine villages of Grinzing, Nussdorf, Neustift am Walde and Stammersdorf have heurigen, rustic taverns serving the owners' own young wine with cold cuts and spreads. A pine branch over the door signals that a heuriger is open.

Tip: Take bus 38A to Kahlenberg, walk down through the vineyards to Nussdorf or Grinzing, and end with dinner in a heuriger garden.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: Half a day.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Döbling.

Best time to visit Kahlenberg and the heurigen

Kahlenberg and the heurigen is outdoors, so weather matters most. The driest, most comfortable months are:

• September: 21°C (70°F) highs, about 6 rainy days, busy crowds.
• June: 24°C (75°F) highs, about 8 rainy days, busy crowds.
• May: 21°C (70°F) highs, about 8 rainy days, busy crowds.

For the view at golden hour: in mid-September the sun sets at about 19:08 local time (calculated for Vienna).

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Fit it into your trip

Kahlenberg and the heurigen is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Schönbrunn Palace and Hofburg Imperial Apartments and Sisi Museum.

• No. 15 of the 20 sights in our Vienna things-to-do list.

If you like Kahlenberg and the heurigen

• Spanish Riding School — Innere Stadt, 1–1.5 hours
• Prater and the Giant Ferris Wheel — Leopoldstadt, 2–3 hours

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