Parks in Vienna: My Favourite Green Spaces in the City

Thanks to its proximity to the Austria Classic Hotel Wien, the Augarten is perfect for a relaxing walk. This beautiful Baroque park is located in Vienna’s 2nd district and offers plenty of space for walking, sitting down and taking a deep breath.

From mid-March onwards, the small cafés in the Augarten open their doors again. Then you can enjoy the first rays of sunshine surrounded by greenery – for me, always a particularly lovely way to welcome spring.

Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark is about 40 minutes from the hotel by public transport, but it is well worth the journey. The two giant sequoias, which are over 30 metres tall, are particularly impressive. It is truly amazing to find such large trees right in the middle of Vienna.

The park is also a lovely place for families: there is a children’s playground and a small animal enclosure. Afterwards, we like to stop by the restaurant Steirerstöckl – good food, fine drinks and a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by greenery.

A visit to the Burggarten can be wonderfully combined with a walk through Vienna’s city centre. Passing the Albertina, you enter the park directly through the gate.

If you like, you can stop by the Brasserie Palmenhaus or visit the Butterfly House next door. With a bit of luck, you may even see the riders with their Lipizzaner horses as they leave the Spanish Riding School. Between April and October, the horses sometimes stand in the paddocks in the Burggarten – a truly beautiful sight.

Setagaya Park in Döbling is my absolute favourite park in spring. I even mark the blossom season in my calendar, and then we check almost every day to see whether the trees have started to bloom.

When the cherry trees and magnolias are in bloom, this Japanese garden is especially magical. The park was created as part of a friendship and cultural agreement between Vienna’s Döbling district and the Setagaya district in Tokyo. Setagaya Park was designed in the early 1990s by Japanese garden designer Ken Nakajima.

The Prater covers around six million square metres and is located very close to our hotel. It is perfect for running, walking, cycling or simply switching off surrounded by greenery.

For guests of the Austria Classic Hotel Wien, the Prater is especially convenient: you can get there quickly and enjoy nature, exercise and the Viennese way of life all at once.

Of course, Schönbrunn Palace Park is a must-see. The grounds are vast, beautifully maintained and offer many walking paths. The climb up to the Gloriette is especially worthwhile – from there, you have a wonderful view over Vienna.

Schönbrunn Palace and the zoo are also located right there. My tip: wear sturdy shoes. Many of the paths are gravel, and walking there in flip-flops or sandals is not quite as enjoyable.

Stadtpark is a green oasis right in the heart of the city. It is especially well known for the golden Johann Strauss monument, one of the most popular photo spots in Vienna.

In May, the Genussfestival also takes place here. It is a wonderful opportunity to taste delicacies from all over Austria, sit on a park bench and watch the swans and ducks by the pond.