Category: Austrian News

From mid-June, Sunset Cinema will be bringing favorite classic films to cozy Viennese parks as an open-air cinema. We have the 2025 program at a glance. Films at “Kino am Dach”Sunset Cinema will take place on twelve dates at four different locations in Vienna this summer. Between June 18 and August 30, the Vienna summer cinema promises a colorful program featuring cult films from the 90s and 2000s, ranging from horror to romance to family films. Admission is free, and no reservation is required. Sunset Cinema is an open-air cinema…

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When walking in the woods, it’s not just wild boars you might encounter. This year, there are also a particularly large number of small, dangerous bloodsuckers around. Some experts are even calling it a “tick year.” And many of these small insects, which are classified as mites, carry pathogens that can cause serious diseases such as Lyme disease or early summer meningoencephalitis, or TBE for short. Ticks love high temperatures and high humidity. They are now active almost all year round.AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety) reports that…

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As of July 1, 2025, new ticket prices for Lower Austria and Burgenland will be in effect in the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR). On average, prices are expected to rise by 3%. However, there will be no price increases for Vienna. As of July 1, 2025, the VOR will adjust prices in the “Region” fare zone, specifically for Lower Austria and Burgenland. On average, single, daily, weekly, and monthly tickets will increase by around 3%. Example prices (from July 2025): Single journey: € 2.20 (previously € 2.10)24-hour ticket: € 4.30 (previously…

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On Sunday evening, a severe thunderstorm swept across the capital. On Sunday, a severe thunderstorm swept over the federal capital. Within a few minutes, the sky darkened and the wind roared. What followed in parts of Vienna was reminiscent of apocalyptic scenes. A heavy hailstorm swept across the city on the Danube. The Vienna professional fire department reported that the MA 68 emergency services were in continuous operation on Sunday evening. During the storm peak, i.e. between 6 and 7 p.m., the control center received emergency calls almost every minute.…

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After a cool May, June is off to a very summery start. The sun should be shining brightly in most of Austria this coming weekend. The weather experts at Geosphere Austria are forecasting temperatures of up to 32 degrees on Sunday. An early summer start to June. On Friday, sunshine will dominate in the west and south of Austria during the day, and it will remain mostly dry. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, it will also be mostly cloudless. Further north and east, there will still be some clouds and light…

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It all kicks off on 31 May: Vienna Pride 2025 brings two weeks of color, diversity, and clear messages to the federal capital. From parties to politics – all of Vienna will be under the sign of the rainbow. More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the legendary rainbow parade on June 14, which will be taking place on Vienna’s Ringstrasse for the 29th time this year – as always, “the other way around”, i.e., against the direction of travel. The parade begins at noon at Rathausplatz. The parade…

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Following a decline in prices in 2023, the average cost of houses and apartments in Austria rose slightly again in 2024. The median price per square meter for condominiums increased from EUR 3,991 to EUR 4,000, while the price per square meter for houses rose from EUR 2,661 to EUR 2,709, as Statistics Austria announced on Wednesday. Compared to the peak values in 2022, however, prices for apartments and houses are still lower. For example, around EUR 340 less was paid per square meter for a condominium in 2024 than…

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On Thursday, dense clouds with only a few clear spells will initially persist in the west, north and east. Some rain is to be expected at least occasionally. From the Tyrolean lowlands to the Vienna Woods, rain is expected again all day. Away from the mountains, the cloud cover will increasingly clear, and the sun will make an appearance. However, one or two rain showers from cumulus clouds cannot be ruled out. In the south and southeast, the day will be very sunny and mainly dry with low to moderate…

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After a rather below-average May with sub-zero temperatures, we are now in for a heatwave, almost exactly at the start of June. As early as Friday, the temperature mark is expected to climb to record heights in some places. It will remain tropically hot and particularly sweaty at the start of the new week, with a heat hotspot of up to 34 degrees in the east. With these prospects, it’s easy to praise the current moderate temperatures, even if May has probably fallen short of expectations for most people in…

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