You have troubles – to the Coffeehouse! You distain people and yet cannot do without them – to the Coffeehouse!” is how one of Vienna’s famed literary minds once described the essence of the Viennese café: a place of homely comfort in company. For the price of a coffee you can still read your favourite daily, chat with a friend, negotiate a business deal, write a book or simply linger alone for hours without being asked to move. Some cafés exude stylish bourgeois flair, others may look a bit worn. Some offer outdoor seating, some specialize in cakes and pastries ("Café-Konditorei"), some even offer music recitals. Viennese coffeehouse culture has rightly been accepted by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, "where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill". Join us on an entertaining tour to learn about this unique Viennese tradition.
