The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Leopoldstadt and the Prater: the back story
Across the Danube Canal: the Prater, the Riesenrad, the Augarten and the Karmelitermarkt.
Neighbourhood guide · Vienna
Leopoldstadt & the Prater: Our Favourites
The Prater and the Riesenrad, the Augarten, the Karmelitermarkt, Mochi and Das LOFT.
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What to see and do
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Since 1897
Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)
The red cabins of the Giant Ferris Wheel at the entrance to the Prater.
Riesenradplatz 1, 1020 WienExplore View on map
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Sunday Mass and concerts
Vienna Boys Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben)
The choir sings Sunday Mass in the Hofburg Chapel and gives concerts at its own hall in the Augarten.
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The chestnut avenue
Prater and the Hauptallee
The former imperial hunting ground, with the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee.
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Porcelain and the Boys Choir
Augarten
A baroque park in Leopoldstadt, home of the porcelain manufactory and the Vienna Boys Choir.
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Chestnut avenue
The Prater Hauptallee
The long chestnut avenue through the Prater, from Praterstern towards the Lusthaus.
Where to eat
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Bib Gourmand
Mochi
Japanese cooking on Praterstrasse.
Praterstrasse 15, 1020 WienExplore View on map
Bars
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18th floor, SO/ Vienna
Das LOFT
Drinks on the 18th floor of SO/ Vienna, looking back across the Danube Canal to St Stephen’s.
Praterstrasse 1, 1020 WienExplore View on map
Shopping
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Porcelain from Vienna
Augarten Porcelain
Porcelain made in Vienna, with its manufactory in the Augarten.
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Saturday farmers’ market
Karmelitermarkt
A neighbourhood market in Leopoldstadt, busiest on Saturdays when the farmers come in.
Where to stay
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Das LOFT on the 18th floor
SO/ Vienna
A design tower on the Danube Canal, with the bar and restaurant Das LOFT on the 18th floor.
Praterstrasse 1, 1020 WienExplore View on map
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Near the Prater
Zoku Vienna
Loft rooms with kitchens, near the Prater and the new Nordbahnhof district.
Perspektivstrasse 6, 1020 WienExplore View on map
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