Easter in Vienna: the scent of lilac, music & special places
Dear friends of Vienna,
the chestnut trees are budding, the first asparagus is appearing at the markets, and the coffee houses are putting their chairs back out on the sidewalks.
What do you look forward to most in spring? With my Easter greetings, I would like to share what I enjoy most about Vienna in April and what I recommend for a wonderful Easter season in the city.
Easter in Vienna
The Viennese Easter markets are among the city’s most beautiful traditions—at the Freyung and Am Hof, both in the heart of the city center and just a few steps apart, as well as in front of Schönbrunn Palace.
Great sacred music is an integral part of Easter in Vienna. On April 3, Bach’s St. John Passion will be performed on Good Friday at the Minoritenkirche.
A special moment is the Easter Vigil at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, when the familiar sound of the Pummerin bell rings out.
On Easter Sunday, two churches invite you to festive High Masses.
A Stroll Through the Central Cemetery
Europe’s second-largest cemetery is one of Vienna’s most impressive locations in spring. The expansive avenues are in bloom, the air smells of earth and lilac, and those who stroll here encounter the city in a unique way. Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Johann Strauss—all have their final address here.
In addition, there is the magnificent Art Nouveau cemetery church, the Presidential Crypt, and the burial grounds of various religious communities. And everywhere there are stories that tell of Vienna’s relationship with death—a relationship that is unique to Vienna: solemn and cheerful at the same time.
“A beautiful corpse” is not a contradiction here, but culture.
As with all artemezzo tours, the Central Cemetery tour is an exclusive private tour—individually arranged, completely tailored to you, and exclusively for you and your guests.
Two hours, many stories, entirely at your own pace. Especially recommended right now in spring.
Lilac Tip:
If you like, you can combine your visit with a detour to St. Marx Cemetery in the 3rd district—Vienna’s last remaining Biedermeier cemetery. A memorial at the cemetery commemorates Mozart, erected at the spot where he was presumably buried. To this day, the exact location remains uncertain. In April, the lilacs bloom there more profusely than almost anywhere else in the city.
New at MAK: Vienna 1900 – Everyday Life. Total Work of Art
Since the end of February, the MAK on Stubenring has been showcasing its permanent collection on Vienna Modernism in a completely new arrangement. It is no longer a chronological tour, but rather thematic rooms designed by artist Markus Schinwald: Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, Secession. Over 700 objects—furniture, glassware, jewelry, ceramics, door fittings—are given a stage here. And those who wish to see Klimt’s designs for the Stoclet Frieze will find them there: three large-scale cartoons that Klimt designed in 1911 for the mosaic frieze of a Brussels palace—one of the most beautiful things the MAK has to show. A visit is well worth it, especially now in the first weeks of the new presentation.
From the Saddle to the Desk – and Back
I have been out on my bike a lot again for weeks, and there is a specific reason for that:
In the autumn, my new book “Cycling through Vienna” will be published by Droste Verlag—twelve cycling routes through the city, featuring stories, coffee breaks, and all those places you only discover when you ride slowly. The manuscript grows with every lap. I look forward to presenting it to you soon.
A brief note on a personal matter
The monthly Vienna Stories that I have been sending out since January have so far only reached a small circle. The feedback has been so warm that I would now like to send them to everyone. For those who would like to read the previous newsletters:
they can all be found at artemezzo.com.
I know that many people’s inboxes have long been overflowing and I quite understand if someone would prefer not to receive monthly mail from Vienna.
Here
you can unsubscribe directly via the link or further down—the annual Christmas greetings will, of course, still be sent.
I wish you a wonderful April—with the scent of lilacs, great discoveries, and perhaps a walk through Vienna where you find out something new.
Write to us—we will plan your personal stay in Vienna together:
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Warm Easter greetings,
Martha Tretter and the artemezzo team
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