Nussberg

August 2020
Austria, Vienna
Carmen Hackmann

To the north of the city lies the "Nussberg", one of Vienna's most attractive wine-growing areas with a great view of the city, recommended wine taverns and inns in the midst of the vineyards and numerous hiking trails. This sounds like something right up our street and on our first visit we cycled there. Maybe not our smartest move ever as it gets quite steep and I had to get off my bike to get up the mountain. But the view and what we discovered more than made up for it and we came back a few times since. On our first visit, the little vineyard were still closed for wine lovers to enjoy their produce as it was early in the season and the pandemic had just hit. But when we came back we tried a few different places and loved it. I can´t really say which one was best because they all have their own charm and are all lovely, tasty and unique. Do not forget to bring cash, there is no card payment up there. Cheers!

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