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48.201944 16.33179 | 1 An ancient arena is recreated at the Vienna Stadthalle for the production of Ben Hur Live. The show, which was 15 years in the making and coincides with the 50-year anniversary of the film… | |
48.202686 16.368786 | 2 The glamorous Vienna Opera Ball, held at the State Opera, is a tête-à-tête for some 5000 international socialites, and the highlight of Vienna's long ball season. If you can't waltz, there's… |  |
48.203319 16.377967 | 3 The grand Johann Strauss Ball is staged in the refurbished magnificence of the Kursalon in Vienna's Stadtpark. Music sweeps guests through the ages from past to present, focusing predominantly… |  |
48.71846 16.17491 | 4 The German carnival tradition, Fasching, and Tyrolean customs unite at the Colourful Masked Procession in Seefeld's pedestrian area. Traditional groups wearing brightly coloured masks and… |  |
48.202518 16.36878 | 5 When the Vienna Ball Season is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen don their smartest outfits and whirl each other around some of the city's finest dance floors. The undisputed jewel in the… |  |
48.201944 16.33179 | 6 Vienna Stadthalle stages the gravity-defying Masters of Dirt freestyle motocross event. Top international stars perform tricks and jumps that never fail to dazzle the crowd. |  |
48.71846 16.17491 | 7 International Ganghofer Race and Mini Ganghofer Race The International Ganghofer Race in Leutasch, Seefeld, is one of the hardest cross-country skiing races in its class. Competitors vie for the Ganghofer Cup in the 25km Classic or 42km Skating… |  |
48.204912 16.366882 | 8 Set in the flower-strewn Burggarten in Vienna's Innere Stadt, the Art Nouveau Palmenhaus affords superb views of the Hofburg Imperial Palace through glass walls. Pull up a chair under the palm… |  |
48.210615 16.359176 | 9 Vienna's Rathausplatz (City Hall Square) is transformed into a magical ice rink for Vienna Ice Dream, the perfect way to experience the sights in the heart of the city. Glide, pirouette and… |  |
47.114444 13.137202 | 10 The hills are alive with a different sound of music this spring, as the Alpine resort of Bad Gastein eschews Maria's warbling in favour of soulful rhythms at Snow Jazz Gastein. Ski huts… | |
48.202518 16.36878 | 11 The international Accordion Festival is held at venues throughout Vienna, from theatres to jazz clubs. A host of stars from around the world provide enchanting music, from folk to classical. | |
46.62209 12.942924 | 12 Snowside in the Alpine resort of Nassfeld combines the thrill of the ski slopes with a party vibe. The week-long festival includes parties produced by award-winning UK festival wizards The… |  |
13 The Tyrol Easter Festival is held in towns surrounded by snow-capped mountains in southern Austria. The festival stages concerts, dance, theatre performances, workshops and lectures. |  | |
47.143846 13.118534 | 14 The Snowpark Gastein bids farewell to the snow at the End of Season Party. Grab your snowboard and test out the lines and obstacles or have your very own professional film or photo shoot. Live… |  |
47.79846 13.041644 | 15 Every Easter, the Berliner Philharmoniker decamps south to Salzburg for an opera production and three orchestral programmes at the Salzburg Easter Festival. In 2010 Sir Simon Rattle finishes… |  |
48.186028 16.315865 | 16 The beautiful Baroque palace and gardens of Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace host a colourful Easter Market. Stalls are laden with chocolate, marzipan, fondant and praline creations. Pick up… |  |
47.2989 12.452 | 17 Famous for its adrenalin-fuelled snowboarding, crazed partying and nocturnal chalet-hopping, Snowbombing takes place in the Tyrolean resort of Mayrhofen. The world's leading DJs, club nights… |  |
47.215686 12.696173 | 18 When the snow lays round about, the Ice Camp at Kaprun's Kitzsteinhorn mountain opens its frosty doors to the public. Check in to an igloo, get your skis on or just sit and chill in one of the… |  |
47.215686 12.696173 | 19 Pros and amateurs head for the Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun to battle it out at the X Over Ride snowboarding event. Keep cool during the day on the slopes, then party with other snow… |  |
48.202518 16.36878 | 20 DJs from around the world are drawn to Vienna's clubs and cultural spaces for something a little different than just spinning tunes. The Sound:frame Festival is dedicated to audio-visual art… | |
48.202518 16.36878 | 21 Vienna City Marathon draws cheering crowds and thousands of runners to the city's streets. It leaves Wagramer Strasse along a scenic, but physically challenging, route to Heldenplatz. If 42km… |  |
47.011181 10.28814 | 22 Bartenders, waiters and cooks down utensils and head for Ischgl to compete at the Gastronomy Ski World Cup. A giant fancy-dress ski slalom, mixology displays and tasting sessions present the… |  |
47.128082 10.262603 | 23 The Arlberg Eagle is a triathlon with a difference... it takes place over five months. The competition starts in April with "the white thrill" (der weisse Rausch), a nine-kilometre ski race… |  |
48.207594 16.381436 | 24 Young Austrian and international fashion designers present street wear and high couture at Vienna's MAK (Museum of Applied Arts). Described as the biggest boutique in the city, around 4000… | |
47.011181 10.28814 | 25 Ischgl is one of the larger resorts in Austria, with more than 200km of prepared pistes between 1400 and 2900 metres above sea level. Part of the huge Silvretta Region, the resort includes the… |  |
47.852 16.8395 | 26 It may not be the sea, but the Neusiedler See lake near Podersdorf in Austria's Burgenland still gets its fair share of waves. This is where windsurfing and kitesurfing fanatics head for the… |  |
48.217427 16.406195 | 27 The Vienna Fair at the Messe Wien centre is a public contemporary art expo. Focusing on up-and-coming artists and new international galleries, it concentrates mainly on Central and Eastern… |  |
47.068321 15.44272 | 28 Graz hosts Spring Festival, Austria's largest festival for electronic art and music. International electronic acts, DJs and visual artists transform the city into a large beat-stomping party zone. |  |
48.663711 15.660912 | 29 The Schloss Rosenburg castle serves up a melange of Renaissance architecture and classical music during its annual series of Candlelight Concerts. For more than 20 years, summer performances… | |
47.800499 13.04441 | 30 The Salzburg Marathon follows two laps from the Residenzplatz past Salzburg's beautiful palaces and gardens. For those taking it easy there's also a half marathon, quarter marathon, kids' race… |  |
48.210804 16.356475 | 31 VIPs from around the world strut their stuff for this AIDS fundraiser at Vienna's Rathaus (City Hall). Tickets for the Life Ball usually sell out in minutes and it's not hard to see why. |  |
47.79846 13.041644 | 32 Prefacing Salzburg's main summer festival, the short Salzburg Whitsun Festival concentrates on baroque music. Since 2007 Italian maestro Riccardo Muti has brought a touch of his native Naples… |  |
48.202518 16.36878 | 33 The Vienna City Festival is all about crazy comedy, street entertainment, music, partying and theatre, with special DJ sets at local clubs in the evening. The festival draws to a close with a… |  |
47.818494 16.228807 | 34 Every year, Austria's SCHMU Festival attracts some of the best up-and-coming bands to the Wiener Neustadt, 50km south of Vienna. The festival was established in 1994 when three young bands… | |
48.190796 16.379807 | 35 Vienna's Belvedere gallery explores Prince Eugene of Savoy. Austria's most important army general, he was a key figure in the rise of the House of Habsburg. The exhibition details the history… | |
48.227101 15.329619 | 36 Internationale Barocktage Stift Melk Each Whitsun weekend the churches and cultural venues of Melk celebrate the Baroque period in music with the Internationale Barocktage Stift Melk festival. In 2009 the festival commemorated… | |
48.20527 16.364897 | 37 The impressive VieVinum wine festival hosts around 500 Austrian and international vintners who come to the capital to showcase their finest wines at the lavish Hofburg palace. Eager wine… | |
47.068321 15.44272 | 38 Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to… |  |
48.202518 16.36878 | 39 Festival for Fashion & Photography Austrian and international designers present their contemporary trends at Vienna's Festival for Fashion & Photography. All over the city, fashion shows are held alongside exhibitions about… |  |
47.068321 15.44272 | 40 Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to… | |
46.82811 12.76847 | 41 Lienz demonstrates the meaning of pedal power at the Dolomitenradrundfahrt, as super-fit cyclists turn out to take on a gruelling 112km or 187km mountain route. Crowds cheer the cyclists on… | |
47.5869 14.1414 | 42 Traunsee Week is the most important event in the Austrian water sports calendar. Around 800 competitors in different boat classes flock to Traunsee Lake to take part in this national and… |  |
48.202518 16.36878 | 43 Soak up the Austrian capital's thriving cultural scene at Vienna Festival. International arts groups perform everything from theatre to world music at the city's cultural venues. The festival… |  |
47.323751 12.796747 | 44 Vespa World Days is an entertaining sightseeing programme for owners of the iconic scooters, held in a different European city every year. Join in with rallies, lunches, parades, excursions… |  |
48.2104 16.377818 | 45 The English Lovers group presents an award-winning mix of improvised theatre and music during The Late Night Theater Jam at Vienna's Theater Drachengasse. Performances are held every second… | |
47.068321 15.44272 | 46 Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to… | |
48.208853 16.407814 | 47 Vienna gets its skates on for the annual Austria Skate Marathon, held in the vast Prater park, where the only prerequisite for participants is a good sense of balance! |  |
48.200666 16.377516 | 48 The International Music Festival at the Vienna Konzerthaus explores a different theme each year and aims to get audiences thinking about music in a different way. Concerts feature everything… | |
48.062868 16.853025 | 49 The sounds of the master of classical composition, Joseph Haydn, fill the exquisite halls of the elegant Rohrau Palace. What better location for the Haydn Days Schloss Rohrau music festival… |  |
48.242967 16.39306 | 50 The Viennese make the Danube Island tremble as artists perform all kinds of popular music on outdoor stages at the Danube Island Festival. If the numerous open-air concerts tire you out, try… |  |
