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Vienna Old Town Layover: Demel Treats, Church String Quartet, and Zwölf Apostelkeller Schnitzel

Start with a walk around the old town packed with churches, shops, and museums in the historic center. Hit Demel for chocolate and that excellent pudding-like dessert with plum sauce. Book tickets for a string quartet playing Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, and Beethoven in one of the big churches with unreal acoustics. End at the 12 Apostles spot, the cool underground bunker-like old stable restaurant, for the very good schnitzel.

By John McNeill · Aug 31

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  1. Stop 1

    Innere Stadt Old Town Walk

    The pedestrian-friendly streets of the old center around Stephansplatz and Graben. One interesting fact: home to St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Hofburg palace complex.

    Wander Vienna’s historic Innere Stadt core filled with grand churches, boutique shops, and world-class museums.

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  2. Stop 2

    Café Demel

    Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Vienna. Historic coffeehouse with a large shop for takeaway treats.

    Iconic 1786 patisserie on Kohlmarkt serving exquisite cakes, chocolates, and specialties once favored by Austrian royalty. Try the Kaiserschmarrn with Zwetschkenröster plum compote—the excellent pudding-like dessert you remembered.

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  3. Stop 3

    String Quartet Church Concert

    Venues like Capuchin Church or St. Peter’s. Evening chamber music programs featuring the five classics you mentioned.

    Intimate classical performances of Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven and more inside historic Vienna churches with stunning acoustics.

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  4. Stop 4

    Zwölf Apostelkeller

    Sonnenfelsgasse 3, 1010 Vienna. Three levels deep with Romanesque and Gothic elements; daily from 11:00.

    900-year-old underground cellar restaurant in a historic bunker-like vault serving traditional Viennese fare. The Wiener Schnitzel is excellent in this atmospheric old stable setting.

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