WORDS: GABRIELLE JAFFE. PHOTOGRAPHS: PIGPROX/GETTYIMAGES, COURTESY OF B BAKERY LONDON, MARGARETSTEPIEN, COSMO CONDINA/ROBERT HARDING, RIDING DINNER/RAPHAEL BERTHOLD/HYPE GRAFIK
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Sample
schnitzel in
ahorse-drawn
carriage in
Vienna
From the Baroque exuberance
of the Hofburg Palace to the
19th-century grandeur of the
Ringstrasse, a walk in central Vienna feels like
stepping back in time. Heighten the illusion
by joining one of Riding Dinner’s food
experiences on a traditional Fiaker horse-
drawn carriage(ridingdinner.com)with your
own white-gloved butler. Opt for 90-minute
Culinary Sightseeing(from £130pp)with
an aperitif, wine and three-course meal
including schnitzel and apple strudel, or the
40-minute Sparkling Sightseeing(from
£65pp)with petits fours and sandwiches from
Zum Schwarzen Kameel, one of the city’s
oldest restaurants. Extend the period theme
by seeing a show at the gilt-and-mirrors State
Opera House and eating cake in the chamber
+31'!Ƥ̭**#"Ơ!& ,"#*'#0#" $¹#,20 *Ɵ
ARRIVEAustrian Airlines flies direct from
Heathrow and Manchester(from £125;
austrian.com).
STAYEccentrically decorated 25Hours at
MuseumsQuartier has a spa in the basement
andaroofterracewithoneofthecity’sbest
views(from £110; 25hours-hotels.com).(^52) BEST
WEEKENDS
AWAY