Gorgeous building. We visited right after Christmas and the square is filled with Christmas markets, drinks, food and Christmas items. Definitely worth a visit read more

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Christmas market is so expensive you will not find anything to buy under €10 there there are so many cheaper alternatives that you can find in Vienna don't go here if you're not rich you will save much money read more

Rathaus! This big public square in front of Vienna's City Hall is a nice place to take in the scenery! This is the location of the Vienna Christmas Market, where they have outdoor ice skating, lots of paved pathways where local businesses set up huts to sell sweets and decorations! This place is decked out to the max for Christmas- lights everywhere, a giant Christmas tree, carolers, and even a nativity scene! The place was well-patrolled, felt safe, and was certainly well lit! It's a huge area, with park benches around, and plenty of trees. It's a beautiful scene to take in the intricate views of City Hall and all the amazing architecture around the plaza. The landscaping is top notch! It's located about a block off the subway for easy transit. It's a pretty main station. They could've used more restrooms around here. With all the gluhwein, they need more WCs. read more

Reviewing the Christmas market here. There are several Christmas markets in Vienna, but this one is probably the largest. There's an ice skating rink here, for example, and tons of vendors. It's absolutely a blast. Highly recommended! read more

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It was a real Christmas tale! Looks magic at night, ice skating (the one for adults near Hall and funny ice skating with pinguins for beginners apart). At the weekends you will see there people wearing their best (black tie, evening gowns). Christmas market with the mixed smell of candies, mulled wine, sausages. As a souvenior traditionaly you can take branded mulled wine cup with you) A bit of trivia: The Rathausmann would have some trouble finding comfortable footwear - he takes size 63 (size 29 in Great Britain) read more

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The Rathausplatz is the premier location to find a festival in Vienna. Its busiest and probably my favorite is the summer film festival with the large jumbo-tron and especially all the food huts. During the summer months you can also find a wine and bike exhibition and the Steiermarkdorf Fest, which is always a huge attraction. But don't be discourages if summer is not your fling, the Rathausplatz also has a hug park that comes alive during the winter months and showcases an awesome ice skating ring and the every famous Christmas Market. read more

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Public spaces in Vienna are truly for its residents and visitors, Rathausplatz is the park that leads to the Rathaus, or Viennese city hall. This space is used year round to stage public events and festivals. In the summer time, for example, you can find the taste of Vienna, and enjoy the best local restaurants have to offer. They also have film festivals and play movies in giant screens, or concert series where you can enjoy classical music while having a picnic on the lawn. US cities can certainly take a cue from these European Capitals that truly believe that public spaces are to be enjoyed by its citizens. read more

Amazing. Just a great place to relax, sit down with a coffee and take in your holiday. I really recommend going early in the morning or in the late afternoon, lovely place to take a break, great architecture. read more

This park is used for many outdoor events, celebrations and festivals. We have been for quite a few of them and have made many amazing memories here. One of the most memorable was the classical concert where we sat on the lawn with the whole family enjoying a nice picnic. Another great event is the taste of Vienna, you can find some great food from the local eateries. The Wienerschnitzel I had was the first time I had tasted it and was incredibly good. When you are visiting the city check out the events that might be going on at the moment. You might be pleasantly surprised. read more

This is a public park in front of the City Hall. Not very big, but it gets used often for events and things. We are lucky to visit during the Christmas season one year, of course the thing to do is to go to a Christmas Market, and the one in Rathausplatz is the best! The large trees are festively adorned with hears and candy canes, beautiful! Groups of people walking around each clutching a mug of steaming Weihnachtspunsch (Christmas punch, mulled wine with spices and spirits and sugar) is very....well...Christmas-y. The aromas of roasted chestnuts, pretzels, pastries, candied fruits, cotton candy, and other delicacies wafting around every wooden stalls in the market make it impossible to decide what to eat, so the strategy is to stay long enough to try everything. We also popped into the City Hall, there were concerts and choir performance. There was also a children's "workshop", where tiny little kids were learning to make beautiful handmade gifts and cookies. It sounds corny to say, but I will say it anyway, Rathausplatz feels like Christmas fairyland that you read in books. read more

It seems that every time I walk past the Rathausplatz there is something new going on. Last week it was the Air Vienna, this week Steiermarkdorf. A couple of months ago the park played host to the Eistraumlauf ice skating. What a fantastic city we live in, that there is always something going on and that the city puts on such events for its citizens. It makes me happy to pay taxes! 5 stars for the Rathausplatz and a hip hip hooray for Vienna in general! read more

Don't miss the many many activities that they hold yearly here! They are all very attractive and fun. Here's also where the yearly famous Christkindelmarkt is being held. The film festival during the summer and circuses are also held here. read more

The Rathausplatz is probably one of Viennas most beautiful and well known places. Its located just opposite the Burgtheater and obviously by the town hall and is set amongst a beautiful park. And the best thing about it is the fact that there is always something happening there, either a Wine Festival, Bike Festival, Christmas Markets, Ice Skating and of course the famous Life Ball amongst many other things. All in all, definitely a place worth visiting and a place that Austrians can be very proud of :) read more

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Stiermark Festival. If you like Lederhosen and Dirndls, thigh slapping, beer and French horns and Pretzels then this is the place to be. This makes Beisel look positively English. Well worth coming along and soaking up the atmosphere. Great venue. read more

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Walk around this old city hall. There are all sorts of blind alleys and random activity going on around it and in its vicinity. Almost perfect on a sunny day. read more

We were here for a beer festival it was truly a great time and an amazing experience lots of great different beers good food and that building at night is just an amazing to look at read more

There seems to be always something going on on the place in front of Vienna's townhall. In summertime they have little restaurants serving at least 20 different kinds of food. and free showings of famous operas on a huge screen. In winter time they have the most beautiful Christmas decorations (all the trees are decorated) and a huge Christmas tree. There is a ridiculous amount of sellers selling hot Gluehwein, basically got wine with spices and of course there is ginger bread everywhere. In Septemer time the have other themed events and there is iceskating in January! read more

The Rathausplatz in Vienna is a HotSpot not only in summertime when you have one festival after another and you an enjoy the atmosphere of the park and the great service of the bars or punschhuts or regional as well as international food places..... Like I said, its hard to know where to begin - rathausplatz offers a virarity of different occasions to come together and just enjoy life. Concatnly changing topics you can find there a christmasmarket followed by an ice skaiting range, followed by variouse regional topics (like styrian wine festival) followed by may festivals and life ball live performance, followed by festspielwochen (with operas AND movies on big screen and hundreds of cocktail and international food stands going on whole summer) followed by .... I could go on for the whole year and then it starts again :D If you are in Vienna you have to stop by and enjoy the Austria kind of savoir vivre in the ambience of the new gothic and amazing city hall! read more

There is ALWAYS something going on in Rathausplatz, it's well worth stopping by and seeing what's happening, whether it be live music, festivals, outdoor films, circuses - you'll find it all at some point or another in Rathausplatz. And of course the city hall building, towering above with it's incredibly intricate architecture, you don't want to miss it! read more

Fun place to hang out when festivals or events are organized there. Nice attraction.

Rathausplatz, literally "City Hall Square", is one of the largest paved squares in the center of Vienna and is thus regularly used for events. In fact, it is seldomly really empty. In November and December, Rathausplatz houses one of Vienna's Christmas markets, in January and February, a skating rink, in July and August, an open-air film festival, in Spring, the Life Ball, the opening ceremony of the "Wiener Festwochen", Labor Day festivities, and various other events. Adjacent to Rathausplatz on both sides is the "Rathauspark", a nice, lush public park. read more

The fantastic townhall in Vienna,it is like something from a fairytale book so elegant with all it's spire's.Also just in front of this building they put on all sort's of event's for people, from food and drink stall's, to opera and ice skating.I enjoy it best at night looking at it from a distance all lite up like a fairy castle. read more