Donauinsel Wien: Summer in Vienna is beautiful

If you are looking for peace and quiet in Vienna in the summer as an alternative to sightseeing in the city, or if you want to do some sport, you will feel right at home on Vienna's Danube Island. The extensive offer on the popular island in the Danube in the middle of the city of Vienna is used by locals as much as by holiday guests.

Vienna's Danube Island stretches for more than 20 kilometres and attracts many visitors every day in summer in Vienna. Whether sports, entertainment, gastronomy or relaxation: Vienna's Danube Island offers something of everything and is also the annual venue of one of the largest open-air music festivals, the Donauinselfest

Leisure, relaxation and exercise on and around the Danube Island - In summer in Vienna

A walk along the extensive network of paths is recommended on both the new Danube and the old Danube. From here you can enjoy a completely new view of the Austrian capital. The local recreation area and the waters of the city of Vienna offer all sun worshippers and sports enthusiasts countless opportunities for recreation, relaxation and exercise around the water on a length of 21 kilometres.

Whether for jogging, inline skating, cycling or swimming: Fresh air-hungry people really appreciate what the Danube Island has to offer in the summer in Vienna. A wide range of bikes, inline skates or even rickshaws for four people are rented directly on Danube Island. Rental stands are also available on Danube Island for a tour along the water with electric boats or pedal boats.

Another popular attraction is the diverse pub scene, which guarantees perfect entertainment and culinary delights until late in the evening in Vienna in summer (from May to September).

The Lighthouse on the Danube Island

Right next to the U1, where most of the pubs are lined up and probably the busiest part of the Danube Island is located, some people wonder about a lighthouse. Few people know that this lighthouse has a cultural background. It was actually part of the scenery of the Bregenz Festival, from which the female character Senta in Wagner's "Flying Dutchman" spectacularly threw herself into the sea, in this case into Lake Constance, at the end. Since 1997, the lighthouse has been located at the other end of Austria, on the Danube Island.

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