Secret Vienna Guide (Paperback)

Michaela Lindinger

ISBN 10: 2361959399 / ISBN 13: 9782361959395

Published by Jonglez, Paris, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. Let Secret Vienna guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Vienna guide book. Let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures and hidden places of this amazing city. Featuring over 220 unusual and unfamiliar places, this Secret Vienna guide is ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.Inside Secret Vienna you can discover:A chocolate houseAn alchemical ceiling in SchoenbrunnOne of the most beautiful pharmacies in the worldAn exceptional Art Nouveau churchThe tomb of a fish that would have converted to JudaismA jazz museum in public toiletsThe oldest organ in Vienna hidden behind a paintingAn empress dressed as a nunA surprising private museum of billiardsThe extraordinary underground annex of the Mauthausen camp where the worlds first jet was builtAn indispensable guide for those who thought of knowing Vienna or for those who wish to discover the other face of the city.The definitive insiders guide to Vienna. Let Secret Vienna guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Vienna guide book. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secret Vienna Guide (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jonglez, Paris
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2361959399
• ISBN 13: 9782361959395
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Vienna well or who wish to discover another facet of the city.

A magnificent private palace that can be visited by reservation, a crocodile mummy in a private library, a chocolate house, an alchemical ceiling in Schönbrunn, one of the most beautiful pharmacies in the world, an exceptional Art Nouveau church, the tomb of a fish that would have converted to Judaism, a jazz museum in public toilets, a public dump that can be visited like a museum, the oldest organ in Vienna hidden behind a painting, an empress dressed as a nun, the mystery of the symbol 05, a masculine sex discreetly sculpted on the cathedral of Vienna, a surprising private museum of billiards, an incredible bouquet of flowers made from butterfly wings, a source of water that reveals the winning lotto numbers, an extraordinary underground annex at the Mauthausen camp where the world’s first jet was built, a charming historic ‘love hotel’...

About the Author

Acurator and author, Michaela Lindinger studied journalism, communication science, political science, Egyptology, prehistory and early history at the University of Vienna. A curatorial assistant since 1995, she has been a curator at the Wien Museum since 2004. She has created exhibitions and publications on a variety of subjects: biographical and social themes, women’s history, gender history, Vienna’s urban history, portraits, death and memoria, and fashion.