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One of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Vienna provides many wonderful options during the sunny months of summer for perfecting the Vienna picnic.

Some hotels will provide you with a basket freshly prepared and ready to go for your perfect Vienna picnic. There are also plenty of places you can purchase all the goodies you desire. Or, you can hit the market and put your own feast together. However it comes to be, a basket, bag, box, or backpack full of delicious treats can be the perfect way to combine eating, people-watching, and exploring in Austria’s capital city.

Food Travelist Perfecting the Vienna Picnic

There are many parks and gardens around Vienna to use as a lunch spot. When perfecting your Vienna picnic, you’ll want to decide where you’d like to sit and relax for your meal and where you’d like to go before and after the meal. Be sure that, whatever your plans, if you’ll have a basket or box to take with you that you account for where you will keep it when you’re through. Many of the museums and attractions will hold onto it for you while you’re there.

Vienna Hofburg is an extensive palatial complex with grounds, horse stables, the Sisi Museum, imperial apartments, and more. There are lovely spots where you can take your Vienna picnic with you and enjoy all the people-watching and sun-sitting you can take.

Food Travelist Perfecting the Vienna Picnic Hofburg

The Viennese Prater provides another great venue to picnic. You can find peaceful lawns, take a little water trip in a pedal boat or take a nice long walk. If you crave some other activities, then you will also find a planetarium, giant Ferris wheel and other activities as well. Pretty much something for everyone.

If you stay at the luxurious Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom they can provide you with an incredible picnic basket ready just for you. With sandwiches, sides, fruit, wine, and water, with all the plates and utensils you would need, it makes picnicking in the park a breeze.

Food Travelist Perfecting the Vienna Picnic Basket

If you’re on your own, you can put together an incredible Vienna picnic basket on your own to enjoy, with classic tastes such as schnitzel and strudel to elegant bites of lobster and foie gras.

The Naschmarkt is a popular market for locals as well as visitors, located near the city center. There are food stalls, restaurants, and even a flea market (on Saturdays). Be sure that you have your Vienna picnic plans all set – or you might just spend longer at the market than you intend!

Be sure to enjoy some of the wonderful wines from Vienna, the wine capital of Austria!

Food Travelist Perfecting the Vienna Picnic Wine

THE QUICK BITE: Vienna is a wonderful place to build or buy a picnic basket and enjoy the scenery, people-watching, great food, and wine.

If you’re looking for hot Barcelona Bars look no further than Espit Chupitos. This little bar doesn’t look like much from the outside, in fact, most people would pass it right by, but you will be amazed by the selection of drinks available. This bar specializes in shots and over 200 are available and neatly listed on the wall of the bar. If your Spanish is not that great – you might be surprised at what you’ll have in store, so order carefully. We ordered the Ferrari and were surprised as the bartender prepared the drink that he spilled some alcohol or fuel on the bar. But not nearly as surprised as when he lit the alcohol and it ignited and moved toward the glass. It all happened so fast that we had to order another just to get this great picture. In true Spanish form – this bar doesn’t even fill up until after midnight. If you get there at 9 pm the bar will be all yours. Good if you’re in a large group not so great if you’re alone.

Flaming Ferrari Cocktail — Flaming Ferrari

There is so much to experience in Barcelona – the beach, the art and architecture, the shopping, the music and dancing, and of course all the delicious food. Exploring all the tapas bars along with the Spanish wine can also be fun and a great way to sample all the food Barcelona has to offer. After spending a full day in Barcelona hitting the bars is a wonderful idea.

Which gives this bar a rating of cheap and cheerful. If you’re looking for a great place to start or finish your evening this is one of the Barcelona bars that just might be the spot for you.

THE QUICK BITE: If you’re visiting Barcelona and looking for a fun spot to get a drink, try Espit Chupitos for a huge list of shots and picture-taking entertainment.

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