Discover Ottakring: Markets, Forest and Viennese Culture

Ottakring combines vibrant markets, deeply rooted Viennese culture and an extensive recreational area. Those looking for a holiday apartment for a trip to Vienna will find a district here with a variety of experiences: culinary discoveries at Brunnenmarkt, walks in Ottakringer Forest, historic buildings and the opportunity to combine a brewery tour with a tasting. This allows you to choose your holiday location according to your own interests, without every day of your trip having to look the same.

Brunnenmarkt and Yppenplatz: Urban Life with Many Flavours

Brunnenmarkt is a permanent street market stretching for around 948 metres and featuring approximately 170 market stalls. Its offerings range from cafés, bars and Middle Eastern cuisine to regional food products. For planning your day, this means an especially varied range of experiences: You can stroll through the market, discover different cuisines or focus on regional products. Yppenplatz complements this atmosphere as a meeting place and venue for cultural encounters.

Yppenplatz Park also adds its own distinctive touch. It features a themed playground designed in the style of fruit and market stalls, with swings, climbing equipment, slides and sand play areas. Families can therefore include this location as a specific item on their itinerary, while the market and square also appeal to different interests within a travel group.

Forest, City Hiking Trail and Different Day Plans

Ottakring also has a much greener side in the form of the Ottakringer Forest recreational area. The area covers 192 hectares, is now primarily used for recreation and is also an important habitat for many wild forest animals. Those who want to alternate between cultural activities and nature can include this landscape in their personal trip planning.

The City Hiking Trail 4a offers another option. It starts and ends at Ottakring U3 station. This clearly identifies the starting point, while allowing you to plan your hiking day independently of the other interests of your travel group. Vienna’s U3 underground line runs from Ottakring in the west to Simmering in the east. This route can be a helpful point of reference when choosing a holiday apartment if you want to include different parts of Vienna in your plans.

Brewery Culture, Observatory and Historic Houses

Ottakringer Brewery is Vienna’s oldest brewery and has represented a living tradition of beer craftsmanship since 1837. Brewery tours in German and English are offered year-round from Monday to Saturday. Public tours for individuals and small groups can be booked online. The tour ends with a varied tasting of Ottakringer beers, combining an insight into brewery culture with a culinary finale.

The Kuffner Observatory is also part of the district’s cultural profile. It is an observatory dating from the Historicist period and houses a significant collection of astronomical instruments from the 19th century. Those interested in architecture, the history of science or historic institutions can treat this site as a focus in its own right. Ottakringer Straße is also home to original winegrowers’ houses, including those at numbers 222, 224 and 225.

Ottakring as a Base for Your Trip

The right choice of accommodation here depends above all on the combination you are looking for: markets and gastronomy, nature and walks, brewery culture or historic discoveries. A holiday apartment in Ottakring can be an interesting starting point if several of these themes suit your trip. For other destinations in your travel planning, you can also explore Meidling, Vienna, Josefstadt, Alsergrund, Liesing, Währing, Neubau and Mariahilf.

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