{"id":47133,"date":"2022-05-31T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=47133"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:03:10","slug":"wiener-zitrustage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/wiener-zitrustage\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiener Zitrustage (Vienna Citrus Days)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustagesmall.jpg\" alt=\"A lemon\" class=\"wp-image-47132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustagesmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustagesmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Baroque architecture, palatial surrounds\u2026and giant lemons. Welcome to the Wiener Zitrustage, an annual event for those who appreciate the art of growing citrus trees (or the gourmet results of that process).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small exhibition and fair dedicated to citrus plants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mostly for growers and hobbyists but\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026gives you a citrus-flavoured look inside Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace orangery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026nice opportunity to buy gourmet delicacies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026rare varieties can be intriguing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 dates: May 22-25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a two-hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AnEvent\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/may\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15492\">Vienna in May<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/orangery-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15245\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn orangery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/orangery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3631\">Belvedere orangery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oranges, Lemons, &amp; More<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustage.jpg\" alt=\"Lemon tree and pavement\" class=\"wp-image-47131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustage.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zitrustage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Not your typical roadside tree in Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austria is rarely noted for its sundrenched orchards full of ripening grapefruit, so a celebration of citrus perhaps seems an unlikely concept for Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah, but we have our winter gardens. And the city also has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/orangery-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15245\">second-largest historical orangery<\/a> in Europe\u2026one that once hosted Mozart premieres and Imperial parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So not an unlikely concept at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wiener Zitrustage (Vienna Citrus Days) takes over a large part of Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace&#8217;s lengthy baroque orangery to delight all those with an interest in the history and cultivation of oranges, lemons, and similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German dominates, so the extensive programme of expert talks and tours may not suit the casual visitor from afar. But what else might you see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight on my visit was, perhaps, the collection of historical varieties featuring such charming examples as the ribbed bitter orange that is <em>Citrus aurantium &#8220;Bizzarria&#8221;<\/em> (long thought extinct until rediscovered in a Florence villa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <em>Citrus limonimedica<\/em>, well, lovers of gin and tonic are going to need a (much) bigger glass given the size of the lemons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the small displays, a handful of stalls offered specialist horticultural books, supplies, equipment, and plants (citrus and otherwise, all of which combined to leave a nice scent hanging in the air).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other stalls had a broader appeal, selling olive oils, jams, vinegars, spreads, honey products, gourmet chocolates, pestos and pasta, for example. Perhaps a place for small and unusual (food) gifts to take home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zitrustage are a joint effort by the \u00d6sterreichische Bundesg\u00e4rten (who look after, for example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/baroque-gardens\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3395\">Belvedere<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15260\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens<\/a>), their HBLFA f\u00fcr Gartenbau (horticultural educational institute), and the \u00d6sterreichische Gartenbau-Gesellschaft (the Austrian horticultural society).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar team gives us the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/wiener-herbsttage\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37703\">Herbsttage<\/a> over at the Burggarten park in the central Hofburg complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tickets, dates &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 edition is set to run from May 22nd to May 25th. Opening times last time were 10am to 6pm and entry cost \u20ac8 on the door for an adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do go, wear sensible shoes for the cobblestone surface of the orangery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Vienna has another historical orangery over at Belvedere palace. While Sch\u00f6nbrunn&#8217;s version still serves its original purpose (with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/schonbrunn-classical-concerts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5608\">classical concerts<\/a> thrown in for good measure), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/orangery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3631\">Belvedere version<\/a> has become a venue for top notch art exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the Zitrustage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gettingthere\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"122\">travel tips and directions<\/a> for Sch\u00f6nbrunn. The entrance is on the eastern end of the complex on the Sch\u00f6nbrunner Schlo\u00dfstra\u00dfe road that marks the northern boundary of Sch\u00f6nbrunn palace and park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Sch\u00f6nbrunner Schlo\u00dfstra\u00dfe 47, 1130 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/zitrustage.at\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baroque architecture, palatial surrounds\u2026and giant lemons. Welcome to the Wiener Zitrustage, an annual event for those who appreciate the art of growing citrus trees (or the gourmet results of that process). 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