{"id":7552,"date":"2018-12-30T07:34:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T06:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=7552"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:03:01","slug":"michaelerplatz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/newyearmarkets\/michaelerplatz\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year market on Michaelerplatz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/newyear_small1.jpg\" alt=\"Michaelerplatz at New Year\" class=\"wp-image-7553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/newyear_small1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/newyear_small1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of the most impressive locations in Vienna is the Michaelerplatz, a square surrounded by more historical buildings than you can slap a preservation order on. And at New Year, a small market sometimes moves in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Typically sells New Year knickknacks, punch and wintry fare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unusual for its white booths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lovely location at one end of the Hofburg palace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next dates: TBA (if it repeats in the future)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If held, usually follows a Christmas market<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_NYE\" rel=\"sponsored\">classical concert experience<\/a>* for your Vienna trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/new-year-markets\/\">New Year markets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/january\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8619\">Vienna in January<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The k.u.k. Neujahrsmarkt<\/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\/michaelerplatznewyear.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's market on Michaelerplatz\" class=\"wp-image-45837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/michaelerplatznewyear.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/michaelerplatznewyear-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 a bad background)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best thing about this market is undoubtedly its location. Stand on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/michaelerplatz-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27254\">square<\/a> and you find yourself staring up (and down) at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A tract of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/hofburg\/\">Hofburg palace complex<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excavations revealing the remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/vindobona\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"32729\">Roman houses and roads<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/michaelerkirche\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27662\">church of St. Michael<\/a>, which dates back to 1220<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/loos-house\/\">Loos House<\/a>, an iconic example of Viennese modernism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/palais-herberstein\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27423\">Palais Herberstein<\/a>, former location of Caf\u00e9 Griensteidl and Vienna&#8217;s writing community in the late 1800s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You likely missed out on ever experiencing the coffee culture of the original Caf\u00e9 Griensteidl, on account of being born after the 19th century ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a decent 21st-century alternative, you can always walk up Herrengasse, which leads off Michaelerplatz. This takes you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-central\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10683\">Caf\u00e9 Central<\/a>, one of my favourite traditional coffee houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, that&#8217;s all quite an impressive historical pedigree for a small square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"pro1008299,pro1029872\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_NewYearAlt\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you still need a bit more period flair in your New Year market, the square often lies on the route for the carriages and horses that take visitors on city tours; with a bit of good fortune, you can buy a used horseshoe from them at this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re actually only a quick trot away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/spanishridingschool\/\">Spanish Riding School<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The small k.u.k. Neujahrsmarkt (New Year market) nestles gently into these surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18 or so white booths are rather striking, a little different from the usual wooden booths that every other market has. The contents, though, are much as expected for year-end markets.<\/p>\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\/michaelerplatznewyear1.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's market on Michaelerplatz with fiakers\" class=\"wp-image-45843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/michaelerplatznewyear1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/michaelerplatznewyear1-300x225.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\">(Horse-drawn carriages adding to the ambience at a past market)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On my last visit, you could, of course, get your New Year lucky charms, punch, Schnitzel, and pastries here. But also wooden toys and hats-a-plenty, decorated glass candle holders and snow globes, for example. The market followed on from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/michaelerplatz-christmas-market\/\">Christmas market<\/a> on the same site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the market worth a quick peek as you pass through, and you can always while away a few minutes with a steaming mug of something hot and admire the remarkable history around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At night, for example, the dome of the palace tract is normally beautifully lit, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmas-lights\/\">Christmas lights<\/a> leading away down Kohlmarkt make quite a sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates and times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/michaelerplatz-christmas-market\/\">Christmas market<\/a> on the same spot typically precedes the New Year market. I don&#8217;t have any information on when (or whether) a future market will appear, though, at the time of writing. Check locally, as it did not appear the last couple of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous time the market took place, it opened from just after Christmas through to January 6th with times of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10am to 8pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special opening hours around New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Michaelerplatz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The recently renovated and redesigned square connects the Hofburg with the main pedestrianised centre, so spend more than a few hours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1632\">sightseeing in Vienna<\/a> and you&#8217;ll probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-hofburg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50396\">walk through it<\/a> anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: the U3 line passes more or less underneath, with the nearest station being Herrengasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bus: trams don&#8217;t run across the historic centre, but the 1A and 2A bus lines service a stop on the square (these may shut down during the actual New Year&#8217;s Eve celebrations, if too many people are expected to crowd the streets).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Michaelerplatz, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=16VWKIxJ-eXSSxFIxInQMutj8nXqRVIU9\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most impressive locations in Vienna is the Michaelerplatz, a square surrounded by more historical buildings than you can slap a preservation order on. And at New Year, a small market sometimes moves in. The k.u.k. Neujahrsmarkt (Not a bad background) The best thing about this market is undoubtedly its location. 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