The best hobbies and leisure activities Vienna

Vienna is a European capital city surrounded by vineyards. A few women are beginning to make their mark in this male-dominated world. Jutta Ambrositsch is one of the great faces of this feminization. In 2004, she left graphic design to take charge of a 4-hectare vineyard. Her wines feature on the menus of a number of local restaurants. She also opens her vineyard 10 weekends a year with a wine bar: Buschenschank in Residence.

To cook a Viennese schnitzel the old-fashioned way, head for the temple of the Wiener Schnitzel, the restaurant of the Grand Hotel Ferdinand on the Ring: the Meissl & Schadn. Procedure: hammer the meat, coat with flour, beaten eggs and breadcrumbs, then fry in hot oil. The result is a golden, crispy cutlet, but tender on the inside... Pack a schnitzel hammer in your suitcase to repeat the feat at home.

Want to know all about chocolate? Head for the Heindl Chocolate Museum. A popular spot for chocolate lovers, it's the perfect opportunity to take a trip into the magical world of chocolate. The museum takes you behind the scenes of the chocolate factory, from cocoa cultivation and processing to the production of Sissi palets and Mozart chocolate balls. Chocolate film, chocolate fountains, a glimpse into the production process. The museum also organizes workshops, children's birthday parties and a wide range of other events.

The Vienna Planetarium has the most modern star projector in the world, which presents the night sky with remarkable realism during a wide variety of astronomical shows. It is located opposite the Urania Observatory which occupies a beautiful Art Nouveau style building. This domed observatory is open to the public for daytime observations of the Sun, or in the evening the Moon and planets for a fun introduction to astronomy.