"This rink… it goes all over the town square… I’ve done some ice skating scenes in my career, but it was the funnest ice skating scene I’ve ever done!" Vienna’s picture perfect skating rink is located in Rathausplatz between the elegant city hall and the park’s fairy light-covered trees.Īnd according to the cast, it’s no ordinary ice rink. The ice skating rink in Christmas in Vienna is the Wiener Eistraum rink. This is a real food stall that regularly appears in the market. Jess and Mark stop for traditional Austrian street food at the Ludo’s Team stand in the Altwiener Christkindlmarkt. The 35-year-old market was established to gather traditional craftspeople from across the country to share their Advent creations in the city. The very first Altwiener Christkindlmarkt took place in 1987, but the tradition has been running far longer.Īnd you may not realise this market has a particular remit. The Altwiener Christkindlmarkt opens from mid-November to the days leading up to Christmas. Alongside the Hofburg Palace’s imperial apartments, visitors can explore a museum dedicated to Empress Sisi. But she was also known for her fashions and almost floor-length hair. She was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, who ruled in the late 19th Century, and was famously unconventional. One of its most notable residents was the same Empress Elisabeth, or Sisi, who is the subject of Netflix’s drama The Empress. Schloss Hofburg was once the Habsburg dynasty’s winter palace, one of their primary residences. The curving façade of Vienna’s Hofburg appears several times throughout Christmas in Vienna. Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
And you can try it for yourself! The Hotel Sacher have generously shared the approximate recipe for cake-lovers who want to try the Viennese dessert wherever they are in the world.
It’s now one of Austria’s signature desserts, with layers of dark chocolate and apricot jam giving it a distinctive flavour. According to legend, the first Sacher-Torte was created by a 16-year-old apprentice in 1832 for a visiting prince.
CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA MOVIE
The Hallmark Christmas movie is true to life – the hotel created the famous Sacher-Torte. The café Jess visits in Christmas in Vienna is the Café Sacher at the Hotel Sacher Wien. The monument reference the instruments favoured by the composer, and Mozart’s beginnings as a child prodigy. Take a closer look to find references to Mozart’s life. At first, you’ll probably notice the statue of the composer at the height of his career. And don’t miss the Palace Orangery where the famous composer played years later.Ĭhristmas in Vienna’s Mozart statue is the Mozart Monument in Burggarten near St Stephen’s Cathedral and Hofburg. If you want to follow in Jess and Mark’s music-loving footsteps, look out for the Hall of Mirrors where Mozart played piano at age six. You can tour the Schönbrunn Palace rooms and exhibits seen in Christmas in Vienna, including the gilded Great Gallery. It was once the Habsburg dynasty’s summer palace, and is now open to the public. In the scene, Jess is fascinated by all of the palace’s history and musical heritage. Look out for Schönbrunn Palace in Christmas in Vienna as Jess and Mark the city. C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons And if they sound tempting, you should know that they’re easily found throughout Austria’s grocery stores and gift shops. With the help of Mark, Isla (Abigail Vollnhofer), Julian (Oskar Ricketts) and Summer (Allegra Tinnefeld), Jess rediscovers her love of music, and the magic of Christmas.Ĭhristmas in Vienna was filmed on location in Austria and Romania at Schloss Schönbrunn, Wiener Reisenrad and Prater, Rathausplatz, Karlzplatz Weihnachtsmarkt, Hofburg, St Stephen’s Cathedral and Bucharest National Opera.ĭon’t miss the real Austrian places and specialities mentioned throughout the movie! Did you pick up on the Olsen kids’ Mozartkugeln sweets? They’re a popular Salzburg speciality named in honour of the Austrian composer, Mozart, who was born in the city.Įach chocolate contains layers of pistachio, nougat and marzipan, following a 19th Century confectioner’s recipe. Her friend Tori (Alina Fritsch) introduces Jess to her cousin, American diplomat Mark Olsen (Brennan Elliott) who lives in Austria.įollowing another Austrian story, The Sound of Music, Jess also winds up looking after Mark’s three kids. Jess Waters (Sarah Drew) travels to Vienna for a Christmas performance in one of the music-loving city’s theatres. Hallmark’s Christmas in Vienna filming locations include the Mozart Monument, Hotel Sacher Vienna, Karlzplatz Weihnachtsmarkt, Vienna City Hall, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Hofburg and Wiener Eistraum in Austria and the Bucharest National Opera in Romania.
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