20 Unbelievable Vienna Instagram Spots worth a visit

We loved Vienna at first sight, it was magical like in fairy tales. Vienna is the essence of romanticism, and those are just a few of the reasons why we wanted to write a guide to the best instagrammable spots in Vienna.

A proper itinerary through some of the best photography locations in Vienna.

Sometimes it is tough to find the best place, but with our guide, you will be able to discover the top photo spots in Vienna. We will walk you through the beautiful Ferstel Passage, up to the top of Stephansdom Tower, enjoying the Flakers passing by Michaelerplatz or having fun in Prater. This city will surprise you a lot, Vienna is warm and charming, inspiring during the day and extremely romantic at night. Discover the incredible photo spots in Vienna where the princess Sissi Movie set was. Let’s discover together all the Instagram spots in Vienna.

The 20 Best Vienna Instagram Spots

Hundertwasserhaus

As you might understand we quite love Vienna, mostly because of the charming style of the buildings. Hundertwasserhaus is one of the most stunning structures in Vienna, and also quite quirky to be honest. The style is completely opposite compared to Vienna Innere Stadt, but still fascinating.

The multicolour facades, with multilayers, as well give charm to the buildings in this area. located in the Landstraße district on the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse, it is today one of the most visited places in the city. Recently it has become part of Austria’s Cultural Heritage. The building hosts today 53 private apartments and four offices, also there are 16 private terraces and three communal terraces.

Stephansdom Towers

Place this on the list of the most beautiful landscapes viewpoint in Vienna.  From the top of Stephansdom Towers, you can enjoy a wide view of the city. This is one of the best places to take photos of Vienna and enjoy its skyline. So you get a close-up aerial perspective of the very heart of the city. We suggest visiting this place at sunset for the best moment of the day. Plan ahead your shot and book the tickets in advance, this place tends to be busy at all times.

The towers are on top of St. Stephen’s Church, within 67m high and 343 steps to the top, which is one of the highest points in the city. Note that the stairs are quite narrow and up it’s windy.

We have included Stephansdom Towers in the list of the best instagrammable places in Vienna because we just love it, however, it is not the best Vienna Instagram spot. Instead, if you are a photography enthusiast you will love this beautiful corner of Vienna, and also the ticket is not that expensive.

Schönbrunn Palace | Sisi Castle

If you are in Vienna you can’t miss Sisi Castle. Here it is the most beautiful place for photography in Vienna. It is not just a Vienna photo location, it is also a must-do in Vienna in your visit.

After your visit to the castle, explore around and find the best place to take Instagram photos. In your Vienna Itinerary, you can’t miss this stop.

It’s very easy to reach the fairytale castle from the city centre. Taking the Metro – Green Line, it will stop you at Schönbrunn, about 5 minutes from the Palace entrance. Already from the courtyard, you will understand how powerful this building is, opened to the public around 1779. The courtyard hosts galleries, ceremonies and beautiful events, and it’s open to the public. Also, all the rest of the gardens are public, and the whole complex of about 1.2 Km, from 1996 is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Vienna was my dream since I was little, curious to discover Sisi Castle, one of the most instagrammable places in Vienna. Around the Castle, there is a huge park where you can walk down the hill, near the Gloriette, from there you will be able to see the best part of the city. Discover the hidden spots of this park, like the gorgeous galleries made of foliage which are ideal for some photos of Vienna for Instagram. Check this spot particularly.

Rathaus | The Instagrammable Vienna Town’s Hall

This is one of the most suggestive spots in our guide, however, it’s not easy to photograph. Rathaus is the city hall, a huge complex that will take your breath. We were so impressed by this building, one of the most beautiful for architecture and general panoramic view.

You might get this huge square quite busy, because hosts always have events, and in winter there is one of the best Christmas Markets in Europe, worth visiting.

If you are into photography it’s worth visiting this place at night, to get some long exposure. Instead early in the morning, this could be the perfect spot for a proper instagrammable photo of Vienna. We have some nice memories in this square, and Rathaus always makes us always laugh. We tried to do our best and catch the perfect shot.

Vienna is an awesome city, one of the most beautiful European Capitals.

Talking with friends we always place this city among the most romantic in Europe, after Paris and Venice of course.

However Vienna has nothing less than the two cities above, and it’s a true gem in central Europe. Wasn’t hard to find the best photo spots in Vienna, instead, it was hard to cut some off.

We believe that has stimulated your curiosity about the Austrian Capital already with the above suggestions. What you will find next are incredible locations to include in your Instagrammable Vienna itinerary. A tour through the best places that will make you fall in love with the city.

Stephansplatz

We have already mentioned Stephansplatz before, talking about the Stephansdom Towers. This square is just the core of Vienna, you might pass by here quite a few times while visiting Vienna.

The city centre of Vienna is not very big, and also walkable. Take your time to stroll around this beautiful city and snap a few instagrammable photos of Vienna in Stephansplatz.

Use this also as your main point to visit the city, with the metro line meeting here it’s easy to reach every corner of Vienna. All around the huge square, there are many nice restaurants and incredible cafes. Take your time to sit everywhere, even in winter and taste a typical Sacher Torte.

Ferstel Passage

This is the first of a few secret Instagram spots in Vienna. The Ferstel Passage is often outside of the tourists’ maps, which is good to shoot empty places in the city centre.

This shopping arcade is going from Freyungasse to Herrengasse, perpendicular to Strauchgasse. Built by the Austrian Architect Heinrich von Ferstel in 1860, today hosts fine cafes, unique boutiques and amazing restaurants. The passage has also hidden another incredible Instagram worthy place in Vienna, the small internal courtyard.

Following the passage, admiring the vaulted ceilings and the marble-covered arcade, you will arrive at the internal courtyard. The beautiful hexagonal glass dome will welcome you to the hidden gem, with at the centre a six meters high active water fountain. We might have said already enough, you have now to check this out.

Café Central

Not so far from Rathaus and St. Peter’s Church, there is the Café Central one of the most beautiful and picturesque coffeehouses in Vienna. The beautiful architecture, full of details in gold and marble, with pillars reaching the ceiling from the floor, will be something taking your breath.

Cafe’ central is an institution in Vienna since 1876, this beautiful coffee house has welcomed historical personalities such as Trotsky, Freud and many others.

Vienna is well known for its coffee culture, and this cafe makes it justice. This is definitely one of the most instagrammable cafes in Vienna.

Prater | Wurstelprater Amusement Park

This beautiful amusement park has made many kids happy and is still doing its job today. This is not only a theme park with many attractions but also a nice spot with incredible photography locations in Vienna having fun.

We suggest you check out the park at night time, with the special lights on this become even nicer to catch.

Prater is one of the Vienna attractions you must put in your “To-Do List” of the best spots to photograph in Vienna. It was the funniest part of our trip. We were caught by the magic of the moment, alternating having fun on the attractions like the racing go-karts and the oldest Viennese Giant Ferris wheel, that we almost forgot that we were taking photos. It’s a huge park and it will take you in a whirl of emotions like did for us.

It’s true what they say: ” When you travel you live three times: when you dream, when you live and when you remember. “

Michaelerplatz Fiakers

Ok well, let’s start from the beginning, what is a Fiaker? Well, this is a typical way to transport people, like the taxi today. A Fiaker is a carriage drawn by horses. You might have seen photos on Instagram about Vienna with the typical Fiakers.

These kinds of “vehicles” are famous in the city, and are a perfect tourist attraction. Photos of iconic locations of Vienna, with Fiakers going all around are ideal for your next photo shooting in Vienna. You can find those mainly in Vienna’s inner city, or well known as “Innere Stadt”.

To be more accurate we suggest you check out Michaelerplatz and stand until you get one passing by. It’s easy to find your right spot and due to there are many tourists around, this photo will not take long to be taken. This square is also famous because you are passing by the Spanish Riding School, another location of the movie Sisi.

Belvedere Palace

After Sisi Castle, this is the second-best one. Schloss Belvedere Palace Vienna or “The Belvedere” is surely one the best photography locations in Vienna.

The Belvedere Castle Vienna is a historical landmark for the capital dating back to the 16th century during the Habsburg reign. This place is beautiful all year round, reflecting very well the seasonality. You can get a perfect spot for every season, with obviously Autumn and Spring at their best, with fall and orange colours in one, and flowers in bloom in another.

Also is free to roam around, visit the park and enjoy the benches. You can also enjoy the inside of this palace, and discover the art galleries or some temporary exposition.

Hofburg Palace

This is the most central palace on our list of photography locations in Vienna. The Hofburg Palace is one of the most beautiful spots in the city. The Entrance is pure Neo-Rococo style called Michael’s Gate it’s so gorgeous. This is today the official residence of the President of Austria, and once the Imperial Palace of the Habsburg Dynasty, which mainly used it in winter because central, switching in summer for Schonbrunn.

However, even today, many tourists are just passing by, admiring the beautiful details and getting over.  We know that it’s hard to condense a whole bunch of attractions to visit just in a few days in Vienna, but this place is a blast and needs your attention.

The Palace is one of the most beautiful in Europe and maybe in the world, expanded many times until the forms it has today. The entire area hosts the Imperial Chapel, the Library and Treasury. As mentioned before, there is also the Spanish Riding School, just passing by the Gate toward Michaelerplatz.

Café Sacher Wien

Who doesn’t know the famous Sacher Torte? If not, you are missing the yummy cake that all the world envy Vienna. Café Sacher Wien is the original place where this cake was made at first. Despite being a common touristy place, the old café is gorgeous and worth an Instagram spot in Vienna.

You can enjoy a delicious Sacher tort just sitting at a charming place. It will not disappoint you like many other places. The prices are ok, the venue is great and the cake tasty. If visiting Vienna in Winter, you should also get a good hot chocolate to warm you up. Include the Sacher torte born place in your list of Best photography spots in Vienna

Most instagrammable cafes in Vienna

We understand that the call for a delicious Sacher tort can be difficult to avoid. However, we found it very annoying to queue to get a piece of cake in just one place. Sometimes we found it useful to just get around the corner to discover hidden gems, even more, worth than the usual popular spot.

The Sacher-Torte is the typical Austrian cake. It is really good, we must say. In Austria you can find this cake almost everywhere, but why don’t you choose a good instagrammable café in Vienna with an amazing view as well?

Most of the people would say to go to an expensive shop, queuing a lot for a Sacher-Torte which might cost you around 8 euro. However, you can also opt for Gerstner K. u. K. Hofzuckerbäcker which is nearby and is a beautiful building with many other products and spectacular areas. The Sacher Torte here will cost you only 4.90 euro and is delicious as well.

Austrian National Library

Just at the back of Hofburg Palace of Vienna, there is the Austrian National Library. This is an incredible Instagram spot in Vienna. Like many buildings within the city, at night the Austrian National Gallery gives its best, with glamorous lights and nice reflections. Once called the Imperial Court Library is completely absorbed in the Neo-Rococo style Hofburg Palace and hosts four different museums, private collections and special archives. If you are surprised by the outside, you will never imagine how beautiful the National Library looks inside.

Hotel Imperial Vienna

This is one of the most charming buildings in the whole city, once the home to icons of Austrian Tradition. Here stayed a popular classical composer like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Strauss. Today this is the most luxurious hotel in Vienna. The Hotel Imperial boosts incredible lights at night and impresses you a lot during the day. The stunning building is dated back to the 19th Century and is a symbol of the timeless elegance of Vienna. You can walk here just from the Opera of Vienna and enjoy this beautiful photo spot.

The Hotel Imperial is an Instagram worthy place in Vienna to show off your style with some glamorous poses. This is also the right place for couple photos in Vienna because it is ideal as a romantic spot. It has got a beautiful cafe which is accessible by guests as well, and the perfect excuse to visit the intern of this Marriot Hotel, and snap some photos on the go.

Staatsoper

We have mentioned this already above. About 5 minutes walking from the central Hotel Imperial Vienna, there is the Staatsoper. This is one of the main reasons why famous artists were choosing this hotel as a residence and some doing it nowadays too.

The Staatsoper is an institution in Vienna and the whole of Austria. If you don’t know a lot about Opera music and Vienna, you should know that only the Austrian Capital boasts more than 50 theatres and opera houses.

The building is impressive and attracts many photographers worldwide. At night like other buildings in the Inner Stadt, the Staatsoper becomes magical. We couldn’t miss including the Opera in our guide to the Vienna instagrammable spots.

Palace of Justice

This is a true hidden gem of Vienna in our whole itinerary. Not many think about the Palace of Justice while filling a guide to Vienna, however, we can assure you this is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.

We love to get lost and find remote spaces that are insanely beautiful. The Palace of Justice is a gorgeous Vienna Instagram Spot. Don’t worry you are not getting in trouble to enter this space. The Palace of Justice welcomes guests every day to enjoy the beautiful architecture. Also, head to the top, to enjoy the view from the Justizcafè. The rooftop space with a fine cafè is so beautiful. A great overview of Vienna from above. The cafè is often closed for private events, however, it is open every weekday.

Kohlmarkt Street

Starting from Michaelerplatz, where the Hofburg Palace, walking toward Touchlauben Strasse, stretches Kohlmarkt Street.

This awesome shopping street is the core of the city centre. This road is completely walkable and shows off some of the most beautiful boutiques of Vienna. It’s easy to snap some photos on this street which is one of the most beautiful in Vienna. Include Kohlmarkt Street as one of the prettiest streets in Vienna. 

Karlskirche Church

We haven’t included many churches on our guide, over than the local cathedral. However, Karlskirche is worth to be mentioned in our guide to the Vienna Instagram spots. The beautiful baroque church is often overshadowed by other incredible sightseeing of the city, however, it’s the perfect place to visit for photography in Vienna.

The fountain/lake in front of the church offers the perfect mirror-like reflections that emphasize the details of the building. Don’t skip Karlskirche Church if looking for photo spots in Vienna. You can also go to the top of the church to enjoy the view, thanks to the panoramic lift.

Museums Quartier

In the heart of the 7th District in Wien, there is a 90.000 square metres area entirely dedicated to the culture. The Museumsquartier is a melting pot of experiences and styles that will leave you speechless. This is a walkable area where there are numerous events taking place all year round. You can meet with friends or experience the cool vibes of Vienna, just exploring this district. Enjoy some of the best museums of Vienna, discovering the Leopold Museum or the MUMOK.

We have included the MuseumsQuartier in the list of incredible Instagram spots in Vienna because of the beautiful narrow glimpses. Just be creative and find the right angle. The district’s amazing at night, so be sure to hang out here after sunset.

Kunst Haus Wien | Museum Hundertwasser

Already from the street facade, you can understand how quirky this place is, but also quite interesting. The Kunst Haus Wien Museum is the place designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser to permanently host his works.

Every year this building welcomes around 200K visitors and hosts also some incredible temporary exhibitions for other artists.

You have to discover this place and shoot some buildings that are looking differently compared to the classical style of Vienna.

St. Francis of Assisi Church in Vienna

This post was already covering all the best places in Vienna, except one. We think this is one of the best photography spots in Vienna at night. St. Francis of Assisi is also an off the beaten path gem in Vienna, and unmissable on our guide.

This Neo-Romanesque Style church is quintessential for every photographer. The beautiful style and the lights reflecting on the stone silhouette of the building make it an incredible subject to photograph. This is not just an Instagram spot but is a proper photography place in Vienna at night. Built from 1898 to 1913, the Roman Catholic church is located in Mexikoplatz in the Second district of Vienna. Inside is worth visiting the Art Nouveau-style ElisabethKapelle (Elizabeth Chapel).

Photography Tips for Vienna

• Use a wide-angle lens, especially shooting interiors
• Carry with you a tripod at all time for stable night images
• Wake up early in the morning to catch the perfect sunrise
• Get the ticket in advance for a rooftop to enjoy the view from above
• Enjoy the night lights of the building which will enhance your photo skills a lot.

How to get around Vienna

In the city centre of Vienna, Inner Stadt is almost totally walkable. However, where it is not, the walk paths are wide and there is not that much vehicle traffic around. Even the distance between the landmarks we have included in this guide of Vienna Instagram spots are fine by the city centre but needs you to take metro, train or bus to be reached, like Schönbrunn Palace.

Said that the public transport of Vienna works very well, and there are four ways to get around Vienna. You can take the subway, or metro system, the U-Bahn, the S-Bahn, which is the local train, the Tram and the bus. There are no ticket barriers at the stations, but the tickets can be bought at the ticket machines at the entrance or at the tram/bus stop.

Despite that, you might find it useful to get your hop-on-hop-off ticket for peace of mind and save some bucks. We found the single 2.30 euro ticket quite expensive compared to the beneficial unique ticket for the tourist bus.