Vienna on the water. From Mexikoplatz to Fischerstrand and back.

We start walking through the once dangerous “watery area” (poet H.C. Artmann) at the Mexikokirche, then we explore neighborhoods on the other side of the Danube such as Schiffmühlengasse, Kaiserwasser, Donauinsel and Gänsehäufel with a mix of historical and contemporary insights.

Karin Vejvar-Sandler

In Vienna today, the Danube is no longer as characteristic of the cityscape as it was until the beginning of the 19th century. In the 2nd and 22nd district the names of alleyways, streets and fields remind us of the time when the Danube was not yet “domesticated”, with numerous branching arms of the Danube and a fishing culture in the city. I like crossings and connecting structures. The Reichsbrücke connects the 2nd with the 22nd district, and we will haunt a special spot in the middle of the bridge that offers a wonderful panoramic view.