Vienna is now one of my favorite cities in the world. Definitely a Top 3 European city for me.
On my first visit, twelve years ago, I thought it was nice, but so much more stood out to me when I spent some time there this summer. The ease of getting around to different places, the green spaces within the city, and the liveliness of the people. Not to mention all the beautiful alpen locations a short distance outside of town. I truly felt a little jealous of the people who got to permanently call Vienna home.
This feeling was validated by the city ranking number one in the world for “livability.” I decided to take a deeper look at what makes Vienna such an ideal place to live, and learned quite a bit about the city: particularly its unique public housing model. The Viennese have it pretty good.