The new fortifications are built in the Italian manner, whereby bastions (Bastei in Viennese) were connected with ramparts in a star-shaped formation. The so-called Braunbastei, named after the engineer in charge, is being built where Palais Coburg now stands.
1802 - Count Franz Koháry, a wealthy Hungarian aristocrat, acquires buildings on the Bastei.
1816 - Prince Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg, son of an aristocratic family from Upper Franconia (now Germany), marries Maria Antonia Gabriele Koháry, the Count’s daughter. After her death, the Coburg dynasty becomes the owners of the house.
1840-1845 - Prince Ferdinand, a Cavalry General in the Imperial Austrian Army, has a magnificent palace built on Braunbastei. The plans are created by the architect Karl Schleps, who is almost unknown in Vienna. After Schleps’ death, the building is constructed by the master builder Adolph Korompay.
The fact that the palace was built before the demolition of the fortifications on Braunbastei is the reason why large parts of the renaissance fortifications - particularly the casements of the former Braunbastei - have been preserved to an extent which is unique in Vienna.
The free-standing pillars of the median risalits of the neoclassical palace gave it the nickname “Asparagus Castle” in local vernacular.
1852 - August, the second son of Prince Ferdinand, and his wife Princess Clementine de Orleans (daughter of the French King) now moves into the completed palace in Vienna. The state rooms are equipped with the insignia of the French monarchy and the Sachsen-Coburg dynasty for the couple. Parts of the palace are adapted and rented out as apartments.
1857 - Emperor FranzJosef I orders the demolition of the Vienna fortifications and has today’s Ringstraße built.
1871 - The single-storey exhibition building of the Gardening Society is erected in front of the palace.
1945-1955 - The building is damaged at the end of the Second World War by artillery shells and bombs. Russian soldiers are housed in the palace after the war.
1978 - The last Coburg owner, Princess Sarah Aurelia, sells the palace to a realtor, who makes it into the subject of speculation. In 1992 it was bought by the Länderbank and the Zentralsparkasse, two Austrian banks.
1997 - Palais Coburg is acquired by the POK Pühringer Foundation. At that time, only the contours and decorative elements of the facade and parts of the stucco of the once magnificent palace remained, along with decrepit wall coverings and some gilding in the state rooms.
2003 - After three years of planning and a further three years of reconstruction, the palace is restored to its former brilliance and reopened as a hotel.
Spacious guest accommodations – all in suites – are light-filled and appointed with a handsome blend of classic and modern furnishings, museum-quality period pieces, fine artwork and crystal chandeliers.
The hidden treasure of the hotel is its secluded garden, a green oasis of towering trees and fragrant flowers, offering a serene escape within the city.
Award-winning Chef Silvio Nickol offers culinary highlights. Clementine Restaurant at Palais Coburg for gourmet pleasure which is full of memories and surprises.
The Palais Coburg Wine Archive encompasses a total of six wine cellars, each with unique characteristics, with some 60,000 bottles from four centuries.
A healty "low carb" breakfast (21€), energy breakfast (18€), or the Viennese breakfast classics like "Clementine`s breakfast" (19€) or "breakfast of August Viktor" (22€).
With coffee, tea and fresh juice of course. And all of that served in one of Vienna’s most beautiful gardens while the morning sun shines into the greenhouse.
07.00h - 11.30h
The Champagne Cellar of the Wine Archive holds a collection of more than 1,000 bottles from the Champagne region in France, with an emphasis on selections from Dom Pérignon.
The oldest champagne currently in the cellar is from 1962. Bottles of bubbly on hand for friends and connoisseurs.
It’s not easy being a princess. But hey, if the crown fits. And at least the food is great. In innovative culinary style team creatively reinterprets traditional meals. For breakfast, lunch, the afternoon snack and dinner.
For gourmet pleasure which is full of memories and surprises. And, when the weather is fine, there is no garden finer in all of Vienna.
11.30h - 15.00h
18.00h - 22.30h
15.00h - 18.00h
The France Cellar houses the great wines of France, with an emphasis on Bordeaux and Burgundy.
A total of 30,000 bottles make this the largest cellar in the Palais Coburg Wine Archive.
In addition to the great wines from the two most classic regions, the cellar holds an attractive selection of wines from the Loire and Rhône valleys as well as from Alsace and all other important regions in France.
Thousands of bottles of outstanding wines from overseas are supplemented by rare finds from the great explorer nations Spain and Portugal.
The New World Cellar also includes the largest bottle in the collection, a 27-litre bottle of Spanish Rioja.
Bottles from the USA, Chile, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina as well as wines from the explorer nations Portugal and Spain are stored in a cellar styled after the hull of a ship.
Extensive collection of Austrian wines and other top European regions from 1845 onward.
In addition to 13,000 bottles of Austrian wines, the cellar features thousands of bottles from Italy, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and other European countries.
Emerging regions are just as well represented as outstanding vintages from internationally renowned top vintners from classic regions.
There is hardly another cellar in the world with as many vintages of the legendary Sassicaia.
Let’s have a picnic. Leave it to team to fill you basket with delicacies and to prepare the cozy blanket.
A nice spot in one of Vienna’s beautiful gardens, take your time and enjoy.
Some of the rarest wines in the collection slumber here, including exclusive collectors’ items and very old bottles.
The cellar is home to hundreds of selected bottles for connoisseurs and lovers of great wines of the highest standards of quality and character.
For instance, it contains sweet wines from Portugal, from vintages as old as 1795, and what Christie’s wine authority Michael Broadbent MW calls the oldest drinkable wine in the world, the 1727 Rüdesheimer Apostelwein from the Bremen Ratskeller.
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Silvio Nickol says that passion, his work and luck are the three pillars of his career.
He discovered his passion for cooking at the age of 7 at home in Hoyerswerda, when he prepared food for his little brother.
The years he spent in training and as a journeyman were characterized by hard work, a lot of joy and great teachers: with Lothar Eiermann in Zweiflingen in 1994, then chef de partie for Harald Wohlfahrt at the Hotel Traube Tonbach in 1997.
This was followed in 1999 by a couple of years in Belgium with Roger Souvereyns before he returned to Harald Wohlfahrt as sous chef in 2001.
From 2006 he cooked with Heinz Winkler in Aschau, and a year later his travels led him to the Schlosshotel Velden in Austria.
In 2009 his cooking there was awarded two Michelin stars.
Since 2011, Silvio Nickol has led the team in the gourmet restaurant at Palais Coburg, having been invited to do so by Peter Pühringer.
Which brings to pillar number three - the luck you need to meet the right people at the right moment. And he would like to express his great gratitude to them here.
18.00h - 21.30h
In the afternoon it is a cozy place for coffee and snacks, and in the evening it becomes an atmospheric meeting place for wine connoisseurs and all those who wish to spend some enjoyable hours in pleasant surroundings.
The wine bar, which is a versatile venue, is fitted with red leather and elm wood, and offers a view of the High Casemate.
08.00h - 00.00h
The Yquem Cellar is home to the pure gold of more than one hundred vintages of this precious sweet wine.
Starting with 1893, at least one bottle of each vintage produced is represented in exquisite collection.
One of the many treasures in this cellar is a 15-litre bottle of the exquisite nectar from this legendary winery.
The Yquem Cellar is Palais Coburg’s homage to Château d’Yquem.
With a pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam bath, training area, conservatory, sun terrace and an extensive range of massage and cosmetic treatments.
From time to time, you just have to make time for yourself. The oasis on the 3rd floor is where you can.
Essences of exclusive caviar, tropical plants, and green tea combined with carefully selected natural vitamins caress strained skin and reward you with a cooling sensation.
Simply heavenly. In the warm months, massage services are also available on the sun terrace of the Coburg Spa.
From time to time, you just have to make time for yourself: the oasis on the 3rd floor is where you can.
Special extracts from carefully selected grapes and grape seeds purify, condition, and improve the structure of your facial skin.
PRINCESS SALON
The painting of French Princess Clementine of Orléans presides over this private conference room with a view of the palace garden.
Approximately 35 square metres, its elegant wood panelling, antique furnishings and calm atmosphere create the perfect setting for small meetings and confidential discussions.
WEDDING
Whether enchantingly in the garden, elegantly in the staterooms, privately in a suite or exuberantly in the casemates.
Whether you opt for a lively party with gala dinner or an intimate ceremony: team would be pleased to assist on the best day of your life.
The Casemates are part of Vienna’s underground fortification system dating from the sixteenth century and are unique in their dimensions and state of preservation.
Discover the magic of the Palace Garden: towering trees offering leafy shade, magnolias, flowers, a sandbox, an outdoor cafe, a bubbling water basin and atmospheric lighting.
The staterooms on the bel étage are among the most magnificent venues in Vienna.
The all-rounder among event spaces: for seminar groups and standing receptions.
The open-plan Vienna Mosaic Hall is an ideal venue for receptions and standing cocktail events.
Tailor-made guided tours and theme-based tastings offer you an unforgettable insight into medieval wine cellar and the enjoyment of selected wines.
PALAIS COBURG RESIDENZ
Coburgbastei 41010 ViennaAustria