Special treat: The Palais Coburg (0043 1 51818 0; www.palais-coburg.com ), set opposite the city park and close to the grand Vienna Ring, offers an intimate, luxurious experience. Doubles from £535.
Mid-range: New this year, the Topazz (0043 1 532 22 50; hoteltopazz.com) has won awards for its fusion of 21st-century luxury with environmentally friendly functionality. Doubles from £175.
Budget: The traditional-style Pension Nossek (Graben 17; 0043 1 533 70 41 0; pension-nossek.at) is as central as it gets. Doubles from £95.
The Palmenhaus (0043 1 533 10 33; palmenhaus.at), is a magnificent palm tree-filled glasshouse/café/bar/restaurant in the Hofburg Palace gardens and popular with visitors and the Viennese alike.
Take your table at Zum Schwarzen Kameel (0043 1 5338125; kameel.at; mains from about £20), an intimate establishment dating back to 1618 and an interior full of exquisite Art Deco flourishes.
The American Bar (loosbar.at) was designed by Adolf Loos, an Austro-Hungarian architect prominent in the Art Nouveau movement. The bar is popular with an arty crowd.
Be among the first of the day to enter Vienna’s landmark gothic cathedral. Those with a head for heights should climb the 343 steps for fabulous views from the top of the south tower (€3.50/£2.80).
Grab a coffee at Café Korb (cafekorb.at), a simple, authentic little spot full of charm and quirkiness. This is where Sigmund Freud and colleagues met for coffee, cake and psychoanalysis.
The Naschmarkt is where the Viennese come to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, meats and cheeses – and to mingle and munch. Take your pick for lunch from the restaurants lining the Linkewienzeile.
If here on a Saturday, drop in on the Third Man Museum (Pressgasse 25; 3mpc.net/englsamml.htm), a unique Viennese establishment which sheds light on the murky underbelly of post-war Vienna.
Round off the afternoon at the wonderfully atmospheric Café Sperl (Gumpendorfer Strasse 11).
Start the evening with an aperitif at Le Loft, the top-floor bar of the Sofitel (Praterstraße 1) on the Danube Canal. There are great views of the city and the big wheel of the Prater fairground.
Join the post-concert crowds for Wiener Schnitzel (€17.60/£14) at the Plachuttas Gasthaus zur Oper (Walfischgasse 5-7).
Head to the Upper Belvedere (Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27; belvedere.at; entrance €11/£8.75), home of the largest permanent collection of Klimt paintings in the world, including The Kiss and Judith I.
Head back into town and wander through Vienna’s city park. Make for the Meierei im Stadtpark, where at 1pm you can enjoy freshly baked apple strudel.
