Vienna’s immensely seasonal flavour is best appreciated by perusing the wares at the Naschmarkt. Cultural events include the Viennale film festival (13-25 Oct, 526 5947, www.viennale.at) and the bourgeois-baiting Vienna Festival of theatre and music (12 May-18 June, 589 2222, www.festwochen.at). JazzFestWien (29 June-16 July, 408 6030, www.viennajazz.org) will feature Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Neville Brothers, and with New Crowned Hope, maverick director Peter Sellars will put the icing on the Mozart Year (14 Nov-13 Dec, www.newcrownedhope.org).

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