Nash market (Naschmarkt)

Nash Marketing (Naschmarkt) is the largest market located in the heart of Vienna. Along with the neighboring markets, it is about 2.3 hectares of space. There are food vendors in two rows and restaurants in a third row. In the Naschmarkt, you will find fresh vegetables and also prepared food like sandwiches, burgers, kebabs, Japanese Sushi, Korean Kimchi, and more. You can also take home raw ingredients to cook at home. You will find fresh seafood and meat here. The famed Austrian cakes, bread, cheese, and other bakery products are also available here. The market is not only popular with locals but also with tourists who visit Vienna from around the world.

You will find plenty of restaurants in the Nash Market to satisfy your appetite as you go shopping! There are also fine dining restaurants in nearby buildings.

The Flea market or "Flohmarkt" in what is normally the car park at the end of Naschmarkt is open only on Saturdays and is a very big attraction. It draws tourists and vendors from all over the city and the world. This Flea Market is the one and only flea market for Vienna and is considered as one of the best in Europe. It is well known for antique weapons, records, china, clothes, and books. During the summer when it is busiest, the market extends along several city blocks.

Some of the Tourist places nearby:

• Fillgraderstiege - the fourth most beautiful staircase in Europe
• St. Charles' Church
• Wienmuseum - the main art museum of the city in a very modern building.
• Musikverein - Home to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This is considered a concert hall with one of the best acoustics in the world.
• Kettenbrückengasse Station
• Children's Museum
• "Secession Building"
• Albertina Museum
• Museumsquartier

You can take the ordinary railway or "S-Bahn" until you reach the Wien-Mitte station. Get onto U-Bahn metro and take U4 route to Karlsplatz at the very corner. If you need the other end of Naschmarkt you may choose the Kettenbrückengasse Station which has an entrance right in the carpark of the market. You can also reach the market by taking the tram route 71.

• Majority of tourists will stay in hotels for whom buying vegetables or meat or ingredients is of no use, but they can buy snacks or ready-made food from Naschmarkt and go on a picnic to nearby scenic spots.
• Tourists staying in apartments can buy ingredients from Naschmarkt to cook their own food.
• Tourists are advised not to come too early or too late, as this is a daytime market and not a night market. They can come here for lunch and then shop till the evening and have dinner and go back.
• It is best to visit on Saturdays as you can also go shopping at the Flea Market.

Sunday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Monday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.