One of the nice things about Vienna is that they make use of all major Catholic holidays to try and spread cheer. A lot of this is marketing toward tourists and local shopoholics who like to browse and often buy little memories and trinkets.
The Easter markets nearly passed us by this year. I only heard about it from my colleague the week before Easter, but it actually starts from the beginning of March. We decided that we would hit up a few of the closer ones. Like the Christmas markets, there are vendors that sell their handicrafts as well as various food and drink stands as well. This is the website that I looked at for information on the Easter markets this year, but a quick Google search should be easy enough.
This year we went to the Freyung and Am Hof markets, which are actually only a block away from each other. The pictures below are from the Freyung market, where they have a large central area where thousands of painted eggs are on display for purchase. We had a fun time walking around and seeing what different styles there were. Popular styles ranged from decorative flowers with beading to beautifully intricate floral designs as well as eggs with various forest animals. The prices seemed to range anywhere from €4-5 to €20 each, depending on the style and size of the eggs.
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| No market in Vienna would be complete without something very unique to set it apart. Here is the Freyung market's giant painted egg. |
In the end, we chose two eggs. The purple one is in the beautifully intricate floral style that I loved and the second is for Chris' stepmother, Nancy, because the dog portrait bears a likeness to their puppy, Lily.
Just a short and sweet post, but another little something to look into if your find yourself visiting Vienna in the month leading up to Easter.
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