Austria

Austria blends an Alpine pastoral heritage with a rich classical music tradition and craft skills recognised on its national inventory.

Games & sport Food & cooking Spirituality & rites Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Classical horsemanship of the Spanish Riding School

Classical horsemanship of the Spanish Riding School

The high-school dressage of Lipizzaner horses in Vienna, inscribed by UNESCO together with Lipizzan breeding.

Viennese coffee house culture

Viennese coffee house culture

The social ritual of the coffee house where guests linger over coffee, newspapers and pastry, listed on the national inventory.

Carnival masked run of Imst

Carnival masked run of Imst

A Tyrolean masked procession of bell-ringing figures driving out winter, inscribed by UNESCO.

Spirituality & rites

Hand bookbinding

Hand bookbinding

The craft of binding and restoring books by hand, maintained as a recognised Viennese trade tradition.