Category Vienna stories

Austria, Destination, Europe, Legends & History, Travel Stories, Vienna, Vienna stories, Walks & day trips

Vienna Legends and Myths: Basilisks, Plague Pits and Strange Tricks

Close-up of the basilisk figure on the façade of the Basiliskenhaus in Vienna.

A monster in a well, a city struck by plague, and tales still written on Vienna’s facades. Walk through the old streets with me and meet the characters who live on in the city’s legends.

Asima Rakić
September 17, 2026

Austria, Destination, Europe, Vienna, Vienna stories, Walks & day trips

Lion Hunt in Vienna

Close-up of a stone lion with water flowing from its mouth in Vienna

The Stories Waiting Ahead Mesopotamia and Egypt Where lions first became symbols of power, protection, and divine authority. Ancient GreeceFrom real lions in the Balkans to the myth of Heracles and the Nemean lion. Roman Empire How the Romans made…

Asima Rakić
July 17, 2026