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After driving only 20 minutes away from the city center, one is surrounded by rolling hills with a stunning view of the city below.

We were introduced to sturm, a fermented wine made from early-season grapes, at the Werner Welser winery in Heiligenstadt, outside of Vienna.

Vineyards at the Werner Welser winery in Heiligenstadt, outside of Vienna.

Beethoven moved around A LOT. In his day, many people would have winter houses in the city and summer houses out in the cooler suburbs, like Heiligenstadt. But Beethoven didn’t have much money, so he couldn’t afford two houses. (Apparently, sometimes…

Beethoven would pack up his belongings twice a year and move between the suburbs and city. The count on his addresses in Vienna and its outskirts ranges from 60 to 80 pending on who you ask. This is a map of some of these homes in Heiligenstadt.