Palais Coburg in Vienna is a historic palace, built in the 1840s by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Today it's one of the most luxurious wedding venues in the city, offering a magnificent, elegant setting for celebrations at the highest level.
What sets it apart is the blend of historic charm and contemporary luxury. The architecture, the private garden and the state rooms make it a place that carries weddings with poise, whether for a small circle or a large gathering. An unobstructed view over the Stadtpark and the Ringstrasse remains guaranteed to this day by an easement granted by the Emperor.
Locals also know the house as the „Spargelburg" (asparagus castle), a nod to the strikingly slender white columns of the facade. That detail gives the building its unmistakable character and underlines the fine balance between elegance and playfulness.
A house with history
Construction on the Coburgbastei began around 1840 and was complete by 1845. The house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha linked royal families through marriage: Vienna with London, Lisbon with Brussels. Marrying here was never a purely private affair, but a statement.
The casemates are older than the palais itself. They belong to the Braunbastei, built between 1545 and 1555 as part of Vienna's city fortifications. When the residence went up, the Renaissance vaults were kept, so you celebrate down there inside walls almost 300 years older than the house above them. The free-standing columns of the garden facade earned the palais the early nickname Spargelburg, the asparagus castle.
The main restaurant still bears the name Clementine of Orléans, a princess of the house of Saxe-Coburg. The Johann Strauss Hall, where waltzes were first performed, now opens for receptions and ceremonies. The 16th-century casemates, once stables, are festival rooms today with a sound all their own. Palais Coburg is no museum: it's still lived in and celebrated in today.
Rooms for the ceremony
The palace offers different rooms that adapt to the style and size of the wedding:
- Grand halls: the Hall of Mirrors with its stucco-marble columns, the Yellow Salon with silk wallpaper and the Blue Salon with an open fireplace. Chandeliers, historic murals and fine fabrics make them a setting Vienna offers nowhere else in this form.
- Casemates: the underground vaults from the 16th century divide into the long and the high casemates, each with its own effect. They give your couple portraits a special, almost mystical mood.
- Garden: the private garden is available for an outdoor ceremony, a well-kept patch of green in the middle of the city.
Palais Coburg is an official Traumhochzeit venue of the City of Vienna. That means you can marry civilly right here in the house, with no separate trip to a district registry office. The ceremony is conducted by MA 63 and booked through the city's Traumhochzeit office. How it works, which documents you need and what the ceremony costs is covered in our guide to the Vienna registry office.
The florals for ceremony and table at the Coburg regularly come from the floral designers of Andreas Stern or Emil Doll of Dolls Blumen.
Culinary highlights
Palais Coburg is known not only for its architecture but also for its cuisine. Two acclaimed restaurants shape the culinary profile of the house:
- Restaurant Silvio Nickol: with two Michelin stars and five Gault-Millau toques, one of the finest addresses in Vienna.
- Clementine im Glashaus: awarded two Gault-Millau toques. Light-filled, with French accents, Austrian influences and tableside service.
- The wine cellar: nearly 60,000 bottles, an address in its own right for connoisseurs. An individual wine program can be composed from it for weddings.
What a wedding at Palais Coburg costs
The palais quotes starting prices throughout, for rooms as well as catering, so the real total depends heavily on guest count, duration and menu line. A realistic example: 100 guests in the High Casemate, from seven hours, with agape, the Orangery menu and wine pairing. That comes to €4,900 room rental, €3,000 for the agape, €8,500 for the menu and €2,900 for the wine pairing, or roughly €19,300 all in.
It gets considerably cheaper further down, for instance the private garden from €1,400 for a ceremony of up to six hours. And there is plenty of room upward: dining at Silvio Nickol with its two Michelin stars puts you at €295 per person for the menu alone. Floristry, music, decoration and photography are each on top.
Room rentals in detail
| Room | Size | Capacity | Rental up to 6 hours | Rental from 7 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Strauß Hall | 126 m² | 80 to 120 guests | from €2,400 | from €4,800 |
| High Casemate | 116 m² | 100 to 160 guests | from €2,500 | from €4,900 |
| Long Casemate | 276 m² | 200 to 230 guests | from €3,400 | from €6,750 |
| Orangery | 120 m² | 60 to 70 guests | from €2,400 | from €4,800 |
| Private garden (Palais Garten) | 70 m² | up to 100 guests | from €1,400 | from €2,800 |
| Ornamental pond | 50 m² | up to 60 guests | from €1,600 | from €3,200 |
| Stadtbild | 180 m² | reception up to 170 guests | on request | on request |
| Grüner Salon | 50 m² | banquet up to 50 guests | on request | on request |
| Veranda | 52 m² | banquet 20, reception 40 guests | on request | on request |
The palais offers nine rooms for weddings. The wedding brochure quotes prices for six of them; for Stadtbild, Grüner Salon and Veranda you get figures on request. The private garden appears on the palais website as Palais Garten, and the Orangery is listed there as Pavillon.
Menu and beverage prices
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Orangery menu (2 Gault Millau toques), 3 to 5 courses | from €85 per person |
| Wine pairing with the Orangery menu | from €29 per person |
| Silvio Nickol menu (2 Michelin stars, 5 toques), 5 to 9 courses | from €295 per person |
| Wine pairing with the Silvio Nickol menu | from €150 per person |
| Agape and cocktail reception | from €30 per person |
The palais wedding offer includes personal support and individual planning, a tasting dinner for two with wine pairing, and a wedding night in one of the suites. Wedding guests get their own room rates, and the wine archive holds more than 5,000 wines with sommelier advice. All figures come from the Palais Coburg wedding brochure and are starting prices; the brochure states nothing about VAT or how long the rates apply. Binding figures come from the event team at events@palais-coburg.com.
Staying in the house
After the celebration, neither the couple nor the guests need leave the palace. Since 2026 the house is positioned as a Private Guesthouse: 36 individually designed suites, including a 700-square-metre suite on the roof. The morning after begins with breakfast in the Hall of Mirrors or the Yellow Salon.
Planning and organization
The experienced event team at Palais Coburg guides couples through the whole planning process, from the first viewing to the big day. For comprehensive concepts, the house works with Weddings & Events by Julian Amenth, who for years have ensured thoughtful organization and precise delivery at the Coburg. For a fitting arrival: the Dr. Barnea Oldtimertreff hires out classic cars for the grand entrance.
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