I am not sure how many people know about this cute little town (even though they insist to be a city) located south of Vienna; if you have not yet visited Modling, you should! It is only about 20 minutes away from Hauptbahnhof with S bahn. I often visit Modling mainly because my boyfriend’s parents still live there. Second of all, the town is a nice little escape from Vienna once in a while. Also for those of you who run, Modling is a fresh change to your running route. From my previous post, I mentioned Vienna City Marathon, and how I started to train for the race. My regular running route in Vienna is Belvedere and Stadtpark area with some variations, since I live in the 5th district near Haupbahnhof.

Modling is a nice change to train for long runs. There are many easily climbable mountains and cute old buildings. Normally I would run through the town center andto Anninger or Burg Modling. I know the picture is from before Christmas of 2016, but the view on top of the mountain is definitely worth the trouble of running up that big steep hill. Running in Modling on weekends is nice for a few reasons. First of all, the air feels so much better than that of Vienna; second, running up and down the hill will give you nice muscles, so you can run faster on your race day! Besides running, Modling is a cute little down with a nice Italian restaurant called Pino and Medieval ruins.