--- title: "A Picnic properly done: Private Experience, Austria | Avellera" url: https://avellera.com/experiences/a-picnic-properly-done/ description: "Linen, proper glasses and a hamper from people who cook seriously, set up somewhere with a view before you arrive. Vineyard, lakeshore or alpine meadow, your call." language: en --- # A Picnic properly done Austria · In The Open · May to September In short A Picnic properly done is an Austrian picnic with linen, proper glasses and a hamper from people who cook seriously, set up with a view before you arrive, in a vineyard, on a lakeshore or in an alpine meadow. It runs from May to September, and Avellera arranges it privately as part of a tailor-made journey. By Clemens & Kamilla Sengwein-Réti, Co-Founders Linen, proper glasses and a hamper from people who cook seriously, set up somewhere with a view before you arrive. Vineyard, lakeshore or alpine meadow, your call. [Add it to my trip idea](https://avellera.com/start-planning/?exp=16) Book a call **Where**: Austria **When**: May to September **Collection**: Food, Wine & Craft **How**: Private, arranged by Avellera as part of your tailor-made journey Good to know ## Frequently asked questions ### Can someone set up a luxury picnic for you in Austria? Yes. With A Picnic properly done, Avellera has everything set up before you arrive: linen, proper glasses and a hamper from people who cook seriously, somewhere with a view. You choose the setting, whether a vineyard, a lakeshore or an alpine meadow in Austria. Avellera arranges it privately as part of a tailor-made journey. ### When is picnic season in Austria? A Picnic properly done is offered from May to September, when Austria's vineyards, lakes and alpine meadows are at their greenest and the days are long. Early summer brings wildflowers to the meadows, and late summer brings the vineyards toward harvest. Avellera picks the day and the setting to match the weather and your route. ### How do I add a private picnic to a trip to Austria? Tell Avellera your travel dates and wishes, and the Vienna team builds A Picnic properly done into a private, tailor-made journey through Austria, together with hotels, transfers and guides. Say whether you prefer a vineyard, a lake or the mountains. Planning is free, and the online planner on avellera.com returns a personal trip idea and PDF right away. Journeys with this experience ## Where it fits best Food & wine ### Wine & culinary journey through Central Europe Wachau 2 · Vienna 3 · Budapest 2 · Tokaj 2 - Grüner Veltliner in a Wachau cellar with the winemaker - A cooking class in a private Viennese home - Tokaji Aszú in cellars cut into volcanic rock **Best time**: Apr to Oct, harvest in Sep and Oct **Getting around**: First-class Railjet and private transfers **10 days** · 9 nights from **US$ 6,000** pp See this trip idea → https://avellera.com/journeys/culinary-wine-central-europe/ Austria ### The best of Austria Vienna 4 · Salzburg 3 · Hallstatt 2 · Wachau 1 - A palace concert just for you - Lake Hallstatt by electric boat, before the crowds - Wachau cellars with a winemaker **Best time**: May to Oct, December **Getting around**: Railjet first class and private transfers **11 days** · 10 nights from **US$ 6,600** pp See this trip idea → https://avellera.com/journeys/best-of-austria/ Classic by rail ### Prague, Vienna & Budapest Prague 3 · Vienna 3 · Budapest 3 - Private recital in a Baroque library - Coffee-house culture with a local historian - Budapest's thermal baths, privately arranged **Best time**: Apr to Jun, Sep to Dec **Getting around**: First-class Railjet between all three cities **10 days** · 9 nights from **US$ 6,000** pp See this trip idea → https://avellera.com/journeys/vienna-prague-budapest/ [All 21 journeys](https://avellera.com/journeys/) Food, Wine & Craft ## More signature experiences 12 Central Europe · Wine ### [The Cellars behind the label](https://avellera.com/experiences/the-cellars-behind-the-label/) Growers who pour their own wine, in cellars and vineyards you would never find alone. Six countries, and the producer at the table in every one of them. **Season**: All year **Base**: Austria, Hungary, Czechia, Switzerland, Germany & Italy [Discover this experience](https://avellera.com/experiences/the-cellars-behind-the-label/) 13 Central Europe · In The Kitchen ### [Cooking Classes in a private home](https://avellera.com/experiences/cooking-classes-in-a-private-home/) In a private kitchen, with a cook who has done it their whole life. Apfelstrudel and Schnitzel in Vienna, Mozartkugeln in Salzburg, pesto above Cinque Terre, Brezel in Munich, pierogi in Poland, goulash in Hungary. **Season**: All year **Base**: Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland & Hungary [Discover this experience](https://avellera.com/experiences/cooking-classes-in-a-private-home/) 14 The Alps · A Dairy ### [A Cheese Farm and the making of it](https://avellera.com/experiences/a-cheese-farm-and-the-making-of-it/) Up to a working alpine dairy while the milk is still warm. You watch the wheel come together, turn it yourself, and eat what came off the shelf last summer. **Season**: June to September **Base**: Austria & Switzerland [Discover this experience](https://avellera.com/experiences/a-cheese-farm-and-the-making-of-it/) [All 36 experiences](https://avellera.com/experiences/) Get in touch ## Make it part of your journey [Start planning · 3 minutes · free **Create my trip idea** With this experience, right away.](https://avellera.com/start-planning/?exp=16) 30 minutes · video or phone **Book a call** Talk to Clemens in Vienna.