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    Kalchkendlalm – a school on the mountain

    Austria’s most unusual school can be found high on a mountain pasture. Visitors can learn about the bread and butter of life in a centuries-old farmhouse.

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    Styria’s Meisterstrasse

    Traditional handicrafts, some using methods handed down for centuries, are very much alive in Styria. Fifty master craftsmen making hand-crafted treasures can be found on a journey along the Meisterstrasse.

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    Naschmarkt

    A culinary voyage around the world takes not 80 days but minutes in Vienna’s Naschmarkt.

    Discover the Naschmarkt in Vienna
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     © Sarah Haas

    Vienna Song Writing Association hosts the Blue Bird Festival

    The Viennese singer songwriter scene comes together every year with international guests to perform at a small but highly acclaimed festival.

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    Wachau

    A region which straddles the banks of the Danube, rich in history, blessed with a mild climate and outstanding white wines, the UNESCO cultural heritage site of Wachau is a magical land in every season.

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    Schloss Hof

    Prinze Eugene’s summer palace, Schloss Hof, one of the most beautiful baroque buildings in the world has been brought back to life in a renovation project that began in 2002 and has cost more than 30 million Euro.

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    Modern Art in Salzburg

    A new work is added every year, forming its own dialogue with the baroque heritage of the Mozart city and the juxtaposition always creates lively debate.

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    2009 Year of Haydn

    Who is Joseph Haydn? His contemporaries would have found that an easy question to answer: At the time he was the greatest, most famous, and most eminent composer of his era. His grandiose lifework, more than 1,200 compositions, definitely makes him a “Master of the Vienna Classic.

    Celebrate this great Austrian composer with us...
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    Pelzmann Pumpkin Seed Oil

    It’s known as the black gold of Southern Styria: pumpkin seed oil. These days a modest, family-run oil press has become the world’s biggest producer of this delicacy.

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    Pixel Hotel

    The most unusual hotel in Linz: rooms are located all over the city and can be found in former workshops, shops and even on a barge.

    Pixel hotel in Linz
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