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Partying on the Pistes

From famously big winter opening celebrations to legendary après-ski, if partying and the pistes go hand in hand for you then Austria is where you will find the best bashes!

The Eagle's Walk in Tirol

The Eagle’s Walk is easily accessible from several holiday regions across Tirol. An incredible hiking experience whether you sample a few days or feast on the full 280km!

Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg

Famous for its contemporary architecture, throughout Vorarlberg's Bregenzerwald classic wooden buildings are preserved, yet also enhanced, in bold modern form.

Sacher Torte

Created in 1832, the Sacher Torte must be the most famous chocolate cake in the world today.

Wachauer Marillenknödel

Try your hand at these traditional apricot dumplings, as made in the Lower Austrian Wachau Valley.

Kaiserschmarren

Not only in Austria are the chopped sweet pancakes known as Kaiserschmarren a long-running favourite.

Wiener Schnitzel

Although not invented in Vienna, the breaded and fried veal escalope has long become one of the city’s famous icons.

Tafelspitz

When the Viennese talk about beef, they always mean boiled beef with Tafelspitz, the king of the beef dishes.

Glühwein

Glühwein is enjoyed at traditional Christmas markets or after a day on the Austrian slopes at one of the huts.

Vanillekipferl

Enjoy a little Austrian Christmas atmosphere at home with this wonderfully light, crescent-shaped cookie.

Käsespätzle

Macaroni & cheese à la Austria! This hearty dish tastes especially good after a walk in crisp mountain air.

Zillertal Valley Summer

From the lush pastures of the Zillertal valley to your plate! The region known for healthy cuisine using organic herbs, naturally reared beef and award-winning dairy products.

Alpbach Valley Tirol

For centuries, residents have preserved traditional farming practices and observed strict building controls in the Alpbachtal, surrounded by dramatic alpine peaks.

Days of Wine and Good Food

There has always been a very special connection between a country’s cuisine and its wines. When it comes to Austrian wine and food, they’re a match made in heaven.

Outdoor

Visit Austria this summer and you may never set foot inside a gym again. Discover Montafon in Vorarlberg, one of nature's adventure playgrounds. Or find beauty at great heights along the Eagle's Walk in Tirol.

Cultural Highlights

There are countless highlights that await culture lovers visiting Vorarlberg. Lake Constance provides a perfect backdrop for the arts whilst the region of the Bregenzerwald is famous for its contemporary architecture.

Natural Delights

Experience the living museum of the Alpbach Valley Tirol where life has remained the same for centuries. Or visit the foodie's veritable promised land of Zillertal, renowned for its cuisine and natural ingredients.

City Special

Austria is your desination for city breaks with a twist: Salzburg presents its Baroque face, Graz is a real paradise for foodies and Innsbruck couples sightseeing with outdoor adventure.

Pure Indulgence

What would a country be without its rural traditions? In Austria a number of regions have got together to create themed routes that invite you to explore its history, with gastronomic delights all along the way.

Easter Markets in Styria

Step into spring with lovingly detailed gift items, home-made dishes of the region and local customs such as "Palmbuschbinden" on your Easter holiday in Styria.

Easter Markets in Salzburg

Learn Easter handicrafts such as egg decorating at the Traditional Easter Market and join an international audience at the renowned Salzburg Easter Festival.

Reindling Easter Cake

Reindling originated as an Easter treat in Carinthia, but today there's no need to wait for a celebration to enjoy it.

Find a Perfect Pairing

All kinds of Austrian wines complement a vast range of dishes,including Asian food. Test your own sommerlier's skills and enjoy finding out which wine goes best with what.

Summer in Austria

Welcome to our virtual photo exhibition of Summer in Austria: Fresh Sights and Enchanting Surprises. With audio podcasts and story cards for each picture, prepare to be enchanted by Austria's Hidden Treasures.

The Long Table of Graz

On August 18th 2012 you are invited to take place at the long table in the historic town of Graz, to enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by local chefs. Spend this extraordinary evening with 500 guests, savouring the dinner and the music. A truly unique culinary experience in the heart of the Old Town.

Culinary Hiking in Bregenzerwald

Bregenzerwald Tourism offers packages that take guests on a culinary trail throughout the region. Stay in a tasteful, typical Bregenzerwald hotel providing comfort and elegant meals based around the creative-regional award-winning cuisine.

Meet the City Folk

Combining the old, the new and the culinary. World-famous cities, sights and sounds for all. Thrilling Imperial crossroads in a deep valley. Meet the people who are lucky enough to live in Austria's top cities.

Healthy Pleasures

Heavenly tomatoes, fishing delights, pumpkin seed oil and organic baked bread are only a few of the healthy pleasures that Austria tempts with. We are happy to succumb!

Meet the Zillertal Locals

The Zillertal is renowned for its cuisine and especially its haymilk products, thanks to the Zillertal Tuxer cattle. We speak to two local haymilk workers to find out about life in this beautiful region.

Meet the Bregenzerwald Locals

There is a fantastic qualiy of life to be found in Vorarlberg's Bregenzerwald region. Walks at over 2,000 metres, wonderful wood architecture and fantastically fresh local produce are some of the perks that locals can enjoy all year round.

Graz Classic Weekend Package

Welcome to Graz, a culinary capital which looks as good as it tastes. Promoting indulgence in all areas, book your 2-night stay at a hotel of your choice today.

Hiking & Relishing Bregenzerwald

The practical Bregenzerwald offer for getting to know the area with a price advantage. 3 or 4 nights with full-day culinary tour and Bregenzerwald Guest Card.

Zillertal Arena - Cheers!

Raise your glasses at Zell am Ziller's "Night of 1000 Beers" with this 7-night package including admission, 6-pack of beer and a ride on the Arena Coaster.

Easter Markets in Austria

Easter in Austria brings out more colours than you could imagine in culture, cuisine and customs, practiced by young and old. The various Easter markets invite you to experience regional traditions under the blanket of the delightful spring sunshine, with a grand selection of Easter concerts to fill the evenings with musical delight.

Favourite Austrian Recipes

If you are craving a taste of Austria, then why not don your apron and recreate your favourite regional specialities at home? We have compiled a list of some of Austria's delicious all-time classic recipes.

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Wachau Gourmet Festival

During this festival, the world heritage site of Wachau dazzles with everything and everyone of distinction. Multi-course dinners, cookery shows, celebrity table talks and wine tastings prove that Wachau plays in the Champions League of indulgence.

Festivals For All Senses

Austria’s diverse cultural offerings include over 200 festivals, stretching from world scale events to small regional gatherings. Many of them make use of Austria’s beautiful surroundings, and most of them offer an outstanding culinary menu to accompany the cultural experience.

Round Trips Austria

Immerse yourself into the pulsating lifestyle of Austria's cities. Discover the mighty moutain summits, the far ranging fields, the crystal-clear waters. Enjoy the delicious specialities of each region. Compile your personal round trip of Austria here.

Graz, Salzburg and Innsbruck

Austrian cities offer more than just guidebook sights. Gourmet Graz, romantic Salzburg, and invigorating Innsbruck provide new experiences at just the right pace.

Chilling on Top of Innsbruck

The Nordkettenbahn takes you straight from the town centre to Innsbruck's highest chillout zone in just 20 minutes. Relax with a glass of bubbles, a chilled beer or a fruity cocktail at 1900m.

Cityscape

Fall for Vienna's whirl of Imperial palaces, opulent Jugendstil cafés and the MuseumQuartier's cultural riches. Mozart runs through Salzburg's baroque veins. Peer above red-tiled rooftops and gables in Graz's Old Town, up to pointy alpine peaks from Innsbruck's maze of narrow streets, and seek out Roman-rooted Linz on the Danube's banks.

Affordable Gourmet Dining

With first-hand local knowledge, we've compiled a list of the best Austrian eateries, to guarantee a gourmet gastronomic break, whatever time of the year you might be visiting.

Farmstay Holidays

For many city-dwellers, farmstay holidays are a great way to escape the hectic pace of city life for a while and for many children a great opportunity to come into close contact with animals they have only seen on TV.

Bring Home an Edible Souvenir

After you have returned back home you can still enjoy the tastes of Austria: Styrian pumpkin seed oil, Zotter chocolate, Manner Schnitten hazelnut wafers and the famous Mozart chocolate balls are all popular culinary souvenirs.

Austria's Most Popular Markets

Farmers’ market, flea market or potters’ market: Markets are a feast for all senses and a celebration of colours, scents and voices.

Bregenz

Vorarlberg’s capital is delightfully located at Lake Constance, Central Europe’s third largest lake, and offers a dense cultural programme coupled with a wide range of outdoor activities.

Eisenstadt

Despite being Austria’s smallest provincial capital, this former seat of the Esterhazy noble family range, home to some 13,000 inhabitants, has plenty to offer its guests.

Graz

The Styrian capital Graz, with roots dating back to the Roman age, lies on both sides of the River Mur. This fantastic city is well-known for its striking buildings and architectural highlights.

Innsbruck

Past and future meet seamlessly in the heart of the Alps as Innsbruck’s world-famous sights, which testify to the Tirol province’s great past, stand alongside post-modern international architecture to create a fascinating blend.

Klagenfurt

For summer holidaymakers in particular, Klagenfurt is ideally located by Lake Wörthersee, one of Europe’s largest and warmest alpine lakes. The city is however enjoyable throughout the year with its Mediterranean climate, sunny winter days, colourful autumn and a mild spring.

Cider Anyone?

The UK is a cider-loving nation, but it may come as a surprise that Lower Austria's Mostviertal (cider region) boasts Europe’s largest continuous area of pear orchards. Trip Tip: Take a leisurely drive along the winding 200km panoramic Cider Route with many themed stops along its way.

Austrian Beer - Cheers!

A good beer has only four ingredients: water, grain, a little hops and yeast. The rest depends on the brewer’s skill, but in Austria, thankfully, they have got plenty!

Linzer Torte

The Linzer Torte is considered the oldest known cake in the world, yet who named or invented it remains a mystery.

Wiener Apfelstrudel

One of the best known Austrian deserts – Wiener Apfelstrudel served with icing sugar and Viennese coffee.

Multi-Cultural Menu

On an Austrian menu you will not just find regional specialties, but also dishes from the former crown lands of the monarchy. Sometimes not even the Austrians know the origin of their favourite dishes.

Alpine Spas

Revive the spirit with a traditional Austrian spa week and treatments made of ingredients found exclusively in the Alps. The benefits of altitude and fresh air mean that simply by arriving you are already becoming healthier.

Hungry? Walk the Cheese Trail!

Take a walk along Bregenzerwald's famous Cheese Trail and sample regional delicacies while en route!

Vineyards along the Danube

From Vienna, drive along the Danube westward towards Lower Austria. Just past the city of Krems, you’ll encounter the idyllic, terraced vineyards of the Wachau valley. Walking along a path through these ancient Weingärten may lead you to Langenlois, with the richest, most intensely flavored wines of the region.

Vienna: The Wine Capital

No other country can lay claim to so much viticulture and wine-culture in its capital city. Grapes were cultivated here as early as 1132 AD.

Prost! Drinking with Austrians

Drinking has its own ceremonial protocol in Austria, in which eye-contact plays a central role.

Guten Appetit! Eating with Austrians

Austrians take their food seriously and this dedication shows in their gastronomic rituals.

A late-night institution: the Würstelstand

After a long night of revelry, there is nothing like a hearty snack to avoid a rude awakening the next day.

Kaffeehaus Coffee Culture

Every Kaffeehaus is different, but certain rules and regulations are honoured everywhere.

Lord of the Kaffeehaus

Almost as iconic as the Austrian Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) themselves, are their waiters.

Austria's Ball Season

Every winter, Austria hosts hundreds of swish ball nights.