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Alpe-Adria-Trail Carinthia
Long distance pleasure hike from the majestic Großglockner through Carinthia and Friaul-Julisch Venetia to the azure blue sea of Slovenia.
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Graz, Salzburg and Innsbruck
Austrian city breaks offer more than just guidebook sights. Gourmet Graz, romantic Salzburg and invigorating Innsbruck provide new experiences at just the right pace.
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Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg enjoys a supreme location in Austria’s most western part. Pleasantly small in size, it offers a mix of high-carat culture and dazzling natural scenery.
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Zillertal Valley
The region known for its organic cuisine and award-winning dairy products offers an entire network of scenic bike trails that will have you working up an appetite.
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Summer Holiday Deals
A day of fresh air in the mountains, an afternoon lost in modern art and architecture, a moment of wonder at opera in the most surprising of settings. And, with plenty of time for unexpected discoveries, Austria is one summer holiday destination that you'd return to in a second.
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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 concerts to fill the evenings with music.
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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.
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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!
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Erich Stekovics Tomatoes
Erich Stekovics has scoured the world for tomato seeds in his quest to revive some nearly forgotten flavours. Today more than 3,200 varieties of tomato thrive in his fields near the Neusiedlersee. It is the ideal place for tomato growing, as the sun shines on 300 days of the year.
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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.
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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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Linzer Torte
The Linzer Torte is considered the oldest known cake in the world, yet who named or invented it remains a mystery.
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The Prügeltorte Cake
Still a must at festive events, Queen Elisabeth was served this "royal" cake when she visited Tirol!
Prügeltorte Recipe -
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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Weinviertel DAC
The most peppery white wine in Austria is grown in the Weinviertel DAC region and, typically for the land north east of Vienna, is made from Grüner Veltliner grapes. It makes both wine professionals and connoisseurs eager to spice up their lives.
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Pelzmann Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pumpkin seed oil is known as the black gold of Southern Styria. Pumpkins were first imported by Christoph Columbus after the discovery of America. These days a modest, family-run oil press has become the world’s biggest producer of this Austrian delicacy: Pelzmann Pumkin Seed Oil.
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Wiener Apfelstrudel
One of the best known Austrian deserts – Wiener Apfelstrudel served with icing sugar and Viennese coffee.
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Taubenkobel Schützen
An award-winning restaurant and the owner is Chef of the Year. When gourmets from all over the world make their pilgrimage to the village of Schützen they have one destination in mind: the Taubenkobel.
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Naschmarkt Vienna
A culinary voyage around the world does not take 80 days but minutes at Vienna’s Naschmarkt. It is named the “city’s stomach” by locals. The Naschmarkt has existed since the 18th century and is Vienna’s largest inner city market.
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Hungry? Walk the Cheese Trail!
Take a walk along Bregenzerwald's famous Cheese Trail and sample regional delicacies by farmers, alpine dairymen, cheesemakers and restaurants while en route.
A slice of Bregenzerwald
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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.
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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.
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Kaffeehaus Coffee Culture
Every Kaffeehaus is different, but certain rules and regulations are honoured everywhere. Especially Vienna is known for its traditional coffee.
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Guten Appetit! Eating with Austrians
Austrians take their food seriously and this dedication shows in their gastronomic rituals.There are rituals to wish one another 'Guten Appetit' or 'Mahlzeit'
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Austria's Ball Season
Every winter, Austria hosts hundreds of swish ball nights. Learn about the traditions of a typical evening at the ball.
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Prost! Drinking with Austrians
Drinking has its own ceremonial protocol in Austria, in which eye-contact plays a central role. Austria's favourite digestive is a shot of Schnaps. You are likely to be offered a shot, after a meal.
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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. These food stalls are specialized in serving a wide range of sausages and staying open until dawn.
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Lord of the Kaffeehaus
Almost as iconic as the Austrian Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) themselves, are their waiters. If you have achieved a certain standing at a Kaffeehaus because of generous tips or repeat visits you may be awarded a title like doctor.
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Styrian Pot Roast
This pork pot roast is a favourite from Styria, served with grated apple, horseradish and caraway potatoes.
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Natural Quality Package Alpbach
Hectic city life is a distant memory in Tirol's Alpbachtal. 7 nights in a 3-star hotel with Alpbachtal Seenland Card, giving access to mountain lifts, guided walks and more.
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Taking summer fun to new heights -
Zillertal Bike Special
Spend 7 nights in Zillertal's outdoor paradise with 2 guided e-bike tours, a 6-day Zillertal Activcard and a guided hike included in the package price.
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Salzburger Nockerl
This light and fluffy dessert may remind some people of Salzburg’s snow capped-mountains - but it is definitely a real treat for gourmets. Legend has it that the famous Salzburg prince archbishop of Raitenau loved his mistress Salome mainly because of her exquisite Salzburger Nockerl.
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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 ultimate bashes.
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Panorama Pleasure Montafon
3 or 4 nights in delightful Montafon, free Montafon Silvretta Card for cable cars, pools and museums, plus a highlight mountain breakfast in a restaurant of your choice.
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Sacher Torte
Created in 1832, the Sacher Torte must be the most famous chocolate cake in the world today.
Sacher Torte Recipe -
Wachauer Marillenknödel
Try your hand at these traditional apricot dumplings, as made in the Lower Austrian Wachau Valley.
Wachauer Marillenknödel Recipe -
Kaiserschmarren
Not only in Austria are the chopped sweet pancakes known as Kaiserschmarren a long-running favourite.
Kaiserschmarren Recipe -
Tafelspitz
When the Viennese talk about beef, they always mean boiled beef with Tafelspitz, the king of the beef dishes.
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Wiener Schnitzel
Although not invented in Vienna, the breaded and fried veal escalope has long become one of the city’s famous icons.
Wiener Schnitzel Recipe -
Glühwein
Glühwein is enjoyed at traditional Christmas markets or after a day on the Austrian slopes at one of the huts.
Glühwein Recipe -
Vanillekipferl
Enjoy a little Austrian Christmas atmosphere at home with this wonderfully light, crescent-shaped cookie.
Vanillekipferl Recipe -
Käsespätzle
Macaroni & cheese à la Austria! This hearty dish tastes especially good after a walk in crisp mountain air.
Käsespätzle Recipe -
Summer in St. Anton am Arlberg
The little ones can play safely in the glorious outdoors while the adults appreciate the fabulous views of up to nearly 3000m. 7 nights half-board in a 4-star hotel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Regional Highlights -
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.
Regional Highlights -
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.
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Pure Indulgence
In Austria a number of regions have got together to create themed routes that invite you to explore rural history with gastronomic delights all along the way.
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Tschebull Lakeside Restaurant
For decades now, Tschebull has been known as a treasured jewel of Carinthia’s restaurant scene. It is even a monument, an institution, in matters of maintaining Alpine-Adriatic culinary traditions.
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Landgasthof Linde
The historic village Inn in Stumm, home town of skiing legend Stephan Eberharter, is itself an enticing invitation that everyone hastens to accept: to savour awhile, to linger awhile.
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Kreuz Inn
Not merely the farmer’s mountain bacon is homemade here. That’s why everything at the Kreuz in Reutte/Tirol tastes precisely the way it’s supposed to: delicious, genuine and original.
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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 break in Styria.
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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.
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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.
Reindling Recipe -
Restaurant Rauch
At the foot of the mighty Schattenburg fortress, Reinhard Rauch has built up his own little culinary kingdom, whose heartbeat is the ‘Rauch’ at city centre of the historic town.
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Restaurant Hanner
Heinz Hanner is doubtless the most avant-guard top Austrian chef there is. And one thing is also certain: nothing here can ever get boring.
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Plachutta - A Mecca for Fans of Boiled Beef
Plachutta is to beef what Figlmüller is to schnitzel. In keeping with the tradition of fabled Viennese beef establishments of the past, the Plachutta restaurants have now become legends themselves.
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Restaurant Eckel
If there was a superlative form for “good traditional cooking”, it would be “best traditional cooking”, and this term is the perfect description of the food at Eckel, in Vienna’s Sievering neighbourhood.
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Figlmüller
In Vienna Figlmüller is synonymous with schnitzel: the city’s Figlmüller restaurant makes what is probably the best and most famous schnitzel in the entire city.
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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.
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Art Hotel Blaue Gans
At the “Blue Goose”, perched atop Salzburg’s city mountain, the Mönchsberg, they pursue an overall philosophy: eat, drink, feel good, stay a while...
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Linz in Upper Austria
2013 is all about music in Upper Austria and its capital Linz as it opens the doors to Europe's most modern opera house, the new Musiktheater am Volksgarten.
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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.
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Huth Vienna
Huth is a prime example of a contemporary Viennese inn: modern in appearance, but classic when it comes to hospitality and cuisine.
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Salzburg's Small Treasures
Treat yourself to a 2-night stay at a 4* hotel in Salzburg with brewery visit, beer and dinner, plus a city tour and 24-hour Salzburg Card.
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One Night Free in Graz
Make it an extra long weekend in Graz and stay 3 nights but pay for 2. Your package includes a 24-hour pass to the Universal Museum Joanneum.
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Weekend in Linz
Let Linz entice you to a weekend away with 2 nights' accommodation and breakfast, plus a 3-day Linz-Card for free public transport and entrance to all museums.
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Hotel Edenlehen Zillertal
Explore Zillertal with the cosy yet luxurious Hotel Edenlehen as your base. This summer 7 nights include Zillertal Activcard and a 25min massage.
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Carinthia
Carinthia truly is a land of plenty, with more than 1000 lakes of drinking water purity and over 2000 hours of sunshine to accompany you along the Alpe-Adria-Trail.
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Theresia Family Summer Deal
Affordable 7-night luxury at the Gartenhotel Theresia 4*Superior in Saalbach Hinterglemm with outstanding organic cuisine, spa and children up to 15 years for free.
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Summer Holidays Hit -
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.
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Cityscape
Fall for Vienna's 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.
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Round Trips Austria
Immerse yourself into the pulsating lifestyle of Austria's cities. Discover the mighty mountain summits, the far ranging fields, the crystal-clear waters. Enjoy the delicious specialities of each region. Compile your personal round trip of Austria here.
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Hike through Paradise Carinthia
6 nights hiking along the Alpe-Adria-Trail in Carinthia with half-board, luggage transport, guided trail stages, transfers and a regional discount card.
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Discover Bregenzerwald
Book Sunday - Thursday in Bregenzerwald and receive one night free! Look forward to leisurely walks, foodie treats and eye-catching architecture.
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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.
Alpenlounge Seegrube -
Staud's Vienna
To think of pickled vegetables as anything other than exquisite would prove the delicious variety of Staud’s products completely wrong. Non-believers will be convinced by visiting the Staud’s Pavillion in Vienna.
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Zotter Chocolate Factory
Once upon a time around 1990 there was a master confectioner who thought that all the existing chocolate creations on the market were simply a little bit too boring. So after business hours he started to explore in the quietness of his company’s back room...
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Ab.Art & Eat.Art
The world-famous artist Daniel Spoerri has purchased two Baroque style houses and developed them into complete works of art.
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Restaurant Obauer
In the opinion of many gourmets, the brothers Karl and Rudi Obauer are the most successful in the country. Every year their restaurant achieves the highest nominations by national and international gourmet guides.
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The Gasthaus Haberl
Once the famous chef of the well-established Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Hans Peter Fink has taken over the traditional rural inn of his in-laws and was awarded with two "Gault Millau" hats right away.
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Rauch-Hof
In the Schilcherland with its vineyards and wine taverns you will find a gastronomic piece of art: At the Rauch-Hof you are welcome to lounge within the idyllic setting, enjoy outstanding food and discover unique culture.
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Schilcherland
Supposedly time passes by slower in Schilcherland than anywhere else. At least this is claimed by anyone who has spent some time enjoying a glass of wine at a typical wine tavern – “Buschenschank” – within the soft hills of south-western Styria.
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Mühltalhof
An exceptional hotel for Spa lovers, people looking for relaxation, night owls and those in search of adventure. At the Mühlviertel you can experience indulgence and culture with heart and soul.
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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.
Unforgettable Dining Hot Spots -
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.
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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.
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Bregenz
Vorarlberg’s capital is located at Lake Constance, Central Europe’s third largest lake, offering a dense cultural programme and wide range of outdoor activities.
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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.
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Graz
The Styrian capital Graz, with roots dating back to the Roman age, lies on either side of River Mur. Graz is well-known for its striking buildings and architecture.
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Innsbruck
Past and future meet seamlessly in the heart of the Alps as Innsbruck’s world-famous sights stand alongside post-modern international architecture.
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Klagenfurt
For summer holidaymakers, Klagenfurt is ideally located by sunny Lake Wörthersee. The city is, however, enjoyable throughout the year.
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Vienna For Gay Travellers
Vienna is well known for it's music and culture, for the coffee houses, the Opera and the Imperial history which the city still showcases everywhere. Vienna’s cultural appeal is, in fact, what draws an ever larger number of gay and lesbian travelers to the city.
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