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Lake Constance and the Tirol

8 days touring Vorarlberg and Tirol with Harry Shaw Coach Holidays. Including all travel, accommodation and an excursion to Lake Constance and Bregenz, you couldn't find better value for money.

Lech

Ideally located in picturesque Lech, Chalet Hotel Montfort combines a delightfully quiet location with being only a few minutes stroll from the cafés and chic shops of the centre.

Bathing Lakes in Lower Austria

Several lakes serve as backdrop for regional festivals in Lower Austria. Take Lunzer See, for example, which hosts the annual "Wellenklänge". Or the Herrensee and its "Schrammel.Klang.Festival".

Bathing Lakes in Vienna

Vienna is known around the world as the city on the Danube, but it is also home to wetlands, streams, ponds and lakes. In short, there are plenty of opportunities to take a dip when visiting the capital.

Bathing Lakes in Vorarlberg

Take in an opera on Lake Constance, or kick back on the sandy shores and allow the gentle waves of one of Vorarlberg's lesser known aqua beauties to trickle over your toes.

Salzburg Lake District

Situated to the east of Salzburg, the Austrian Lake District is perfect for exploration on two wheels. This Inntravel package includes bike hire, 7 nights' accommodation, luggage transfer, route notes and maps.

29.08.2013 - 01.09.2013 - Lake Wörthersee

Pink Lake Festival

Not the usual big-city backdrop, no parades for the titillation of curious onlookers, but rather an international get-together for gays, lesbians and everyone in between, including friends of the community, in a beautiful town amidst magical countryside at Lake Wörthersee.

Excursions

The best routes and excursions for your Austrian road trip, through magnificent mountain passes, past spectacular lakes and through beautiful old towns.

Weddings in Vorarlberg

In Vorarlberg you can exchange vows alongside a glass of champagne in the Pfänder panoramic cable car, before embarking on a voyage of discovery of the Lake Constance region.

Weddings in Upper Austria

In Upper Austria it's all about getting married on water. Charter your very own wedding boat and cruise the picture perfect Lake Traunsee or Lake Attersee. Corny? Yes, but we love it!

Weddings in Carinthia

Carinthia is also known as Austria's Riviera. It is blissfully warm in summer, with plenty of beautiful lakes and resorts that cater for romantic waterside weddings. Or try something a bit more adventurous and make a true entrance at your ceremony by paraglider!

Kaprun

Explore SalzburgerLand with Chalet Mara as your base. Ideally situated in a quiet location with lovely mountain views, yet close to Kaprun’s picturesque village centre.

Kitzbühel

In a quiet position overlooking Kitzbühel, Hotel Schloss Lebenberg combines the style of a former aristocratic hunting castle with first class modern comforts.

Swimming & Water Sports

There is certainly no shortage of lakes in Austria so browse our selection of the best per region. Enjoy a refreshing dip, have a go at diving or take a sailboat out for the day. Whatever your choice of activity, in Austria you can always be sure that the water is so good you could drink it.

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.

Bregenzer Festspiele

Bregenz is different. An opera festival with two stages: a traditional opera house, home to less-known operas, and an open-air lakeside stage, where productions are held in the most spectacular fashion.

Bathing Lakes in Carinthia

Carinthia is not known as Austria's Riviera without reason. This South Eastern corner of Austria is blissfully warm in summer, providing excellent swimming and tanning oppurtunties at its many beautiful lakes.

Bathing Lakes in Tirol

The Heart of the Alps, where some 10,000 clean springs bubble up to the surface, offers a wonderful combination of majestic mountains and glittering lakes which are up to 28°C warm.

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.

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.

Bathing Lakes in SalzburgerLand

185 lakes adorn the landscape across the Salzkammergut region, through mountain valleys and on distant peaks. SalzburgerLand's lakes all have one thing in common: the extraordinary quality of their water.

Bathing Lakes in Burgenland

Often overshadowed by better known destinations, Burgenland is decidedly different. There are no high mountains here and very little snow, but 300 days of annual sunshine with a very mild climate.

Bathing Lakes in Styria

These sky blue lakes are large enough for boat trips, although the warm shores are never far away. Relax and enjoy the summer in Styria, the Green Heart of Austria.