All articles related to Linz

Linz Airport

Linz Airport is also known as the Blue Danube Airport. It is situated centrally in the wider area of the Upper Austrian capital and can easily be reached from all directions.

Regional Capitals

No less than three of the nine Austrian regional capitals have been celebrated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and absolutely all are well worth a visit. From Vienna via Salzburg to Bregenz, use your time in Austria to explore its vibrant cities.

Christmas Markets in Linz

The fragrance of gingerbread and Linzer Torte from the Christmas Markets, pastry shops and cafes, the lights of the city skyline combining old with new, and the enticements of shopping in the city of Linz all bring you that step closer towards Christmas Eve.

09.09.2012 - 03.10.2012

Bruckner Festival

The festival features international musicians performing works by and from the time of Anton Bruckner. The festival opens with a "classical cloud of sound".

30.08.2012 - 04.09.2012

Ars Electronica Festival

What began as a pilot project has evolved throughout the past 30 years into one of the major avant-garde media art festivals in the world, putting the city of Linz into the spotlight each September.

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.

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.

Austria's Longest Shopping Streets

It's easy to browse the day away along one of these favourite shopping streets. The longest shopping mile of all is Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna, followed by Landstraße in Linz.

Linz

The city of Linz home to a vibrant music and arts scene that is well-funded by the city and the state of Upper Austria.

Linzer Torte

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

Linz

Linz was the cultural capital of Europe in 2009 and remains one of Austria's most happening cities. Get to know the colourful and exciting cultural scene.