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     © Jürgen Pistracher

    Weritas

    The Austrian daily “Kurier” called it “Austria’s most beautiful regional wine shop”. The brainchild of local authorities and some forty top winemakers from Wagram, planned by the Viennese architectural team of “gerner°gerner plus”, and opened in September 2009, Weritas Wagram is a centre for the entire region.

    Learn more about Weritas in Wagram
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    Wellenklaenge

    The crystal-clear waters of Lake Lunz and the forests and mountains of Lower Austria’s Voralpen region provide the backdrop for a July festival that devotes itself to transcending all borders between styles and genres.

    Learn more about Wellenklaenge in Lunz am See
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    Wander Bertoni’s Open-Air Museum

    Visitors to this sculpture garden surrounding the living quarters of the sculptor sometimes receive a guided tour by the artist himself and catch a glimpse of his “egg-citing” private collection.

    Learn more about Wander Bertoni’s Open-Air Museum in Winden
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    La Strada

    A step toward overcoming barriers: every summer at the beginning of August, Graz becomes one huge stage for a festival of street and puppet theater.

    Learn more about La Strada in Graz
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    St. Margarethen Opera Festival

    Bizarre rock formations on Europe’s largest natural stage form the impressive backdrop for opulent opera productions every summer.

    Learn more about the Opera Festival in St. Margarethen
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    Sight Running

    Discover Vienna on the run: with the guides from Vienna Sight Running you can get to know the Austrian capital from a completely different side – and at the same time do something for your own fitness, stamina, and health.

    Learn more about Sight Running in Vienna
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     © Kevin Artho/Vorarlberg Tourismus

    Horizon Field

    The Kunsthaus Bregenz has collaborated with the British artist Antony Gormley on a one-of-a-kind project in the mountains of Vorarlberg: Horizon Field is Austria’s largest landscape installation to date.

    Lear more about Horizon Field in Lech
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    Hotel Hochschober

    A touch of the East and plenty of local hospitality: the Hotel Hochschober, on the Turracher Höhe, is the perfect hotel for winter-sports enthusiasts, wellness fans, bookworms, and every other guest who appreciates quiet luxury.

    Learn more about Hotel Hochschober in Turracher Höhe
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    Hotel Fürstenhaus

    Princely pleasures on Lake Achensee: that one lives like royalty at the Travel Charme Hotel on Lake Achensee is no coincidence – it was, after all, built some 550 years ago. And it is not only the fact that this is the only hotel located directly on the lakeshore that makes the Fürstenhaus so exceptional.

    Learn more about Hotel Fürstenhaus in Lake Achensee
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    A Spring Awakening in Burgenland

    Every year, the rite of spring causes an explosion of life and color and turns the vineyards of the Leithagebirge and Lake Neusiedl into a lush and deeply satisfying ocean of blossoms. 10,000 blooming cherry trees, with their white-pinkish flowers, transform the villages of Donnerskirchen, Purbach, Breitenbrunn, Winden and Jois.

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    Untersberg in Salzburg © Tourmusverband Groedig

    Salzburg Untersberg – a world between myth and heaven

    Discover a world of legends and myths and follow the path of Charlemagne into the miles long ice caves under the Untersberg mountain in Salzburg before taking a ride with the cable car up the mountain for some breathtaking views over Salzburg.

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    Explore the Horizon Field

    A breathtaking landscape installation in the High Alps of Vorarlberg stuns locals and visitors alike

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    Birdwatchers' Paradise

    At the easternmost edge of Austria, Lake Neusiedl and the Seewinkel form one of the most celebrated bird areas in Europe. Hundreds of species call the area home, and vast spring migration brings its own migration of bird lovers to the pristine region.

    Join us on a birdwatchers tour
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    Open air museum in the Weinviertl

    The largest open-air museum of Lower Austria is an entire village: Where 80 historical buildings were disassembled from all over the Weinviertl and rebuilt again true to their original construction at Niedersulz.

    More information on the open air museum
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    Nationalpark Hohe Tauern

    „Find your true inner self where nature is at its purest“ is the motto of a lot of people who choose the wildly romantic mountain scenery and the clear lakes of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern to relax.

    Go to Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
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    Christmas Market Eisenstadt © Eisenstadt Tourismus

    Burgenland’s Christmas Markets

    Burgenland offers many attractive ways to enjoy winter, and one of the most traditional ways is visiting the Christmas markets.

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    Krimml Waterfalls

    Enjoy a spectacular hike to Austria’s highest waterfall. The three stages of the hike, starting in the village of Krimml, take you to ever more spectacular views of the falls and the surrounding countryside. Bring your camera and capture the most beautiful section of the falls!

    More information...
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    Grossglockner High Alpine Road © Oesterreich Werbung/Markowitsch

    Grossglockner High-Alpine Road

    The Grossglockner High Alpine Road makes Austria’s highest mountain accessible for everyone. The famous alpine road leads you right into the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, the Grossglockner and its glacier, the Pasterze.

    Learn more about the Grossglockner High-Alpine Road
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    Station of the Nordkettenbahn, Innsbruck © Stefan Dauth

    Take a Ride to New Heights in Innsbruck

    The best way to climb Innsbruck’s majestic Nordkette mountain range: Step on board the Nordkette cable car designed by star-architect Zaha Hadid and rise to new heights with fantastic views – and all in just twenty minutes from Innsbruck’s old town. Now this we call unique!

    Take a ride up the mountain...
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    Bergisel Ski Jump © Innsbruck Tourismus

    Bergisel Ski Jump Tower

    Innsbruck’s futuristic new landmark is the Bergisel ski jump, known particularly as one of the venues for the international Four Hills ski jump competition.

    Learn more about the Ski Jump Tower
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    Stay Here: Arlberg Hospizhotel

    At this five star Arlberg hotel you reside at 5900 feet above sea level in a great location right next to the ski slopes. Located partially in the historic former residence of the brotherhood of St. Christoph, which was founded in 1386, the Arlberg Hospiz is the perfect example of consciously lived hospitality.

    Learn more about the Arlberg Hospizhotel
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    Hohen Salzburg Fortress

    Discover the 900-year-old Hohensalzburg Fortress, an evidence of Salzburg’s medieval history. Take a ride or walk to the largest, fully preserved fortress in central Europe and enjoy a breathtaking view over the city of Salzburg.

    Learn more about the Hohensalzburg Fortress...
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    Schrannenmarkt Salzburg © Salzburg Information

    Salzburg's Schrannenmarkt

    In existence since 1906, the Schrannenmarkt has always been the weekly market for the people living in and around the city of Salzburg. Early bird gets the worm! Join the spectacle from 5 am on and watch the market being set up in front of the magnificent St. Andrä Church.

    Learn more about the Schrannenmarkt...
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    Sight Running

    Discover Vienna on the run: with the guides from Vienna Sight Running you can get to know the Austrian capital from a completely different side – and at the same time do something for your own fitness, stamina, and health.

    Learn more about Sight Running in Vienna
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    Naschmarkt Vienna

    A Festival for the Senses: A Saturday morning must-do for locals, the Viennese Naschmarkt, Vienna’s largest outdoor market, attracts a crowd as diverse as the stalls and restaurants it features.

    Visit the Naschmarkt...
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    Circling the Lake Neusiedlersee by bike © Burgenland Tourismus / Foto: Steve Haider

    A Cyclist’s Dream – Lake Neusiedl

    Cyclists are welcome to Austria’s Burgenland region, where the sun shines 360 days a year and the horizon stretches into the distance for what seems like an eternity. The Lake Neusiedl World Cultural Heritage Site and National Park enchant visitors with vinyards and cherry blossoms, villages and homemade culinary delicacies.

    Learn more about cycling Lake Neusiedl
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    Rust, a home for nesting storks

    Magnificent white storks nesting on special nests built above the chimneys are a great attraction in the beautiful wine town of Rust. Catch these graceful birds with your camera in flight, or in their nests atop various buildings in town. And, while at it, discover the great food and local wines in this charming lakeside village.

    Visit Rust...
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    Salzburg by Bike

    Smell the fresh air cycling along the Salzach river. Rent a bike or an electric “movelo” and discover a world heritage city with a specially trained tour guide who offers you an insight in the great history of Salzburg.

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    Draisine Tour © Sonnenland Draisinentour

    Tour Villages & Vineyards on Draisines

    What could be more romantic – or more fun – than pedaling on a discontinued railroad track through fields of poppy, sundrenched vineyards and past quaint villages? Bring your family and friends and enjoy a draisine tour through central Burgenland.

    Learn more about the Draisine Tour...
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    Vineyards in lower Austria

    Rustic country charm for city sophisticates

    “Südbahn wine” is what the Viennese affectionately call their favorite weekend beverage as they take the 20-minute southbound train from the city to Gumpoldskirchen for recreational enjoyment. The main streets of the sleepy little village come to life in the late afternoon as the local wine farms fling open the doors to over 30 heuriger to invite visitors for hearty country food, full-bodied wines, and folk music.

    Visit the wine village of Gumpoldskirchen
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     © Nordkette Innsbruck / S. Dauth

    Traverse Innsbruck in Style

    For nearly a century, a funicular system offered passage around the hills of Innsbruck. In 2007 the system was retired, and replaced with something so architecturally stunning that it became a tourist destination in its own right. The journey is what matters on the Hungerburgbahn, and it happens in futuristic style.

    Learn more about Hungerburg Funicular in Innsbruck
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    Astounding views, for all levels of hiker

    One of the most dramatic hikes to take in the Austrian Alps happens to be one of the easiest, and most accessible. All ages will enjoy the jaw-dropping views and contemplative pace of the Zirbenweg Trail. Approachable from multiple directions, it offers enough variety to bring hikers back again and again.

    Walk the Austrian Alps
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    The Cloud of Sound

    Created to bridge the Ars Electronica Festival and the Anton Bruckner Festival this music event combines Bruckner’s music with highest-tech laser shows and spectacular fireworks.

    Learn more about this festival...
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    Weinmuseum Moschendorf © ARGE Naturparke

    Open Air Wine Village Museum

    Experience the farm life from past centuries in Moschendorf in south Burgenland. Several old authentic houses, some of them with thatched roofs, have been relocated in a village museum and completely equipped with authentic furnishings. The “Weinmuseum Moschendorf” is also a popular venue for wine tasting and many events including concerts, art exhibitions, and folk dance.

    Learn more about Moschendorf...
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    La Strada

    A step toward overcoming barriers: every summer at the beginning of August, Graz becomes one huge stage for a festival of street and puppet theater.

    Learn more about La Strada in Graz
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    Start planning your next Austria vacation

    A vacation in Austria gets you close to nature and allows you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions. Austria's landscapes are incredibly varied and the options are endless. Be it a relaxing walk or experiencing the great outdoors in the Austrian Alps. Keep in mind that you are never far from historic city centers, cultural events and gourmet restaurant.

    Make your reservation now
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    Dorli Muhr

    What happens when you combine wonderful wines with live music, nature, fashion shows, and fantastic food? You get the Carnuntum Experience! Wine expert and co-organizer Dorli Muhr gives us the low-down about this two-week long festival in Lower Austria that is sure to be fun for the entire family

    Listen to the podcast
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    Austrian Ski Holiday © ANTO/Frankhauser

    Nature & Adventure

    A vacation in Austria gets you close to nature and allows you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions of the country. Austria's landscapes are incredibly varied and the options of outdoor acitities are endless. Be it a walk through Austria's Alps or biking along Austria's great rivers. Don't forget: you are never far from historic cities, cultural events and gourmet restaurant.

    Learn more about Nature & Adventure
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    People & Traditions

    Austria is a combination of pristine landscapes and bustling cities, historic towns and cutting-edge architecture, love of tradition and thirst for the new. What keeps travelers coming back to Austria is the sense of "Gemuetlichkeit": a lifestyle that celebrates the finer moments in life.

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    Enjoying the sunset in Salzburg

    Walking & Hiking packages

    There are numerous ways to explore a country, but none as intimate and personal as taking the time to enjoy your vacation destination on foot. Walking in Austria will get you close to nature and allow you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions of Austria. The selected packages start as low as Euro 665.

    More walking & hiking packages
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    Station of the Nordkettenbahn, Innsbruck © Stefan Dauth

    Innsbruck

    Past and future meet in the heart of the Alps, where 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.

    Find out more about Innsbruck
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    Lake Constance in Vorarlberg

    Bregenz

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

    Find out more about Bregenz
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    Observing deers in the National Park Donau-Auen

    Fauna and Flora

    Austria's topographic diversity accounts for a great variety of flora and fauna, including endemic species that are under protection.

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     © Christoph Lingg / Archiv Bregenzerwald Tourismus

    Architecture in Vorarlberg

    Using only traditional materials, joining them with clear lines into simple concepts, mountainous Vorarlberg has mutated into a magnet for all those interested in architecture.

    Architecture in Vorarlberg
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    Enjoying the sunset in Salzburg

    Walk Austria's Alps

    There are numerous ways to explore and experience a destination but none as intimate and personal as taking the time to enjoy your vacation destination on foot. Walking and hiking in Austria will get you close to nature and allow you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions in Austria.

    More information on walking the Alps
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    River Cruises

    Looking for a great way to explore Austria's beautiful countryside? Simply take a day-cruise and enjoy the natural beauty that awaits you...

    More information on river cruises
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    Taking a break from mountainbiking in Filzmoos / SalzburgerLand

    Biking packages

    For your convenience we have selected some of the most exciting biking packages for you to explore Austria's unique countryside.

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    Mountainbiking in Salzburg

    Biking throughout Austria

    Cycling has become one of the most popular ways to experience the unique Austrian countryside, small towns and cities. We have researched great trails and put important information together for you.

    Learn more about packages and trails
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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.

    More on Schloss Hof
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    Kalchkendlalm © Astrid Kammerer-Schmitt

    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.

    Visit the Kalchkendlalm
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    Aqua Dome, Oetz Valley © Oetztal Tourismus

    Tirol - Alpine Sophistication

    Set against a glorious Alpine backdrop, Tirol invites visitors to enjoy the warm local hospitality in what is guaranteed to be an unforgettable Austrian experience. Here, 21st-century designs harmonize with the silhouettes of medieval buildings and quaint Alpine farmhouses.

    Learn more about Tirol
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    Kamptal Gardens

    The gardens of the Kamptal have been especially blessed by nature and 19 unique oases of green can be visited in one of the most beautiful valleys in Lower Austria.

    More on Kamptal Gardens
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    Lech / Zürs

    Join European royalty in the cradle of Alpine skiing. Lech and Zürs offer a great exquisite outdoor experience in breathtaking Alpine setting.

    Luxury experience in Lech/Zürs
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    Schoenbrunn in Vienna

    Luxury Resorts in Austria

    Craving the thrill of heli-skiing in the Austrian Alps? Dreamed of attending the New Year's concert in Vienna or the worldfamous Salzburg Festival? Or are you intersted in experiencing the many high-end restaurants you can find throughout Austria? You can have it all...

    Get your luxury experience
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    State Opera House

    Make your Luxury Hotel Reservation

    FiveStarAlliance is one of the leading website for luxury hotel reservations and offers great rates for the web's most comprehensive, hand-picked collection of luxury hotels.

    Make your hotel reservation online
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    Bregenzerwald Cheese Road

    The Cheese Route through the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg is the ideal way to explore the region and its close ties with cheese-making: from dairy farms to cheese speciality inns, and from alpine pastures to milkmaids. If you’re a cheese connoisseur, this is for you.

    Learn more about the cheese road
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    Romantic Road of Austria

    Enjoy the cultural & scenic highlights stretching from Salzburg to Vienna. Throughout this journey experience palaces, monasteries, castles, museums, lakes, and magnificent landscapes of Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria.

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    Vineyards in lower Austria

    Austria's Wine Regions

    The miracle of Austria is that all of its wine regions are incredibly easy to visit. In fact, once you step off the plane in Vienna, you have already arrived in one of the world’s most unique wine regions.

    Learn more about Austria's wine regions
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    Lake Neusiedler See in the evening

    Austria's Eastern Edge

    Burgenland is unlike anywhere else in Austria. Whereas Austria is known for rugged Alps, pirouette-inducing meadows or the excitement of Vienna, Burgenland sits on the edge of Central Europe’s vast Pannonian plain.

    Learn more about Austrian wine
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    Dürnstein, Wachau

    Vineyards along the Danube

    From Vienna, drive along the Danube westward towards Lower Austria. Just past the city of Krems, you’ll encounter idyllic, terraced vineyards of the Wachau valley. Walking along a path through these ancient Weingärten, may lead you to spy an emerald-scaled Smaragd lizard. This sun-loving vineyard denizen is the mascot for the richest, most intensely flavored wines of the Wachau Valley.

    Learn more about Austrian wines
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    "Klapotetz" (wooden wind wheel)

    Wine from Austria's South

    Take a trip to the southern Austrian state of Styria and discover countless wine oases. Many wineries offer visitors surprisingly chic tasting rooms. Sauvignon Blanc, the region's signature grape, is often harvested on impossibly steep slopes of slippery schist and shale soils.

    Learn more about wines from Styria
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    Danube Bicycle Path

    offers nearly carefree cycling and an ideal way to view the region. It's downstream all the way, passing through picturesque towns and villages until you reach the wonderful city of Vienna at tour’s end...

    Learn more about the danube cycling package
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    Salzburg Lakes Bike Tour

    A tour through the Salzburg Lakes region offers relaxing bicycling along lake shores and through pristine countryside. Not far from the city of Salzburg, the landscape of Alpine foothills has a charm of its own.

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     © Lerch / NPV Salzburg

    Tauern Bike Path

    ... is a bicyclist’s dream come true. It cuts through some of the world's most mountainous terrain, yet it’s almost all downhill. It passes through dozens of picturesque towns and villages, yet it stays almost totally clear of traffic.

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    A chalet in Salzburg

    Mountain Dining Experience

    Anyone wishing to experience the mountains around Innsbruck by night in a pleasantly comfortable and above all tasty way should certainly not miss a trip up to the Seegrube or Muttereralm near Innsbruck.

    Dine in the Austrian Alps
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    World Heritage Hiking Tour of the Salzkammergut

    Since December 1997 the "Hallstatt Dachstein/Salzkammergut" region in Austria has joined the list of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. We invite you to discover this great part of Austria with us.

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    Igls. Austria special

    It's no coincidence that Igls is known as the hiking village. Sitting on a glacial plateau at 3,000 feet above sea level and only 2 1/2 miles from Innsbruck, an Igl's visitor has everything available from their hotel door. The area boasts miles and miles of carefully maintained walking and hiking trails, with guests led by certified hiking guides from one of Austria's most prestigious hiking organizations.

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    Salzkammergut Sampler

    Lush green pastures, the tinkling of cowbells, crystal clear brooks teeming with trout and villages with intricate murals and wooden balconies. Too much of a cliché to be true? We don't think so. Come and see for yourself!

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     © Zell am See-Kaprun

    7 Resort Hike in the Austrian Alps

    Everything you expect from a perfect walking vacation, you will find on this picturesque tour through the Alpbach Valley: beautiful scenery, charming accommodation and walks amid rolling pastures and authentic flower villages.

    Get more information on this package
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    Mayrhofen in Tyrol

    Popular Walking Resorts

    The Hills are still alive in Austria! If you are looking for picture perfect scenery, fresh mountain air and crystal clear lakes, Austria offers an abundance of choices. Following is our selection of some of the most scenic Alpine resorts.

    Discover Austria's walking resorts
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    Skiing in Stubai, Tirol

    Top 10 Reasons to Ski Austria

    Great weather, unbelievable vertical drops, excellent resorts, amazing cuisine, great hospitality are just a few of the many reasons why you should choose Austria for your next vacation.

    Let us convince you...
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    Taking a break from cycling

    Scenic bike trails

    Biking throughout Austria's countryside is another great way to experiece our beautiful country. Wheather you are a soft-biker or enjoy rugged landscapes there are biking trails for every type. We have selected four well-marked bike trails for their scenic beauty and point of interest.

    Bike Austria's great trails...
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    Mountainbiking in Ramsau am Dachstein / Styria

    Questions about your biking trip?

    The past few years we have been asked questions about biking in Austria. In this segment we try to answer a lot of them and hope to make your bike-tour even more enjoyable.

    Get your questions answered
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    Fishing in the National Park Donau-Auen

    National Parks in Austria

    Austria has six National parks, almost 60 nature preserves and „nature parks“, about 35 „hot spots“ for bird-watching, 20 Alpine gardens and many other opportunities to admire nature in its undisturbed, pristine beauty

    Learn more about national parks in Austria
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    Back country skiing in Tyrol

    Winter Fun in Austria's Alps

    Snow-covered mountains, Apres-Ski after a day on the slopes and Austrian "Gemuetlichkeit" will give your stay in Austria the magic touch no other destination can duplicate. Come and relax - you'll be surprised how fun, recreational and affordable a winter vacation in Austria is.

    Learn more about a winter vacation in Austria
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     © TVB Tux-Finkenberg, Ferienregion Hochkönig, Steiermark Tourismus/Eisenschink

    Summer Fun in Austria

    A vacation in Austria gets you close to nature and allows you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions of Austria. Austria's landscapes are incredibly varied and the options are endless. Be it a walk through Austria's Alps or biking along Austria's great rivers. Keep in mind that you are never far from historic city centers, cultural events and gourmet restaurant.

    Learn more about a summer vacation in Austria
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    Looking for a great travel experience?

    We have partnered with a number of tour operators and selected great trips to Austria's cities as well as our beautiful countryside. Wheather you would like to bike along great rivers, hike in the beautiful Alps, or just enjoy Austria's majestic cities...

    Learn more about our packages
 

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