Who can resist romance? Tour Austria between Salzburg and Vienna for the Romantic Road, crossing the Salzkammergut Lake District, the alpine foothills, the Danube regions of Strudengau and Nibelungengau and the Wachau Valley. Total length: 380 km

Like pearls on a lace the cultural and regional gems on this road are lined one after the other. If you are in a hurry the motorway from Salzburg to Vienna is the quickest solution. However, if you can spare some time for the real beauties on this route the Romantic Road gives you a unique survey of the scenic variety and innumerable sights between Salzburg, Upper Austria and Lower Austria - from Lake Wolfgangsee's holiday region to the over 4500 year-old salt village of Hallstatt, the giant ice caves of the Dachstein glacier, the medieval town of Steyr, the imposing baroque complex of the Benedictine abbey of Melk to the renaissance-style Schallaburg castle and the romantic wine resort of Klosterneuburg at Vienna's gates.

Information:
ARGE "Die östereichische Romantikstraße",
Tourismusverband Steyr, tel.: +43/7252/53229-0

Highlight: Melk Abbey
The Benedictine abbey, situated at the western entrance of the Wachau valley was founded in 1089 on a steep rock above the Danube. Built by Jakob Prandtauer, it is the oldest residence of the Babenberg dynasty bearing their tomb and countless art treasures.

Opening times
May - September 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (entry until 5:00 p.m.). Pre- and post season: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (entry until 4:00 p.m.). Tel. +43/2752/555-232

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