Travel to Austria

Austria (Republic of Austria) is a country in the heart of Europe, bordered by Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia and Hungary. Most of the territory of Austria - Eastern Alps. The highest point is Mount Grossglockner (3.7 km), which is one of the largest glaciers in Europe is called Pastures. The largest river of the country is The Danube.

Holidays in Austria - this is the city of lakes, castles, ski and SPA resorts and hotels that are renowned for unsurpassed service. The capital of Austria is Vienna, which is a picturesque city known for its cozy cafes, offering coffee brewed on a variety of recipes. In Vienna, there are over 80 museums and numerous parks, among them - reserve Vienna Woods.

New City Hall in Vienna, Austria

Luxury Vienna is a musical capital of the world, the city of mulled wine and strudel, a place where Europeans first tasted coffee. This is one of the oldest cities in Europe. The history of Vienna has more than three thousand years, since in place of the current Roman outpost was erected glittering capital. It is a city-festival, whose magnificent architecture is literally imbued with the timeless music, born here, on the picturesque banks of the Danube. Here we lived and worked, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms.

Hofburg Imperial Palace - Startseite - Hofburg

Vienna Architecture - weave all styles from Gothic and Renaissance to Postmodernism. One of the oldest churches of Vienna, Rupertkirhe built in the Romanesque style, Shtefansdom - Gothic, Karlskirche - Baroque. Karlspatts Station, Church am Shtaynhov - Art Nouveau building.
Belvedere is a stunning palace complex in the Baroque style, was built in the XVIII century as a summer residence for the greatest general of his time Prince Eugene of Savoy.

Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

Eisenstadt - the city, where in the second half of the XVIII century lived Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, and where the annual International Haydn Festival of Music in September. Salzburg is most famous for being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and every year since the end of July to the end of August in the city of Salzburg Music Festival is held. In the city of Linz, one one of the most important cultural centers of Europe, where there are numerous museums, theaters, concert and exhibition halls, 1612-1626 he lived and worked as a great mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler.

Belvedere Museum Vienna - Art gallery & World Heritage Site

Austria - Country Skiing

There are more than 800 winter sports centers. Holidays in Austria at local resorts differ comfortable - equipped with the latest technology and first-class runs hotels are known throughout the world. The ski season lasts from mid-December to late March.

In the western part of Styria is the largest ski area in Europe - Ski Amade - 356 different ski runs, total length of 860 km, where 270 ski lifts are working.

Resorts Zell am See and Kaprun and Saalbach-Hinterglemm in the territory of the European ski area. In the Tyrol, in the heart of the Alps, Innsbruck is famous, which was twice the venue for the Olympic Winter Games. North-west of Innsbruck is located in Seefeld - a paradise for cross-country skiers with 266 km of lowland trails.

Holidays in Austria can be carried out in a picturesque valley Ötztal, where there is the highest mountain resort in the country - Soelden. To the south of the ski area Obergurgl-Hochgurgl and west, in the Paznaun Valley, the ski area Silvretta Arena, which includes the resort town of Ischgl. In the valley of the Arlberg ski resort Lech is located in the east - Kitzbühel, where the annual stage of the Cup in Alpine skiing world.

St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna

Austria is famous for a large number of magnificent castles and palaces . Choosing a tour to Austria, be sure to schedule a visit to the palace Schallaburg in St. Polten, Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt Schloss and Egenberg castle in Graz, where the gallery is located Alte Galerie. You will spend an unforgettable holiday in Austria, if you visit the nearby Graz largest Austrian Baroque Riegersburg castle and fortress Carinthia.

Do not forget the thermal and SPA resorts, recreation on the lakes of Carinthia and Zaltskammergutta, hiking, climbing, cycling, and much more than so beautiful, this beautiful country.

To relax, be sure to plan in advance and have to book a tour to Austria today for the summer or winter season. Summer in the mountains of Austria, tourists like to spend no less than in winter. Walking through the many nature reserves, pure mountain air, numerous waterfalls, and unique plants attract many mountain lovers.