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Salzburg, the scintillating city of music and chocolate

Bertl123 As soon as you set foot in Austria‘s fourth largest city, near the German border three hours west of Vienna, music is in the air. Whether you arrive at the airport or the train station, Mozart tunes are piped in, which puts you in a happy mood. Dating back to Celtic settlements of the 5th century BC, followed by Roman Juvavum, Salzburg today is Austria’s city of castles, gardens, music, and sweet, tempting delicacies. read post

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Bad Ischl is a European Capital of Culture 2024

4FR, Set in the mountains of Upper Austria – just under two hours west of Vienna and an hour and a quarter from provincial capital Linz – this town of just over 14,000 (first of photos at top) dates back to at least the mid-13th century and was an important producer of salt for hundreds of years. But Bad Ischl´s heyday truly started in the 1820s, when brine (which after all is salt water) became chic in upper-class circles as a health treatment, and the town turned itself into a spa resort,…

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Austria offers some of the world´s most ravishing road tripping

Sander Hoogendoom For sweeping panoramas and headspinning mountain vistas, there’s no better place to take to the open road than one of the world’s most scenic motoring destinations. This friendly nation in the heart of Europe abounds with unique road-trip potential, such as the remarkable route through the Wachau Valley linking Vienna with Salzburg and the Grossglockner High Alpine Road (pictured here), named after the country´s highest peak and encompassing some of its most stunning mountain…

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Austria in 'Capitals, Castles, and More on a Danube River Cruise'

Grand Circle Travel “Now we’re heading toward Dürnstein, one of the loveliest towns in Austria,” the voice over loudspeaker of the M/V Adagio intoned. “Its buildings represent a number of architectural styles and so many artists have gathered at one spot to portray the magnificent surrounding landscape that it became known as the Painters’ Corner.” The fact is, though, that on the way to Dürnstein we sailed past lovely town after lovely town. As the vessel continued its journey on the…

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Ed Wetschler September 11, 2025 at 6:17pm

A pretty good two-day itinerary in Vienna! https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/europe/48-hours-in-vienna-yo...
José Balido September 8, 2025 at 11:38am

Among other things, Salzburg is known for its musical heritage, especially as Mozart´s hometown. Now this year it´s marking another musical milestone with more of a pop-culture flavor (albeit also not exactly recent): the 60th anniversary of The Sound of Music. Foreigners are a flocking! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/europe/austria-sound-of-mu...
Joseba Basabe December 23, 2024 at 1:07pm

Innsbruck gets the Travel+Leisure treatment: https://www.travelandleisure.com/innsbruck-austria-travel-guide-796...
Dave Acton April 23, 2024 at 5:58pm

The UK Telegraph recently gushed over "Sommer" in Österreich! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/summer-holidays-in-austria/

Summer fun in Austria

Find out why the Austrian mountains are just as enticing in the sunshine as they are in the snow
David Paul Appell August 2, 2023 at 12:40am

An eye opening analysis of Austria as a "tourism giant" in - of all publications - Foreign Policy magainze (where by the way I once interned many years ago, while in college): https://foreignpolicy.com/sponsored/a-tourism-giant/

A tourism giant

“Nearly 10 percent of Austria’s inhabitants are working in tourism, directly or indirectly. Tourism is a really important sector for the economy — an…
María José July 21, 2023 at 12:03am

Beyond Wiener schnitzel and apfelstrudel: Food & Wine recently took a look at the innovative side of Vienna´s food (especially organic)and wine scene, with a side of interesting hotels (a couple of which are quite affordable) - and you might be surprised! https://www.foodandwine.com/where-to-eat-drink-stay-vienna-austria-...
Max Pesling May 18, 2023 at 11:42am

Wow, this sounds like a "cool" idea for next winter! https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/igloo-hotel-austria

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/igloo-hotel-austria
Jordan Simon January 8, 2023 at 11:58am

Travel+Leisure profiles the quaint Alps village of Lech: https://www.travelandleisure.com/lech-austria-alps-skiing-royals-ho...

This Charming Austrian Town Is a Favorite Among Skiers, Royals, and Foodies

The picturesque village of Lech in the Austrian Alps is home to luxe hotels, fine-dining restaurants, and epic skiing.
Darryl Musick February 4, 2015 at 5:27pm

At The World on Wheels, this week's all new edition of Accessible Attractions takes us to the beautiful city where Maria fell in love with Captain Von Trapp and a young man named Mozart played the organ at the local cathedral. It's Salzburg, Austria.

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Tripatini October 15, 2012 at 7:52pm

A fellow Tripatini member has a question about travel between Austria and Venice. Can you help? Please go to our Ask A Travel Pro section, http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/travel-route-from-hallstatt-a... Thank you!