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museums   Vienna

museums, Vienna

 42 Reviews  It amuses me to see the uninitiated walking in to a butterfly house. Being a slightly worldy man I had ventured into one before and the first, second and third things you notice are - it's bloody hot... 

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Mirabell gardens   Salzburg

Mirabell gardens, Salzburg

 8 Reviews  We were three blocks from Mirabell Gardens and walked by them a half a dozen times without realizing what it was. On our last day, we discovered them about 20 minutes before our bus was to leave for a... 

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Mountains around Innsbruck   Innsbruck

Mountains around Innsbruck, Innsbruck

 15 Reviews  There are several cable cars up into the mountains on either side of Innsbruck. At least two have cafes at the top. We walked up from this cable car to a viewing area and from it we could see the... 

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1. Bezirk / 1st District   Vienna

1. Bezirk / 1st District, Vienna

 62 Reviews  Due to a limited time, and bad weather conditions, I have explore the central part of the town only. Actually, I was in Vienna couple of times before but have never snaped any picture. What you see on... 

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Travel tips and assistance   Salzburg

Travel tips and assistance, Salzburg

 16 Reviews  If you buy the Salzburg Card, you get 1-time free entry to all the attractions in the city, all public transport services (zone S), discounts on cultural events and discounts on several trips, tours... 

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Old Town (Altstadt)   Innsbruck

Old Town (Altstadt), Innsbruck

 17 Reviews  The city tower is situated in the old town, in the square where is Goldenes Dachl too. The tower was built in 1440. The roof was renovated in XVI century. It is possible to go upstairs and to see... 

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Hofburg   Vienna

Hofburg, Vienna

 54 Reviews  This was a temporary structure raised in front of Hofburg (you can see the city hall in the background). It was probably some kind of presentation of an exhibition taking place inside Hofburg. I was... 

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Sightseeing by foot   Salzburg

Sightseeing by foot, Salzburg

 12 Reviews  Here is some useful information about Salzburg for you just in case: www.salzburginfo.at tourist@salzburginfo.at tel.+43 0662 88 98 70 fax +43 0662 88 98 7-435 Salzburg Guide Service ... 

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Churches   Innsbruck

Churches, Innsbruck

 17 Reviews  If you stay your back to Hofburg and then go along the street, along the old university, to your right hand then you see Jesuitenkirche, built in 1646.It is a place of graves of Jesuits Order members... 

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Schönbrunn   Vienna

Schönbrunn, Vienna

 105 Reviews  The initial animal collection at Schounbrunn was formed by the stock of animals from the former palace of Neugeboude and the menagerie belonging to the Belvedere. These animals - with the exception... 

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Mozart Platz   Salzburg

Mozart Platz, Salzburg

 11 Reviews  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in this town and you can visit his birth home that is located in the old city center. He was born in 1756 and died in 1791. Mozart is touted as one of the greatest... 

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Useful Information   Innsbruck

Useful Information, Innsbruck

 10 Reviews  The great variety of Innsbruck's cultural and nature program can be enjoyed at particularly reasonable prices with the Innsbruck Card since the holder gets free local transportation as well as... 

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Hundertwasser   Vienna

Hundertwasser, Vienna

 19 Reviews  The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Joseph Krawina as a co-author. This... 

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Altstadt   Salzburg

Altstadt, Salzburg

 6 Reviews  City tours starting at 9.30 a.m., 10 a.m. and every hour until 5 p.m are quite popular among the visitors of the city. You can make reservations at +43 0662 87 40 29 sightseeing@panoramatours.com ... 

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Personal Memories and Impressions   Innsbruck

Personal Memories and Impressions, Innsbruck

 20 Reviews  This park was originally founded as a hunting ground. Later it was declared a public garden. There are various plants and a small lake here. At one of the entrances of the park there is a... 

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Ringstrasse   Vienna

Ringstrasse, Vienna

 44 Reviews  Dating from the 1820s, which "Graecomania" in Vienna was at its height, the Theseus Temple is a replica of a 5th century structure in Athens. It's a major focus of attention inside the Volksgarten,... 

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Dome/Cathedral   Salzburg

Dome/Cathedral, Salzburg

 9 Reviews  This is going to be hard to explain. Looking directly at the front of the Dome, walk back so you are past the statue of Mary and through the arches across the way. If you back up far enough and then... 

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Bergisel   Innsbruck

Bergisel, Innsbruck

 11 Reviews  Bergiesel was built to Winter Olympic games of 1964. 40000 people could watch sport events. There is wonderful panorama of the city from the stadium. Every year, January 4, one of the stages of... 

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sightseeing & day-excursions   Vienna

sightseeing & day-excursions, Vienna

 21 Reviews  Bratislava is in just a short distance from Vienna and you may take the S-Bahn from Gaenserndorf - it will take you in less than 1 hour to Bratislava.The return-ticket on S-bahn is less than 10 Euros... 

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Pferdeschwemme   Salzburg

Pferdeschwemme, Salzburg

 3 Reviews  We stopped by to take some picture at this pool because we saw beautiful murals on the wall, little that we know…it a horse pond or bathing pool for horses a long time ago. Well that interesting... 

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Food and Drink   Innsbruck

Food and Drink, Innsbruck

 5 Reviews  Well this is another specialty, that you don't have to miss. Sachertorte is a chocolate cake, invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 for Klemens Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the... 

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Stephansdom   Vienna

Stephansdom, Vienna

 31 Reviews  The red-marble sepulcher of Emperor Frederick III, sculpted from 1467 to 1513 by Niclas Gerhaert van Leyden; the pulpit, a work from 1514-15 by Anton Pilgram (who put his own relief portrait... 

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Hohensalzburg   Salzburg

Hohensalzburg, Salzburg

 7 Reviews  This very well preserved cannon and thee others just like it remain aimed out of the portals of Hohensalzburg's Katze bastion. The heavy cast iron portal doors remain open these days. The bastion and... 

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Helblinghaus   Innsbruck

Helblinghaus, Innsbruck

 8 Reviews  One of the highlights in the Innsbruck guidebooks is Helblinghaus. It is situated to the right from Goldenes Dachl, in opposite lines of the houses. It is an example of burgers house of XV century in... 

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Classical Music   Vienna

Classical Music, Vienna

 25 Reviews  Several ways to purchase tickets: 1) Call the ticket offices of the venues (Staatoper, Musikverein, etc) ahead of time. The Viennese speak excellent English. 2) Attempt to reserve on the venues'... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Mauthausen

by xristos83

I don't have any pictures of the actual concentration camp scanned (I took some with a regular camera), but I have this digital picture of the countryside around it. It was such a contrast to see the rolling hills with yellow flowers and nice little Austrian cottages in the distance after coming out of a Nazi concentration camp. At first, I didn't even want to go to the camp, but now I'm glad I did. It's definity worth a trip to one of these camps just to understand and actually see the evil that can come out of humanity...(note: I am NOT saying that Germanic peoples are evil! Humanity CAN be at times...in the USA we had camps (not death ones but certainly humiliating) for the Japanese, and we are still just as bad as anyone else for some of the things we do now.

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Salzburg at night

by xristos83

We took a walk around town at night and found quite a few nice pubs and cafes. I really liked this church; there is nothing more special about it than any of the other million churches in Europe, but it caught my attention.

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Walk along the river in Salzburg

by xristos83

I only got to spend one night in Salzburg unfortunately. I really wanted to go up to the impressive looking fortress on the hill dominating the city. Also, I would have liked to have visited Mozart's birthplace and see the museums. Walking along the river (it's very clean too!) and into the lower town was nice though.

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National anthem of Austria

by socrates_07

1. Land der Berge, Land am Strome,Land der Äcker, Land der Dome,Land der Hämmer, zukunftsreich!Heimat bist du großer Söhne,Volk, begnadet für das Schöne,|: vielgerühmtes Österreich, :| 2. Heiß umfehdet, wild umstrittenliegst dem Erdteil du inmitten,einem starken Herzen gleich.Hast seit frühen Ahnentagenhoher Sendung Last getragen,|: vielgeprüftes Österreich, :| 3. Mutig in die neuen Zeiten,frei und gläubig sieh uns schreiten,arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich.Einig laß in Brüderchören,Vaterland, dir Treue schwören,|: vielgeliebtes Österreich, :|

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MOUNTAINS AND FLORA.....

by eden_teuling

It is very relaxing to go hiking in Austria....There are many foot paths and well marked. First you can go up the mountain by cablecar or funicular and once near the top you can start your trip......It is always wise to keep an eye on the skies, weather can change quite quickly and once you are in the fog.........the only thing you can do it wait........sit down and wait, lolol!There are wonderful flowers to admire, never pick them but have your camera at the ready!

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Zell am See

by Paul2001

The Zell am See is one of the must see regions to visit if you are touring Austria. There is much to do and see here to keep you busy for several days. I primarly came here for the hiking and its access to the Krimml Falls, which can be visited by a short bus trip. The town itself is picturesquely located on a glacial lake surrounded by high mountains, some 3000 meters high. Although for me I visited Zell am See for its outdoors attractions, there are sights of a historical and artistic nature in the town itself. Zell am See dates from the 8th century and there is a 11th century church and a fine tower from that same time, the Kastnersturm. Zell am See also has an abundance of decent restaurants and some fun if touristy bars. For me the highlight of the region around Zell am See is the wonderful hiking. There are so many trails that it is difficult just deciding where to go if your time...

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The Grandeur of Vienna

by keeweechic

The major cities have the grandiose style which has been prevalent for many hundreds of years and is still maintained today. Away from the capital of Vienna and other major towns, daily life has preserved the quaintness and old world customs. Natural geologic barriers have separated the country into distinct regions where local people have evolved in virtual isolation and cultivated their own cultural traditions. These unique flavours are still in evidence today.

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The best place for snacks and cheap eats

by 850prc

The best place in any Austrian town, especially a ski village, to find snacks and cheap eats is the local grocery store. You can get reasonably priced cheese, bread, meats and even beer. If you want wine, you'll usually need more of a specialty shop.But, if you'd like to have a snack and only spend a few Euros, hit the store. Buying a loaf of crusty bread and some Emmenthaler cheese for an afternoon snack. (....we also slid by the wine store!)

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It's OK to want wine, too...

by 850prc

Austria, like Germany, is a beer drinkers country. Sure, there's wine around, but it tends to be an afterthought at most small gasthofs and cafes. So, if you've been to the local cheese place, and you'd like some wine with your cheese, I'd suggest looking for one of the numerous small wine shops that can be found in any Austrian village. Having some nice chilled white wine with our cheese and hard bread sandwiches one afternoon.

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Candy Stores all around

by 850prc

ONE of the best things about Austria has to be the chocolate stores. Every town, no matter how large or small, has its share of places to buy quality Austrian candy and chocolate treats.You'll be like "a kid in a candy store". : ) The wonderful chocolates are among my fondest thoughts of Austria.

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Top 3 Hotels in Austria

Hotel Imperial  Vienna

 6 Reviews and 237 Opinions  the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this... 

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Hotel Sacher Salzburg  Salzburg

 9 Reviews and 310 Opinions  I stayed here for a weekend in the spring of 2011. The staff were lovely, the food (especially the... 

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Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler  Innsbruck

 5 Reviews and 245 Opinions  I really cannot praise this hotel more highly. It stands in the heart of the old town just a few... 

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