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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The Austrian Alps are stunning and offer great hiking opportunities. The paths are well marked and numbered so you will not get lost. Each path is rated on its level of difficulty so as hikers will not get "over there head". They range from easy to strenuous. I have included pictures taken while hiking in the Austrian Alps in a travelogue section.
Almost in the middle of nowhere, where leed you winding routs, or better told, on the north of the Styer Landscape, lies a little town called Mariazell. And why is it so special? Because it's the Austrian place of pilgrimage. I was surprised of church expanse (how did they build it?!) and huge pipe organ inside. Otherwise the town of Mariazell is very picturesque. Worth of seeing!
Rare and Beautiful PlantsHopefully this natural beauty will prevail if hikers continue to merely admire the flowers around without plucking them as these plants often need two decades to develop completely. And they suffer a lot from deteriorating environmental conditions already.
Ski Pistes and CavesA mountain of thousand alpine flowers. Hiking on the rugged plateau is especially attractive for the colourful sea of alpine flowers blossoming on rocks and meadows. While the Feuerkogel shows some signs of interference with the landscape due to winter sports, only a few meters off the ski pistes, you can see mother nature presenting herself in full glory.From Alberfeldkogel with a terrace on the top, you can see the lakes Vorderer Langbathsee and Traunsee. The view into Salzkammergut valleys is just stunning. The whole mountain is dotted by caves, some deep down inside which have not yet been explored much.
WaterfallsIn former times the karstic plateau of the mountains between the lakes Traunsee and Attersee was not really considered very inviting. Otherwise people would not have named them Hoellengebirge ('Hell Mountains'), Hoellkogel or Totengraben ('Valley of Death'). Today the Hoellengebirge is an attractive hiking area which reminds me of paradise rather than hell. The Grosser Hoellkogel, highest point of the massif, is a fantastic vantage point. There is a great view of the Boehmerwald in the upper Muehlviertel region to the Dachstein glaciers and of the Traunstein to the Hohe Tauern.
The Alpine lands and the fertile plains of the Danube Region were settled in prehistoric times. The existence of rich mineral resources - most notably salt and iron - gave rise to a prosperous Celtic culture which established itself as a major trading partner of the neighbouring Roman territories during the first century BC. Around the birth of Christ this region, known as the kingdom of Noricum, was conquered and subsequently incorporated in the conglomerate Roman Empire and became a Roman province - along with Rhaetia (western Austria), which the Romans subdued at the same time, and Pannonia (western Lower Austria and Burgenland). The Romans held sway in the Danube region for almost five hundred years. When they finally gave way to the onslaught of the tribal migrations and withdrew from the Danube, they left behind them several once-thriving cities.
Take a glimpse at JOHANN STRAUSS (Junior) MONUMENT in Stadtpark. To learn more about this talented composer, proceed to www.bobjanuary.com/johann2.htm I LOVE Johann Strauss music, especially Tales From The Vienna Woods!
Visit SCHONBRUNN PALACE, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs. The palace was built by Austrian architect J. B. Fischer von Erlach modelling after Versailles. The palace contain 1441 rooms. This delightful palace is one of Habsburgs' favorites and the Apartments of Franz-Joseph and Sissi are opened to the public for viewing. The Porcelain Salon and the Vieux-Lacque-Zimmer where rooms were filled with Chinese prints, porcelain and exotic screens are particularly interesting. Official Site: www.schoenbrunn.at/eng/schloss/main.html
Proceed to HOFBURG (the Imperial Palace) State Apartments & visit its TREASURY: where Franz-Joseph I and Empress Elizabeth (the very beautiful and noble Sissi) once resided. A visit to the Treasury (at least 3 hours are required in order to see most of the display) leave a lasting impression. The insignia of the Holy Roman Empire and the 8th-century Holy Lance, Scepter of Austria are all kept here. An eye-opener for me!
Start your exploration of Vienna from ST. STEPHEN'S CATHEDRAL (STEPHANSDOM): Vienna is a very pleasant city to walk in. Pick up a city map from the concierge and you can hop onto its public transport and start experiencing the wonder of Vienna. The cathedral is in the city centre and can be reached by bus as well as the subway (Stephansplatz).To know more about Stephansdom, proceed to www.austria.org/jun97/stephen.htm Strolling around Stephansplatz and enjoying its architecture are very pleasant during Summer. This city is full of remarkably beautiful sights and music is everywhere. Vienna has concerts every night!
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...
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...
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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