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Austria travel guide

What to see, what to eat, when to go and itineraries by real travelers.

  • 23 places to see
  • 20 local dishes

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of about 9.2 million.

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What to see in Austria

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  • 👣 2 visitors

    Schönbrunn Palace

    Vienna

  • 👣 2 visitors

    Vienna State Opera

    Vienna

  • 👣 1 visitor

    Belvedere Palace

    Vienna

  • 👣 1 visitor

    Hallstatt Historic Lakeside

    Hallstatt, Upper Austria

  • 👣 1 visitor

    Hofburg Palace

    Vienna

  • 👣 1 visitor

    St Stephen's Cathedral

    Vienna

What to eat in Austria

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  • Sachertorte😋 tried by 1

    Sachertorte

  • Wiener Schnitzel😋 tried by 1

    Wiener Schnitzel

  • Apfelstrudel😋 tried by 1

    Apfelstrudel

  • Linzer Torte😋 tried by 1

    Linzer Torte

    Linz

  • Wiener Melange😋 tried by 1

    Wiener Melange

    Vienna

  • Wiener Würstel😋 tried by 1

    Wiener Würstel

    Vienna

When to go

The months when this country is one of our destinations of the month.

  • January

    Vienna3°C

    January is the heart of ball season, with hundreds of waltz nights in palaces and grand halls.

    Kitzbühel0°C

    In January the Hahnenkamm downhill races fill this Tyrolean town with fans and party atmosphere.

  • February

    Hallstatt1°C

    In February the lakeside village is wrapped in snow and almost free of the tour groups that crowd it in summer.

  • April

    Wachau Valley16°C

    In early April thousands of apricot trees bloom along the Danube, between vineyards and abbeys.

  • May

    Vienna20°C

    The Wiener Festwochen arts festival starts in mid-May, and café terraces and Prater chestnuts come back to life.

  • July

    Bregenz25°C

    From mid-July the Bregenz Festival stages opera on a giant floating stage on Lake Constance, under the stars.

  • August

    Salzburg24°C

    The Salzburg Festival runs all August, with opera, concerts and Jedermann staged in front of the cathedral.

  • December

    Vienna3°C

    Magical Christmas markets and imperial palaces in winter atmosphere.

    Salzburg3°C

    Advent brings markets below the fortress, Krampus runs and the Silent Night chapel in nearby Oberndorf.

Itineraries in Austria

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