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Vienna Travel and Tourist Guide
Vienna is the capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria’s primary city; with a population of about 1.7 million (2.3 million within the metropolitan area), it is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political center. It is the [...]
Continue reading...Salzburg Tourist Guide Information
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg’s “Old Town” with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting. It [...]
Continue reading...Zell am See General Travel Information
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Zell am See is the capital of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the second largest city in the Pinzgau with about 10,000 inhabitants. Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region. If you are skiing, the Postbus service is free with [...]
Continue reading...Villach Travel Information Guide
Monday, December 8, 2008
Villach is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River (Slovenian Drava) and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. Villach is the second-largest city of Carinthia. It is a railway gateway to most parts of Austria as well as the Italian border. In [...]
Continue reading...Oberosterreich Tourist Information
Monday, December 8, 2008
Upper Austria (Oberosterreich,) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,980 km² and 1.3 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth largest [...]
Continue reading...Melk Tourist Guide Information
Monday, December 8, 2008
Melk is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,222 (as of 2001). The area around Melk was given to Margrave Leopold I in the year 976 to serve as a buffer between the Turks and Huns to [...]
Continue reading...Kitzbuhel Travel Guide Information
Monday, December 8, 2008
Kitzbuhel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbuhler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district (Bezirk) Kitzbühel. Kitzbuhel is one of Austria’s best known and fanciest winter sport resorts, situated between the mountains Hahnenkamm (5616 ft., 1712 m) and Kitzbühler Horn (6548 [...]
Continue reading...Visit Innsbruck Tourist Information
Monday, December 8, 2008
Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck. Innsbruck is the provincial capital of Tyrol. Its 110,000 residents make it the [...]
Continue reading...Graz Travel Information Guide
Monday, December 8, 2008
Graz is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria, Graz has a long tradition as a student city: its six universities have over 44,000 students. Graz’s “Old Town” is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe. In 1999, it was added to the UNESCO [...]
Continue reading...Bad Gastein Tourist Guide Information
Monday, December 8, 2008
Bad Gastein is a spa town in Austria, situated in the middle of the National Park Hohe Tauern, at 1,000 meters (3,280 ft.) above sea level. It hosted the 1958 World Championships in alpine skiing. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, within the state of Salzburg, in which Salzburg is the [...]
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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