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Austria

Vienna’s imperial architecture, Alpine landscapes and clear lakes make Austria well suited to city breaks and slower mountain stays.

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Bregenz

Bregenz is a compact Austrian city on Lake Constance, with a waterfront festival stage and wooded Pfänder rising behind it.

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Eisenstadt

Eisenstadt is a small Burgenland capital centred on Esterházy Palace, a compact pedestrian street and Joseph Haydn’s legacy.

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Graz

Graz combines a protected historic centre, the Schlossberg and a lively university city with strong food and design scenes.

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Innsbruck

Innsbruck is a working Tyrolean city in the Inn valley, with an old town below steep mountains and public transport to several outdoor areas.

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Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt is Carinthia’s compact capital, with a Renaissance old town several kilometres east of Lake Wörthersee.

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Krems an der Donau

Krems is the eastern gateway to the Wachau, combining a historic centre, museums and rail links with Danube routes towards Dürnstein and Melk.

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Linz

Linz is an Upper Austrian Danube city where a large historic square sits close to contemporary museums and industrial heritage.

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Salzburg

Salzburg is a compact baroque city split by the Salzach, with the old town below Hohensalzburg Fortress and Mirabell on the opposite bank.

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Vienna

Vienna combines a large imperial centre, museum districts and lived-in neighbourhoods within an extensive public transport network.

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Villach

Villach is a compact Carinthian rail city on the Drava, close to several lakes and the Dobratsch mountain area.

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Bad Gastein

Bad Gastein is a steep Alpine spa town built around a central waterfall, with grand historic buildings and a station high above the gorge.

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Bad Ischl

Bad Ischl is a spa town and transport hub in the Salzkammergut, with imperial history, riverside walks and useful bus links to nearby lakes.

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Dürnstein

Dürnstein is a small Wachau town between the Danube and vineyard slopes, marked by a blue abbey tower and castle ruins above.

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Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel combines a colourful historic centre with a large mountain area served by rail and seasonal cableways.

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Melk

Melk is a small Danube town dominated by its baroque abbey and used as the western rail gateway to the Wachau.

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Seefeld

Seefeld sits on a high Tyrolean plateau with a central railway station, village services and gentler outdoor options than many steep Alpine bases.

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St Anton am Arlberg

St Anton is a rail-linked Arlberg mountain town with extensive winter terrain and a separate summer hiking season.

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Burgenland

Low hills, vineyards and the reed-fringed Lake Neusiedl region east of Vienna.

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Carinthia

Warm lake shores, Klagenfurt and Villach below mountain areas that continue into Hohe Tauern National Park.

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Lower Austria

Danube valleys, vineyards and monastery towns surrounding Vienna, with the Wachau as the main visitor route.

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SalzburgerLand

Salzburg city, lake gateways and Alpine valleys stretching south towards the Hohe Tauern.

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Salzkammergut

The Salzkammergut is a cross-state lake and mountain region covering parts of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria.

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South Styrian Wine Country

South Styrian Wine Country is a hilly border landscape of vineyards, small settlements and seasonal taverns, best explored from one rural base with safe transport.

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