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Styria

Graz, wine country and the Schladming-Dachstein mountains in a state that changes sharply from south to north.

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Tyrol

Innsbruck and a set of distinct valleys and mountain resorts joined by a strong rail spine and regional buses.

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Upper Austria

A Danube state centred on Linz, with lake and mountain landscapes extending into the cross-state Salzkammergut.

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Vorarlberg

Austria’s western state, linking Lake Constance at Bregenz with high Arlberg villages around Lech and Zürs.

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Valley, AT

Gastein Valley

The Gastein Valley contains Dorfgastein, Bad Hofgastein and Bad Gastein along a rail-served Alpine corridor.

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Scenic Road, AT

Grossglockner High Alpine Road

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is a seasonal toll road between Fusch in Salzburg and Heiligenblut in Carinthia.

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Village, AT

Hallstatt

Hallstatt is a small lakeside village with steep lanes, limited road space and a railway station across the water.

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National Park, AT

Hohe Tauern National Park

Hohe Tauern National Park spans Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia across a vast high-Alpine protected landscape.

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Lake Region, AT

Lake Neusiedl

Lake Neusiedl is a shallow cross-border steppe lake surrounded by reeds, vineyards, cycling routes and distinct shore towns.

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Lake Region, AT

Lake Wörthersee

Lake Wörthersee stretches between Klagenfurt and Velden, with resort towns, public lidos and wooded shores connected by rail and road.

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Mountain Region, AT

Lech Zürs am Arlberg

Lech and Zürs are high Arlberg villages in Vorarlberg, reached by road and bus rather than a village railway station.

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Attraction, AT

Mauthausen Memorial

Mauthausen Memorial preserves the former concentration camp and documents the people imprisoned and murdered there through the historic site, exhibitions and archive.

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Valley, AT

Ötztal

Ötztal is a long side valley running south from the Inn railway to Sölden, Obergurgl and high Alpine terrain.

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Mountain Region, AT

Saalbach Hinterglemm

Saalbach and Hinterglemm form a long resort valley west of the Zell am See rail corridor, with multiple lift areas and village centres.

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Mountain Region, AT

Schladming-Dachstein

Schladming is a rail-linked Styrian town below several mountain areas, while Dachstein high-mountain access uses a separate road and cableway plan.

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Valley, AT

Wachau Valley

The Wachau follows the Danube between Melk and Krems through vineyard terraces, small towns and major monastic sites.

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Attraction, AT

Werfen and Eisriesenwelt

Werfen provides the rail gateway for Hohenwerfen Fortress and Eisriesenwelt, two separate visits with different transfers, terrain and seasonal opening.

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Lake Region, AT

Wolfgangsee

Wolfgangsee links St Wolfgang, St Gilgen and Strobl around a clear Alpine lake, with boats and buses forming different seasonal routes along its shores.

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Lake Region, AT

Zell am See-Kaprun

Zell am See provides a rail-linked lakeside town, while Kaprun sits south of the lake near separate mountain and reservoir access.

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Valley, AT

Zillertal

Zillertal is a long Tyrolean valley of towns and mountain areas connected to the Inn valley by a local railway.

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