Austria

Imperial Vienna, Mozart's Salzburg and Alpine villages.

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This is a first draft of the Austria list. The full region guide is being written, and tiers may still change.

The Short List

Must-See

Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Vienna

Palaces, coffeehouses and opera, with Schönbrunn and Klimt's The Kiss.

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Cities · UNESCO

Salzburg

Mozart's baroque birthplace, and the setting of The Sound of Music.

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Cities · UNESCO

Hallstatt

Upper Austria

A lakeside village under mountains. Lovely and overrun.

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Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Mountains · Skiing

Innsbruck and Tyrol

A city ringed by Alps, with the Golden Roof.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Wachau Valley

Danube vineyards and the great Melk Abbey.

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Mountains · Skiing

Kitzbühel

A medieval ski town, home of the Hahnenkamm, the world's most feared downhill race.

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Mountains · Skiing

St. Anton am Arlberg

The birthplace of modern skiing, with big terrain and famous après-ski.

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Mountains · Skiing

Zell am See and Kaprun

A lakeside town under a glacier, with skiing almost all year.

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Mountains · UNESCO

Dachstein

Glacier views, a skywalk and ice caves above Hallstatt.

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Nature · Caves

Eisriesenwelt

The world's largest ice cave, high above Werfen.

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If You're Nearby

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Mountains · Scenic Drives

Grossglockner Road

A famous road up to Austria's tallest peak and glacier.

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Cities · UNESCO

Graz

A Renaissance old town with an alien-looking art museum.

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Mountains · Mountain towns

Bad Gastein

A Belle Époque spa town built around a waterfall in the Alps.

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Mountains · Skiing

Sölden and the Ötztal

Glacier skiing, and the mountaintop Bond museum.

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Mountains · Skiing

Zillertal and Mayrhofen

Tyrol's classic valley of skiing and hiking.

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Nature · Waterfalls

Krimml Waterfalls

One of Europe's highest waterfalls, in three great leaps.

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On the Map

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