AUSTRIA Tours, Travel and Activities

Austria has few peers as a year-round holiday destination, with plenty of winter sports in the Alps, some of the most impressive and overblown architecture in Europe and an unrivalled musical tradition that even The Sound of Music couldn't sully.

The cities have plenty to engage visitors. Vienna is the capital, hub of the country's musical life and littered with beautiful buildings. Music, art and architecture reach baroque perfection in Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace.

AUSTRIA TOURS & TRAVEL: Graz Tours, Salzburg Tours, Vienna Tours,

GRAZ Tours, Travel and Activities

Of all Austrian cities, it could be argued that Graz has the best of everything. For starters, it's an attractive city; the green of the parks, the red of the rooftops and the blue of the river are a picturesque combination.

Then there's the architecture; Renaissance courtyards, baroque palaces and groundbreaking modern constructions amazingly complement each other.

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SALZBURG Tours, Travel and Activities

Salzburg's Altstadt (old town), on the south bank of the river, is a Baroque fiesta of churches, plazas, courtyards and fountains, oozing the waves of charm that you would expect from this Mozart mecca. Museums, houses, squares, chocolate bars and liqueurs are all part of one giant homage to Wolfgang.

Salzburg was built on mining, of both gold and salt, although salt (the so-called white gold) has always been more important. Salz is German for salt and Salzburg literally means 'Fortress of Salt'.

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VIENNA Tours, Travel and Activities

Grandiose Vienna was the showpiece of the all-conquering Habsburg Dynasty. Monumental edifices line the city centre, world-class museums burst with treasures, white stallions strut their way down mirrored halls, and renowned orchestras and angelic choirboys perform in lavish concert halls.

Vienna has plenty of lower-brow pleasures too - walks in the woods, splish-splashing high jinks on the river, slap-up indulgent evenings in its renowned wine taverns.

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SUGGESTED ITINERARIES: AUSTRIA

Austria is home to an enormous confluence of cultural riches from architecture to classical music, philosophy and literature. Its hills are alive with the sound of music, and its tables are overflowing with Wiener schnitzel, strudel and fine wine.

Its cultural stereotypes persist, especially in alpine areas, and Austrians take cultural refinement very seriously - just don't mention Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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