- Austria: where is the birthplace of waltz and Mozart?
- How to get to Austria?
- Holidays in Austria
- Austrian beaches
- Souvenirs from Austria
Many travelers are interested in the answer to the question “Where is Austria?” - a country that is best paid special attention to in December-March (Austria has 70 regions for active winter holidays), May-July and September. recreation on lakes and rivers (the water at this time in Carinthia warms up to + 24-26˚C, and in the Salzkammergut - up to + 22-23˚C).
Austria: where is the birthplace of waltz and Mozart?
Location of Austria (area 83879 sq. Km.) - Central Europe. On the south side it is bordered by Italy and Slovenia, on the north - the Czech Republic, on the northwest - Germany, on the west - Switzerland and Liechtenstein, on the northeast - Slovakia, on the east - Hungary. Being 70% mountainous, most of Austria is represented by the Eastern Alps: the northern part is occupied by the Salzburg Alps and the Alps of North Tyrol, and the southern part is occupied by the Carnic and Zillertal Alps. The highest point is the 3797-meter Großglockner Mountain, on which the Pastere Glacier is located, 9 km long.
Austria, whose capital is Vienna, is divided into Salzburg, Tyrol, Lower and Upper Austria, Carinthia, Styria and other federal states (there are 9 of them).
How to get to Austria?
The busiest of the 6 airports is the Vienna-Schwechat air terminal, where tourists from Moscow are delivered by Aeroflot and Austrian Airlines airliners in 3 hours. Those who want to save on air tickets can fly to Vienna with a transfer in Bratislava (Pobeda sends travelers on a 6-hour journey) or Warsaw (a flight with Aeroflot will last 4.5 hours).
S7 and Air Berlin will help tourists to get to Salzburg (the flight through the capital of Germany will last 11.5 hours), Turkish Airlines (a stop at Istanbul airport will extend the trip to 15.5 hours; and those who fly from St. Petersburg will spend 27 hours) and other carriers.
To get to Innsbruck, you will have to fly with Lufthansa via Frankfurt and spend almost 19 hours on the road.
As for travel to Vienna by the Vltava high-speed train (departure - Belorussky railway station in Moscow), the journey will take 1 day and 5 hours. Well, in the cabin of the bus moving along the route Moscow - Vienna (departure - Kievsky railway station), you will have to spend at least 2 days.
Holidays in Austria
Austrian guests will be interested in Graz (tourists will be able to relax on the artificial island of Murinsel, visit the Serenata festival in July, see the Urturm clock tower, Schlossberg castle, exhibits of the Neue Galerie art museum), Vienna (famous for the Albertina Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Opera, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Burgtheater, Vienna Woods, Hundertwasser House, Freud Museum, Prater Park, Piatnik Factory), Serfaus (3 ice rinks, several swimming pools, Fisser Flieger attraction, ski slopes, including those aimed at children, in mainly drag lifts, a fan park for snowboarders; in winter, Serfaus delights travelers with the Adventure Night laser show every Wednesday; in the vicinity of the resort you can see the Roman Bridge, Laudeg Castle, Kirchturm Tower).
Austrian beaches
Strandbad Klosterneuburg: the beach has a classic, sports and children's pool with water slides, volleyball and basketball courts, a tennis court, a chess zone, and a boat rental.
Alpenseebad: is a beach complex on Lake Mondsee with shady trees, sports and play areas (beach volleyball, table tennis, badminton), children's pools, diving towers … In addition, in August everyone is welcome to welcome participation in the Seefast celebration.
Souvenirs from Austria
Souvenirs are brought from Austria in the form of pumpkin oil, Viennese porcelain, Swarovski crystals, cow bells on colored ribbons, lace products, sweets with marzipan filling, Tyrolean hats, and Mozart chocolate liqueur.
