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Austria
Culture, places to visit and food in Austria, all in one place.
Culture guide22 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Vienna, AustriaSchönbrunn PalaceBaroque summer residence of the Habsburgs with state rooms, formal gardens and the Gloriette.Salzkammergut, AustriaHallstattLakeside village of historic houses beneath steep mountains, at the heart of an ancient salt region.Vienna, AustriaHofburgFormer imperial palace housing the Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Spanish Riding School.Vienna, AustriaSt Stephen's CathedralGothic cathedral with a patterned tiled roof and a south tower that can be climbed.Salzburg, AustriaSalzburg Old TownBaroque city centre on the Salzach with churches, squares and Getreidegasse, a UNESCO site.Vienna, AustriaBelvedere PalaceBaroque palace complex holding Austrian art, including Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.Salzburg, AustriaHohensalzburg FortressLarge medieval fortress on a hill above Salzburg, reached by funicular.Hohe Tauern, AustriaGrossglockner High Alpine RoadScenic mountain road climbing to views of Austria's highest peak and the Pasterze glacier.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Vienna State OperaMusic · Vienna
- Bregenz Festival HouseMusic · Bregenz
- Kunsthaus BregenzArt · Bregenz
- Eggenberg PalaceArchitecture · Graz
- Graz Opera HouseMusic · Graz
- Kunsthaus GrazArt · Graz
- Tyrolean State TheatreTheatre · Innsbruck
- Klagenfurt Municipal TheatreTheatre · Klagenfurt
- Ars Electronica CenterMuseum · Linz
- Melk AbbeyArchitecture · Melk
- DomQuartier SalzburgMuseum · Salzburg
- Salzburg Festival HallsMusic · Salzburg
Taste
Food of Austria
AustriaWiener SchnitzelVeal escalope pounded thin, breaded and fried until golden.AustriaTafelspitzBoiled beef in broth with apple-horseradish and chive sauce.AustriaKäsespätzleSoft egg noodles layered with cheese and fried onions.AustriaGulaschPaprika-heavy beef stew, thicker and darker than its Hungarian parent.AustriaKnödelBread or potato dumplings served with almost everything.AustriaFrittatensuppeClear beef broth with sliced pancake ribbons.AustriaBackhendlButtermilk-soaked chicken breaded and deep-fried.AustriaSchweinsbratenRoast pork with caraway, crackling and dark gravy.Eat out
Restaurants in Austria
Vienna, AustriaSteirereckStadtpark pavilion serving inventive Austrian cuisine built on rare regional produce and heirloom varieties.Vienna, AustriaCafé CentralGrand vaulted coffee house in Palais Ferstel, once frequented by writers, thinkers and revolutionaries.Vienna, AustriaFiglmüllerOld-town institution famous for its plate-sized pork schnitzel served with potato salad since 1905.Vienna, AustriaPlachutta WollzeileClassic Viennese restaurant devoted to Tafelspitz, boiled beef served in its broth with apple horseradish.Vienna, AustriaCafé SacherRed-velvet café in Hotel Sacher, home of the original Sachertorte chocolate cake.Werfen, AustriaObauerFamily-run inn by two brothers known for refined Alpine cooking with local trout and Pongau produce.Golling, AustriaDöllererHistoric family inn whose kitchen reinterprets Alpine cuisine using ingredients from the Salzburg region.Vienna, AustriaMraz & SohnFather-and-son restaurant in Brigittenau known for playful, highly creative tasting menus.Travel
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