Good afternoon, today I will tell you what it consists of and how much a trip to Austria costs. About how much you can count on when planning your travel budget and how you can reduce costs. I will show our budget report (you can see the route). Based on our report, you can calculate your budget and plan your trip.

Any trip consists of costs:

• for air ticket
• to pay for housing
• to buy a visa to the country
• for insurance
• for food
• on excursions and entertainment
• car rent

The first thing to remember is that there are several airports in large countries. That airports are located in different cities. That the cost of air tickets in Austria by city can be very different.

Much depends on the season, the time of purchase (the earlier you buy, the cheaper the ticket will be). I am showing a screen of prices for mid-April 2020.

Here are the major cities of Austria, which have airports: Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Klagenfurt.

Here's a screenshot where you can see the price difference:

As you can see, the cheapest ticket for the price is an air ticket to Vienna, from € 106 in both directions.

True, not all cities on this list can be reached from Russia by direct flight. It will be faster and easier to get to Vienna with a direct flight of Austrian Airlines. To other cities there are flights with transfers in Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Helsinki and other European cities.

This is important information for us. If desired, we can choose a flight with a long transfer (+ 1 day), get off at the airport, see another city, and then continue our journey.

Important : Sometimes airlines offer ticket sales or discounts. To buy a profitable and convenient ticket you need monitor offers... Whenever you see good things, check the terms and conditions and buy right away. Such offers fly off instantly.

How much does a visa cost

Austria is a member of the Schengen Union. For us (Russians), this means that the purchase of a visa is mandatory. To obtain a visa to Austria, you need to submit the correct documents.

note: many companies offer visa processing services. This means that you provide them with all the necessary documents, take them to the visa center, and they undertake to deliver the documents to you. This service may cost 5 or 6 thousand rubles. At the same time, you must understand that you yourself prepare, collect, deliver and correctly draw up documents. They tell you the requirements. And the requirements are clearly stated on the official websites of visa centers.

Those. in fact, you pay for the delivery of documents from the visa center. Whether it is worth doing it is up to you.

It costs 35 € to independently apply for a visa to Austria, plus a service fee of 20 €. Passport expiration date must be at least 6 months.

One of the rules for obtaining a visa implies that you must have a certain amount of funds (money) in your account. Many countries indicate this amount in their visa requirements. In some countries, a clear amount is not specified.

But the calculation is something like this: 50 - 65 euros for each day of stay in the country. The statement from your bank account shows the degree of your financial security.

When calculating your travel budget, you should consider that this is the “average daily rate”. You can spend more, or you can cut costs and meet in less money. Nobody can force you to spend 50 euros a day)

The Austrian Visa Service Center in Moscow is located at Dubininskaya 35. There are also visa centers in Kazan, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Samara, Rosto-on-Don, Krasnoyarsk and other large cities of Russia. The entire list can be viewed at website Visa Application Center of Austria.

Important news: From September 14, 2015, Russians will be required to be present when applying for a visa in person to provide biometric data (fingerprints and digital photos). This applies to tourists who request short-term visas for up to 90 days in half a year. You only need to submit biometric data once. After that, your prints will be stored in the database.

How much does it cost to stay

In Austria, as in other European countries, there is a huge selection of housing. A bed in an eight-bed room in a hostel, a single or double room in 2-5 star hotels, apartments and apartments with kitchens, suites with a pool. All this is there. Choose according to your budget. The service for booking accommodation will help you with this. roomguru... We use this service.

Vienna has a well-developed metro and other types of public transport, so you don't have to bother looking for housing in the very center of the capital. You can find options in other areas. Vienna's main sights can be reached in 15 minutes. The cost of the metro will be cheaper than living in the center. We stayed at the hotel Sommerhotel Wieden... It was convenient to get from him to. The Wien Hauptbahnhof train station is a 5-minute walk away.

By the way, you can find very advantageous offers in the center too. Basically they are from "private traders" - people who are engaged in their microbusiness. As a rule, this is not a hotel, but a room in a local resident's apartment or a separate room in a house.

There are such offers on the service AirBnb, which we often use lately and have not yet encountered any drawbacks. We find options cheaper than hotels. For example, in Vienna there are offers for 35-40 € an apartment with an entire kitchen. Agree, it's better than a hotel room. The amount of accommodation is divided into two - this is also beneficial. You don't have to change your daily routine (to be in time for breakfast). And we buy groceries in the store, and eat the same fruits, scrambled eggs, coffee, cheese for breakfast only much cheaper than in a hotel. Your own kitchen is a convenient solution for people with stomach diseases and digestive disorders - you can eat familiar food, carefully adding something new to the diet.

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How much does food cost

If you are in Austria, be sure to try the national cuisine. And this is a huge selection of pies - the most famous apple pie Strudel, delicious stews and fish, potato casseroles, dumplings and much more. We especially recommend trying the famous Wiener Schnitzel. As for drinks, we advise you to try Austrian wines - there are many of them in the country and they are varied in taste.

Austrian coffee houses. In our opinion, they are a must-see. Sipping on one of 30 coffees with Viennese strudel is not to be missed.

Today it will not be cheap for a Russian tourist to try all these delights of national cuisine in a restaurant. Unfortunately, the euro is not getting cheaper.

The portion in the restaurant, as a rule, is large (not like in Moscow), they put what is called “from the heart”, so you can take one main dish for two. If we took 2 portions out of greed, we asked them to wrap them with us. This is normal. Everything that you cannot master will be neatly folded into plastic wrap.

As an example, I consider the cost of a dinner for two at a restaurant:

• Garnish: potato salad - 5-6 €. A large dish is brought. You can safely ask to bring you another clean plate and cutlery so that you can place one large serving in two plates.
• Main dish: Viennese schnitzel - 12-15 € (as mentioned above, you can take a portion for two).
• Dessert: strudel - 5 €.
• Coffee 5-7 €.
• Austrian wine - 2-3 € for a glass of 150 ml, champagne is more expensive - about 4.5 €.

The result is 36 € for two. But it seems to me that Alla and I would not be able to master all this in one dinner. Usually they took less. It was about 20-25 € for two.

We didn't go to restaurants every day. We usually had breakfast at the hotel, at lunch we had a burgers or Viennese sausages on the street. It came out about 5 €.

In Graz we rented a room in an apartment. We had a kitchen. We went to the store and bought groceries there. Of course it came out much cheaper than restaurant prices.

Stores in Austria are open from 9.00 to 18.00 (18.30). Stores close an hour earlier on Saturdays.

Important: grocery stores are usually closed on Sunday. So take care of breakfast in the evening or go to the train station.

At train stations, shops are open daily from 7 am to 10:30 pm.

How much do excursions cost

Combined tickets are popular in Austria. With this ticket, you can see several attractions at once. For example, there are about 12 attractions on the territory of the Schönbrunn palace castle. At the box office you can buy a ticket for each of them, or you can buy a combined one. The second option is usually cheaper.

Examples of prices for attractions:

Vienna Zoo - 20 euros
Prater amusement park - 7 euros
Combined ticket to Belvedere (lower and upper, Winter Palace, greenhouse, 21 house) - 31 euros
Mozart House in Vienna - 10 euros
in Graz - 11.50 euros. Buy a day ticket to the Joanneum Museum for € 13. He gives the right to visit all parts of the museum within 24 hours
Hohenwerfen Castle - 11 euros.

If you want to get to know Austria better, learn its history, we recommend taking unusual excursions from local residents.

Better yet, get the Vienna Card. This is a travel and discount card at the same time. Designed specifically for tourists. Using it, you can buy entrance tickets to the museum, castle, and other attractions at a discount. Plus, use public transport for free.

Detailed budget for our trip

We were in Austria for 8 days. This country was only part of our trip to Europe. In 27 days of the trip, we visited 4 countries: Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. A detailed budget report is written in.

Budget of a trip to Austria for two (all prices are indicated for two):

Vienna - (3 nights) \u003d 138 €
Graz - (2 nights) \u003d 68 €
Salzburg - (3 nights) \u003d 165 €

Tickets were bought through the Austrian railway website in advance (3-3.5 weeks in advance), so they got into discounts and promotions. On the day of the trip, they already cost 2 times more.

Vienna - Graz \u003d 28 €
Graz - Salzburg \u003d 38 €
Salzburg - Zurich \u003d 158 €

In Vienna and Salzburg, they bought a tourist map of cities for 3 days. Vienna Vienna Card 20 €, Salzburg Zalzburg Card 31 €. With these cards when visiting museums, etc. the economy came out decent. In Vienna, one and a half times, in Salzburg twice.

Total: for two for 8 days including everything except trains, booked and bought in advance (accommodation, food, maps, etc.) 708.23 € came out. 708.23 € + trains 224 € \u003d 932 €.

Those. for one person - 466 €.

Conclusions:

1. Traveling to Austria is quite expensive
2. The “Average Accommodation Rate” per day meets the visa requirements (€ 50 - 65 per day).
3. We walked around the cities all day and saw quite a few sights, ate reasonably (we did not save on food, did not dine in expensive restaurants).
4. If you are aiming at walking around the city (without sightseeing), then the trip will be cheaper.
5. If you are not planning to travel to different cities, then deduct the cost of the train costs from our final cost.

Yours faithfully,

- an unusual choice for a summer vacation: our compatriots still prefer the sea. And among Europeans, the lakes of the Austrian province of Carinthia are always popular. If summer vacation is a pity, you can go to Austria for the May holidays - there will be enough time for fishing, excursions, and rest by the water.

The main word in the vocabulary of the Austrian region of Carinthia is, of course, "water". Whether it be the countless lakes scattered among the peaks, like fragments of a giant mirror, or the glaciers feeding the right tributary of the Danube. Not to mention the "fire water" - schnapps, which the locals drive out of everything that the local water-filled lands give.

Rest on the lakes

The largest lakes of Carinthia, the southernmost and sunniest Austrian province, are so conveniently and compactly located that it seems as if they were mapped by an employee of a travel agency, thinking over the route of future excursions, and not nature at all. So, you can easily see the top three winners of this peculiar hit parade in just one day. Lakes Ossiacher See, Millstatter See and Worthersee are located one after the other. The swimming season here lasts all summer (and in other years the water warms up to 27 ° C), and sailing fans do not leave the coast almost all year round.

Some travelers, in order to slightly dilute the overly sedate spirit of Austria, make a small detour to get acquainted with another popular Carinthian reservoir - Lake Faaker See. But tourists come here solely for the sake of funny photos against the background of signs on the roadside.

Lake Wörthersee. The largest and most picturesque lake in Carinthia is located in the south of Austria near the border with Slovenia. It is home to one of the most famous Carinthian resorts - Velden, the starting point for most excursions in Carinthia.
Lake Faakersee. One of the cleanest lakes, so motorized water sports are prohibited. But there is a sailing school where you can learn how to sail a yacht. The main resorts are Egg, Drobollach and Faak, and every year they host many fun activities for the whole family.
Lake Ossiacher. The third largest lake in Carinthia (11 km long and 1.6 km wide) is famous for its impeccable water purity (warming up to 25 ° C), excellent beaches and especially rich fishing. The main local resorts are Ossiach, Feldkirchen, Annenheim, Bodensdorf, which are especially good for families.

The main local lake Worthersee, the largest and most picturesque in Carinthia, was chosen by the powers that be back in the 19th century, and to this day almost every respected Austrian who has achieved something in life has built his house on the coast. Old castles in the classical style, rounded houses from the mid-50s and futuristic modern buildings are empty for most of the year, because the owners usually come here only during the season. So if you manage to be here before the start of school holidays, the lake will greet you with absolute silence. Most of the year, the calm is disturbed only by all kinds of waterfowl, of which there are many times more than representatives of our species.

But even in summer, if you wake up early, before the first wakeboard touches the water, you will hardly be able to recognize all the local birds without an ornithological guide. The local boys, it seems, do not know the word "slingshot", so any of the birds can be stroked on the wing, if desired, and almost amicably patted by the beak.

On the other hand, in the daytime, when instead of fish scales, Worthersee begins to dazzle with bare backs and multi-colored swimsuits, it is not so difficult to find solitude here. It is enough to be on the Pyramidenkogel hill on the southern coast. Its 850-meter peak is crowned with a three-tiered observation deck, which offers a truly incredible view. The shores of tiny islands on the surface of the lake smoothly turn into a sandy bottom, which gradually dissolves into emerald waters. And from this point it begins to seem that you are no longer in Europe. After all, very similar relief and colors, as a rule, are seen only by those who fly over the Maldives.

Restaurants: fish and schnapps

Those wishing to enhance this visual effect usually go to the local schnapps tasting. Fortunately, there are about as many distilleries in Carinthia as there are varieties of this drink. Schnapps are made from peaches, wild berries, apples, quince, cherries, and pine cones. Do not even try to try everything, because in order to cope with such a task, you will need to take not just full, but academic leave. Otherwise, there won't be enough time.

If you are greedy for big names - choose a large factory, prefer manual labor - go to the village to the farmer. But whichever barrel you find yourself in, the plug will be pulled out by a man whose eyes resemble nearby lakes in rainy weather: slightly clouded, with a reflection of a light cloud in the depths. I must say that local sommeliers (if you can call them that, of course) know their business very well, and if you find yourself here not even in the most successful company, by the third portion of the drink the air will surely be filled with an atmosphere of cordiality, universal unity and fun.

But the main gastronomic achievement of the region - Karntner Kasnudeln (a local version of dumplings) - cannot be called an absolute hit. The taste of one of the varieties of local cheese, which serves as the basis for the filling of this dish, frankly, for an amateur. Some, without chewing the first bite, understand that just now it was possible not to try anything new. Fish, which is also served everywhere, is a much safer option. After all, it gets on your plate directly from the lake.

Goritschnigg s Wurstsalon und Steakhaus (Seecorso 6, Velden 9220). Unmatched steaks and pork, unlimited access salad bar and excellent service. There is a shop with meat delicacies.
Loy-Stub'n (Thermenstraße 4, c / o Thermenwelt Hotel, Pulverer, Bad Kleinkirchheim 9546). The hotel restaurant with traditional cuisine and an open terrace overlooking the lake; on cold days, its inaccessibility is compensated by a cozy bar with a fireplace. It prepares dishes from products from its own farm, organizes themed buffets and evening cocktails.
Pizzeria Dobner (Maria Gail, Villach 9500). A 20-year-old family-run Italian restaurant that complements the excellent pasta and pizza with a view from the window or summer terrace.

Attractions and excursions

For spiritual food, you will probably go to the capital of Carinthia - Klagenfurt. True, this city does not exceed in size the average Moscow district, so do not expect from it the capital gloss or special cultural diversity. Nevertheless, if you wish, you can find here street, classical and modern art, as well as everything that any small European city should have in its assets: a couple of museums, a little history, street cafes, fountains, a shopping center. The most unusual thing that you will see is in the church - in the "Chapel of the Apocalypse" by Ernst Fuchs.

The psychedelic patterns on the walls are replaced by motorcycles, then fighters, spaceships, and then even bandits hugging half-naked women. Everyone who sees these drawings immediately asks the question: how old was the author in the 60s? The correct answer is 30. It's time to experiment on yourself in the most extreme years of the 20th century.

Children will probably love the Minimundus park-museum on the outskirts of Klagenfurt. All the most famous architectural structures in the history of mankind are collected here in miniature - from the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia to the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. And many of the technological advances, such as the steam locomotive or the space shuttle at the Cape Canaveral launch site, don't stop for a second. Smoke, horns and engine noise are of course included.

But wherever you go, you will eventually return to one of the lakes. At least in order to, standing on its shore, be surprised that many residents of these places have long retired. After all, at dawn you cannot immediately discern where you woke up today. In your bed or is it already heaven outside the window?

Hochosterwitz Castle (Hochosterwitz 1, Launsdorf). One of the most beautiful and most visited attractions in Austria. The castle rises on a cliff 160 m high, and its walls offer a delightful view of the surroundings. Some parts of the castle are open to the public from April to the end of October.
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Worth Cathedral (Seepromenade, Maria Worth). The most beautiful Gothic cathedral of the 14th century, built on the ruins of a Romanesque temple on a green peninsula in the south of Wörthersee. Brides and grooms from all over the world come here: the legend says that couples married in the cathedral will live a long, long life in peace and harmony.
Kreuzbergl Park (Volkmannweg 1, Klagenfurt 9020). Kreuzbergl is an expansive parkland in Klagenfurt that is pleasant to walk through, with an observatory, a beautiful cathedral, a botanical garden and the Bergbaum mining museum, housed in tunnels that served as bomb shelters during World War II.

03.07.2017

Summer holidays in Austria

Summer in Austria - this is still an unusual and new phenomenon for us. Everyone perceives Austria solely as a country for skiing holidays, but in the summer there is something to do.

Summer in Austria you can have a bright and rich rest: in the mountains, go diving or mautenbiking; visit , Graz or Salzburg and many more interesting towns and villages. Go in for active sports and even fishing. If you do not like the sweltering heat, crowds of tourists on the beaches and in the water, then you are here - in summer Austria. Austrians are obsessed with ecology and nature conservation. There are many national parks, waterfalls, rivers and lakes, with unspoiled nature.

Holidays on the lakes in Austria

Austria has a huge number of the cleanest and most picturesque lakes, they are so clean that you can even drink water from them, can you imagine how cool it is to swim in drinking water?))

The southernmost and warmest lake region is Carinthia,there are more than 1200 lakes here. The water warms up to 28 degrees, while the air is at a comfortable temperature without heat. Due to the fact that Carinthia is surrounded by the Alps, the climate is very mild and comfortable. Immediately on the border with the land of Salzburg is the highest mountain in Austria - with a huge glacier and (peak height 3796 m)

The warmest lake in Austria — , Carinthia

Temperatureup to + 28 ° С , at the same time it is also the purest water that you can drink directly from the lake. The coast is very shallow, so it is ideal to relax with children. The lake has one drawback, it is very small and in the high season there can be too many tourists. There are tennis courts, a golf course, 3 surf schools, a diving school, many activities for children.

Lake WörtherseeWörthersee - the largest lake in Carinthia

The lake is over 17 kilometers long. The water temperature here warms up to 27 degrees, on the shores of the lake there is a Mediterranean climate. Since the 19th century it has been one of the most elite resorts in Austria, it is called the "Alpine Riviera" there is a casino, a golf course, tennis, and expensive restaurants. Here you can rent a yacht or electric boat (diesel engines are prohibited). You can drink water from the lake. The largest and most charming lakeside town - Velden, it is an ideal place for lovers of both glamorous and active holidays.

Weißensee lake

It may not be the warmest lake (up to + 24 ° C in summer), but the most pristine one, for which it received the European Prize for Environment and Tourism. Weissensee is considered one of the most picturesque alpine (930 m above sea level) European lakes with untouched nature. The lake is framed by the deep green color of coniferous forests, and against their background the piercing turquoise of the water seems even brighter. Weiss is white in German, White Lake is due to the deposits of chalk in the coastline, it is precisely because of it that the water in the lake is of such unreal beauty.

The transparency of the water reaches 30 meters, and the depth of the lake is 99 meters, which is why this place is considered ideal for divers and divers. There are no highways around the lake, and 2/3 of the coast is a protected area of \u200b\u200bthe natural park.

Salzkammergut (Salzkammergut) - summer vacation in Austria

The second most important lake region - Salzkammergut (Salzkammergut),it is located in three federal states: Upper Austria, Styriaand Salzburg. Salzkammergut is translated as "Pantry salt", in the salt mines of the Salzkammergut, salt extraction began in the second century BC.

Hallstatt

On the shore of the lake is the town of the same name, Hallstatt, with the oldest salt mine in the world. The town and the lake are so picturesque that the Chinese have even reproduced a complete copy of Hallstatt in their Guangdong province. A picturesque road leads to the city, which ends in a tunnel carved into the mountain. And the city opens its view only at the very end. This region is under the protection of UNESCO. The water temperature in the lake rises to 24 degrees in summer. On the outskirts of the town there is an excellent beach with slides for children, swing and an artificial island. The lake is located in the ground Salzburg.

Lake Mondsee (Mondsee)

The warmest lake in the Salzkammergut is the lake Mondsee, in summer the water temperature warms up to 26 degrees. More than 100 km of hiking trails have been laid around the lake through the most picturesque regions of the Salzkammergut.

Here is the largest surfing and sailing center in all of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Of course there are golf, tennis, cycling routes. This is a fishermen's paradise. The lake is 10 kilometers long. The lake is located on the border Upper Austria and Salzburg and is under the protection of UNESCO.

Lake Traunsee (Traunsee)

Traunsee (state of Salzburg) - a picturesque lake with an old castle Ort (Schloss Ort) on the island, it was built in the 12th century, now a picturesque wooden bridge leads to it. The entrance to the castle is through the clock tower, then you find yourself in a cozy well-groomed castle courtyard. On the other side of the bridge, there is a gorgeous view of the main town of the lake - Gmunden (Gmunden),cozy, with classic Austrian houses and a church. The city is famous for its ceramics and faience products, even the hands on the clock of the city hall were made of faience back in the 18th century. There are tame swans and ducks in the lake, they boldly swim in the clear water of tourists and demand treats))) The water temperature in August can rise to 22 degrees, the depth is 191 meters!

You can ride a paddle steamer along the Traunsee, it was launched in 1871, and you can look at the lake from above by climbing the funicular into the mountains.

Active leisure in Austria.

Paragliding, surfing, golf, speleotourism, mountaineering, rafting on mountain rivers, hiking and cycling routes, green tourism, yachting, glacier hikes, panoramic roads, downhill skiing (yes, even in August) - this is all summer in Austria. Diving, yes even here, in the clear and warm waters of the lakes of Carinthia and the Salzkammergut, you can dive, explore and get a PADY certificate.

Summer in Austria has everything and a little more. If you want peace and quiet, then you are in thermal complexes(about them a little later), and if you want Adventure, then you will definitely get them)))) Let's start with walking and cycling routes

Hiking (trekking) and cycling routes in Austria

Trekking routes are located throughout Austria, over 15,000 km of marked, well-groomed, and most importantly safe routes. These are separate paths paved with gravel or asphalt, they rarely intersect with highways. Here you can enjoy the silence, beauty and unforgettable panoramas of Austria and the Alps.

The most picturesque of them are located in national parks or in ski resorts, skiing there in winter and walking or driving in summer. Using working summer lifts, you can climb high into the mountains without much effort, but then everything depends on your preparedness.

Tall Tauern (Nationalpark Hohe Tauern)

The largest national park in Austria hohe Tauern nature reserve (Hoe Tauern) there are more than 260 peaks of three-thousanders in the park. It is the highest mountain range in Austria. Here is the highest mountain in Austria - there is a walking route to its top (it is recommended to go with an instructor). There is also the most spectacular panoramic road along.

And many cycling and hiking trails: for example, to Krimmlsky (Krimml) waterfall or around a picturesque lake and ski resort

The best route for cyclists

The classic cycle route (aka pedestrian) from Passau to Vienna goes along a picturesque valley Wachau (Wachau) , past the most picturesque loop of the Danube bend, where castles are located on the high banks, and apricot orchards in the valleys. Dodina Wachau is under the protection of UNESCO, it is a very beautiful, unspoiled place, you will get real pleasure from traveling around these parts.

Alpine-Adriatic road

The route that can take you from Austria to Italy via Slovenia is the Alpine-Adriatic Road. The length of the route is 700 km, it is divided into segments of 20 km, and is designed even for inexperienced travelers, the altitude differences are small, where you will definitely find to spend the night on the way. The route starts again at the foot of the mountain Grossglockner and ends in the Italian city of Trieste on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, the entire road has special markings, it is almost impossible for a poet to get off the route. But the road crosses the paths of beautiful valleys, turbulent rivers and lakes.

Camping in Austria

In the summer, it seems that everyone has moved out of their city apartments, removed their camper vans from their garages and drove around the Alps. In Austria, in fact, there is no such thing as a summer residence, and if someone from the city wants to relax in nature, they choose to camp. Campgrounds have their own stardom, like hotels. Camping sites with a lot of stars have swimming pools, restaurants, saunas, animators for children and other delights of hotel life. If there are two or three stars, then there will be just a lawn for a camper or a tent and harsh showers with toilets.

Camping in Austria prices

There are several options for accommodation, all of them are much cheaper than accommodation in guesthouses or hotels in the Alps.

1. Tents: from 6 euros per seat plus from 2 euros per person
2. Auto camper: from 20 euros
3. Bungalow, trailer with kitchen and shower: from 40 euros

Camping sites are scattered throughout Austria, you can stay in cities and even in national parks. Many of them are located on the shores of lakes.

SPA and thermal baths in summer in Austria

A separate and rich topic is rest in thermal resorts.If you have already hiked the mountains and lakes of Austria, it's time to relax in thermal complexes... There are a great many of them in Austria: both near Vienna and in the Alps and in ski resorts. There is a whole cult of thermal and spa recreation here, the Austrians even buy annual subscriptions to the thermal baths.

Traveling in national parks in Austria

In Austria, huge territories are given over to National Parks, nature is really protected and protected here, in many bodies of water it is allowed to use only electric transport, it is forbidden to park cars near water bodies, of course, one can not talk about deforestation at all. National parks are ideal for families with children.

Therefore, you can drink water here directly from rivers and lakes, forests are in a virgin state, and animals live their own lives and do not pay any attention to people.

Hohe Tauern National Park (Hohe Tauern)

We already wrote about it above in this article in walking routes, but it is so big and steep that it will not be superfluous to tell a little more about it)))

Hohe Tauern (Hohe Tauern), the largest national park in all of Europe: it has it all: Austria's highest mountain Grossglockner, the largest three-stage waterfall Krimml, 4500 km of routes combined into 60 thematic routes. And a beautiful narrow mountain gorge Liechtensteinklamm (Liechtensteinklamm) with a waterfall and 60 peaks with a height of over 3000 meters and snow caps all year round.

Taiatal National Park (Thayatal)

The park is located on the border with the Czech Republic and protects the nature of the green canyon of Austria, which was carved by the Taya River, it goes around a mountain that has grown in the middle of the valley. The canyon reaches a depth of 40 meters.

Neusiedl am See, Seewinkel (Burgenland)

National Park with the second largest (after the Danube Delta), reed zone, a paradise for rare species of birds and animals and very harmonious plain landscapes. If you appreciate the charm of the restraint and asceticism of the steppe nature, you will love it here. There are many vineyards on the territory, with tasting rooms ...

Gesoise National Park (Gesäuse)

The youngest national park in Austria, founded only in 2002, is located in the federal state of Styria, near the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, this park has the largest elevation difference, almost 1000 meters, so there is a very diverse nature and landscapes, and also here the brightest rafting in Austria on the rough waters of the river Ens. The park's territory is planned to be expanded further, but even now you will get a lot of impressions here.

Food tours: Austrian wine and cheese

We are used to wine and cheese roads in all sorts of Italy and France. Austria does not seem to belong to the world leaders in delicious cuisine. But, the wines produced in Burgenland and South Styria are highly valued, and IceVine is a special pride - ice wine.

Austrian Wine Road

The Weinviertel not only offers excellent wine, but also stunning scenic views. You can just move from one wine house / cellar to another. Slowly tasting white sweet wines, and of course IceVine (Ice wine), the grapes for this wine are harvested after the first frost, while the berries release more sugar .

Austrian Cheese Road

Bregenzerwalde, VoralbergBregenzerwald Cheese Road , close to the border with Liechtenstein and Switzerland.Here 160 local cheese producers from 22 villages have united to create their own Alpine cheese road. There are many cheese dairies here.There are excursions in cheese dairies, you can get acquainted with the technology of making cheese, this is a whole philosophy.

The restaurants, of course, serve a variety of cheese dishes: cheese soup, kezknefle cheese balls and kezshperzle cheese sticks. Here they also serve a cheese drink, it is hot and they drink it instead of tea, a sour-cheese flavor, unusual, but tasty.

You also need to get into damp cellars in Lingenau (Lingenau)where most of the cheese in the Bregenzenwald region is ripened.

If you want to relax and freshen up a little differently, you can go to.

Fishing in Austria

In Austria, you cannot come to a river and just throw a rod, for fishing you need to obtain a license, it is issued in each of the federal states separately, and with a Tyrolean license you cannot fish in Styria. In addition, permission is required from the owner of the land where you are going to fish. The license cost is from 20 to 25 euros. You can usually buy it either in hotels near lakes or tourist centers, usually there you get permission from the owner of the land. You can fish only on daylight hours, from morning to evening, fishing is prohibited at night and you cannot just stop and spend the night on the shore, only in specially designated camping areas, the fines are colossal high, both for fishing without a license and for unauthorized overnight stays.

The most popular fishing regions in Austria are:

River GrosseMugl (Grossmugl) – right tributary of the Danube, located in Upper Austria trout and grayling are fished here

Gail River(Gail) is a picturesque place in the southernmost region of the country - Carinthia. This is the left tributary of the Drava, where grayling, rainbow and brown trout are caught.

Koppentraun ) — in the Salzkammergut region, it is one of the six best trout destinations in Europe.

Fishing Center Stansin Tyrol , built in places where the princes used to fish. Importantly, you don't have to pay for a license here. Pay only for the weight of the catch. Your loot will be prepared for you in the restaurant of the center.

You can also fish in a nature reserve with untouched nature. Hager Angel park (Hager-Angel Park) Tyrol in Kössen here in the lake Hagersee trout, carp or sturgeon are found, etc.

Glaciers and ski resorts in summer in Austria

And yes, you can't get away from skiing anywhere in Austria, ski resorts are open all year round, and a ride in swimsuits will be provided for you on glaciers higher than 3000 m above sea level. Most of them are located in Tyrol.

Zell am See and Kaprun.Kitzsteinhorn glacier. Salzburg State

recently a very popular ski resort. Glacier descents, Panorama 3000 cinema and a view of Austria's highest mountain, Grossglockner, await you at 3029 meters. And after a ride, you can go down and soak in the new thermal complex TAUERN SPA Zell am See-Kaprun

Sölden (Solden). Tyrol. Rettenbachferner glacier

Probably the most popular ski resort in Austria, nestled in a narrow valley Otztal (Otztal) , surrounded by three-thousanders on all sides, here in summer you can ski on the glacier Rettenbach (Rettenbach) at an altitude of 3340 meters above sea level! Plus, even in summer you can go freeriding here. Well, there is also an undeniable additional bonus here - the thermal complex Aqua House (AquaDome).Before the appearance of the thermal baths in Kaprun, it was the largest thermal complex in the Alps. 72 million euros were spent on his post

Stubai Glacier

It is the largest glacier in Austria equipped for ski slopes - 110 km of slopes. There are even cross-country skiing and tobogganing trails. This is an ideal resort for families with children, there are tracks of any complexity.

Hintertux Glacier

100% snow guarantee all year round, lifts operate all year round without interruption, even for one day. The glacier is huge, with gorgeous views of the peaks around. 10 km of summer slopes will give the opportunity to enjoy the slopes for those who cannot wait for winter.

Pitztal

Pitstal cannot be called year-round, but in July there is still every chance to ride, one has only to climb the highest cable car in Astria Pitz-Panoramabahn,along the way, at the same time you will have to demolish the roof from the views of 50 three-thousanders and the highest peak of Tyrol Wildspitze (3774 m). Even if you are not going to ski, it is a must to get here to admire the breathtaking alpine views. The slopes of this resort have been awarded many times as the most perfect.

Styria. Dachstein glacier (
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A glacier on which you can forget that you climbed here for skiing. Ice and Mammoth Caves, which can be accessed directly from the lifts. There is an observation deck not for the faint of heart, with 5 palm-shaped observation decks and a transparent floor. The Dachstein Glacier is a UNESCO protected area that can be admired all year round.

Come summer to Austria, it's cool! You are sure to find fun and adventure just for you. And believe me, this will be one of the best summer vacations of your life!

Better than mountains can only be mountains that have never been before.
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The first thing that comes to mind when planning a summer vacation is to go to the sea. But often such a vacation turns into a headache: crowds of tourists, unbearable heat and guides who want to cash in on you.

Meanwhile, you can really relax in the mountains. The place is not obvious, but appropriate. In order not to become an ascetic and not go on a multi-day hike, the mountains can be replaced with a ski resort.

In the summer, there are no skiers or snowboarders, but there is incredible nature, clean gentle air, ringing silence and long-awaited peace. As well as sun loungers, swimming pools, soft bedding, delicious breakfast and summer festivals. There are such places in Austria - a country with majestic Alps, which occupy 70% of its area.

1. Zell am See

A cool ski resort where summer is even better than winter. All thanks to its location: Zell am See is located in the depths of the Alps. The city is surrounded by snowy three-thousanders and the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, and at the foot is the mountain lake Zeller. Therefore, in the summer you can swim and ski here.

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Zell am See is not a pretentious resort for oligarchs, but also not a boring outback. There is something to do and where to go. For example, a lake is diving, fishing and water activities. The mountain slopes offer golf courses, tennis and horse riding. There is a thermal complex "Tauern Spa", where you can relax and rejuvenate.

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But the main thing is, of course, the mountains. They amaze with their greatness and inviolability. You can get to the peaks both by ski lifts and by trails. There are hiking trails of varying difficulty: for families with children, and for lovers of outdoor activities. Mountain bikers will love the freeride and the views from the peaks.

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You can also walk around the city itself, go to local shops and shops. In the evenings, a light and music show is organized on the lake, in June there will be a Line Dance Alp dance festival, and in August there will be an IRONMAN triathlon competition.

Location: 60 km from Salzburg, 170 km from Munich.

Things to do: mountain walks, cycling, water activities, golf, tennis, spa, shopping, gastronomy.