Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Austria
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Austria is located in the southern part of Central Europe and shares borders with eight countries: Germany in the north-west, Switzerland to the west, Italy to the south-west, Slovenia in the south, Hungary to the south-east, Slovakia to the east, and the Czech Republic in the north-east. Crossed by the Danube, which connects the Western Europe and Central Europe, Austria is mainly mountainous. North of? Euve, the Bohemian Massif is a plateau of very low-lying woodlands. In the south, covering the Alps from west to east three-quarters of the country whose highest point is Grossglockner at 3797 meters. In the north, the Alpine foothills of Bavaria are in Salzburg and Vienna. The meeting of three plains is the center of the country north of the plain of Vienna Moravia, south of the Vienna and Pannonian? N the valley of the Danube. The elevation is low and varies between 365 and 185 m. To the east, the summer will be dry and hot, winter is cold. Sometimes the climate Panonnien con - tinental. To the west and south, the climate is alpine course, it presents a major snow that covers 150 to 200 days. Severe winters, short summers with temperatures between 20 and 25 ° but evenings ... by the fire. Depending on the altitude, the climate is undergoing changes in temperatures sometimes abrupt and very large: over 10 ° in a few hours. Do not overlook the rainfall in mountain regions, it is greater than 500 mm. Preferred Dates: May-June and September, December and March for hot wine lovers. |
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What to do ?
Historically and culturally rich, the country will offer a multitude of activities whatever your preferences.
You want to ski? Over 600 stations are available. Between Brand and Semmering, you will be spoiled for choice! Home of Strauss and Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Bruckner, Brahms and Mahler, center of cultural renaissance during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Vienna, where the Danube flows through the northern districts, is located north-east . The Innenstadt (old city) known for its architecture, is preferably walking tour. The tourist aesthetic meet some fifty museums, palaces, antique markets, not to mention restaurants, as required, and cafes, an important component of the Austrian culture where it will linger. The Kaiserappartements (Imperial Apartments) and the Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) is to admire without reservations to the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), residence of the Habsburgs during the six centuries of rule. In Salzburg, visiting the birthplace of Mozart is located in the main shopping street of the city. Each year, the Salzburg Festival pays tribute to her? Ls the most illustrious. The reputation of Innsbruck in the Tyrol, has more to do, twice host of the Olympic Winter Games, it is the center of an area that includes 6 major stations. Mountainous and forested, the Tyrol, the famous mountain pastures, home to magnificent valleys? Question, mountain lakes: it is an ideal destination for randon-neurs or simple rustic hiking enthusiasts. |
Austria : The basics
Some generalities:
Capital: Vienna Population: (2007) 8 199 783 inhabitants Area: 83 858 km2 Politics: Parliamentary democracy (9 Länder) Official language: German Currency: Euro |
