Top ten attractions in Austria

Some recommended places and events to visit in Austria during your Eurail trip. More suggestions can be found at the Austria Tourism website.

• Linz: cultural capital
  Linz is the 2009 European Capital of Culture. There is a year-long programme of creative events! Website
• MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
  Lot’s of different kinds of art very close together. For instance the Leopold Museum (Austrian art), the ZOOM Children’s Museum and the Tanzquartier Wien (the New Centre for Contemporary Dance).
• Eisriesenwelt caves
  These caves have over 40 kilometers of frozen waterfalls and ice-sculptures. They are located near the town of Werfen (south of Salzburg) and the temperature always hovers around freezing, so bring a sweater.
• A Sound of Music tour
  Follow in the footsteps of the musical Von Trapp family and you may start to feel like Fräulein Maria herself.
• The KunstHausWien, Vienna
  This building, completed in 1991, upstages the art inside. The walls twist, floors undulate and trees grow out of third-storey windows.
• Cycling routes
  Though Austria is a mountainous country, cycle routes along rivers are flat or gently downhill. The most famous cycling route is the Danube cycle path from Passau to Vienna.
• Viennese coffee
  Vienna is famous for its coffee culture. Visit one of the countless traditional coffee houses, but don’t order just coffee, for Vienna prides itself on its dozens of varieties. Enjoy yours with a slice of traditional tasty chocolate ‘Sachertorte’.
• The Wörthersee
  The Wörthersee is one of Austria's top tourist attractions in summer. The setting is visually stunning though the only way to truly experience it is to take a dip, as the water temperature averages between 21-23 degrees Celsius.
• Salzburg Festival
  This classical music festival lasts for five days. Besides Mozart, the many international stars do perform other works. The festival takes place at the end of July.
• Ski resorts
  Austria offers a high density of famous ski resorts like Kitzbühel. The ski season lasts from early December to late March.