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Best Christmas Markets to Visit in Austria

October 3, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Salzburg, Vienna / Wien

Christmas market at Vienna's neo-gothic Rathaus.

The best advent Christmas markets to visit in Austria in 2022 are the Christkindlmärkte in Vienna (Wien), Mozart city Salzburg, Innsbruck in Tyrol, Graz in Steiermark, and Linz on the Danube. In 2022, most Christmas markets in Austria will be open. Austrian Christmas markets are a popular advent tradition throughout Austria. The largest Christmas markets in Austria are in … [Read more...]

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Visit Top Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Vienna (Wien)

October 3, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Vienna / Wien

Wiener Weihnachtstraum

The best Weihnachtsmärkte (Christkindlmärkte / Christmarkets 2022) in Vienna (Wien) are at the Rathaus, Maria Theresien Platz, Freyung in the old town center, and at the Baroque Schloss Schönbrunn and Schloss Belvedere. In 2022, most Christmas markets in Vienna are planning to operate a fairly normal schedule. Christmas markets in Vienna (Wien) are as popular as in the … [Read more...]

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Visit the Therme Wien Hot Water Day Spa in Vienna

February 4, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Vienna / Wien

Visit the Therme Wien Hot Water Day Spa in Vienna aerial photo

Therme Wien hot springs day spa and water fun park in the outskirts of Vienna is the largest city thermal baths resort in Europe. It is only 15 minutes on U-Bahn U1 train from central Vienna. Therme Wien is a huge hot spring water resort with 26 warm water baths, 23 different saunas and steam baths, children's play area, quiet zones, restaurants, day-spa facilities and … [Read more...]

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Einfach-Raus-Ticket: Save with Cheap Fares on Austrian Railways

February 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria

Linie Salzburg Train

Austrian Railways' Einfach-Raus-Ticket is a cheap unlimited-travel day ticket rail pass for groups of up to five passengers traveling together on local and regional trains. Austrian Railways (ÖBB) offers a wide variety of trains but the biggest savings are available on local and regional trains. The Einfach Raus Ticket allows groups of two to five unlimited travel for a … [Read more...]

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By Train or Bus to Lake Hallstatt in Austria

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Salzburg

Hallstatt in Austria, Salzkammergut

Cheap public transportation makes it easy to travel to Hallstatt from Salzburg and Vienna by train with the beautiful Hallstätter See also a popular day-trip destination on guided tours from Salzburg.  Public transportation to UNESCO World Heritage-listed Hallstatt on the Hallstätter Lake in Austria is easy by train or bus from Vienna or a day trip from Salzburg. … [Read more...]

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Driving to UNESCO-Listed Hallstatt in Austria

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Salzburg

Hallstatt seen from the Lake

The picturesque Austrian village Hallstatt is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and a pleasant day trip by car from Salzburg or a stop en route when driving to Vienna. Hallstatt is a small, picturesque village with a beautiful location between the Dachstein Mountains and the Hallstätter See Lake in the Salzburger Land region of Austria. It is a very popular day-trip tour … [Read more...]

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Cheap Transportation to Salzburg from Munich Airport (MUC)

January 2, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Salzburg

Salzburg City © Österreich Werbung, Photographer: Weinhaeupl W.

Getting to Salzburg in Austria from Munich Airport (Flughafen München MUC) in Bavaria, Germany, is easy by car but cheaper by train or bus. Getting to Salzburg in Austria from Flughafen München (MUC) in Bavaria, Germany, is easy by car, intercity bus or train. Using the fast Autobahn, driving to Salzburg should take around two hours. Flixbus long-distance direct buses from … [Read more...]

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See Hallstatt’s Karner (Bone House / Beinhaus) near Salzburg in Austria

November 30, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Salzburg

Human skulls and bones in the Hallstatt Bone House

A popular if slightly bizarre sight to see in Hallstatt, a pleasant day trip from Salzburg, Austria is its Karner (Beinhaus / Bone House) where 600 painted human skulls are on display. Hallstatt in Salzburger Land, Austria is inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List for the prehistoric Hallstatt civilization and the exploitation of salt, a source of wealth in … [Read more...]

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Top Art Treasures in Museum Permanent Collections in Vienna

April 12, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Vienna / Wien

Detail of Gustav Klimt Kuss

Top artworks in Viennese museums include The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele’s Self Portrait, Pieter Bruegel’s Tower of Babel, Albrecht Dürer’s Field Hare, The Last Judgment Triptych by Hieronymous Bosch, The Venus of Willendorf, and Penacho Quetzal feathers headdress. Given the fantastic temporary art exhibitions that Viennese museums stage every year, it is easy to … [Read more...]

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Top Art Exhibitions in Vienna in 2018

February 7, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Vienna / Wien

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Special art shows during the second half of 2018 in Vienna include major exhibitions on Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Claude Monet as well as further events dedicated to Viennese Modernism artists Klimt, Schiele, Wagner and Moser. Highlights of the Viennese art scene during the second half of 2018 include the world’s first monographic exhibition of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s … [Read more...]

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Top 2018 Art Exhibitions in Vienna: Klimt, Schiele, Viennese Modernism

January 14, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Austria, Vienna / Wien

Sorry - Viennese Modern

Beauty and the Abyss is the theme for exhibitions in Vienna in 2018 with works by Klimt, Schiele, Wagner, Moser and other Viennese Modernism artists. The topic of the year for many special art exhibitions and cultural events in Vienna in 2018 is Beauty and the Abyss (Schönheit und Abgrund) with the focus on artists, scientists, architects and other creative ideas that had an … [Read more...]

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Cheap Transportation to Innsbruck from Munich Airport (MUC)

January 10, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Austria

Innsbruck in WInter

Buses are the cheapest way to travel from München Airport to Innsbruck. Trains are faster but more expensive and always require a transfer. Buses (Flixbus and Hellö) and trains provide cheap public transportation to Innsbruck in Austria from München Flughafen in Germany. Trains are often the fastest way to travel between Munich Airport and Innsbruck but always require at … [Read more...]

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