Best Christmas Markets to Visit in Austria

Christmas market at Vienna's neo-gothic Rathaus.

The best Advent Christmas markets to visit in Austria in 2023 are the Christkindlmärkte in Vienna (Wien), Mozart city Salzburg, Innsbruck in Tyrol, Graz in Steiermark, and Linz on the Danube. In 2023, most Christmas markets in Austria will be open and return to the normal schedules. Austrian Christmas markets are a popular advent tradition … Read more

Top Art Treasures in Museum Permanent Collections in Vienna

Detail of Gustav Klimt Kuss

Top art treasures and important artworks in museums in Vienna 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 … Read more

Cheap Transportation to Innsbruck from Munich Airport (MUC)

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 … Read more