Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and the Alps — imperial grandeur, classical music and world-class skiing.
✦ Plan My Austria TripAustria is a country of extraordinary refinement. Vienna is one of Europe's great imperial capitals — Baroque palaces, Klimt at the Belvedere, coffee house culture and a classical music scene that defines the art form. Salzburg gave the world Mozart and The Sound of Music, and it remains one of Europe's most beautiful small cities. The Austrian Alps offer some of the finest skiing on the continent, and the Salzkammergut lake district is picture-perfect in every season.
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April to October for sightseeing and lakes. December to March for skiing. Vienna is year-round — Christmas markets in December are among Europe's finest.
Four days covers Vienna. Six to seven adds Salzburg and the Salzkammergut. Ten days includes Innsbruck and a ski resort or Alpine lake for a complete Austrian experience.
Austria is best known for Vienna's imperial palaces, Mozart and Beethoven, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Sacher torte, Alpine skiing in St Anton and Kitzbühel, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Sound of Music and the Salzkammergut lake district.
Exceptionally so — a concert at the Vienna State Opera, a horse-drawn carriage through the Innere Stadt, a lakeside hotel in the Salzkammergut, a ski chalet in St Anton. Austria offers refinement and romance that few countries match.
A daily budget of €110–€170 per person covers a good hotel, restaurant meals and museum entries. Vienna is the most expensive city. Ski resort costs vary enormously by season and resort.
April to October for sightseeing and lakes. December to March for skiing. Vienna is a year-round destination — Christmas markets in December are among Europe's finest. Salzburg's Music Festival in July and August is world-famous but very busy.
Four days covers Vienna well. Six to seven days lets you add Salzburg and a day in the Salzkammergut. Ten days gives you Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and a ski resort or Alpine lake.
Exceptionally so. A concert at the Vienna State Opera, a horse-drawn carriage through the Innere Stadt, a lakeside hotel in the Salzkammergut, a ski chalet in St Anton. Austria offers a level of refinement and romance that few countries can match.
Austria is mid-to-upper range for Europe. A daily budget of €110–€170 per person covers a good hotel, restaurant meals and museum entries. Vienna is the most expensive city. Ski resort costs vary enormously by season and resort level.