Austria is a contrast of spectacular natural landscapes and elegant urban areas. Traveler can plunge into an Alpine Lake one day and the next explore a narrow alley of the Viennese. Despite being a country small, Austria occupies a prominent place among the greats. First of all, is the land where he was born Mozart, Strauss taught the world to dance the waltz and Julie Andrews rose to stardom with his interpretation of smiles and tears. It is the birthplace of the Hapsburg Empire, which lasted for more than 600 years, the place where the past glories shine even in the glittering Baroque palaces and illuminated chandeliers of the cafes of Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg. He is a perfectionist and everything he does - mountains, classical music, castles or pastry - does wonderfully well.In addition to its magnificent cities, Austria offers the most spectacular landscapes outdoors. And whether it is by the legendary slopes of the Kitzbühel skiing, climbing the Alps of Tyrol or pedaling along the banks of the Danube (Donau), the traveller will find front so exciting that even the best orchestrated Symphony landscapes, most beautiful photo or the edge of a novice never could do them justice.A MULTIFACETED CULTUREThe cultural heritage of the Hapsburg Empire can be felt in all corners of Austria, both witnessing a performance of the lipizzaner horses as going around the Hofburg to admire a masterpiece by Rubens in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Apart from this magnificent historic facade, the classical works of the composer Arnold Schönberg, inspired by Mozart, resonate atonal throughout the country; held music festivals such as the Bregenzer Festspiele, with spectacular Lakes or mountains as backdrops; and artists such as Klimt, Schiele and radicals of performance art are exhibited in the Vienna MuseumsQuartier extraordinary. LANDSCAPES AND NATURETravel in Austria means to make winding journeys through deep valleys, roads and train tracks carved in the Rocky slopes of mountains or around picturesque Lakes. But often the landscape becomes rough, in which case the hiking and mountain biking are the best option to reach the remote Alpine meadows. A good alternative are the cable cars or the ski lifts that transport skiers in winter to thetracks. Austrian lakes are ideal for swimming in the summer; in winter many are ice and you can skate on them.ARCHITECTURE Austria is known for the Baroque interiors of its churches, by the historic Schloss Belvedere palaces and Gothic masterpieces such as the St. Stephen's Cathedral. not is often thinking that is a country with an impressive architecture contemporary. The MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, the Ars Electronica in Linz, or the enlightened Kunsthaus in Graz, which reminds a slug, displayed a very misleading picture of Austria.WINE AND GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCESThe Viennese cafes are perfect for sucking the aroma of coffee in a cozy atmosphere. The traditional Beisln (bistro-pubs) emanates aromas of goulash and other traditional dishes. Outside of Vienna, regions such as the Waldviertel, the Danube valley and southern Styria offer rustic wine and gastronomic experiences. The typical Heurigen (wine taverns), places where to taste the local specialities while regions through gourmet and wine full of personality of Austria abound. WHY GO to AUSTRIA, according to Lonely Planet"A day walking by a track forest in Carinthia, stopping you to swallow a Brettljause (dish cold) with a beer fresh in a refuge and to the following are touring the picturesque streets of the capital." What I like about Austria are its contrasts. It is small, but the landscape changes quickly and dramatically, contrasting the experience from one place to the other: the end of the world with a large city like Vienna, or alpine lake as the Weissensee with flat prairie of the Neusiedler See. Even in Vienna there is a strong contrast between the historic centre and the Vorstadte (suburbs), where I love to stroll at night." (Anthony Haywood, author of Lonely Planet)
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