Austria

VISIT HALLSTATT

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Post published:February 26, 2020
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Hallstatt is a scenic village in Austria. It is home to the oldest salt mine in the world and the Heilbronn Circular Trail.

HELLBRUNN PALACE AUSTRIA

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Post published:November 7, 2019
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The Hellbrunn Palace and Trick Fountains in Salzburg, Austria have enchanted visitors for centuries. This destination offers a unique experience for people of all ages

St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna

Taking the Kids — to Vienna

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Post published:June 14, 2018
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After a morning bike ride on Danube Island where it seemed all of Vienna was out strolling and biking on this sunny weekend morning, we saw some of Vienna’s most notable sites

Not a single complaint. Not even a sibling spat

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Post published:September 15, 2017
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Eileen blogs about our recent biking adventure with families and kids along the Danube River with Backroads and AMAWaterways.

View from one part of the castle to the other in Old Cesky Krumlov

Excursions offer river cruisers chance to experience history and culture

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Post published:August 8, 2017
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Wolfe chose a river cruise because friends at home in Salt Lake City raved about their experiences with their kids and all were having a fun week

Soaked but happy at the end of our nearly 40-mile ride in the rain along the Danube

Biking in the pouring rain – along the Danube in the Wachau Valley of Austria

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Post published:August 7, 2017
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It is pouring, raining so hard that we’re getting soaked despite good rain gear. Did I mention we are on bikes riding alongside the Danube River in Austria?

One of the famous tiles roofs on St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna

In Vienna, after a 28-mile morning bike ride — Sacher Torte and ice-cream coffee!

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Post published:August 6, 2017
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Sacher torte is a chocolate cake invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna. It is one of Austria’s most famous pastries

One of the most visited statues in Bratislava

In Bratislava – the “Iron Curtain” bike tour turns goes awry for two of us

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Post published:August 4, 2017
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The "Iron Curtain" bike ride was to take us about 18 miles through the country side into Austria from Slovakia -- the border made famous by Winston Churchill and the Cold War.

Salzburg is celebrating Mozart’s 260th birthday (Jan 27) and the 175th anniversary of the Mozart Orchestra Salzburg

Salzburg Austria Is Not Just for Sound of Music Fans

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Post published:August 11, 2016
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I think this picturesque city would be a good place to base yourself for several days or a week, though it can get crowded as the city of 150,000 welcomes more than 1.5 million tourists a year

Benedictine Abbey Gottsweig near Krems Austria

An Austrian monastery underappreciated by the Hapsburgs

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Post published:June 29, 2016
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Today, the Benedictine Abbey “Gottweig” may be the most famous symbol of this region—a huge complex at the top of the mountain that houses, besides the gorgeous church, a youth center, inn and one building that was built for the Hapsburgs to stay though they never did and boasting the largest staircase in all of Austria.