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A perfect holiday
Whatever your expectations of a holiday – Austria is the country to fulfil them.
1 The famous Grossglockner High Alpine
Road winds through flowering alpine
meadows to the highest mountain in
Austria and the eastern Alps – the
Grossglockner (3,798m)

ustria prides itself in its outstanding natural in Vorarlberg and various Palace Concerts in
A beauty and spectacular scenery: Crystal clear
lakes with drinking water quality ringed by deep
Innsbruck round off the season.
The Austrian Alps provide the perfect setting for
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green hills and domineering mountains. Wooded either a truly relaxing or a more active holiday Austrian Embassy in the UK
18 Belgrave Mews West, London SW1X 8HU
hills rising out of lush farmland, peaceful pastures experience. In the summer, the lakes turn into true
Tel: 020 7344 3250; Fax: 020 7344 0292
and quaint villages as well as vineyards, ancient water sports eldorados whereas golfers will want Email: embassy@[Link]
castles and grand abbeys. The towns are as varied to play some of the more than 140 wonderfully Internet: [Link]
as the landscape; beautiful cities with architectural manicured courses. Have you ever thought of
sights from the last four centuries, narrow, cobbled getting pampered at one of the many Austrian Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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stone lanes, wide squares, market towns that have spas? Like most things in Austria, they offer
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barely changed since the Middle Ages, mountain exceptional value for money!
villages with neat little houses, and flowers over- Finally, do not forget to experience the Austrian The Holiday Service Centre
flowing from their balconies. Austria’s richness of ‘Gemütlichkeit’! Meet the locals – in pastry shops, of the Austrian National Tourist Office
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musical and cultural heritage has over the years coffee-houses, beer gardens, wine taverns,
on how to get the most out of your stay
produced an array of internationally acclaimed restaurants or in one of the alpine huts. Savour
in Austria.
opera, theatre and music festivals. Every January, the warm welcome of luxury hotels, neatly kept Tel: 0845 101 1818, Fax: 0845 101 1819
the Mozart Festival is held in Salzburg; May/June apartments, family run inns, atmospheric bed & Email: holiday@[Link]
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Salzburg Festival and Bregenz Festival on the go and whatever you do – you will soon realise
floating stage on Lake Constance. The Haydn that it is the Austrian people that make the
Festival in Eisenstadt, the Schubertiade Festival difference: Austria welcomes you!

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 2 Taking a break after a walk
3 Lake Turner See in Carinthia
4 Austria has many fine wines
5 The Kunstmuseum (art museum)
Lentos in Linz
6 The Vienna concert house – a venue for
famous orchestras

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Hamburg Motorway
London Amsterdam
Litschau Dobersberg
Motorway under construction
317 Raabs an der Thaya
Berlin Heidenreichstein 30 Drosendorf -
Motorroad
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5 Zissersdorf Hardegg
209 Warszawa Waidhofen
557

Motorroad under construction an der Thaya Geras

Bruxelles/Brussel Köln Gmünd Hoheneich Retz
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Seefeld-
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Laa an der Thaya

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Pulkau Kadolz
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International trunk road
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Paris Klaffer a. Hochficht Moorbad Harbach 2 Poysdorf

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Frankfurt/M. Schwarzenberg Weitra Horn 45 Haugsdorf

a. Böhmerwald Ulrichsberg Allentsteig Altenburg Eggenburg 46
Luxembourg 202 Praha Main connecting road Julbach Aigen Bad Großpertholz
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Leopoldschlag Rosenau Zwettl
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Vordernebelberg Schlägl Krumau am Kamp Gars am Kamp

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Strasbourg Nürnberg Regional trunk road Langschlag
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Haslach a. d. Mühl Groß Gerungs Ravelsbach Mistelbach 49

Rainbach Hollabrunn
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29 Peilstein Sandl Rastenfeld 34

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St. Stefan a. Walde

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3 7 Oberkappel Liebenau
Dijon 5 8 Rohrbach Schönberg
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147 36 303 6
356 München
Road numbering Freinberg Vichtenstein
V Lembach 38 Bad Leonfelden am Kamp Bad Pirawarth
Arbesbach
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1 26 Linz Wien Bratislava Wernstein am Inn i. Mühlkr. Altenfelden Freistadt 37

Langenlois
175 St. EEngelhartszell/ Weitersfelden 124 Sallingberg
Albrechtsberg Senftenberg
Hadersdorf -Kammern 4
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122 Pölten 52 252 Railroad Neufelden St. Johann Hirschbach
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Engelszell Hofkirchen i. M. a. Wimberg Stein Wolkersdorf Matzen-

279 Zürich
Bregenz Salzburg Schärding
127 Kefermarkt Unterweißenbach Dürnstein Schloss Grafenegg Stockerau Raggendorf
Eisenstadt Waldkirchen-Wesenufer
Waldk Kirchberg Hellmonsödt Reichenau Neumarkt Weißenkirchen S5
Genève Innsbruck Klagenfurt Budapest Car ferry Haibach o. d. D. i. Mühlkr. Königswiesen i. d. Wachau Krems an der Donau D
Graz 42 3 Natternbach 130 Aschach a. d. D. i. Mühlkr.
Schönau St. Georgen Mühldorf Stift Göttweig onau 19 A22 Korneuburg Gänserndorf
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St. Agatha Feldkirchen/D.-Bad Mühllacken 310 Traismauer Bisamberg Strasshof

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Bad Zell Spitz a. d. Donau

158 International airport St. Thomas am Pöggstall Tulln 8
157

Lyon 129 Prambach- S33

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Obernberg am Inn Reichersberg Pupping Ottensheim A7 Gallneukirchen Blasenstein Yspertal Weiten 3

Schönbühel- Herzogenburg Sieghartskirchen Klosterneuburg
Milano 154 Verona 69 53 Peuerbach kirchen Gutenbrunn
2 Ljubljana 3 Bad Windhaag Aggsbach 49
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Zagreb National border Geinberg 137 Eferding LINZ Mauthausen Waldhausen Maria Taferl Gablitz Purkers-
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WIEN Schlosshof
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Bad Kreuzen dorf

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Venezia Grieskirchen Wallern a. d. T. Nöchling ST. PÖLTEN Groß-Enzersdorf Niederweiden

Braunau Innkreis 1 3 Grein St. Marbach/D. Melk Böheimkirchen Neulengbach Hainburg
Regional boundary 141 Bad Pressbaum
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Genova Enns Nikola a. d. D. Ybbs/D. Pöchlarn Loosdorf Orth a. d. Donau an der Donau
9 6 n Gallspach Schallerbach Wolfsgraben A23
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Haag am HHausruck Wallsee Eichgraben A1 Bad Deutsch Altenburg

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St. Florian
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Aspach Wels Blinden- Wieselburg Pyhra Perchtoldsdorf

Narbonne 1477 Geboltskirchen Strengberg S1
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Nice Beograd 156 Maria Schmolln Lohnsburg Amstetten markt St. Leonhard a. F. Wilhelmsburg Brand- Breitenfurt Brunn am Gebirge Prellenkirchen
Waldz
Waldzell Laxenburg
Firenze Geretsberg Eggelsberg a. K. Ampflwang
Am Lambach Haag Stadt A1 Ferschau Laaben A21 Mödling A4 Göttlesbrunn-Arbesthal Kittsee
Franking Munderfing Wolfsegg Sattledt Sierning Steyr Weistrach Aschbach Mkt. Neuhofen/Y. Neuhofen Oberndorf Kilb Rabenstein Alland Gumpoldskirchen Bruck /
Sarajevo Michael- Frankenburg Zel a. d. P. Hainfeld Traiskirchen
A6
Gattendorf
Zell a. P. Bad Wimsbach- Bad 122 Steinakirchen Purgstall/Erlauf Kirchberg Altenmarkt/ 60 Bruckneudorf
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St. Felix beuern Perwang wang Kremsmünster Hall St. Ulrich b. St. St. Peter a. d. P. Baden Jois
St. Pantaleon Lamprechts- a. G.
Lochen Vöcklamarkt Vö Vöcklabruck Neydharting Seitenstetten Randegg Lilienfeld Ramsau Triesting Leitha- Winden/S. Neusiedl am See
St. Georgen Steinbach 121
Gresten Scheibbs Bad Vöslau Breitenbrunn
Kleinzell Weiden a. S. Nickelsdorf
Mattsee 1 A9 prodersdorf
Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs Frankenfels
bei Salzburg hausen Obertrum Straß walchen See
Seewalchen Laakirchen Gmös a. d. St. Ternberg Reinsberg 20 Hohen- Rohr im
Berndorf Leobersdorf Purbach
Oberndorf a. S. Neumarkt Oberhofen a. I. Schlierbach 140 Puchenstuben Donners- 50 am N. Gols
Roma a. W. Schörfling Gmunden Losenstein Ybbsitz Gaming berg Gebirge A2
A3
Berndorf b. S. St. Georgen
Geo i. A. Türnitz Markt Piesting Hornstein kirchen Neusiedler Mönchhof
see Henndorf Zell Attersee Kirchdorf a. d. Kr. Großraming Neufeld/L.
Wallersee
am Moos Weyregg Altmünster Scharnstein 25 Lackenhof 21
EISENSTADT Podersdorf Halbturn
Anthering
Seekirchen/W./W. Straß Nußdorf a. Trauns. Molln 115 Opponitz Annaberg St. Aegyd Gutenstein Wiener Steinbrunn
Nu a. A. Reichraming Mitterbach Oggau a. See Frauenkirchen
Distances in km (1 km = 0.6 miles) Bergheim lwangThalgau
Hallwang A1 Ober-
Attersee
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Traunsee Micheldorf Weyer-Markt
Lunz
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am Neuwalde Bad Fischau/Brunn Neustadt St. Margarethen
See St. Andrä a. Z.
wang Traun- Grünau Klaus am See Hirm
Wals-Siezenheim Hof b. S. Mondsee Steinbach a. A. St. Sebastian Grünbach/S. Würflach S4 Siegendorf Rust Illmitz Andau
158 Mondsee kirchen im Almtal Göstling Bad Pöttelsdorf Klingenbach Mörbisch Tadten
SALZBURG Unterach
Unte Ebensee a.
138
Hollenstein a. d. Ybbs Mariazell Puchberg/
Anif/N. Ebenau Fuschl St. Gilgen a. Attersee At Traunsee a. d. Ybbs Schneeberg Neunkirchen Sauerbrunn Mattersburg
a. See Apetlon Wallern
Thurnberg a. S. Windischgarsten Gußwerk Reichenau Wiesen Pamhagen
Großgmain Grödig St. Wolfg
Wolfgang Rosenau Laussa Loipersbach i. B.
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dnet Wolfgangsee Vorderstoder Palfau an der Rax Pitten Forchtenstein
Erl Puch b. H. Hintersee 24 Gloggnitz Enzenreith Sieggraben
Hallein Krispl-Gaißau Strobl Bad Ischl Roßleithen Mürzsteg 23 Seebenstein Lacken-
172 Bad Vigaun Hinterstoder Gams b. Wildalpen Neuberg/M. Semmering S31
Niederndorf-Niederndorfberg Kössen Unken Bad Dürrnberg 145
Altaussee Spital am Pyhrn St. Gallen 20 S6 Kirchberg a. W. bach
Walchsee Grundlsee Landl Hieflau Mürzzuschlag Deutschkreutz
Hinter- Schwendt Kuchl St. Koloman Bad Goisern
Go Kobersdorf
Hörbranz Ebbs Hieflau Feistritz a. W. Edlitz Horitschon
Bodensee Lochau Landl thiersee Kufstein Erpfendorf 178 Lofer Golling/
g/ Tauplitz- Enns 146 Aflenz Veitsch Langenwang Großwarasdorf
Sulzberg Jungholz Vils
Waidring Gosau Bad Aussee
Tauplitzalm Wörschach Liezen Eisenerz St. Corona a. W. Krumbach Nikitsch
BREGENZ Doren 181 Bad Scheffau ch Scheffau
Salzach Hallstätter See Kurort
Turnau Mitterdorf Krieglach Rettenegg Kirchschlag Stoob
Steinberg Kirchdorf St. Martin b. Lofer Aspang
Riefensberg Tannheim
Wängle Lecha
schau Langkampfen Häring Stainach Weißenbach bei Liezen Admont Tragöß Oberpullendorf

Salz-
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ach
Hard am Rofan a. W. K. Going St. Johann St. Ulrich a. P. Abtenau Hallstatt
H Etmißl Kindberg S6 Markt Bad i. d. B. W.
Lauterach Krumbach Reutte und Umgebung Achenkirch Obertraun Radmer Alpl
Grän-Haldensee Branden- Kirchbichl St. Kathrein a. H. Mönichkirchen
Höchst A10Werfen- Pürgg-Trautenfels 115 Lutzmannsburg
Hittisau Nesselwängle i. T. St. Jakob i. H. Weißbach b. Lofer Aigen im Ennstal Treglwang Allerheiligen Stanz i. M. Schönau Piringsdorf
A14 Dornbirn Höfen Achensee berg Itter Söll Ellmau Oberndorf Fieberbrunn Werfen
rfen weng Lungötz St. Martin am Grimming A9 Mönichwald Manners- Frankenau-
Lingenau Weißenbach Heiterwang Kramsach InnKundl A12 311 Irdning Vordernberg i. M. Ratten
Lustenau Schwarzenberg Egg Sibratsgfäll am Lech Bichlbach Pertisau Wörgl Hopfgarten i. B.
Brixen i. T. a. W. K. 164 Hochfilzen Saalfelden Pfarrwerfen
rfen St. Martin/Tennengeb.
Martin/Tenne Ramsau a. Mitterberg
Öblarn Donnersbach
Wald am
Kapfenberg
Fischbach
Wenigzell Vorau
Friedberg Bernstein Locken-
dorf/R. Unterpullendorf
Maurach Hüttau Schoberpass haus. Klostermarienberg
Altach Bezau Andelsbuch (Kleinwalsertal) Lermoos Jenbach Wiesing Rattenberg-Radfeld Kitzbühel Saalbach- Leogang Maria Alm Mühlbach/ ach/ Filzmoos PPichl- Dachstein Gröbming Trofaiach u r 72
Neustift Pinkafeld 50
Hohenems Bizau Riezlern Vorder-/Hinter- Berwang Ehrwald Leutasch Brixlegg Wildschönau Westen- Kirch-
Aurach Hochkönig
önig Aich-Assach M Bruck a. d. Mur Strallegg
Stans Buch 169 bg i. T. Bischofs- Eben Radstadt Hohentauern St. Peter- a. d. L. Bad Tatzmannsdorf
Koblach Götzis Mellau Bad Schnepfau hornbach Stanzach Scharnitz dorf Viehhofen 164
Dienten Mandling
Ma 320 Haus im Ennstal Mautern Birkfeld Loipersdorf-
Hirschegg Biberwier 177 Vomp Schwaz- Schlitters Alpbach Kelchsau Hinterglemm Maishofen St. Johannn i. P. hofen Schladming 114 i. d. S. Freienstein Leoben Stadtschlaining
Klaus Reuthe Au Häselgehr Boden- Donnersbachwald Grafendorf
179 Jochberg Kitzladen
Sulz-Röthis Mittelberg Seefeld
Uttendorf- Piesen-Zell am See
Elbigenalp Bschlabs Nassereith 189 Mieming Telfs-M. Reith Gnadenwald Pill Fügen-Fügenberg Altenmarkt St. Johann St. Michael Pöllau
Laterns Damüls Schoppernau INNS- 161 Goldegg Wagrain Flachau - Rohrmoos
am Tauern St. Kathrein a. O. Oberwart Rechnitz
Rankweil 200
Schröcken Holzgau Tarrenz Obsteig Mötz Hatting b. S. Thaur Absam Terfens-Vomperb. Uderns
Stuhlfelden Weißsee dorf Taxenbach Zauchensee St. Stefan Passail Anger Hartberg Markt Allhau 63
Feldkirch Fontanella/F. 198 Zirl BRUCK Hall i. T. Weer-Kolsaß Ried i. Z. Bramberg
311 Schwarzach
hwarzach i. P. - Seckau
Satteins Blons Sonntag- Bach Imst A12 Rietz
Inzing Götzens Wattens/ Kalten- Stumm
Wald-
Niedernsill 168 Bruck a. d. G St. Veit i. P Kleinarl
99
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ob Leoben Frohnleiten Stubenberg
Kaindorf Großpetersdorf
Warth Silz Stams Rum Königsleiten Oberzeiring Fladnitz Weiz Puch a. See Litzelsdorf
Frastanz St. Gerold Ludesch Buchboden Steeg i. Lechtal Karrösten Haiming Kühtai Perfuss RinnVolders Wattenb. bach Aschau i. Z. Hollersbach Mittersill Embach Dorfgastein
gastein Pöls
Nüziders Bludenz Lech Igls Zell am Ziller Hippach Gerlos 165 Neukirchen Kaprun Obertauern Spielberg S35
Semriach Maria St.
Nenzing Pettneu Flirsch
Schönwies Arzl i. P. Roppen Oetz St. Sigmund- Axams Lans Aldrans
Fusch a. d. G. Rauris Großarl Oberwölz Knittelfeld Preding St. Johann Fieberbründl Magdalena Stegersbach
Kohfidisch Deutsch Schützen-
Braz Langen Zürs Gries Sellrain Mutters Schwendau Krimml a. G. 167
67 Lessach Krakauebene Schöder Schönberg-
a. A. a. A. Pians Zams Wenns -Piller Haggen Hainzenberg Weißpriach Fohnsdorf Pischelsdorf Eisenberg
Bürserberg Bürs S16 Stuben
St. Anton- Landeck Jerzens 186 Nieder- i. Sellrain Mieders Schönberg Lanersbach
Mayrhofen Zederhaus Göriach St. Peter am Lachtal Zeltweg Großlobming St. Radegund
Bad Burgau
Gers- Waltersdorf 57 St. Michael
St. Anton i. M. Klösterle Fulpmes Bad Hofgastein Hüttschlag Mariapfarr Krakaudorf Kammersberg Kleinlobming St. Ruprecht 54 i. B. Eberau
Dalaas-Wald St. Christoph Strengen Fließ Praxmar Neustift Matrei-Mühl- Navis Finkenberg St. Andrä i. L. St. Georgen- Judenburg dorf
Brand Vandans
am Arlberg Kauns- Umhausen thai 107 Muhr Mauterndorf
Ma 96 77 a. d. Raab Bad Blumau Kukmirn Güssing
Schruns See i. P. Ladis-Obladis bach-Pfons Bad Gastein Tamsweg St. Lorenzen Murau St. Wolfgang-Kienberg Bärnbach Gleisdorf
Tschagguns Fiss Kaunerberg- Längenfeld Hintertux Sportgastein St.
S Michael Mariahof Köflach Laßnitzhöhe Strem
St. Gallenkirch/
Kappl n Prutz 183 Steinach a. B.
i. L. Unternberg ob Murau Neumarkt Obdach GRAZ Fürstenfeld Rudersdorf
Serfaus In Gries im Trins A13 108
Böckstein
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Gortipohl Ischgl
Innerpitztal
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Margarethen i. L. St. Lambrecht St. Marein Edelschrott 70 Voitsberg A2 Söchau 319 Eltendorf Heiligenbrunn
Gargellen Spiss 180 Ried im (St. Leonhard) Heiligenblut Thomatal- Ramingstein Kreischberg Zeutschach 78
St. Johann o. H. Mantscha St. Peter Markt Hartmannsdorf
188 Oberinntal Sölden -Hochsölden Virgen Matrei Rennw
Rennweg / Reichenfels Riegersburg Loipersdorf Heiligenkreuz i. L.
Gaschurn/ Pfunds (Feichten) Kals am Schönfeld Metnitz Ligist
Partenen Galtür St. Veit i. O. Großglockner Großkirchheim Mallnitz Katschberg
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Kaunertal Flattach
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i. D. Malta Innerkrems Friesach Bad St. Leonhard Unterpremstätten Feldbach Jennersdorf
Huben Obervellach Turracherhöhe
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Stall
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317 Hüttenberg St. Stefan o. S. Lannach Bad Gleichenberg Fehring Minihof-Liebau
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Althofen 76 Neuhaus am Klausenbach
Lienzer Mühldorf Trebe
Trebesing Bad 92 St. Nikolai im Sausal
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Lower Austria Thal-Assling Irschen Berg Steinfeld 100 Millstä
Feld am See 95
St. Veit/ St. Georgen am Längsee A2 St. Andrä
Schwanberg
St. Martin i. S.
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Stockenboi u Afritz i. K. Glanegg Griffen
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St. Gitschtal a. O. Techelsberg Lavamünd Leutschach
St. Stefa
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St. Margareten Globasnitz Feistritz ob Bleiburg
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customs offices at UK airports and railway stations. Pets are allowed into
Basic Facts on Austria Austria with a valid EU Pet Pass. For more information please contact
Area: 83,858 km2 [Link] or phone 0870-2411710
Population: 8.2 mio
Money
Capital: Vienna (population: 1.7 mio)
The EURO is the official currency in Austria. All banks apply the same official
Int’l dialing code: 0043
rate of the day. Cash dispensers are as widely available as in the UK. Cash
Language: German is spoken as a first language by 98% of the Austrian may be drawn either with “MAESTRO” or any of the common credit cards.
population. English is by far the leading second language in the educational Travellers’ cheques are honoured in banks but a transaction fee will be
system and is widely spoken. charged.
Topography: Austria combines a truly unique variety of landscapes, climatic
Banking Hours
conditions and flora. Austria’s landscapes range from the peaks of the Alps to
In major cities and towns banks are generally open from 8:00 a.m. to
hill country and plains.
12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Thursdays to 5:00 p.m. Banks are
Climate: At a latitude of 42° North, the climate is moderate and generally closed Saturdays and Sundays. Exchange offices at airports and major rail
agreeable. Precipitation is quite evenly distributed over the year. May, Sep- terminals are open 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
tember and the first half of October tend to be the driest, April and November in Vienna until 10:00 p.m.
the wettest periods. During the summer months temperatures can easily
Shopping Hours
reach 25 – 30C. A word of caution for hikers: As the weather can change
Stores and supermarkets are open either at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. and close at
very quickly in the mountains, please do check daily forecasts! During the
6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; or depending on the location until 12:00
winter months Austria becomes a skier’s heaven. The snow cover usually
noon or 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. However, food stores and news agents in
converts the pastures into slopes from mid December to the end of March or
many well known holiday resorts keep open on Sundays, but are usually
on some high alpine areas even until the end of April. For up to date weather
closed on public holidays.
or snow conditions please visit [Link]
Eating out
Temperatures in Austria’s major cities (°C ) Lunch is usually served from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. and dinner from
Place May July Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. 6:00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. in resorts and up to 10:00 p.m. in towns and cities.
Vienna 19 24 20 7 1 8 max. Please note that smoking in restaurants/bars is at management’s discretion.
10 15 11 3 –6 1 min. Service charge is not included in restaurant bills – gratuities of 10%–15%
Klagenfurt 20 25 20 1 –1 9 max. are expected. Credit cards are widely accepted. They might, however be

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8 13 10 1 –8 –1 min. denied at some restaurants and smaller huts.
Salzburg 18 25 20 8 2 9 max. Emergency Services:
8 12 4 –4 –5 3 min. International Emergency Number: 112
Innsbruck 20 25 20 8 1 17 max. Fire service: 122 Police: 133 Ambulance: 144
8 13 4 –4 –4 4 min.
Electricity
Austria uses 220-volt AC current at 50 cycles/second. Some hotels stock
Visa Regulations adapter plugs but not power converters. Electric appliances such as tape
Citizens of the European Union (EU) require a passport that is at least valid recorders, hair dryers or electric shavers can be used without risk of damage
until the day of the return departure. Visitors that require a Visa are advised only if they are designed for 220-volt AC, 50 Hz.
to contact the Austrian Consulate. Advice can be found on the Austrian
Embassy Website [Link], or by calling the Visa Information
Service on 020 300 25 936 (Monday – Friday, 08:00–17:00). Public Holidays
Please note that applications are administered by appointment only. New Year’s Day 1st January
Customs Regulations Epiphany 6th January
As an EU member state, the customs regulations of the European Union Easter Monday movable
are valid for Austria. Prior to travelling to Austria, it is however advisable Labour Day 1st May
for citizens of all countries to contact the respective authorities as well as Ascension Day movable
 7 For the fearless of heights – the lookout
platform in Lech/Zürs
8 Skiing is Austria’s national sport
9 Children especially love winter recreation
10 Traditional festivities in Ebensee
11 Alpine Mountain hut

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Whit Monday movable For vehicles above 3.5 t maximum permissible weight a GO-Box is required.
Corpus Christi Day moveable Please visit [Link] for detailed information.
Assumption of the Virgin 15th August By Coach (Eurolines)
National Holiday 26th October Eurolines in co-operation with National Express serves Vienna, Salzburg and
All Saints’ Day 1st November Linz from London or Dover. For detailed information, please visit the website
Immaculate Conception 8th December [Link]. An extensive, reliable and frequent system of local
Christmas Day 25th December buses operates within Austria.
Boxing Day 26th December
Rail Travel
The Austrian Federal Railways’ (ÖBB) total network is 5,800 kilometres. Trains
are generally on time with carriages available in 1st and 2nd class. There
Travelling in Austria are frequent direct connections serving Austrian cities and all neighbouring
Automobile travel: Minimum driving age in Austria: 17 years. countries. Seat reservation is available at a charge of € 3.00. Several fare
Documents: Official driving licence for national or EU countries. Third-party reductions and discount schemes are in operation, e.g. up to 50% discount
insurance is obligatory. for senior citizens (females: from 60 years, males: from 65), pensioners and
Austrian traffic regulations are similar to those in force in other European children up to the age of 15.
countries (right-hand traffic!). The wearing of seatbelts is compulsory. Cars For timetable information please visit [Link]/en.
have to carry a first-aid kit and a warning triangle as well as a luminous vest. For rail bookings from the UK to Austria, within Austria and out of Austria
Children under the age of 12 are not allowed on front seats, unless their please contact German Rail on 0871 880 8066 or visit [Link]
height is more than 1.50 m. They must be seated in the back in special Taxis
children’s seats with seatbelts fastened. In case of wintry driving conditions City taxis are equipped with officially sealed metres and fare structures
during the period of 1 November to 15 April all vehicles must have winter are displayed in the cabs. In resorts, taxis generally work with a set fares
tyres. Snow chains are only allowed on heavily snow-covered roads and if structure. Please enquire about the fare before starting your journey.
used must be on at least two drive wheels. UK Travel Companies that offer holidays to Austria
Speed limits: On overland roads 100 km/h, on motorways 130 km/h and in An extensive list featuring over 150 holiday companies can be found on our
built-up areas 50 km/h unless stipulated otherwise. website [Link]
Drink driving: The permissible alcohol limit is 0.5 ‰. Drink driving is a serious
offence and can result in confiscation of the driving licence and heavy fines.
Parking: In parking zones (marked with blue lines on the tarmac) maximum
Health Care
parking times of 1.5 or up to 3 hours apply. Many towns and cities as well The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is normally valid for three to five
as a few resorts operate controlled parking zones. Parking tickets can be years and covers state-provided medical treatment that becomes necessary
obtained from metres, tobacconists or banks and some petrol stations. during your trip. In some cases you may be required to make a contribution
Tickets must be clearly displayed on the inside of the windscreen. to the cost of your care. In order to apply for an EHIC please contact the
Department of Health’s Customer Service Centre on 0845 606 2030.
Motorcycles: The wearing of crash helmets is compulsory for riders and
passengers. Dipped headlights may be used but are not mandatory.
Motorway Tolls & Toll Roads Please visit our homepage [Link] for extensive

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Toll labels (Vignette), available at all motorway and petrol stations, are obliga- information and travel tips or contact us by phone on 0845 101 1818
tory on all Austrian motorways and expressways for motorbikes, cars, buses for detailed holiday brochures.
and heavy goods vehicles with a maximum permissible total weight (MPTW)
of less than 12t. The label should be be bought at the Austrian border and
has to be attached to the windscreen. Different types of toll labels apply, i.e. for
Owner and publisher:
automobiles and motor homes up to 3.5 tons: yearly (€ 73.80); 2-month (€ Österreich Werbung, Margaretenstraße 1, 1040 Wien. Photos: Bildarchiv der Österreich Werbung.
22.20) and 10-day (€ 7.70). Drivers without a valid toll label will be subject to Cover photo: Vienna Tourist Board. Art design: Karin Trenkler, Claudia Fritzenwanker. Repro: Reprozwölf.
Print: Grasl Druck & Neue Medien GmbH. Printed in Austria. Association registration number: 0845 606 2030.
on the spot fines and prosecution. For some pass roads and tunnels in Austria Every care has been taken in compiling this information.
an extra or additional toll is charged. For details please visit [Link]. Prices, dates and contact details are subject to change. Effective March 2009

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