Austria

If you are what you eat, then Austria is its Sachertorte.  Like the famous Viennese chocolate cake, Austria consists of two dense, sweet layers that when combined leave a satisfying, lingering taste for the most diverse of travelers.  For the athletically gifted, Austria is a godsend – the Alps make for prime alpine skiing and most of the country is mountainous (the hills are alive!).  For the vertically challenged, great bikes, hikes, and baths abound in the gorgeous lake district of Salzkammergut.  The brisk air will bring out the ruddiness in your wan, travel-hungry cheeks in no time.  The culturally inclined need not worry, either– if you recall, Austria was not only the seat of the Holy Roman Emperor but of the musical greats, such as Mozart, Hayden, Schubert, and Straus!  Do as the holy Romans did and visit a spatown (Bad Ischl – chic then, historic now), catch one of the many concerts ,and check out the stunning palaces, cathedrals, and castles that adorn the streets of Vienna and Salzburg.  But before you go, make sure to turn off the beautifully paved streets and into the cobblestone alleys.  Find yourself a tiny coffeeshop and take an hour (or three) in proper tradition for a Viennese café, full with wiener schnitzel and dessert.  And with your first bite into that double decker torte, know that in Austria, you can have it all.

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Attersee

Bad Aussee

Bad Gleichenberg

Bad Hofgastein

Bad Ischl

Baden bei Wien

Badgastein

Bezau

Brand Valley

Bregenz

Damuls

Dornbirn

Durnstein

Eisenstadt

Feldkirch

Flachau

Forchtenstein

Fuschl am See

Gmunden

Goldegg

Golling

Graz

Hallstatt

Heiligenkreuz

Hinterbruhl

Hinterglemm

Hof bei Salzburg

Igls

Illmitz

Innsbruck

Kaprun

Kitzbuhel

Klagenfurt

Klosterneuburg

Krems

Kremsmünster

Krimml

Lech

Lichtenberg

Lienz

Linz

Lofer

Maria Worth

Mariazell

Mayerling

Mayrhofen

Melk

Millstatt am See

Mondsee

Montafon Valley

Mutters

Neusiedl am See

Patsch

Perchtoldsdorf

Podersdorf

Purbach am See

Ramsau

Rust

Saalbach and Hinterglemm

Saalfelden

Salzburg

Schladming and Rorhmoos

Schruns

Seefeld

St. Anton am Arlberg

St. Christoph

St. Gilgen

St. Johann im Pongau

St. Johann in Tyrol

St. Wolfgang

Tulln

Velden

Vienna

Villach

Wels

Wiener Neustadt

Zell am See

Zell am Ziller

Zurs