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If you are from the UK and like “Ski Sunday” on TV you should be well aware of Austria as a skiing destination. Austria is located in between German, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Hungary.

This country offers some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe. Most of Austria is covered in mountainous forest, 32% of which is below 500 meters. For those interested in history and culture the choices can leave you a bit bewildered.

Top Vienna attractions

Schönbrunn Palace is the most visited tourist attraction of Austria. Its unique style of imperial Baroque painted in the archetypical Hapsburg light yellow makes it the undisputed number one. Schönbrunn is a huge complex of various additional buildings (such as the Gloriette or the Palm house) in a landscaped garden complete with a labyrinth. Schönbrunn was the summer residence of the Hapsburg family and the birthplace of Emperor Franz Josef (born 1830). Attached to Schönbrunn is one of the world’s oldest and largest zoo which has been modernized recently according to the highest standards.

The Fortress Hohensalzburg is the dominant landmark of Salzburg, the city of Mozart. Towering above the old city this castle dates back as early as to the twelfth century. Continuously revamped and fortified it grew to one of the mightiest castles in Central Europe ensuring the power of the Roman-Catholic Archbishops who ruled Salzburg until the late eighteenth century.

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road connects the two provincial states Salzburg and Carinthia over the high mountain passes just in the vicinity of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain (3798m). The road is mainly for sightseeing travel and is closed during winter (October – May).

The Basilica Mariazell is located a two hour car-ride in the South-West of Vienna. Probably not that prominent at an international level it is an important pilgrim location for Roman-Catholics. Pope Johannes Paul II (in 1983) and Pope Benedict XVI (2007) visited Mariazell during their official tour of Austria.

The Giant Ferris Wheel is a prominent Viennese landmark in the Prater, an old traditional amusement park just between the Danube and the inner city. The Giant Ferris Wheel was built in 1896/1897 and recently revamped. The Giant Ferris Wheel gained international prominence while featuring in “The Third Man” (1947, with Orson Wells), a film playing in the desperate post-war years of Vienna. Riding the Giant Ferris Wheel gives an amazing overview of the Viennese City, especially to the old city area around St. Stephen’ Cathedral.

The Schlossberg Graz with the Clock Tower is the landmark of Graz, capital of the provincial state of Styria and Austria’s second largest city (350.000 inhabitants).
Swarovski Crystal Worlds is a theme-park exhibition showcasing the crystal jewellery of Swarovski. It was built in 1995 and designed by Austrian artist André Heller.

The Melk Abbey is located some 100 km West of Vienna on a rocky hill above the Danube marking the Western end of the Wachau, a unique river landscape along the Danube. The abbey was founded as early as 1089 and has been a centre of Christian scholarship ever since. Its monastic library is of worldwide fame and its scriptorium has had enormous influence during the medieval ages. In the early eighteenth century the abbey was rebuild as a Baroque castle designed by famous Austrian architect Jakob Prandtauer.

The Museum of Fine Arts at the Ringstrasse (just opposite the Hofburg, the imperial palace) was built in 1891. Originally it was built to showcase the many collections of the imperial family. Today it is still considered as one of the major museums housing eminent work of world famous artists such as Bruegel, Rembrandt, Dürer, Vermeer and many others.

The Belvedere in Vienna’s third district (just near the Südbahnhof and the Schwarzenbergplatz) was originally built as the summer palace of Prince Eugen von Savoyen, a famous and successful military leader in the eighteenth century. Designed by Austrian baroque architect Lukas von Hildebrandt it is worth a visit just due to its architectural style. However, its museum is also show casting the world’s largest Gustav Klimt collection together with an array of other famous Austrian artists like Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.

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