discover the best of austria.

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Introduction Introduction
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A Perfect Holiday
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Dr. Petra Stolba, CEO Austrian National Tourist Office
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Waterfall at Golling
“Austria can take pride in its outstanding natural beauty and spectacular
scenery; crystal clear lakes with drinking quality water, surrounded by
deep green hills and magnificent mountains. Wooded hills rising out of lush
farmland, Alpine peaks reaching for the sky, peaceful pastures and quaint
villages resting at their feet as well as many vineyards, ancient castles
and grand abbeys.
The towns are as varied as the landscape; beautiful cities with architectural
sites from the last four centuries, narrow, cobblestone lanes, wide squares,
market towns that have barely changed since the Middle Ages, mountain
villages with neat little houses, and flowers overflowing from
their balconies.
Austria’s rich musical and cultural heritage has over the years produced
an array of internationally acclaimed opera, theatre and music festivals
throughout the year. Every January, the Mozart Festival is held in Salzburg;
May/June sees the Vienna Festival while in July/August, the Salzburger
Festspiele and Bregenz Festival, held on a floating stage on Lake Con-
stance, are not to be missed. The Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt, the Schuber-
tiade Festival in Vorarlberg and various Palace Concerts in Innsbruck round
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off the season.
The Austrian Alps provide the perfect stage and setting for either a truly
relaxing or a more active holiday experience. The several hundred lakes
spread throughout the country convert to water sports eldorados during July
and August with water temperatures regularly reaching up to 25ºC. Gentle
rolling hills invite pleasurable walks and the breathtaking alpine peaks with
hundreds of marked hiking trails will make you forget the hectic pace of
everyday life and let you experience the holiday of a lifetime. Golfers will
want to play some of more than 140 wonderfully manicured courses that
Austria offers.
Have you ever thought of getting pampered in one of the many Austrian
spas with state-of-the-art facilities and professional staff that offer many
wellness and relaxation programmes? Like most things in Austria, they offer
exceptional value for money!
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Finally, do not forget to experience the Austrian ‘Gemütlichkeit’! Meet the
locals – either in pastry shops, coffeehouses, beer gardens, wine taverns,
restaurants or in one of the alpine huts. Savour the warm welcome and
cosiness of our luxury hotels, neatly kept apartments, family run inns and
atmospheric bed & breakfast places and camp sites and sample a truly
varied selection of superb local dishes. Wherever you go and whatever
you do – you will soon realise that it is the Austrian people that make the
difference: Austria welcomes you!”
Yours,
Dr. Petra Stolba
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