Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Salzburg Cathedral 1min 18 secs



Places in focus - here is a short video clip of Salzburg Cathedral.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

General Accomodation

Although hotels can usually even be found in smaller cities they are quite expensive (even more so in bigger cities) cheaper possibilities in big cities are youth hostels and in smaller towns you can often find families renting flats in bed and breakfast style (look for Pension or Zimmer Frei signs) for €15-25.

In the countryside many farmers will rent out rooms for a couple of nights, both officially and unofficially. To find a place to stay, simply knock on the door of a farmhouse and ask - if they don't have a room they'll probably know someone nearby who does.


You can also find a lot of camping grounds (some of them are open the whole year round) but while they are exceptionally clean and often provide additional services, they are also a bit more expensive than in other countries in Central Europe.

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Main Cities and places worth visiting in Austria

  • Vienna (Wien)- ranked as 6th safest city in the World
  • Bregenz
  • Eisenstadt
  • Graz
  • Innsbruck
    flag of the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
  • Klagenfurt
  • Linz
  • Salzburg
  • Villach 
  • Zell am See - one of the most important alpine tourist towns in Austria (Europa Sport Region)
  • Kaprun - part of the Europa Sport Region
  • Wörthersee - one of Austria's warmest lakes
  • Bodensee - a big lake situated in Vorarlberg and shared with Switzerland and Germany
  • St. Anton - a popular ski resort in Austria on the Vorarlberg-Tyrolian border
  • Pinswang - one of the most ancient settlements of the North Tirolean Ausserfern, on the border with Bavaria and a short walk or drive to King Ludwig's castles Pinswang
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Austria - Key Facts




www.pocketinfo.net
"In  your pocket"

Best Hotel Rates for Austria - here

Capital : Vienna
Austrian Population : 8.1m
Area : 83,855 sq km
Currency : Euro (€)
Language : Austrian
GDP : $253 bn
Arable as % of total land :17%
Urban Population : 65.8%
Drive on the - right
Electricity 230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code - +43
Internet TLD - .at
HDI - Ranked 14th (0.955)
EU Accession - Jan 1 1995
EU Member - Austria
Hotels - Austria
Global 500 Companies  - 2/500
Ryan Air Locations - Graz Klagenfurt Linz Salzburg

Global 500 Companies | Austria
                                 
Country
Rank
CompanyGlobal
500
rank
Revenues
($ millions)
City
1 OMV Group 206 37,386 Vienna
2 Erste Group Bank 446 20,811 Vienna



Accomodation on Twitter | Austria
@austriatravel Austria Travel Info New York
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