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Austria is a diverse country, rich in culture, with spectacular scenery and an enormous variety of holidays to offer throughout the winter and summer seasons. Whether it's a break to the magical cities of Vienna, Salzburg or Innsbruck, weekend shopping in Bratislava or eating, drinking and dancing till the midnight hours in Prague, you are sure to enjoy your visit. The variety of ski resorts in the Alps is well known throughout the world and attracts tourists from almost everywhere. Austria consists of 9 independent federal states: (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna)

Regions in Austria


Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. Burgenland and Hungary share the Neusiedler See, known for its reed, shallo... READ MORE


Carinthia is Austria's most southerly state and it is the vacation county of unlimited possibilities. The imposing peaks powdered with new snow, the n... READ MORE


Global Travel covers all other aspects of Bayside living and working not associated with a bay for example cruise liners, on-line shopping websites no... READ MORE


It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest. The district compr... READ MORE


Lower Austria is the northeast state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Poelten, the most recently design... READ MORE


Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km², located adjacent to the German border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of th... READ MORE


The main river of the region is the Traun, a tributary of the Danube. The name Salzkammergut means "Estate of the Salt Chamber" and derives from the I... READ MORE


It borders Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. The population (as of 2... READ MORE


Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.... READ MORE


Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area ... READ MORE


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It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss River between Lake Lucerne and the St. Gotthard Pass. Ger... READ MORE


Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million (2.3 million within the metropolitan area), it is by far the largest city in ... READ MORE


Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area (Vienna is the smallest), it borders three co... READ MORE


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