Austria

During the period before Christmas (generally during the four weeks before Christmas), there is an unparalleled Christmas atmosphere in Austria. Each city has its own market, made up of decorated and decorated wooden stalls: in every corner there are lights, ...

Kornberg Castle (Schloss Kornberg) is an imposing manor house of medieval origin located in the Austrian region of Styria a short distance from the town of Feldbach, and about 50 km south-east of Graz. During Christmas, a fair is held ...

Halbturn Castle (Schloss Halbturn) is a beautiful Baroque residence located near Lake Neusiedlersee, very close to the border with Hungary. The building was built in the early 18th century and used by the Habsburgs as a summer residence and hunting ...

Schwaz, is a small town located just 30 km east of Innsbruck, in the immediate vicinity of Wattens, the town is located along the valley of the river Inn at about 550 meters above sea level. The village and the ...

Villach (Villaco) is located in southern Austria near the border with Slovenia and Italy, the city rises along the Drava river at about 500 meters above sea level. An important mercantile center in the Middle Ages, it lost its importance ...

Schloss Hof is a beautiful Baroque castle located 50 km from Vienna and only 30 km from Bratislava, the castle was built in the eighteenth century at the behest of Prince Eugene of Savoy, purchased by Maria Theresa of Austria ...

Seefeld is a small but important tourist center in the Austrian Tyrol, the town of a few thousand inhabitants is located just 20 km north of Innsbruck and a few kilometers from the German border, located on a plateau 1180 ...

Small town in Burgenland located along the Neusiedlersee near the border with Hungary, a few tens of kilometers southeast of Vienna. The town is famous for its excellent wine and for being the city of storks, which nest here. Rust ...

Grossarl, an Austrian town located just south of Salzburg at an altitude of over 900 metres, is a renowned holiday resort surrounded by mountains exceeding 2,000 metres. The town developed in the Middle Ages as a market center and still ...

Gmunden is a small tourist center in Upper Austria located along the Traunsee lake, halfway between Linz and Salzburg. the most important attractions of the village are the Castle (Landschloss) and the Castle on the Lake (Seeschloss Ort). Gmunden is ...

Rattenberg is a very small town of medieval origin in the Austrian Tyrol, located between Kitzbühel and Innsbruck, the town rises along the banks of the river Inn at about 520 meters above sea level. The village is dominated by ...

Imst is a small town in Tyrol located along the valley of the river Inn at about 830 meters above sea level and only 50 km west of Innsbruck. The town was founded in the Middle Ages as a market ...

The small town of Oberndorf Bei Salzburg is located about 15 km north of Salzburg, along the Salzach river valley and on the border with Germany. The small town is known throughout the world for being the place, in the ...

Dornbirn, is the most populous city in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, is located just south of Lake Constance (Bodensee), a few kilometers from Bregenz and close to the border with Switzerland. This modern town developed from the 19th century ...

A town of medieval origins, it was of great importance in the past for its iron mines, Leoben is today the second largest city in Styria. Leoben is located north of Graz along the Mur River at an altitude of ...

Mariazell is a small Austrian town in the Styria region, located north of Graz and southwest of Vienna, in an idyllic landscape at about 870 meters above sea level. The place is the most important pilgrimage center in Austria, in ...

Hallstatt is a charming town located along the south-western shores of the lake of the same name (Hallstattersee). The town of Hallstatt is located in the center of a very rich mining area, where salt was extracted since ancient times, thanks ...

Schladming is a small Austrian town, less than 5,000 inhabitants, in the Styria region, it was an ancient mining town and today it is an important and renowned ski resort, located at an altitude of almost 750 meters in the ...

Millstatt is a village located in the center of Carinthia, along the shores of the lake of the same name (Millstätter See), about 50 km north-west of Villach. In the Middle Ages the locality was the site of an important ...

Feldkirch is a beautiful medieval Austrian town located near the borders of Switzerland and Liechtenstein and near Lake Constance. The city originated in the 13th century as a castle along an important trade route between Italy and Germany. Excellently preserved, ...

The small but scenic town of Hall in Tirol is located less than 10 km east of Innsbruck. Founded in the Middle Ages, it became an important mining center thanks to the salt mines found in the area. The heyday ...

Velden am Wörther See is an important and renowned Austrian holiday resort, the town is located along the shores of Lake Wörther (Wörther See) between Villach and Klagenfurt. The center originated in the Middle Ages as a castle, from the ...

Kufstein is the second city, by number of inhabitants, of the Austrian Tyrol, located near the border with Bavaria, in the valley of the river Inn, between Salzburg and Innsbruck. The most important attraction of the village is the medieval ...

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRIA In Vienna, in the town hall and precisely in the Volkshalle room, the laboratory of baby Jesus is set up, where children can free their imagination by making gifts in terracotta, glass and paper with their ...

Hallein is a small historic town in the Salzburger Land, located just south of Salzburg, near the German border. The area where Hallein stands has been known since Roman times for its salt mines, which also made it rich in ...

The city of Lienz is the main center and the capital of East Tyrol, the city is located in Val Pusteria at about 670 meters above sea level. Lienz originated in the Middle Ages, even if the area was already ...

Along the shores of Lake Wolfgang, which is located just 40 km from Salzburg, three charming holiday resorts overlook: St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang set in a beautiful mountain landscape. CHRISTMAS MARKETS AT LAKE WOLFGANG (Wolfgangsee): St. Gilgen, Strobl ...

Steyr, in Upper Austria, a few kilometers south of Linz, is the city of Advent or of the Child Jesus, in fact tradition has handed down the appearance of the Child Jesus in the Christkindl Sanctuary built in 1708. The town ...

Klagenfurt, the capital of the Austrian region of Carinthia, lies on the banks of the Wörthersee at about 450 meters above sea level, less than 60 km from the Italian border. The city became important in medieval times and developed ...

The Graz Christmas Market (Adventmärkte) is held in the largest pedestrianized historic center of Austria, not one but five are the markets located in the most beautiful squares of the historic center of this Austrian city, a UNESCO World Heritage ...