Places to explore in Europe — Austria

Austria · 34 guides

• Alpbach
• Altaussee, Austria: A Lake Village Built on Salt and Stories

  Explore Altaussee's salt-mining history, lake walk, literary life, population and the public-transport route via Bad Aussee.

• Bad Aussee, Austria: Salt, Spa Culture and the Heart of Ausseerland

  Read Bad Aussee through its salt history, Kammerhof Museum, local crafts, population and rail links from Vienna and Graz.

• Bad Gastein, Austria: Waterfall, Gold Mining and the Alpine Spa

  Discover Bad Gastein beyond its waterfall: mining and spa history, the deer legend, museums, population and rail access from Salzburg.

• Bad Ischl, Austria: Salt, an Imperial Spa and a Town Beyond the Postcard

  Explore Bad Ischl's salt industry, imperial spa history, museums, population and practical rail and bus routes from Linz and Salzburg.

• Bad Radkersburg: A Border Town Rebuilt Around Water

  Trace Bad Radkersburg's Mur crossing, Renaissance defences and thermal spa, with population and rail access from Graz.

• Baden bei Wien: a living spa town between thermal springs and vineyards

  Explore Baden bei Wien’s Roman spring heritage, UNESCO-listed spa landscape, Beethoven house, rose gardens and easy Badner Bahn link to Vienna.

• Bludenz, Austria: A Railway Town Rethinks Its Founding Date

  Walk Bludenz's medieval gates, learn why historians reject its old 1274 anniversary, and explore the working town between Vorarlberg's valleys.

• Braunau am Inn: a border town of Gothic lanes, river trade and living history

  Explore Braunau’s Inn-side old town, museums, Ranshofen, local markets and cross-border routes, with the latest population figures and practical travel notes.

• Dürnstein
• Freistadt, Austria: The Border Town That Traded in Iron and Beer

  Walk Freistadt's walls and castle museum, trace its iron-trade and brewing history, and plan a journey from Linz.

• Gmunden, Austria: A Lake Town Shaped by Salt and Ceramics

  Explore Gmunden's ceramic craft, salt-trade history, Schloss Ort and Traunsee, with population and rail access from Linz.

• Hall in Tirol: From Salt Works and Mint to a Working City

  See how salt and coinage shaped Hall in Tirol, then explore its old town, economy, population and routes from Innsbruck and Schwaz.

• Hallstatt
• Kitzbühel Beyond the Ski Race: Copper, City Rights and Mountain Tourism

  Explore Kitzbühel's mining and city history beyond the Hahnenkamm, with a dated population, museums and verified rail routes from Innsbruck and Salzburg.

• Lienz, Austria: A Medieval Town Beside a Roman Neighbour

  Explore Lienz's medieval main square and Schloss Bruck, understand nearby Roman Aguntum, and plan rail access from Villach or South Tyrol.

• Mariazell, Austria: Pilgrimage, a Founding Legend and a Working Town

  Explore Mariazell's basilica, the Magnus legend, regional crafts, population and rail or bus routes from St Pölten and Kapfenberg.

• Melk, Austria: Abbey, Danube Trade and the Town Behind the Landmark

  A researched guide to Melk: its abbey, old town, Danube trade, population, Koloman legend and rail connections from Vienna and Linz.

• Mondsee, Austria: An Ancient Lake Shore and a Living Abbey Town

  Discover Mondsee's hidden UNESCO lake dwellings, abbey, basilica, local food market, population and bus routes from Salzburg.

• Murau, Austria: Beer, Timber and a Railway Along the River

  Explore Murau's documented medieval history, brewery, timber architecture and Murtalbahn, with population and rail routes from Graz and Klagenfurt.

• Radstadt, Austria: A Walled Alpine Town Beyond the Ski Slopes

  Explore Radstadt's medieval walls, difficult history, local museums and Rossbrand, with population and train routes from Salzburg.

• Rattenberg, Austria: A Tiny Tyrolean City Built on Trade and Glass

  Visit Rattenberg's medieval streets, glass workshops and Augustinian museum; learn its population, history and rail access from Innsbruck.

• Retz, Austria: A Wine Town Built Above Its Cellars

  Understand Retz through its wine cellars, trading privileges and working windmill, with population and rail access from Vienna and Znojmo.

• Rust, Austria: wine, white storks and the Neusiedler See

  Discover Rust’s UNESCO-listed old town, wine heritage, stork colony and lake activities, plus verified public transport from Vienna via Eisenstadt.

• Sankt Gilgen: The Lake Crossing Behind the Mozart Village

  Explore St Gilgen's lake-trade history and Mozart family links, with a documented population and bus and boat routes from Salzburg and Bad Ischl.

• Sankt Wolfgang: Pilgrimage, a Painted Altar and the Schafberg Railway

  Explore St Wolfgang's documented pilgrimage history, Michael Pacher's altarpiece and lake access, with 2026 population and routes from Salzburg or Bad Ischl.

• Schärding, Austria: Reading the Inn River Behind the Painted Facades

  Explore Schärding's Silberzeile, river-trade history and town museum, with population and rail routes from Linz and Passau.

• Schladming: The Mining Town That Lost and Regained Its City Status

  Follow Schladming from medieval mining and the 1525 revolt to today's mountain economy, with dated population and rail routes from Salzburg and Graz.

• Seefeld in Tirol: From Pilgrim Lakes to Nordic Ski Trails

  Explore Seefeld's pilgrimage history, vanished Kreuzsee, Wildsee and Nordic sport, with dated population, village services and rail routes from Innsbruck and Bavaria.

• Spitz, Austria: Wachau vineyards, a Danube ferry and castle ruins

  Walk Spitz’s steep vineyard terraces, explore the Hinterhaus ruins and shipping museum, and cross the Danube by the local roll ferry.

• Thal near Graz: lake paths, a striking church and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s childhood home

  A guide to Thal’s 19 hamlets, the Thalersee, Ernst Fuchs’s church and the Schwarzenegger museum, with practical bus and walking routes from Graz.

• Waidhofen an der Ybbs: The Market That Fed the Iron Trade

  Discover how Waidhofen traded food for iron, walk its riverfront and medieval centre, and plan a rail journey from Amstetten.

• Werfen: A Market Town Between a Castle and an Ice Cave

  Discover Werfen's documented medieval market, Hohenwerfen Castle and Eisriesenwelt, with a dated population figure and rail access from Salzburg.

• Zell am See