Austria Travel Guide

The River Salzach in Salzburg by night. Photo: Flickr user marco_ask Salzburg’s W.A. Mozart Airport is a regional airport served by about 30 airlines. That means it is not nearly as busy as Frankfurt’s or Munich’s larger airports. And that means you may not find it cheap or easy to arrive in Salzburg by air. A simple solution is to fly into Munich and continue to Salzburg by train. And that’s relatively easy to do. For starters, there’s an S-Bahn station... Read More

Photo: Flickr user Malte Schmidt Smoking remains very popular in Austria. With about 2.5 million smokers in the 20 to 50 year-old age range—or about 60—its population approaches near-world-record status for percentage of smokers. Among teenagers about 15 years of age, 24 percent of boys smoke. Among girls, the rate actually rises to 30 percent. Overall, something like 40 percent of those 15 to 20 smoke regularly. So if you’re sensitive to tobacco smoke, be... Read More

The iconic Festung Hohensalzburg dominates both the skyline and Salzburg's history. Photo: Flickr user SteFou! Salzburg’s long line of ruling Prince-Archbishops displayed their wealth and power through building magnificent churches and palaces, many of them breathtaking in their architectural beauty. But the most important building in Salzburg’s history is arguably its iconic fortress. The Festung Hohensalzburg, to give it its formal name, rests atop... Read More