Discover Austria

Immerse in Austria's alpine symphony from waltzing Viennese halls and Sound of Music meadows to Tyrolean trails and Danube dreams, where melody meets majesty in every edelweiss embrace.

Vienna's Baroque Jewel

Step into Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs' summer retreat, a UNESCO rococo resplendence with 1,441 rooms, labyrinthine gardens, and Gloriette gazes over Vienna's vine-clad hills.

  • Stroll the imperial maze and tiered fountains for Versailles-like verdure.
  • Attend a marionette Mozart opera in the Orangery for summer soirées.
Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Explore the Magic of Austria

Austria allures with its orchestral overtures and ochre abbeys, from Salzburg's spires to Innsbruck's ice caves. Whether scaling Grossglockner, sipping Sturm in heurigers, or gliding on Salzkammergut steamers, Austria harmonizes heritage and high peaks. Escape Epic composes custom concertos for baroque boulevards, spa sanctuaries, and Wachau wonders for your Habsburg harmony.

Backpacker to Austria

Austria awakens adventurers with ÖBB rail romps, free opera stands, and schnitzel stalls. From Vienna's volksgarten to Carinthia's corries, navigate with budget ballets and breathtaking bergs.

Essential for Backpacking Austria

  • Budget €50-€80 daily for gasthäuser, goulash, and Eurail; grab an Interrail for alpine expresses.
  • Start in Vienna, then west to Salzburg and Hallstatt, or south to Graz's graffiti.
Backpackers in Tyrol

Villages in Austria

Unearth Austria's alpine idylls, timbered treasures tucked in valleys, where geraniums glow and goat bells tinkle, silencing the city's clamor.

Top Secret Villages to Visit

  • Hallstatt, Salzkammergut: Lakeside postcard with salt mines and bone house ossuary.
  • Dürnstein, Wachau: Riverside ruin where Richard the Lionheart was held captive.
Hallstatt in Salzkammergut

Couple's Places in Austria

Austria ignites intimacy in imperial inns and ivy-clad isles. Curated for crescendos and caresses, these havens hum with honeymoon harmony and heartfelt harmonies.

Romantic Destinations for Two

  • Vienna's Prater: Ferris wheel kisses at dusk with strudel sunsets.
  • Salzkammergut lakes: Boat rides on Wolfgangsee with violin vespers.
  • Wachau Valley: Vineyard vigils with apricot apéritifs and castle silhouettes.
Lovers in Wachau Valley

Alpine in Austria

Austria's otztal and Zillertal beckon with via ferrata vertigos, glacier gondolas, and hut-hopping highs for peak-pinnacle pleasures and pristine panoramas.

Premier Mountain Escapes

  • Kitzbühel: Ski circus with summer luge runs and medieval mint tours.
  • Zell am See: Lake-locked lifts to Schmittenhöhe's wildflower wonders.
  • Grossglockner High Alpine Road: 36 hairpin heavens to Austria's roof.
Grossglockner High Alpine Road

Lakes in Austria

Austria's 6,000+ lakes lap with limpid lucidity, from turquoise tarns to thermal tepidaries, luring lilos, lindy hops, and lakeside lounges amid emerald enclaves.

Top Aquatic Gems

  • Wörthersee, Carinthia: Riviera of the Alps with yacht clubs and jazz jives.
  • Attersee, Salzkammergut: Deepest dive with cliff jumps and cormorant coasts.
  • Achensee, Tyrol: Cable car cascades and windsurf whirlwinds.
Wörthersee in Carinthia

Culinary of Austria

Austria's table tempts with Tafelspitz tenderness to Sachertorte seduction, where each forkful evokes folklore and feasting fervor from farm to feasting hall.

Must-Try Austrian Foods

  • Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna: Veal veiled in breadcrumbs with lingonberry lingers.
  • Apfelstrudel in Salzburg: Apple eddy in flaky phyllo with vanilla vortex.
  • Kaiserschmarrn nationwide: Emperor's shredded pancake with plum preserve pools.
Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna

Premier Wine Regions

Austria, vin vintage virtuoso, vines 50,000ha from Grüner's grassy grins to Zweigelt's zesty zing, cradled in thermen and terraced terraces along the Danube.

  • Wachau: Riesling and Grüner from Danube-draped Donaurieden terraces.
  • Styria: Sauvignon Blanc from sausal slopes and pumpkin seed presses.
  • Burgenland: Blaufränkisch from Neusiedlersee's noble nobles and lava soils.
Wachau vineyards

Traditions in Austria

Austria alight with advent arias and asparagus fêtes, where yodelers yippee and fireworks fanfare, melding monastic masses with modern merriment in lederhosen legacy.

  • Salzburg Festival: Mozart masses in Mirabell marble halls and fortress fests.
  • Vienna Opera Ball: Strauss waltzes in Hofburg splendor and sequin swirls.
  • Krampuslauf, Tyrol: Horned hellions in pre-Christmas capers and chains.
Salzburg Festival