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How They Dazzle Us
There is a lot going on in Austria but you cannot fail to be blown away by the majesty of her mountains. Even if skiing isn’t your thing it is hard not to be impressed by the scale of the Austrian Alps. They loom over everything and are constant reminders of our size and scale in the greater universe.
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Why We Love Them
Where do we even start? Well, when you read you begin with ABC, but when you sing you begin with Doe, rae me… See what we did there? Anyone who has ever sat through The Sounds of Music will find Austria a joy. It’s the home of the Von Trapp Family singers, it’s a place where the hills are alive and it is a blend of old-school Germanic charm, forests, mountains and modern, musical cities that gave birth to the likes of Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Mahler and Falco (Rock me Amadeus).
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Their Sustainable Superpower
Austria is one of the world’s best destinations for sustainable tourism, a fact that has been recognised and commended by the World Economic Forum in its Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. While in many countries sustainability and environmental awareness are the domain of the wealthy in Austria, there are a huge number and variety of affordable places for the environmentally conscious visitor to stay.
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Best Time to Visit
This really depends on why you are visiting the country. If skiing or boarding are your vices then the winter months from January to March are the best time to make your way to Austria but if you prefer exploring in less chilly weather than April to May or September to October, which are spring and autumn respectively, are good times. Summer, between June and August, are busy times with the cities crowded and prices inflated.
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Unique Foods
Austria is well known for its cuisine with the country’s most famous dish probably being the Wiener Schnitzel. The word Wiener means Viennese in German. Interestingly the Vienna sausage or Wiener is not known as such in Austria where the locals tend to refer to it as a Frankfurter Würstl. Other food to look out for is Apple Strudel which is typically Austrian or the Salzburg speciality soufflé, the Salzburger Nockerl.
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