{"id":1133,"date":"2009-04-08T23:11:34","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T13:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2009-04-08T23:11:34","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T13:11:34","slug":"visit-austria-useful-facts-for-your-austrian-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/austria\/visit-austria-useful-facts-for-your-austrian-holidays","title":{"rendered":"Visit Austria &#8211; Useful facts for your Austrian holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With its rich <strong>cultural heritage,<\/strong> exquisite <strong>landscape <\/strong>and attraction as a <strong>winter sporting centre<\/strong>, Austria attracts thousands of visitors each year who come here in search of its wonderful and unique blend of culture, nature, wine, health, sports and outdoor activities of all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>Austria&#8217;s many <strong>famous citizens<\/strong> have also brought international fame to their country.\u00a0 Blessed with so many brilliant composers like <strong>Mozart, Haydn, Strau\u00df, Mahler, Schubert<\/strong>, etc. their music still dominate the world of classical music 150 &#8211; 200 years on.\u00a0 Then there are the just as brilliant writers, scientists, painters, movie stars and sportsmen who have and continue to bring fame to Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Austria it seems has something that every tourist wants.\u00a0 As a relatively expensive country, tourists don&#8217;t come to Austria to relax or laze around.\u00a0 Many come <strong>in search of music<\/strong> by their favourite composer or to catch some opera.\u00a0 \u00a0Others are interested in its imperial history or to visit its many churches, castles and palaces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1147\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1147\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1147\" title=\"Mozart in Vienna's Stadtpark\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dsc_11166.jpg?resize=180%2C280\" alt=\"Mozart in Vienna's Stadtpark\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mozart playing in Vienna&#39;s Stadtpark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Austria&#8217;s <strong>magnificent landscape<\/strong> also makes this an ideal destination for cruising the Danube, walking, hiking and cycling in summer.<\/p>\n<p>It is a <strong>favourite winter resort<\/strong> for ice-skating, skiing and cross-skiing and tobogganing and has twice been selected to host the Winter Olympic Games in 1964 and 1976 (Innsbruck).<\/p>\n<p>For more on travel attractions in Austria see the following posts and our photo gallery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/austria\/austria-land-of-the-great-composers\" target=\"_blank\">Destination Austria<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/sightseeing\/salzburg-sightseeing-sound-of-music-tour\" target=\"_blank\">Saltzburg Sightseeing &#8211; Sound of Music tour<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/shopping\/austria-shopping-on-your-vienna-holidays\" target=\"_blank\">Where to Shop in Vienna<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/food\/marchfelderhof-restaurant-vienna\" target=\"_blank\">A Unique dinner experience at\u00a0 the Marchfelderhof Restaurant in Vienna<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/food\/austria-hotel-sachers-original-sacher-torte\" target=\"_blank\">The Original Sacher-Torte<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Austria\/\" target=\"_blank\">Austria Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With its rich cultural heritage, exquisite landscape and attraction as a winter sporting centre, Austria attracts thousands of visitors each year who come here in search of its wonderful and unique blend of culture, nature, wine, health, sports and outdoor activities of all kinds. 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