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What To See|Discover|And Do In Austria

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Austria is the only country that seamlessly transitions from city to countryside. You're climbing mountain peaks one day and swanning about
imperial Vienna the next. Over decades, the Habsburgs invested great money into the fine arts and music, collecting castles the way others collected stamps. You can still sense their cultural echoes in Austria today, whether you're watching Lipizzaner stallions prance at the Spanish Riding School, crossing the Hofburg to see Rubens's masterpieces at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, or visiting the MuseumsQuartier to see Klimt and Schiele. Mozart, Strauss, Mahler, Haydn, and Schubert's works reverberate as loudly as ever in lavishly gilded concert halls, while music events like the Salzburg Festival and Bregenzer Festspiele are set against uplifting lakeside or mountain scenery.

In Austria, the trip is the goal. Maybe yours will be a meandering journey through deeply carved valleys, on rails that unzip the Alps to snake impossibly down sheer mountain cliffs, past glaciers, and through
flower-flecked meadows. However, such poetic vistas are likely to make you want to hop on a bike or put on your hiking boots to explore those enticingly off-the-beaten-path areas of the country. Summer draws white-water rafters and canyoners to glacial rivers and lakes that glitter like gemstones, while winter draws skiers and snowboarders to the slopes. The mountain cries out!

Austria may inspire images of wedding-cake-like baroque cathedrals,
magnificent Habsburg headquarters such as Schloss Schönnbrunn, and
Gothic crowning glory such as the Stephansdom. However, the country is
more than its pomp and grandeur. A new wave of architecture is blowing
through the cities, bringing with it a beautiful marriage of the modern and the old. The MuseumsQuartier in Vienna's renovated imperial stables, the colour-shifting enormous Rubik's Cube that is Ars Electronica in Linz, and the sci-fi ready Kunsthaus Graz are among the most eye-catching landmarks. Prepare to see Austria through new eyes.

What's this? Austrian food is more than boot-sized schnitzels and dumplings the size of bowling balls. The country has lately made
gastronomic strides while remaining faithful to its concept of careful
local sourcing. Vegan, organic, foraged, and Slow Food is not simply
catchphrases. The love of the land shows through whether you're at a
farmers market, a retro-style deli, a hip new brunch place, or a Michelin-starred restaurant. Spring asparagus, summer Marille (apricots), autumn mushrooms, game, and new wine — Austrian cuisine changes with the seasons and the flavour of the source.
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