Austria pairs grand cities with lake and mountain towns: Vienna for palaces and coffee-house cakes, Salzburg for Mozart and The Sound of Music, and Hallstatt for houses stacked along a lake below the mountains. Innsbruck and Zell am See add Alpine lifts and glacier views, and the Wachau Valley is Danube villages and vineyards. From KL it's one stop, usually via Dubai or Istanbul, into Vienna or Munich, just over the German border.
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AT · Viennavienna48.21°N 16.37°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,Grand palaces, coffee-house cakes and tram rides past the buildings of an old empire.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingViennaAT, Vienna
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AT · Salzburgsalzburg47.80°N 13.05°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,A fortress above Baroque streets, Mozart's hometown and gardens from The Sound of Music.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingSalzburgAT, Salzburg
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AT · Upper Austriahallstatt47.56°N 13.65°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,Lakeside houses stacked below mountains, salt-mine tunnels and ferry views of the village.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingHallstattAT, Upper Austria
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AT · Tyrolinnsbruck47.27°N 11.39°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,Painted old-town houses with an Alpine wall behind them, and mountain lifts close to the centre.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingInnsbruckAT, Tyrol
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AT · Salzburgzell am see47.32°N 12.80°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,A walkable lake town, green mountain slopes and glacier viewpoints in nearby Kaprun.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingZell am SeeAT, Salzburg
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AT · Styriagraz47.07°N 15.44°Egowherelah.comlahRM1
Dear group chat,Red roofs below a clock-tower hill, courtyard cafés and pumpkin-seed flavours at the markets.Read the guide →lahRM1To: whoever’s drivingGrazAT, Styria