From the southwest – via the A1 (Italy / Switzerland / Munich)
Salzburg – the city of Mozart
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Wasserspiele (Trick fountains) and Hellbrunn Palace
Mirabell Palace with the baroque gardens
Salzburg Cathedral
Historic city center with the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Getreidegasse
Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf near Salzburg Sanctuary for more than 1,000 rescued animals
Salzkammergut – Romantic trip along the Mondsee and Attersee Exit Mondsee exit, then follow the B151 to Seewalchen Alternatively: Mondsee (B154) – Wolfgangsee (B158) – Traunsee (B145) to Regau.
Gmunden – ceramics city on the lake Exit Regau, beautiful old town, town hall with an ceramic chime
From the west – via the A3 / A8 (Regensburg / Passau)
Schärding – outstanding baroque town Medieval city center with city fortifications and city gates
Obernberg am Inn – located on a terrace above the Inn Millennial trading town, colorful town houses with baroque and rococo facades
Wels – Former Roman city „Ovilava“ Worth seeing town square with patrician houses and painted water tower
Linz – Upper Austria’s capital Well worth seeing main square with the Holy Trinity Column, the town hall and other baroque and renaissance buildings
Steyr – old iron trading town at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr rivers. Romantic town center with gothic, baroque and rococo houses
Enns – the oldest city in Austria Medieval town center with a town tower with great views
Melk – former residence of the Babenbergs Benedictine Abbey (largest abbey in Lower Austria), western entrance to the Wachau
Wachau: Landscape in and around the Danube valley between Melk and Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria. Since 2000, the Wachau cultural landscape with the Melk and Göttweig monasteries as well as the old town of Krems have been included in the list of UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Schallaburg – a living place of history Well-fortified medieval and renaissance castle with extraordinary gardens
From the south – via the A2 (Carinthia / Slovenia)
Graz – Styrian capital
Schlossberg with clock tower
Very beautiful historical city center (since 1999 UNESCO World Heritage Site) with:
City Hall
Country house
State armory
Murinsel
Fürstenfeld – center of the thermal region (Bad Blumau, Bad Waltersdorf, …) Former tobacco factory in the Pfeilburg
Riegersburg – huge fortress in Riegersburg Exit Sinabelkirchen on the B65 to Riegersburg
Hartberg In the old town: history at every turn Ossuary built in 1167
Bernstein – known for its precious serpentine (jade) Rock-museum and alchemist’s kitchen, powder tower and castle dungeon
Lockenhaus – and its blood countess Lockenhaus Castle is well worth seeing
Forchtenstein Castle – protective castle in the Rosaliengebirge Largest weapons collection in Europe
Neusiedlersee: Europe’s largest steppe lake. Almost half of the 320 m² lake area is covered by reeds. Bird sanctuary and home of the storks. Well-known tourist places: Rust, Mörbisch, St. Magarethen
Eisenstadt – royal Haydn city Esterhazy Palace and Haydnhouse (with Haydn’s living rooms that are true to the original)
Wiener Neustadt – former imperial city Seat of the military academy, founded in 1752 by Empress Maria Theresa, cultural trail (green marking) along the medieval attractions
Baden – a spa town with an imperial and royal past Pretty Biedermeier town at the foot of the Vienna Woods