Around Austria in 8 Days

Accommodation:
A quiet residence outside the Ring2 Nights | Bed & Breakfast

The small hotel with 26 bedrooms is imbued with homelike atmosphere rarely found in a commercial establishment. This is not due to chance: It was the intention of owner Otto Wiesenthal from the start to provide guests with an extra measure of hospitality. Before opening his hotel in 1991, Herr Wiesenthal was in the computer business, where his unpleasant experiences with impersonal hotels inspired him to create an inn where guests are welcomed as friends. Located on a quiet side street outside the Inner Ring, the hotel is a 15-minute walk to the heart of Vienna. A staircase leads up one level to the reception area. The reception staff will gladly assist with sightseeing plans, dinner reservations and tickets for events. On the same floor there is a cozy lounge with an open fireplace, which is a popular meeting point for regular guests and local artists and musicians.

Attractions:

• Vienna: Nostalgic cosmopolitan city with an imperial past
• Hofburg: Residence of the Habsburgs
• Ringstraße: Very high end: Splendid boulevard
• Sigmund Freud Museum: Where psychoanalysis was invented.
• Hundertwasserhaus: Municipal housing construction as a total work of art
• Prater: Floodplain forests, ghost trains and a Ferris wheel
• Beethoven memorials: On the trail of a restless genius
• Grinzing: “Heurigen”-Village

Guided Tour (OPTIONAL)Guided tour Vienna(2 hours, german)

Dr. Marco Pongratz-Lippitt is a knowledgeable city guide who brings Vienna's history and present to life with light-footed and profound humour. Large connections become visible without getting lost in details. Together with him one walks for a few hours on side paths through the Danube metropolis and sees beside the important sights like the Hofburg, the Stephansdom and the city centre also some hidden, enchanting inner courtyards.

Rental car pick-up
Broker: Sunny Cars
Vehicle: Mietwagen Sunnycars
Rate: Sunnycars (Stand: 04.02.2019): BF – Skoda Fabia STW /AC/4dr oder ähnlich, All-in/FF
Location: Wien Flughafen

From Wien to Hallstatt286 km | 3 hours 30 minutes

Attractions:

• Concentration Camp Mauthausen: Largest Concentration Camp in Austria
• Linz: Baroque buildings and Renaissance courtyards in the heart of this city on the Danube

Accommodation:
An exclusive lake-view hotel2 Nights | Bed & Breakfast

The hotel consists of three painstakingly restored buildings in the World Heritage Site Hallstatt. The main building was built over 500 years ago, making it the oldest structure in town. The expert renovation has enabled the facility to offer a high standard of modern comfort without sacrificing its historical character. Tucked in between majestic mountains and the stunning lake, the hotel enjoys an unsurpassed romantic setting. The rooms offer a standard of comfort that has enabled the accommodation to join the exclusive group of hotels known as Luxury Hotels of the World(SLH). The Hallstatt dock is directly in front of the building. The famous Drachstein Caves are just around the lake at Obertraun.

Attractions:

• Salzkammergut: Salt mines and picturesque lakes
• Hallstatt: Postcard idyll with 4 000 years of history

From Hallstatt to Salzburg74 km | 2 hours

Attractions:

• St. Wolfgang: Pilgrims Church above Lake Wolfgang

  Wanderung:

• Schafberg: Mountain with a view above the Salzkammergut

Accommodation:
A quiet hotel near the city centre2 Nights | Bed & Breakfast

The 19th century villa, converted into a boutique hotel, is located in a residential area south of the Kapuzinerberg. Each of the 14 rooms is individually furnished and offers modern comfort. In the morning a rich breakfast buffet with local and seasonal specialities awaits and in good weather can also be served on a terrace in the garden with a natural pond. Those who want can take a stroll along the Salzach and reach the oldtown in approximately 15 minutes; with the bus (line 7), it takes about five minutes.

Attractions:

• Salzburg: Mozart's romantic birthplace
• Berchtesgaden National Park: National Park around Lake Königssee and Mount Watzmann
• Hohensalzburg: Mighty fortress on a rock
• Salzburg Old Town: UNESCO World Heritage right and left of the Salzach River
• Mirabell Castle: Modest abode for the Archbishop's family
• Hellbrunn Palace: Summer residence of a baroque church dignitary
• Fuschlsee: Austria as if from a picture book
• Salt Mine Berchtesgaden: Underground train ride into the history of mining
• Berchtesgaden: From the salt mine to the restricted Führer area
• Obersalzberg: Hitler's private mountain
• Königssee: Wild beauty at the foot of the Watzmann
• Watzman: The mountain is calling!

  Wanderungen:

• Untersberg: With the mountain railway up the local mountain
• Around Lake Fuschl: Idyllic walk along the shore with the option to have a swim
• Across the Wildmoos to Lake Eibensee: Across the marshes to a mountain lake
• Berchtesgaden alpine adventure trail: Educational and observation trail over alpine paths
• Via the Grünstein to St. Bartholomä: Hike and boat trip
• Ramsauer Schattseitweg: Through the magic forest to Hintersee

From Salzburg to Dürnstein244 km | 3 hours

Accommodation:
A palace overlooking the Danube1 Night | Bed & Breakfast

The palace in Dürnstein was built by a princess in 1632. She chose the location well: a high cliff overlooking the beautiful Danube as it winds through vineyards on the way to Vienna. Today the palace is a luxury Relais-et-Chateaux hotel considered one of the best properties in Austria. Read more→

Attractions:

• Wachau: Vineyards, castles and historic villages in Central European river landscape
• Krems: Oldest city in Lower Austria

From Dürnstein101 km | 1 hour 30 minutes

Rental car drop-off
Location: Wien Flughafen

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