Austria - a popular destination for independent travelers from Russia and other countries, while here you can safely do without German, you will even have enough minimum knowledge of English.

The price of accommodation is very dependent on the time of the trip. At the same time, "high season" in Austrian hotels falls at different times: in Salzburg and Vienna - in the summer, in Innsbruck and other ski resorts - from Christmas to early April. April and October are considered an off-season, and the prices for services and accommodation at this time are minimal. At the same time, some hotels are closed - first of all it concerns those hotels, which depend on the work of tourist cable cars and railways, which in off-season do not work.

The coldest month is January, the average temperature is -5 ° C. The hottest months are July and August, the air warms up to +20 ° C. In some lakes, water warms up to + 26 ° C. Spring is the second most popular tourist destination after Christmas, while autumn is the best time for traveling without crowds of tourists and enjoying the colors of nature.

Keep in mind that the operating mode of grocery and other stores, pharmacies is the following: on weekdays until 19.00, on Saturdays until 6 pm (not everywhere), Sunday is a day off.

Transport in Vienna is well developed: so much that it is recommended to use it without bothering to rent a car - unless, of course, the capital travels and is limited. Plus, there are expensive parking lots and cheap petrol. The transport "Vienna Card" Die Wien - Karte is valid for 3 days, and discounts are given to museums and other places.

In 90% of the cafe in Vienna, the menu is almost the same. Their visiting card is Viennese sausages, Viennese schnitzel, goulash soup, Vienar Melondge or Maria Theresia, Sacher cake, Apfelstrudel, Lemmade Almdudler, Austrian Riesling. In addition to McDonalds and Burger King, there is a wonderful fish fast food "Nordcia", in which you can try a lobster for 24, 5 EUR or lobster for 32, 5 EUR. Also a huge number of mobile trolleys with Viennese sausages, roasted chestnuts and various pastries and mulled wine.