Brilliant Austria is a country, each corner of which has prepared for its tourists a "tasty morsel" .Lovers of opera, attractions and architecture go, of course, to the Austrian capital Vienna, fans of classical music - to Salzburg, and to the cleanest lakes and hot mineral springs, tourists go to the charming Carinthia .Fans of modern art will find their own in the most "cultural" city of Austria Graz, and lovers of scenic landscapes and crystal clear lakes go to located in the foothills of Salzburg, where once lived the most famous son of Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus .For "idle" tourists, Austria has prepared excellent resorts, the ratio of "price-quality" reasonably considered one of the best in the Alps .

In addition, Austria claims, and quite justifiably, the status of the "classical European ski resort for the pros" .For this there are all grounds: a quality and diverse hotel base, rich in apres ski (which is sometimes not enough for other European countries) and, of course, a huge number of well-groomed slopes for which Austria ahead of the Alps of all .At the same time, most of them are difficult to attribute to "warm-up": they require good skills from skiers .In addition, Austria has a lot of glaciers, which means guaranteed riding regardless of the weather .

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Capital - Vienna, popular cities: Graz, Innsbruck, ski resorts: Mayrhofen, Zell am See, Serfaus and others.

How to get here

Before Austria fly and charters, and "regular". Aeroflot, Niki and Austrian Airlines perform daily scheduled flights between Moscow and Vienna (the flight time is about 3 hours), and Austrian Airlines also flies directly to Vienna from St. Petersburg. With transfers in Germany, France or Turkey, Austrian Airlines and other companies will organize flights to Vienna from Ekaterinburg, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar.

There are charter flights Moscow - Salzburg (about 3 hours) and Moscow - Innsbruck (4 hours). In addition, the Austrian ski resorts and Zeller-See can be reached by a regular flight Moscow-Munich (about 3, 5 hours).

From Moscow (Belorussky railway station) to Vienna, you can get there by a direct tram car, the journey time is 1 day 10 hours

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Road from the CIS countries

There are also a lot of options to fly to Austria for citizens of the CIS countries. In Ukraine, a direct flight to Vienna (about 2 hours) is carried out by the "International Airlines of Ukraine" and Austrian Airlines from Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk and Lviv. From Kiev to Vienna you can also get on the train.

Belavia Airlines and Austrian Airlines fly from Minsk to Vienna (about an hour in the air), Salzburg and Innsbruck. And finally, the same Austrian Airlines operates flights to Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg from Almaty and Astana.

Austrian visa

Austria is a member of the Schengen countries. Citizens of Russia and the CIS need a visa to Austria to enter.

Customs

Export and export of currency is unlimited, but amounts over 10 000 EUR must be declared .You can bring souvenirs worth up to 175 EUR per person (if the goods are imported across the border with Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia or the Czech Republic, the limit is lowered to 100 EUR per person) .Duty-free imports of up to 2 liters of wine, a liter of spirits, 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco, 50 g of perfume, 250 ml of toilet water .It is forbidden to import and export without special permission things that are of historical and artistic value, drugs, weapons, gold bullion, and some medicines .

Telephone numbers in Austria

Embassy of Austria in Moscow: Starokonyushenny per., 1; tel .: (495) 780-60-66, fax: (495) 937-42-69

Consular Section of the Embassy in Moscow: Bolshaya Levshinsky per., 7; tel .: (495) 956-16-60, fax: (495) 637-42-68

Visa Center of the Embassy of Austria in Moscow: Suschevsky Val, 31 p. 2; Phone: (495) 989-96-23

The Russian Embassy in Vienna: 1030 Wien, Reisnerstrasse, 45-47; tel .: (1) 712-12-29, 713-86-22, fax: (1) 712-33-88; Web site

Consulate General in Salzburg: 5020 Salzburg, Burgelsteinstrasse, 2; tel .: (662) 624-184, fax: (662) 621-743

Fire Service: 122, Police: 133, Ambulance: 144, Information Desk for the whole country: 1611

The codes of the largest cities are Baden - 2252, Brand - 5559, Vienna - 1, Graz - 316, Salzburg - 662, Innsbruck - 512, Linz - 732, Ferlach - 4227.

Transport

In the country it is possible to travel comfortably, quickly and inexpensively on trains: the railway transport here is developed "perfectly well" .It is not surprising that buses in Austria play a supporting role in relation to trains (for which they deserve the name of "postal" (Post Bus) .There are no further routes, the main function of buses is to bring passengers to the railway stations .On average, the trip will cost several EUR, it is more profitable to take a single ticket "bus plus train" from start to finish - it will cost less than buying tickets separately .To fast long-distance trains are EC (EuroCity), IC (InterCity), D, ICE (InterCity Express) .Regional trains are called E and R, suburban - S .

Urban transport

City transport in most cities of Austria is represented by buses and trams, less often by trolleybuses. At ticket offices and ticket sales offices Vorverkaufsscheine, as well as in tobacco kiosks, you can buy tickets for a bus, tram or subway. A special option for tourists is preferential tickets valid for 1 to 3 days.

Taxis can be called by phone from the hotel or restaurant or found in special parking near the train stations, in the center of major cities, at the airport. The fare for the city is indicated on the counter, in addition the landing is paid (about 2, 5 EUR). Tipping is optional, but welcome (in Austrian restraint). The trip from Vienna airport to the city center will cost approximately 30-35 EUR, from Salzburg airport to the city center - about 10 EUR.

Rent a Car

To rent a car, you need to have a valid credit card of any bank (for renting Mercedes-Benz E or C cars you need two "credit cards"), an international driver's license issued at least a year ago. The driver must be at least 21 years old, and for some cars - 23 years.

Motorways and highways in Austria are toll-free, from 0, 15 EUR per 1 km. The speed on the motorways should not exceed 100 km / h, and the speed of movement in the city - no more than 70 km / h.

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Climate

The climate in the country is moderate, transitional to continental, strongly depending on height. Winter is mild, with frequent snowfalls, the coldest winter month is January, the temperature in the valleys drops to -2 ° C, in mountainous regions - to -14 ° C. Summer is warm and sunny, the hottest months are July and August (around +25 ° C, on some days the thermometer can show for +30 ° C). A comfortable summer temperature prevails in most of the country from early June to mid-September.

In the Alps at night it is very cool and in the middle of summer, and Vienna can be subject to strong east winds. On the lakes of Carinthia in the summer, the water warms up to unprecedented in these latitudes +26 ° C. There are two tourist seasons: summer (July-August) and winter (Christmas). The best time to visit Vienna is early autumn and late spring. The ski season in most resorts lasts from November to mid-April. See also the weather forecast for the main resorts and in the cities of Austria.

Downhill skiing in Austria

The word "Austria" every enthusiastic skier says with aspirated .Let the neighbors in the Alps and open the mass of winter resorts in a hurry, the skiing Austria was and remains a symbol of respectability, well thought-out comfort and impeccable quality of trails .Russian fans of snow tops learned by heart the "Zeie", "yohi" and "tali" unusual for the Russian language, thoroughly studied the map of the slopes and, of course, delved into all the subtleties of pleasant "April" excesses .The host party did not remain in debt: Russian-speaking instructors are available, and restaurant menus are increasingly on the "great and mighty" come across, and even the Guryev porridge here and there learned to cook .In general, the cheers of the growing Russian-Austrian friendship! More information: on the page of Austrian ski resorts .

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Rest on the lakes of Austria

In summer, the main stream of Russian tourists travels to the lakes of Carinthia, where the water warms up to + 26 ° C. Lake Salzburg - more "decorative", cold Alpine. There go mainly "individuals" who want to spend time in silence and surrounded by spectacular landscapes. Tourists, who decided to relax on the lakes of Austria, will be able to be alone with the perfectly clean nature (the water in the lakes is of drinking cleanliness, and large crowds of holidaymakers are not observed even during the peak season), feel the taste of air saturated with multi-grass and coastal freshness.

Beaches in the usual sense of the lake there. Most often these are soft grassy lawns with an entrance to the water along wooden piers. If the beach at the hotel's own, then most sun loungers and umbrellas on it are provided free of charge, if the beach is municipal, then the entrance to it will cost about 5 EUR.

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Hotels in Austria

Austrian hotels and other accommodation facilities can be divided into several types - depending on where they are located .Under the "excursion" tour operators usually allocate typical city hotels - in general they are at the same level as the average for Europe .Nevertheless, even in the "five-star" Vienna, there are sometimes unpleasant surprises: small numbers, the discrepancy of the view from the window of the hotel's prestige .Hotels of the same category can vary significantly in the level of .Therefore, operators usually sell a limited number of verified options .

At the ski resorts are represented a variety of hotels for every taste and any category, even chalets. Boarding houses are distributed - two-three-story houses with 6-10 rooms (the most economical option), four of a good level, but not all with swimming pools. Meals are almost always breakfast. Apartments in Austria - a phenomenon infrequent, but their level is very good (which is reflected in the price). In Austria, there are no so-called "hostels", as, for example, in France.

For recreation on the lakes mainly book hotels category 4 *, "fives" is extremely small. There are 4 * good levels, there are also simple ones. "Treshek" is small, but there are inexpensive private boarding houses. Dear "quartet" usually have their own beach, and guests of cheap boarding houses have to spank on the municipal one. In general, count on the lakes for "VIP-service" is not necessary - rest there is more rural than beach. And they do not go there for that.

However, hotels on lakes do not always correspond to their category .As a rule, they belong to families, hence - a particularly hospitable attitude to tourists with children .Most of the hotels are located on the beach and have their own beaches .Meals in hotels are usually half board: breakfast - buffet, dinner on the menu .In private pensions - only breakfast .The quality of the buffet depends on the level of the hotel: the higher it is, the closer will be the buffet to the concept of "buffet" .At most hotels there are restaurants, bars, gyms and saunas, there are also swimming pools .

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Money

Austrian banks are open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 15:00, on Thursdays - from 08:00 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 17:30. Exchange offices at the train stations are open until 22:00. Almost all major credit cards - Visa, American Express and Master Card are accepted in large hotels and almost all shops.

Shopping and shopping in Austria

As souvenirs from Austria bring products from crystal "Swarovski", porcelain things, music boxes, miniature figures of horses and characteristic Austrian bears, bells on ribbons. And, of course, the famous Viennese sweets. Popular symbolism with the image of crowned persons (whom in Austria is very fond of) and souvenirs with portraits of famous Austrians - from Strauss to Mozart.

Usually shops are open from 8:00 to 18:30, and some of them can be closed for lunch break for 1-2 hours. On Saturdays, shops usually work until lunch, on Sundays and during national holidays they are closed. At resorts and in tourist centers, shops can work until 21:00, and railway stations - up to 23:00. Tobacco products are sold only at special licensed kiosks or in vending machines.

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Austrian cuisine and restaurants

It's good (and plentiful) to eat in Austria - it's easy. Undoubtedly, you should pay tribute to the impressive symbol of the Viennese cuisine - a huge fried schnitzel made of veal in breadcrumbs. The symbol is usually served with vegetable salads, as well as no less popular meat on the bone. Also, you should try fried chicken "bakkhun", boiled beef with apple horseradish "tafelspitz", omelet "kaisershmarrn", cheese soup, dried ham and goose liver "nokerle."

Classic Austrian desserts: the famous apple strudel, rum cake, soufflé "salzburg nocherln", baked white bread with jam and sugar "arme ritter", pancakes and chocolate cake "zahertorten"

From drinks it is worth trying gluevine (not to be confused with mulled wine, although it looks like a hot drink made of red wine and water in the proportion of 3 to 1 with cinnamon and spices), wheat beer (weizenbeer), lemonade with herbs Almdudler is a national non-alcoholic drink. And, of course, coffee: "merchant" - strong double espresso, "ferlengerter" - weaker, "melange" - with milk and whipped cream, "ainshnerer" - double mocha in a high glass.

The Austrians are a people in a good sense of the word: a tourist, if he already lived earlier in this hotel or ate in this restaurant, most likely he will be remembered and will give him increased attention. The menu in restaurants is presented mainly in German, much less often in English. Somewhere in the ski resorts are already beginning to meet the menu and in Russian - for example, in Sölden.

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Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Austria

To visit Austria and dodge its classic historical heritage is simply impossible .Click the digital "soap box" somewhere in the historical center of the Austrian town - the frame will certainly include the house where Mozart was born, then at least one of his relatives .I went to a cafe to try the famous "melange" - and sat down at the same table, after which Sigmund Freud once enjoyed an elongated strudel .He went to a Viennese restaurant for an authentic veal schnitzel - and found himself in the hall where Strauss had dinner with Shalyapin at the time, and the walls were decorated with Biedermeier paintings, @@.

Austria - one of the European leaders in the number of attractions per unit area, and it is difficult to say which of them are more significant: natural or historical. The most popular from the point of view of excursions of the city: Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Melk, but in every shabby town there will certainly be "the same table" or "the same entrance", where one of the great musicians (philosophers, painters , individuals of royal blood - further on the list).

The focus of Vienna's beauty is the Innere Stadt district, where there are Gothic towers, the Imperial Palace, museums, historic streets and squares. Another worth visiting is the Imperial Chapel, the overview tower of Donauturm and the Judenplatz square - the old Jewish quarter. One of Vienna's most popular sights is the Schönbrunn Palace. The Kunsthistorisches Museum can boast of the works of Rembrandt, Rubens, Raphael and Caravaggio, together with extensive collections of Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities.

Sights of Salzburg: the castles of Leopoldskron and Hellbrun, the baroque castle of Clesheim (where you can not only admire the interiors, but also put on red - the casino is open in the castle). Interesting excursions are conducted to salt mines and ice caves, by the way, the largest in the world.

Innsbruck is famous for its "Golden Roof" - an old balcony in the Gothic style, covered with gilded sheets and decorated with coats of arms and frescoes. Architectural monuments of the city: the ancient town hall, the Cathedral of Hofkirche, the Basilica Viltener and the Cathedral of St. Jacob. It is worth exploring the summer residence of the Kaiser - Ambras Palace. In addition, Innsbruck has many museums, one of the most popular is the Swarovski Museum in Wattens.

In Graz, the Schlossberg Castle and the Urturm Clock Tower, Eggenberg Castle, the tomb of Emperor Ferdinand II, as well as the New Arts and Kunsthaus Museum of Art are of interest. Melk is interesting primarily for its abbey with a mass of frescoes, paintings and sculptures, as well as a picturesque park. In the center of the city there is the Town Hall Square with the fountain of St. Koloman, the parish church, the ruins of the city wall and the old post office.

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