Destination Austria Holiday Journal 2011 2012

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Austria art, music ad culture

Destination Austria Holiday Journaleperience

HOLIDAY PLANNER FOR AUSTRIAFlights, City Stays, Austrian Tours, Danube Cruises, Ski Packages //FRANZ LISZT 2011 A musical birthday celebration // KLIMT 2012 A kiss changes the world //CULINARY AUSTRIADelicious revolution in ood and wine// TRAVEL PRACTICALITIES Rail Passes, Map o Austria


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....pleasure above all has to do with the art o living in the moment. I can enjoy an eclusiveLiszt-concert or a Klimt ehibition just as I can an ehilarating ski run down a winter-white slopein the Austrian Alps.

There is virtually no end to pleasurable moments you can eperience in my home-country.Austria is a unique mi o tradition and innovation. A country, where cultural treasures rom thepast ace modern art and architecture, where warm hospitality blends with contemporary design.With our newly conceived journal devoted to holidays in Austria, we would like to inspire you withan abundance o impressions and ideas. Immerse yoursel in a wide array o eperiences andculinary worlds and get to know the land between the Alpine and the Danube regions.To assist with the planning or your trip we have incorporated a detailed listing o Australian travelcompanies selling a large product range o Austrian holiday options - rom city stays to Danubecruises, music, art & cultural packages to skiing and Christmas & New Years tours - all designedto showcase our unique oerings. We have also included ight inormation, travel tips and handylistings like a website directory, distance charts and a chapter on rail travel.

I cordially welcome you to Austria and your net holiday - eperience this eciting tension and letyoursel be carried away into a world where past and present have merged into a perect blend.

Enjoy the journey, Astrid Mulholland-LichtDirector Australia/New Zealand

04 PRELUDENews and views about events, estivals, art, music, ood and wine 14 MUSIC, ART & CULTUREAustrian tours with anemphasis on music, art & culture 16 MUSIC AND DANCEFestivals throughout the year 18 CITY STAYSevents, sightseeing and more21 FLIGHTS TO AUSTRIA 22 EXPERIENCE CULTURE major Austrian events 26AUSTRIAN TOURS and European Tours includingAustria 32 DANUBE CRUISES 36ACCOMMODATION 41 SKI PACKAGES AND SKI TIPS 43 CHRISTMAS AND NEw YEARS EVEPACKAGES 44 RAIL TRAVELAustrian Rail Passes / European Rail Passes including Austria 48 MAPAustria at a glance50 wEBDIRECTORY 51 CONTACTSAustralian contact details

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With an extensive concert schedule, Burgenland - the most eastern province o Austria - celebrates the 200th birthday o Franz Liszt. He was a superstar o his time:

Franz Liszt the manic acrobat o the piano who perormed to packed concert halls all over Europe and composed nonstop, and who in his spare time was also a

cosmopolitan, intellectual and heartthrob. Lisztomania, a term coined by German writer Heinrich Heine as early as the nineteenth century, is the motto o all the

events o the Liszt Year 2011. The modern Liszt Centre in Raiding/Burgenland (1hrs outside o Vienna) - well known or its outstanding acoustics - is located directly

adjacent to the shingled house in Raiding where the composer was born on 1811. Organisers are staging an annual event, simply called Listestival small but

sophisticated located right at the genius birthplace. This year the estival devotes itsel to dierent acets o this versatile composer: tribute is paid to Liszt the

European, the symphonist, the vocal composer and, o course, the pianist.

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In 2012, Austria will comprehensively recognise Gustav Klimt in celebration o his birth 150 years ago: His paintings, in particular The Kiss one o the worlds

best-known masterpieces are rightly seen as epitomizing the spirit o optimism that heralded the dawn o the modernist era. With 22 pieces by the artist, Viennas

Belvedere is home to the worlds largest Klimt collection. There are also major works on display at the Leopold Museum, the Wien Museum and the Albertina.

Contemporary documents and other exhibits at the MAK and the Austrian National Library reveal yet more about Klimt and his lie. During 2012, Klimts anniversary

year, visitors to Vienna can experience how the artist and his Wiener Moderne contemporaries shape our thoughts and lives to this day, and discover why this era has

lost nothing o its allure over time.

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Heart Sgs Te Glatt&Verkehrt estival is a wonderland omagical encounters. It is the musicians, the people and the delicacies o the Wachauthat join together to conjure up this very special atmosphere


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Then the scream. Te breaking o the dams. Te audiencescreeches, claps, takes up the rhythm o the piece that has justended. Te people dance and jump about, and i they hadenough space, they would stand on their heads or joy. On thestage the members o the band exchange looks. One nods his

head, and the drummer goes back into action, while the horns getready or a nal anare. And when the last note has died away, thereis nothing let but happiness that one has spent the evening here, inthe rooed yard o the Sandgrube, where every autumn hundredso small armers deliver their grapes, which will be made into winein the cellars o the winegrowers cooperative. And speaking o wine,the sound o corks popping rom bottles in the tents on the edge o

the yard remind one that its high time or a cool spritzer.Glatt und verkehrt is a specialized term in the eld o nee-dlework that reers to a particular knitting pattern: the knit stitch,ollowed by a purl stitch. One loop is lited onto the needle romabove, and one rom below. Tis results in a harmonious structure, asurace that is smooth despite consisting o contrary elements.

A ew clever people rom the music department o 1, Aus-trias highbrow radio station, borrowed the term glatt und ver-kehrt and used it as the title or a splendid new music estival: aolk-music estival with music rom all over the world. And since1997, when the rst edition o Glatt&Verkehrt was presented,stupendously procient practitioners o every imaginable kind omusic have made their way to the town o Krems and its surround-ing area: Pakistani alsetto singers, Mexican mariachi trumpeters,Nigerian unk artists and unisian oud virtuosos, but also the brassband right rom Krems, along with grandsons and nephews. Temusic lls the air or two summer weeks at very remarkable venues in the courtyard o the Winzer Krems winery, at Gttweig Abbey, inthe castle courtyard in Spitz and at the Minorite monastery in Stein.Glatt&Verkehrt perorms the eat o getting audiences to come tothe concerts in droves with no apprehension about strange sounds,with open hearts and ull o aith in the musical warmth and sincer-ity that characterize the estival. And then there is the view o thestage and the wonder when one turns or a moment and glimpsesthe illuminated Gttweig Abbey perched high on the other side othe Danube, the moon and the stars.

What a stage set. Te vineyard terraces where the Grner Velt-liner and Riesling grapes grow. Te remnants o the Middle Ages oneencounters on the way down to the old section o Krems. Places andimpressions that take anyone with a bit o imagination on a jour-ney back through history, just as the Glatt&Verkehrt musiciansbring the world with them to Krems and take their listeners on a triparound the world.

Beyond Krems begins the Wachau Valley, which extendssome thirty kilometres downriver to the Baroque Melk Abbey. Te

Wachau was named by UNESCO as a World Cultural Landscape,and it lacks or nothing: the mighty river is lined with terraced vine-yards rising rom the banks, orests, orchards, broad-shouldered pa-trician houses, picturesque villages, rocky outcrops, and colourulchurch steeples.

Te Wachau Valley, located in LowerAustria, extends rom Krems thirtykilometres downriver along theDanube.

Swing your partner: The Glatt&Verkehrt estival brings together musical styles romall over the world in the Wachau Valley here at the Bell Concert at Gttweig Abbey.


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A journey through the Wachau nonetheless has its perils. Oneis constantly detained along the way by inns, wineries and restaurantterraces where one can enjoy views o the river while sampling thetraditional apricot dumplings the Marillenkndel. Te Wachauis blessed with a wealth o culinary riches. It is known or its ruit, es-pecially the amed Wachau apricots, but the real celebrities are itswines. White wines o outstanding quality grow on the terraces andsteep inclines between Krems and Spitz. A large number o vintners,in particular those producing Grner Veltliner and Riesling, haveachieved cult status ar beyond the borders o Austria. No one whostudies wine lists in top restaurants around the world is surprised tond names there like F.X. Pichler, Emmerich Knoll, Leo Alzinger,Rudi Pichler, Franz Hirtzberger or Jose Jamek. Te robust and

ruity white wines o the highest quality level have received their ownclassication: Smaragd.Knit and purl: while the voluminous Smaragd wines have

ound appreciative audiences, new philosophies are sprouting be-tween the traditional wine estates o the area. In Spitz, Peter Vey-der-Malberg is viniying white wines that ollow the philosophy othe more elegant, mineral and clear German Rieslings. Te Pichler-Krutzler winery is striving to replace the typical Wachau opulence inits whites with more elegance.

Knit and purl, glatt und verkehrt: this also applies to theenviable culinary oerings in the Wachau. Te area has its tradi-tional strongholds o ne middle-class cooking rst and oremostLandhaus Bacher, in Mautern, beloved by restaurant reviewers and aleader in the rened treatment o regional products, oten with theodd Mediterranean pirouette. And Loibnerho, in Unterloiben, witha garden o unrivalled beauty and an astonishingly precise touch inits preparation o the classics o Austrian cuisine. And Restaurant

Jamek, in Joching, where the light and delectable are is as much oa tradition as the renowned house wines.

Apart rom these well-known xtures o the gourmet scene,however, a great variety o ne but lesser-known eateries ourish onthe Wachaus periphery. Kremss Gasthaus Jell, situated on one othe towns loveliest squares, celebrates hearty, stomach-lling are.Restaurant Nigl, with the ruins o Sentenberg Castle towering inthe background, serves sh and venison o superb quality (and hal-portions are entirely sufcient unless one has been asting or a year).In Nhagen, Gasthaus Schwarz specializes in careully preparedstews and roasts, and it possesses a cellar ull o exquisite vintages,especially French wines whose prices bring tears o joy to the eyes othe oenophile.

Te applause shows no signs o stopping, and the bandmarches back onto the stage. A collective sigh o relie goes up.Te musical bliss is not over yet, and although one knows it willreturn in the orm o other singers and instrumentalists at one othe Glatt&Verkehrt venues beneath the towering vaulted ceilingo the Minorite Church, at Spitz Castle, on the high plateau oGttweig Abbey, or on the terrace o Zhrer Winery, right aroundthe corner it should still linger a bit longer, this bliss.

Ten the trumpets enter, as keen and quick as an Arabian stal-lion. Eating and drinking can wait.

VISITOR INFORMATION

The net Glatt&Verkehrt music estival will be held rom 9-31 July2011. www.glattundverkehrt.at

Detailed inormation on all estivals rom spring to autumn. Classical,crossover, perormance, jazz and electronic music rom Bregenz toBurgenland.


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Wachau, well-being and world music add up to a perect trio: view o the vineyards along the Danube betweenKrems and Weissenkirchen. When its estival time, musicians rom many cultures meet here and enjoy thehospitality they are shown. And the audiences? They eperience eotic sounds and the specialities o theregion, such as goose liver on glazed apricots accompanied by a glass o splendid wine!


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TASTE CULTUREOver the years, Austria has become a real heaven or gourmets.Ambitious ches are staging a delicious revolution in the culinary

arts while dynamic winemakers taking Austrian wines to a newpremium level o quality.

A culinary feast! Getting to sample local specialities and savour ine cuisine is as much part o any holidayas taking snapshots or writing post cards. The Via Culinaria, a creative initiative in the SalzburgerLand, provides a truegourmet eperience. Seven culinary tours cater to cheese devotees, ish ans, sweet tooths, alpine hut addicts and beer ai-cionados, among many others. The tours are leading to a selection o 60 award-winning restaurants, all well known or usinglocal, resh products. Amongst them is the Hotel Hubertus located in the small village o Filzmoos, where Johanna Maier, oneo the worlds best emale ches, pampers her guests with outstanding regional specialities. The culinary pathway or cheesedevotees can be discovered while hiking rom mountain hut to mountain hut with an eperienced cheese-sommelier and orevery sweet tooth it will be hard to resist classic Salzburger pastries while visiting bakeries, caes and patisseries throughoutthe country. www.via-clinaria.at

Austria has a long tradition in winemaking! Grapevines have been cultivatedin the same viticultural regions or thousands o years. Austrian wines are synonymous with the landscape, the culture anddaily lie, coupled with ideal geological and climatic elements. These days, Austrian wine is better known than it was.The new winemaker generation have been taking their home-grown eperience even urther and a vibrant wine scene isearning a worldwide reputation or quality and innovation. The Grner Veltliner, Austrias most signiicant white wine variety,can be ound on every good wine list and is appreciated by wine eperts all over the world.The most outstanding eature o Grner or GV as it is commonly known is its ood-riendly nature! Its perect withwhite-meat dishes and seaood and pairs equally well with sushi or sashimi and welcomes the spiciness o Asian ood!Well then.Prost! www.astrianwine.com

The fsh route can

be ollowed in the

Salzkammergut

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lakes, rivers

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Exceptional

Austrian Wine can be

tasted at the

Loisium, a modern

temple o wine

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Melbure hsts VieaFrom 18 June - 9 October 2011, the spotlight will be on Austrias capital city Vienna during the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces Series at the National Gallery o

Victoria (NGV): Vienna: Art & Design. Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Jose Homann were central to this artistic revolution which transormed Vienna into a dynamic

metropolis at the oreront o ground-breaking modernism. The NGV will present a dazzling display o over 250 extraordinary works including painting, drawing,

graphic and decorative art, urniture, ashion, jewellery and photography, most never beore seen in Australia. In a most timely lead up to Klimt Year 2012 visitors will

experience the inventiveness and brilliance o this amous artist and a unique generation who laid the oundations or lie in the twentieth century - a legacy still vividly

alive today. www.ngv.vic.gov.au


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THE IMPERIAL HABSBURG COLLECTIONS IN VIENNA

COMBINED TICKET Treasures of the HabsburgsKunsthistorisches Museum + Imperial Treasury

Adults: 18, Groups: 14, p.p. Tel. +43 1 525 24 4031 [email protected] www.khm.at

khm

Music, Art ad Cultural Turs

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSALUMNI TRAVEL 20 Smmer Msic in Astria, Hngary and Poland. Including Vienna, Mayerling, Baden and Eisenstadt.

APT GROUP 14 Artistic Visions o Erope Crise. River cruise rom Budapest to Amsterdam including Vienna, Drnstein,Melk & Salzburg with an emphasis on art.

CLASSIC VOYAGES 7 Danbe Classic Msic Crise. Danube river cruise rom Passau to Budapest return, including selected musicprogram on board and ashore, including tickets or Opera perormances in Vienna.

GULLIVERS SPORT& MUSIC TRAVEL

9 Smma Cm Lade Festival. Viennas international music estival.

MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL 7 Walking the Danbe. Combined walking and classical music tour with 6 private concerts.

6 Salzbrg Smmer Festival. Including Opera/Concert tickets and guided walks.

6 Connoissers Vienna. Including 3 concert tickets and several special arrangements.

7 Schbertiade. Including 6 tickets to the Lieder recitals and 2 tickets or chamber concerts.

7 Habsbrg Astria. Including castles, abbeys and art, led by an art historian.

MARY ROSSI TRAVEL River Clod Crises. River Clod II. European river cruises with emphasis on art, music and culture.

Troughout Austrian cities and the countryside o Austria.

*Contact details or all companies mentioned in the above listing can be ound on page 51.


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Salzburg is not only world famous for its renowned son, W.A. Mozart, but also for itsunparalleled architectural beauty, its rich cultural offer as Sound of Music City and itslovely surroundings. Explore Salzburg with the popular SalzburgCard for 24, 48 or 72hours. All of the attractions and many other benefits on one card.

Highlights 2011

Mozart Week (Jan. 21 30, 2011) Salzburg Biennale (March 3 27, 2011) Easter Festival (April 16 25, 2011) Salzburg Whitsuntide Festival (June 10 13, 2011) Salzburg Festival (July 27 Aug 30, 201

Salzburg Culture Days (Oct. 11 24, 2011) Autumn Jazz Festival 2011 (Oct. 27 Nov 6, 2011) Advent and Christmas Events (Nov. 17 Dec 26, 2011)

Music, Art ad Cultural Turs

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSODYSSEY TRAVEL 21 Msic and Art o the Habsbrg Cities. Including Austria, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.

22 Eropean Winter Odyssey Winter Festival o Msic & Art. Including Vienna, Prague and Budapest.

RENAISSANCE TOURS 9 Easter Festival. Opera tour led by Peter Bassett, including Salzburg and Munich.

14 Great Ballet Companies o Erope. Including 3 concert tickets and several special arrangements.

18 Villas, Gardens and Art rom the Veneto to Vienna. Including 6 tickets to the "Lieder recitals" and 2 tickets orchamber concerts.

TEMPO HOLIDAYS 3 Classic Vienna - Art & Design. Including accommodation, Belvedere Palace, Leopold Museumand Wiener Werksttte Museum tickets.

3 Art in Vienna. Including accommodation, Albertina tour and dinner or brunch at the amous Museum o Fine Arts.

wANDERwEG HOLIDAYS 32 Eropean Art & History Tor. Including Vienna, Blue Monasteries o Moldavia, Slovenia and Czech Republic.

wORLD wIDETICKETING

Events Tickets or venues and events including: Vienna State Opera, Volksoper, Vienna Boys Choir, Spanish RidingSchool, Musikverein, Schnbrunn Palace concerts, Vienna Mozart Concerts, Opera Ball, Schubertiade, BregenzFestival, Salzburg Festival & Kaiserball.

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3 IMPULSTANZ: July August

In 1984 the frst Vienna International Dance Weeks were held, which in 1988grew into the ImpulsTanz Festival, now one o the largest dance events in theentire world. Proessional dancers and choreographers meet here to presenttheir latest productions, while dance instructors pass on their knowledge inworkshops and above all communicate the joy o dance. This miture ocontemporary dance and trend-oriented productions enthrals thousands odance enthusiasts every year. An added attraction is the estivals main eventvenue: the halls o the citys lively MuseumsQuartier. Among the 2011highlights are perormances by La La La Human Steps, Marie Chouinard andROSAS. www.impulstanz.com

4 SCHUBERTIADE: May October

For over 25 years the Schubertiade Festival has been mastering theseemingly impossible: To maintain intimacy, yet becomes the most importantSchubert estival in the world. Nowhere else are so many lieder recitalspresented in such a short rame o time by such world-class singers.Chamber concerts and piano recitals o the highest calibre represent anotherbranch o the annual Schubertiade programme, which additionally eaturessome orchestral concerts, readings and master classes. In contrast to thehustle and bustle prevailing at other estivals, the Schubertiade takes care topreserve the more intimate character o a music estival where energies canbe concentrated on what really matters: music-making o eemplary quality.

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1 wELLENKLNGE: July

The idyllic natural backdrop o Lake Lunz servesas the location or the Wellenklnge Festival,which this year celebrates its fteenth anniversary.For the estivals artistic director and ounder SuzieHeger, this is the ulflment o her dream obringing art rom the noise o the big city to thecountryside. The estival oers a very eclecticprogramme o events, ranging rom classical,contemporary and traditional Alpine olk music torap, break-dance, jazz, and blues. The schedulealso includes perormances and readings, whichcan be eperienced on the estivals architecturallysuperb oating stage on warm summer evenings.www.wellenklaenge.at

2 SALZBURG FESTIVAL: July August

Each summer the lovely Baroque city o Salzburg isdominated by the Salzburg Festival. Some o thegreatest artists o classical music appear on thestage o the Festspielhaus, and international starssuch as Anna Netrebko, Ricardo Muti and EditaGruberova have become regular guests here. In thesplendid ambience o the citys Domplatz, thousandso spectators each year eperience the harrowingstory o the lie and death o the rich man in Hugovon Homannsthals Everyman, which has beenperormed here every year since the beginning o theestival in 1920. Visitors can also eperiencecontemporary theatre on Halleins Perner Island, inthe middle o the Salzach River. Be sure to securetickets well in advance! www.salzburgfestival.at

5 wIENER FESTwOCHEN: May June

Innovative, contemporary theatre will be the ocal point o Viennas Festwochenevent again in 2011 with many points o contact with music, dance, and thevisual arts. Artists and ensembles rom all over the world present celebratedproductions that can be seen in Vienna only at the 2011 Festwochen. At thesame time, this is a estival that emphasizes openness toward other worlds andcultures and provides ample space or orward-looking works. Among thehighlights o the 2011 Festwochen, in addition to the open-air event to kick othe estival on Viennas Rathausplatz, is artistic director Luc Bondys evocativestaging o Giuseppe Verdis tragic opera Rigoletto. www.festwochen.at

Austria, the land o estivals: experience international stars ornewcomers at prominent venues or hidden ones

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CARINTHIA Klagenurt

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9 KLANGSPUREN: September

The Klangspuren Festival, in the Tirolean town oSchwaz, oers a platorm or contemporary musicand has been a fture o the international music

scene since 1994. Since its ounding, what hasbecome western Austrias largest and mostsuccessul music estival has stood or innovation,open-mindedness, and tolerance. Every year theestival eatures a dierent country as the ocalpoint o the events in 2011 it is Spain. Thehighlights o this years estival include anetensive portrait o the late Spanish composerFrancisco Guerrero, a new project by the BolivianOrquesta Eperimental de Instrumentos Nativos, aperormance by the Arditti String Quartet and aconcert by the Klangorum Wien.www.klangspuren.at

8 BRUCKNER FESTIVAL: September

The annual three-week estival, named ater AntonBruckner an Austrian composer, welcomes the

international world o music and includes a widerange o events. There are operas, dance recitals,theatrical perormances, flm screenings and artehibitions, as well as concert by amoussymphonies, and choral and chamber orchestras.The classical and ree event Klangwolke willtraditionally mark the opening o the BrucknerFestival (September/October). It oers a musicaleperience o the etraordinary kind. Thevisualised sound cloud Klangwolke will attractthousands o visitors each year, where they canenjoy this composition o light, sound and fre.

MONUMENT.In 1988 the

Monument against

War and Fascism, by

the Austrian sculptor

Alred Hrdlicka, was

erected on Viennas

Albertinaplatz. He

always reerred to it

as his most important

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GARDEN OF QUIET.Altenburg Abbey

is impressive not

only or its splendid

architecture, but

also or its spacious

park complex. The

abbeys Garden o

Quiet is conceived as

a place o silence and

introspection.

6 GRAFENEGG: August - September

An unparalleled blend o culture, architecture and nature this is thehallmark o the Graenegg Music Festival. Each summer the worlds toporchestras take their seats on the Cloud Tower stage and seduce theaudiences with their lush sound. There is no better place than Graenegg totune out the outside world and completely lose yoursel in the music. Butyour lovely surroundings are something you should certainly not tune out:the enchanting castle grounds and Graenegg Castle, which has stood onthis spot or over 700 years. Under the artistic direction o pianist RudolBuchbinder, numerous internationally renowned orchestras, soloists andconductors appear here each year. Not only the audiences, but also the artistsare enthralled by the interaction between the traditional and the modern inthe beautiul Weinviertel region. www.grafenegg.at

7 STEIRISCHER HERBST: September October

Each year the estival or contemporary art in the Styrian capital o Grazguarantees unepected perspectives at unusual perormance venues likeabandoned actory buildings, swimming pools and underground mine tunnels.One o the estivals hallmarks is the incorporation and networking o bothinternational and regional artists, and in the process taking productiveadvantage o Grazs proimity to Slovenia, Croatia and the Central andEastern European regions. For over orty years the steirischer herbst hasenjoyed the reputation as the estival o production and processes, oenabling and initiating. In particular, the cross-linking o the various artisticdisciplines makes the series o events a very special eperience.www.steirischerherbst.at

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City staysEvents, sightseeing, culinary experiences, transport and more

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Vienna Magic Package. Including city tour, 72-hour Vienna Card.Salzbrg Magic Package. Including city tour, 48-hour Salzburg Card.

Innsbrck Magic Package. Including 48-hour Innsbruck Card.

Discover Graz Package. Including city tour, Lippizzaner World.

Discover Klagenrt Package. Including special dinner, city tour.

Discover Seeeld Package. Including bike rental.

Salzbrg Concerts. Including Mozart dinner concert at St. Peters Stitskeller.

Vienna Concerts. Packages and arrangements including visit to the opera, dinner concerts, Vienna Boys Choir.

Bregenz Festival. Including perormance tickets or the Bregenz Festival.

BEYOND TRAVEL 4 Salzbrg Spotlight Package. Including city tour Salzburg.

1+ Innsbrck City Stays. Including transers and sightseeing options.

1+ Graz City Stays. Including transers and sightseeing options.

4 Vienna Spotlight Package. Including 72-hour Vienna Card, city tour and Viennese Grinzing tour.

Grand Vienna Package. Including Vienna Woods and Danube Valley tours and 72-hour Vienna Card.5

CIT HOLIDAYS Transers. Vienna, Salzburg & Innsbruck.

Sightseeing and Events. Vienna, Salzburg & Innsbruck.

EASTERN EUROPE TRAVEL 1+ Stopover Package. Vienna.

1+ Stopover Package. Salzburg.

EXPLORE HOLIDAYS Vienna Rhapsody Package. Including historical Vienna tour, Schnbrunn Palace, ticket to Johann Strauss concert,72-hour Vienna Card.

Salzbrg Rhapsody Package. Including Mozart tour, 48-hour Salzburg Card.

Vienna Boys Choir. Tickets to Vienna Boys Choir Concert.

Mozart & Strass Concert at Krsalon. Tickets to the Music perormance.

Vienna Mozart Orchestra. Tickets to the Vienna Mozart Orchestra perormance.

Mozart Dinner Concert Salzbrg. Concert perormance.

HOLIDAYS ON LOCATION 3 Vienna Classics. Including transer, coee and cake at amous Ca Sacher. 2-course traditional Austrian Lunch,Viennese concert.

2 Vienna Vale Pack. Including transer, 2-course traditional Austrian lunch. Hal-day Vienna city tour, Schnbrunn Palacecoach tour.

3 Vienna the City o Dreams. Including transer, 3-course traditional Austrian dinner, coee and cake at amous CaSacher, hal-day Vienna and Schnbrunn Palace, coach tour o the citys highlights OR Danube River Cruise,

72-hour Vienna Card, entry to the House o Music.3 Memories o Vienna. Including transer, Schnbrunn Palace tour, 3-course candlelight dinner, admission and concert

o classical music at Schnbrunn Palace Orangerie.

3 Salzbrg Msic and Montains. Including 3-course Traditional Austrian Dinner, 48-hour Salzburg Card, coee andcake at Ca Frst, choice between Mozart Dinner Concert or Sound o Music Concert.

2 Linz Experience. Including 24-hour Linz Card, coee and cake in the Promenadenho, 3-course lunch at KlosterhoRestaurant, city walking guided tour.

2 Hallstatt Experience. Including Salzkammergut Card, entry to Salt Mine and cable car ride.

Schnbrnn Palace Orchestra Concerts. Variation o packages available (including dinner).

Essence o Vienna. Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Vienna Residence Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir.

Vienna Entertainment Packages. 8 Vienna Entertainment Packages available.



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HOTEL SAC HE RHO M E O F THE O SACHE R-TORTER IGINAL

Hotel Sacher WienPhilharmonikerstrae 4

A-1010 WienTel.: +43/1/51456-0 Fax: DW 810

[email protected]

Hotel Sacher SalzburgSchwarzstrae 5-7A-5020 Salzburg

Tel.:+43/662/88 977-0 Fax: DW [email protected]

Internet & Shop:www.sacher.com

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONS

HOLIDAYS ON LOCATION Day tors in and arond Vienna. Vienna Schnbrunn Palace, Following Sisis Footsteps, Vienna Woods Mayerling,Cruise the Danube, Romantic Danube Valley, Grinzing and Serenade.

Intercity Day tors rom Vienna. Salzburg, Budapest, Bratislava, Prague.

Vienna Transport. Vienna Airport Transer and 72-hour Vienna Card.

Salzbrg Entertainment. 4 Entertainment Packages available.

Mozart Dinner Concert. Dinner & Concert.

Day Tors in and arond Salzbrg. Salzburg City Tour, City and Country Highlights, Lakes and Mountains,Original Sound o Music, Salt Mines.

Day Tors rom Salzbrg. Following Mozarts Footsteps and The Eagle Nest.

Salzbrg Transport. Airport Transer and Salzburg Card.

Salzbrg Winter Deer Feeding. Including deer Feeding (5 hours), private 8-seater minibus or 4-seater mercedesLimousine E-Class, transer, private driver guide, Hotel pick-up and drop o

Innsbrck Transport. Private Car Transers.

TEMPO HOLIDAYS 4 Taste o Vienna. Including Vienna sightseeing and dinner, voucher or coe/cake and apple strudel making.

7 Flavors o Vienna & Salzbrg. Including Vienna and Salzburg city sightseeing, dinner, rail tickets, transers.

7 Flavors o Vienna & Innsbrck. Including accommodation, Vienna and Innsbruck city sightseeing, dinner, railtickets, transers.

TRAVEL 2 1+ Innsbrck Package. Including Tyrolean show and transers.

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AUSTRIAN AIRLINESAustrian operates daily ights to Vienna via Bangkok with codeshare partner Thai Airways rom Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane(si times a week rom Perth). Connect si times a week to Viennavia Beijing with partner airline Air China rom Sydney and ourtimes rom Melbourne. Austrian ies to over 130 destinationsworldwide via Vienna, the perect gateway to Europe.

Convenient connecting ights rom Vienna to Salzburg, Innsbruck,Graz, Klagenurt and Linz.

Contact:Reservations: 1300 655 727www.astrian.com

Travel agent enquiries: 1300 655 727,www.lthansaexperts.com

QATAR AIRwAYSQatar Airways oers 4 weekly services rom Melbourne viaDoha to Vienna.

The award-winning airline is one o the asted growing carriers inthe world and services over 90 key destinations across Europe,Middle East, Arica, Asia Pacifc, North and South America.

Contact:Reservations: 1300 340 600www.qatarairways.com

OTHER AIRLINESSeveral other carriers y to Austria via their European hubs. Foreample connect to Austrias cities such as Salzburg, Innsbruck,Graz via London or Frankurt.

The western part o Austria and the ski resorts in Tyrol, Salzburgand Vorarlberg region are best reached via Zurich or Munich.

Some airlines oer ree luggage allowance up to 30 kilograms ineconomy class or carry ski equipment or ree!Also a number o low cost carriers such as Ryanair, FlyNiki or AirBerlin include Vienna & other Austrian cities like Graz, Salzburg,Innsbruck, Linz & Klagenurt in their networks.

EMIRATESFly Emirates rom Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth via Dubai toVienna the heart o Europe - 11 times a week. Emirates stunningonboard acilities include a state-o-the-art entertainment systemwith up to 1200 channels, gourmet ood and wine service or allpassengers, generous baggage allowances including 30kg in EconomyClass and 40 kg in Business Class.

Contact:Reservations: 1300 303 777www.emirates.com/a

Travel agent enquiries: 1300 880 599or contact your Emirates Sales Team

KOREAN AIRKorean Air, one o the largest Asian airlines, ies to Vienna 3 times perweek rom Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne via Korea.

Contact:Reservations: 02 9262 6000www.koreanair.com

EVA AIRwAYSEVA Airways ies twice a week rom Brisbane to Vienna via Taipei. Theairline has been recognized worldwide or their ight saety record, iesto 57 destinations worldwide and oers most comort in-ight acilities.

Contact:Reservations: 07 3860 5555www.evaair.com

AIRPORT TRANSFER IN VIENNAThe quickest and easiest way to get into the city centre rom the airportis by the CITY AIRPORT TRAIN (CAT). It departs every 30 minutes rom6.05am till 11.35pm and takes just 16 minutes. Cost is 9.00 or

adults and children up to the age o 14 years always travel ree ocharge when accompanied by an adult.www.cityairporttrain.com

The S7 railway runs every 30 minutes between the airport and ViennaCentral (Wien Mitte) via North Station and takes 24 minutes. Costis 4.40. Also, busses are running every 30 minutes (rom 6am tomidnight) and link the airport with the major train stations Westbahnho(West Station) and Sdbahnho (South Station). The journey takesappro. 20 minutes. www.oebb.at Tais cost around 35.00 or aride into the city centre and can take 30-45 minutes.

For more inormation, please visit the website o Vienna airport:www.viennaairport.at

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Info: Experiecig cultureCulture as ar as the eye can see: Austria has an extensive arrayon events flled with music, dance and a great collection o museums

2 MUSIC, ART, CULTURAL EVENTS ANDMUSEUMS IN SALZBURG

Sommerszene. June July, the 14-day estival ocuses on thecontemporary world o dance. www.sommerszene.net

Salzbrg JazzHerbst. October November, this event is eaturinginternational and Austrian jazz stars, www.salzburgerjazzherbst.at

Salzkammergt Mozart Festival.

July August, a mostly Mozart music estival in the beautiul lake-districtvillages o Hallstatt and Bad Goisern, www.mozartfestival.org

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Opened in 2001, the MuseumsQuartier Wienis one o the largest cultural complees in theworld and oers about 60,000 square meterso space or modern and contemporary art andculture. Historic buildings rom the 18th and19th centuries, including a 400-meter Baroqueacade, are joined with contemporary museumarchitecture to create a one-o-a-kindarchitectural setting. www.mqw.at

2 MUSEUM DER MODERNE, SALZBURG

The Museum der Moderne is located directly in the centre o Salzburg,perched above Salzburgs old town on the steep clis o the Mnchsbergmountain. The ocal point o the museum, which opened in 2004, is the

art o the twentieth and twenty-frst centuries. The our levels o theuturistic structure, whose aade is panelled with marble rom theregion, oer the necessary eibility or the various ehibition ormats.Panorama windows, a sculpture terrace and a restaurant designed by thestar architect Matteo Thun combine to create a visually unifed space.

In addition to displaying art rom its own collection, the museum will in2011 present an ehibition o works by the Swiss sculptor AlbertoGiacometti (26 March 3 July 2011), whose Lhomme qui marche wasrecently sold at a public auction or the record sum o seventy-two millioneuros. Art lovers will look orward with anticipation to the amous worksto be displayed in Salzburg. www.museumdermoderne.at

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Msic-Film Festival. July August, music onthe screen and culinary delicacies in ront oViennas City Hall, www.wien-event.at

Viennale. November, Austrias most importantinternational flm event, www.viennale.at

New Years Concert in the Msikverein.

1 January, traditional concert by the ViennaPhilharmonic in the world-amous Golden Hall oViennas Musikverein, www.musikverein.at

Vienna Boys Choir. September June, massperormances in the chapel o the Imperial Palaceare held every Sunday morning. The standingroom is ree o charge, www.wsk.at

Spanish Riding School. February June andSeptember December, perormances, trainingsessions and other perormances like classicaldressage or evening gala perormances, www.srs.at

Viennese Epicrean Festival. May, regionalspecialties made by small producers rom allover Austria, www.genuss-estival.at


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MUSIC, ART, CULTURAL EVENTS ANDMUSEUMS THROUGHOUT AUSTRIA

Graz Styriarte. June July, the Styrian Festival, synonymous oravant-garde artist perormances in stately historical rooms. opera,

choral and orchestral concerts, www.styriarte.com

Bregenz Festival. July August, theatre, operas and concerts on aoating stage in Lake Constance, www.bregenzerfestspiele.comSchbertiade. May - June, August - October, the Schubertiade is themost signifcant and most distinguished Schubert estival in the world,www.schubertiade.at

Mrbisch Festival on the Lake. July August, the operetta TheZarwitsch perormed on the oating stage on Lake Neusiedl,www.seefestspiele-moerbisch.at

Liszt Festival Raiding. All year, concert series centring on thecomposer Franz Liszt, www.lisztfestival.atLinz Brckner Festival. September October, the estival withinternational artists perorming music by and rom the time o AntonBruckner opens with a classical cloud o sound, www.brucknerfest.at

Danbe Festival. April May, avant-garde pop estival with musicperormances and installations, www.donaufestival.at

Loisiarte: March, this estival in Lower Austrias Kamp Valley intro-duces audiences to music rom all corners o the earth and composerswill be subjects o musical portraits.

3 MUSIC, ART, CULTURAL EVENTSAND MUSEUMS IN INNSBRUCK

Innsbrck Smmer o Dance. June July, international danceperormances rom classical ballet to various modern dance orms, jazz andmodern epressive dance, www.tanzsommer.at

Innsbrck Festival o Early Msic. JulyAugust, 2011 the estival iseaturing three opera productions by Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann AdolHasse and Francesco Cavalli. www.altemusik.at

Tyrolean Festival Erl. July, masterpieces like Wolgang Amadeus MozartsMagic Flute and Richard Wagners The Flying Dutchman,www.tirolerfestspiele.at

3 SwAROVSKI CRYSTAL wORLDS

Change and transormation are the symbolic concepts that one associateswith crystal. In Tirols Swarovski Crystal Worlds one eperiences wondroustransormations at every turn, which is not surprising, since each o theartworks in this dream world is made o crystal. The centrepiece o theCrystal Worlds is the ingeniously designed water-spouting giant whoseinterior conceals ourteen Chambers o Wonders, including antasticcrystal paths and Austrian artist Andr Hellers Crystal Dome, which iscovered by 590 mirrors. The spaces are shrouded in harmoniousragrance compositions and mysterious music. For over fteen years theetraordinary glittering labyrinth has ascinated adults and children alike.www.crystalworlds.com

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Grazs Kunsthaus was built in 2003, the citys year as European Cultural

Capital, and is part o the Universalmuseum Joanneum. Reerred to asthe riendly alien by its architects, Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, thestructure nearly makes one think that a spaceship has just landed in thehistoric city centre o the Styrian capital. The Kunsthaus Graz does nothave a collection or permanent ehibitions; rather, it serves as a platormor art presentation and communication. It eatures internationalehibitions o modern and contemporary art as well as spotlighting newmedia and photography. In 2011 two major ehibitions o visual art willbe presented in the Kunsthaus in cooperation with the Steirischer HerbstFestival: Franz West: Auto-Theatre, Cologne Naples Graz andRobot Dreams, a co-production with the Tinguely Museum in Basel,Switzerland. www.museum-joanneum.at


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Klimt 2012A kiss changes the worldGustav Klimt (1862-1918), painting genius and pioneer o the Modern eraaround 1900, would have celebrated his 150th bir thday in 2012.

Klimt spent most o his lie in Vienna. His best-known painting The Kisscan now be seen at the Vienna Belvedere. And this particular Kiss changedthe world. The picture and Gustav Klimt stand or the Modern era, anepoch that was trendsetting.

Klimt revolutionized the art o painting. His pictures decorated with goldornaments are amongst the most epensive in the world today. Hisetraordinary portraits o women document the rise o the middle classes.Artistically, Klimts work reects the journey rom the Ringstrasse era

to the beginnings o abstraction. His works generated a lot o criticism inAustria; abroad, the artist won numerous prizes. Klimt died in Vienna roma stroke in 1918. His works continue to ascinate to this day.

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ART NOUVEAU AND MODERNISM IN ARCHITECTURE

Visitors to the Austrian capital will fnd evidence o the turning artistic tidein late nineteenth and early twentieth century Vienna everywhere they look.Architecture in the city was shaped by the nascent Jugendstil (art nouveau)as well as the Secessionist style.

The Secession building, completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich,is one o the best known examples o Viennese art nouveau. Thispioneering building near the Naschmarkt was the frst ehibition hall inCentral Europe to be dedicated eclusively to modern art, and is widelycredited as being one o Europes most original art nouveau constructions.Gstav Klimt submitted two designs or the building in 1897, which wascommissioned as an alternative to the Knstlerhaus.

Other than the Secession building, which provided ehibition premises orKlimt and his younger contemporaries, Vienna is packed with thoght-provoking architectre that bears witness to the progressive spirit oKlimts day. Architects Otto Wagner and Jose Homann shaped theAustrian capital like no others, accounting or a large slice o the citys artnouveau building stock.

The stations, viaducts and decoration o the ormer Stadtbahn (urbanrailway), the Majolikahaus and Musenhaus on the Wienzeile, Europes frstmodernist church (St. Leopold am Steinho) and the Postsparkasse SavingsBank on the Ringstrasse were all designed by Otto Wagner. There is apermanent ehibition dedicated to Wagners oeuvre at the Postsparkasse(www.ottowagner.com).

Jose Homanns villas in the 19th district are well worth a look.Two more o Wagners students, Jose Plecnik and Ma Fabiani, cameup with the design or the Chrch o the Holy Spirit, the Artaria Hoseand the urania bilding. One landmark building in the history o modernarchitecture in Vienna has lost none o its appeal to this day - but when itfrst appeared the Adol Loos bilding on Michaelerplatz was reviledby Emperor Franz Joseph and a population more at home withhistoricist architecture.

Jose Homann and Gustav Klimt joined orces to work on the PalaisStoclet in Brussels. Between 1905 and 1909 Klimt designed the StocletFrieze. His nine study sketches are on display in Vienna at the MAK. TheMAK also owns the estate o the world-amous Wiener Werksttte whichcontains studies, model books, photo volumes, original abric patterns,embroideries and the ull company archive.

In 2012 numerous Wiener Werksttte ehibits will go on show at theMAK including urniture, vases, tableware, and postcards rom JoseHomann, Kolo Moser, Dagobert Peche and other Wiener Werksttteartists. www.mak.at

All o these buildings, and countless more art nouveau gems throughoutthe city, have a timeless appeal.

Visitors can discover them under their own steam or on one o thecontless art novea tors, conducted by government-approvedtour guides. www.vienna.ino

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I youve never been to Austria, you have no idea what youre missing. Yes, youll fnd all the picturesque

landscapes youre expectingrom charming villages to breathtaking Alpine vistasbut beyond Austrias

quaint cobblestone streets are phenomenally designed contemporary buildings, innovative wares and collectibles, and world-class art collections just waiting to be

discovered. It is the unique combination o the traditional and the modern that makes exploring Austrias cultural landscape such a ascinating experience. Take a tour

through the eastern hal o the country, where the landscape takes on a distinctly dierent look at every destination = the gently rolling hills o Vienna, the Mediterra-

nean eel o Graz, or the steppe-like surroundings o Burgenlands Lake Neusiedl. Likewise, each region has its own history and dierent cultural backgrounds.

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I Alpine charm paired with antastic modern architecture is what you are looking or, this itinerary is made or you: From Mozarts birthplace o Salzburg to Tirols

charming villages and its medieval capital, Innsbruck, on to Vorarlbergs breathtaking landscape, youll be surrounded by beautiul Alpine scenery on the one hand and

stunningly modern even provocative architecture and exhibitions on the other. While travelling through the beautiul countryside o Austria, you should also have an

eye on local events. Over 200 estivals are held throughout Austria each year. From prestigious world-class estivals to smaller events closely tied to a particular region,

they are all greatly inuenced by the special history o this country, by the interaction with the surrounding landscape, the aura o the cities and the maniold culinary

traditions. And, o course, by the people who live here.

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Austria Tursand European ours including Austria

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSABERCROMBIE & KENT AUSTRALIA A Tale o Three Cities. Including Vienna, Budapest and Prague.

ALBATROSS TRAVEL GROUP 13 Heartlands o Astria & Germany. Including Tirol, Bavaria and Black Forest.

AUSTRIA TRAVEL DIRECT 14 Circle Astria by Train. Including Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Klagenurt.

8 Passport to 4 Capitals. Including Vienna, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest.

14 Bohemian Rapsody. Including Austria, Germany and Czech Republic.

16 Trail o the Lipizzaners. Including Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia.

7 Thermal Package. Bad Gastein

7 Thermal Package. Warmbad Villach

7 Thermal Package. Bad Blumau

BEYOND TRAVEL 12 Eastern Eropean Panorama. Including Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Berlin and Prague.

8 Warsaw to Vienna. Including Vienna, Warsaw, Krakow and Prague.

6 Prage to Vienna. Including Vienna and Prague.

9 Vienna to Bcharest. Including Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Transylvania.

18 Moscow to Vienna. Including Vienna and Moscow.

9 Three Imperial Capitals. Including Vienna, Budapest and Prague.

CONTIKI HOLIDAYS 28 Eropean Contrasts. Including Vienna and Tyrol.

24 Winter Wanderer. Including Vienna.

16 Eropean Enconter. Including Innsbruck.

COSMOS 12 Bohemian Rapsody. Including Vienna, Krems, Danube River, Melk and Salzburg.

12 Alpine Adventre & Glacier Express. Including Innsbruck, Kitzbhel and Grossglockner High Alpine Road.

8 Prage, Vienna & Bdapest. Including Vienna and Salzburg.

14 Eropean Masterpiece. Including Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Velden.

EASTERN EUROPE TRAVEL 8 Three Capitals. Including Vienna, independent tour.

9 For Capitals. Including Vienna, independent tour.

9 Imperial Trail. Including Vienna, escorted coach tour.

8 Astria and Hngary. Including Vienna, escorted coach tour.

12 Eropean Panorama. Including Vienna, escorted coach tour.

4 A Taste o Astria. Vienna, independent culinary tour.

Flavors o Astria, Hngary and Transylvania. Indluding Vienna, escorted culinary group tour.EASTERN EUROTOURS 6 Vienna & Bdapest. Vienna to Budapest.

9 Vienna to Bcharest. Vienna to Budapest and Bucharest.

12 Eastern Eropean Panorama. Including Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw, Berlin and Prague.

8 Vienna to Warsaw. Including Vienna, Budapest, Krakow and Warsaw.

GLOBUS 11 The Best o Astria & Switzerland. Including Vienna, Danube River, Melk, Mondsee and Salzburg.

14 Alpine Contries. Including Salzburg, Vienna, Semmering Pass, Villach, Brenner Pass and Innsbruck.

HOLIDAYS ON LOCATION 5 Astrian Rail Adventre. Including Vienna and Salzburg.

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COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSINSIGHT VACATIONS 11 Contry Roads o Bavaria, Switzerland & Astria. Including Innsbruck, Salzburg, Mondsee, Melk, Vienna

and St. Veit an der Glan.

8 The Bohemian. Including Vienna.

26 Eropean Grander. London - London, including Vienna and Salzburg.

18 Eropean Treasres. London - Athens, including Vienna and Innsbruck.

19 Romantic Eropean. London - London, including Vienna.

13 Highlights o Eastern Erope. Including Vienna.

INTREPID TRAVEL PTY LTD 14 Best o Central Erope. Including Vienna.

14 Erope Winter Wonderland. Including Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck.

42 Vienna to Athens. Vienna, including 2 hour introduction walking tour o the city.28 Vienna to Athens. Vienna, including 2 hour introduction walking tour o the city.

21 Berlin to Rome. Including Vienna.

15 Berlin to Venice. Including Vienna.

KUMUKA wORLDwIDE 9 Eastern Explorer. Including Vienna.

17 Erope uncovered. Including Vienna and Salzburg.

13 Eastern Melody. Including Vienna.

27 Central Erope. Including Vienna and Salzburg.

27 Erope Reveald. Including Salzburg and Vienna.

9 Winter Rhapsody. Including Vienna.

ODYSSEY TRAVEL 22 Adriatic Odyssey. Including the Austrian Alps, Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro.

PEREGRINE ADVENTURES 7 Danbe Cycle. Vienna to Bdapest. Including Vienna, Wachau Valley and Bad Deutsch Altenburg.

10 Splendors o Eastern Erope. Including Vienna and Wachau Valley.

13 Jorney throgh Central Erope. Including Vienna and Wachau Valley.

7 Prage to Vienna. Including Vienna and Wachau Valley.

TEMPO HOLIDAYS 7 Salzkammergt Lakes & Walking Tor. Including Salzkammergut.

TOPDECK TRAVEL 17 Eropean Odyssey. Including the Tirol and Mauthausen.

22 Erope uncovered. Including Salzburg.

25 Discover Erope. Including Vienna.

11 Eastern Escape. Including Salzburg and Vienna.

21 Erope unplgged. Including Vienna.

11 Essential Erope. Including Salzburg.

TRAFALGAR 8 Sond o Msic. Including Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Mondsee, Wachau Valley, Heiligenkreuz, Mayerlingand Germany.

13 Best o Germany & Astria. Including Innsbruck, Salzburg, Wachau Valley and Vienna.

12 Switzerland & Astria. Including Innsbruck, Piber, Graz, Vienna, Wachau Valley, Salzburg and Switzerland.

14 The Grand Alpine Tor. Including Vienna, Drnstein, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Germany and Switzerland.

9 Prage, Vienna & Bdapest. Including Vienna, Prague and Budapest.

TRAVELTICKET 9 Majestic Experience Tor. Including Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck.

UTRACKS 6 Mozart Trail. Including St. Gilgen, Lake Wolgangsee, Salzburg, Mondsee and Hellbrunn Castle.

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CLIMATE:Austria has a moderate climate withtemperatures varying across the country according toaltitude & geographical location. The 4 seasons areclearly defned epect blooming owers in spring(Mar. May), warm days in summer (Jun. Aug.),magnifcent colours in autumn (Sep. Nov.) and awonderland in winter (Dec. Feb.)

CLOTHING:For cultural events such as balls, theatresor operas ormal attire is required. Casual clothingsuch as T-shirts, jeans, sneakers or rubber thongsare usually not permitted. Please always check thedress code o specifc cultural event, oten noted on

the ticket or invitation.CURRENCY: The EURO () is the ofcial currency inAustria. I your banking card eatures the Maestro orCirrus symbol it can be used or withdrawing moneyrom Austrian cash machines. There is usually aee charged, please check with your bank. Creditcards are widely accepted, though some restaurantsand shops in regional areas may only accept cash.Foreign currency and traveller cheques may beechanged at banks and oreign echange ofces.Banks in Austria are closed on the weekends butechange ofces at airports and major city rail

terminals are open 7 days a week.CUSTOMS:Travellers residing in a country such asAustralia which are outside o the European Union(EU) are not liable to pay duty on personal articles ortheir own use or perorming their business tasks.ELECTRICITY:The electric current in Austria is 220volts AC at 50 cycles per second which suits mostAustralian small electrical appliances and computerequipment. You will need a two-pin Europe adaptor.ENTRY VISA: Holders o an Australian passport

do not need a visa i their stay in Austria does noteceed 3 months. www.austria.org.auINTERNET & EMAIL: Internet in Austria is ast andefcient with internet caes commonplace in majorcities and resorts. Newer and larger hotels areequipped with modern outlets in their rooms orhave business centres which have the necessaryconnections or you to take your notebook with you.

LANGUAGE: German is the ofcial language in Austriabut English is widely understood and spoken by mostpeople working in tourism-related jobs.

POST: Stamps are sold at post ofces, tobacco storesand hotels. Post ofces are open Monday - Friday8am12pm & 2pm6pm.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2011 AND 20122011 2012

New Years Day 1 Jan 1 JanEpiphany 6 Jan 6 JanEaster Monday 24 Apr 9 AprLabor Day 1 May 1 MayAscension Day 2 Jun 17MayWhit Monday 13 Jun 28 MayCorpus Christi 23 Jun 7 Jun

Feast o the Assumption 15 Aug 15 AugNational Holiday 26 Oct 26 OctAll Saints Day 1 Nov 1 NovFeast o the Immaculate Conception

8 Dec 8 DecChristmas Day 25 Dec 25 DecSt. Stephens Day 26 Dec 26 Dec

SHOP TILL YOU DROP: From the slick boutiqueson Viennas Mariahilerstrae to the curious andsouvenirs on regional markets. Austria is a greatdestination or shopping. Opening hours are generallyrom 9am 6pm (supermarkets rom 8am) Monday to

Friday and Saturdays to 1pm or 5pm. Shops in areasrequented by travellers and at transport hubs areusually open longer. Note that most shops are closedon Sundays.

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2011 AND 2012:2011 2012

Christmas holidays: 24 Dec-06 Jan 24 Dec-07JanWinter holidays: 07 Feb-12 Feb 06 Feb-11 FebEaster holidays: 16 Apr-26 Apr 31 Mar-10 AprPentecost holidays: 11 Apr-14 Jun 26 May-29 MaySmmer holidays: 02 Jul-10 Sep 30 Jun-09 Sep

TIME:Austria is on Central European Time = GMT +1

VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) REFUND:Residents onon EU countries purchasing goods in ecess o 75.01 in one store per purchase day can apply ora reund o the Value Added Ta paid i they eportthese within 3 months. Ask the stores sta tocomplete the required ta-ree check. Then presentthis check together with the goods purchased tocustoms ofcials when leaving the European Un ionor validation. Alternatively you can send the ormor a reund by mail. Please be aware that customsvalidation can only be obtained when leaving the lastEU country on your trip. www.globalreund.com

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SPORTS LAND IN THE ALPSTirol, the Austr ian federal province in the heart of the Alps, might begeographically tiny on the map of the world with its modest 12,684sq. km., but sportswise it is at the forefront of the top league. Majorsports events have a long tradition in the Tirol.

The region of Tirol is Austrias skiing mecca. First-timers to seasonedski veterans will find a resort to suit them with more than 150 skiareas to choose from, including 5 glaciers, across a total of 3,500km of superbly groomed slopes.

Karin Rsler

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Maria Theresienstrae 55

Innsbruck, Tirol, 6010 Austria

Tel. +43.512.5320-644

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The Danube ows elegantly through some o Europes most charismatic cities. The river wasmade amous by Johann Strausss waltz An der schnen, blauen Donau and a cruise along herecan indeed eel like a dance, as you are lited by the tide and carried along to one charmingdestination ater another. Rela on the sun-deck as a landscape o vineyards, airytale castles and

rolling hills glides by, then go ashore to discover the many pretty towns and historic cities along the Danube. Depending on your itinerary, you might stop at thegreat imperial capital Vienna amed with its elegant coee shops, classical music and charming atmosphere. You cruise along the 900-year old Benedictineabbey o Melk at the entrance to the World Cultural Heritage Region Wachau beore you go ashore in Drnstein where you walk through medieval cobblestonestreets and discover the magnifcent blue aade o the baroque Stitskirche.

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COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSAPT GROUP 14 Eropean Masters Crise. APT Class Ships. Amsterdam to Budapest including Linz, Melk, Drnstein and Vienna.

14 Clinary Master Crise. APT Class Ships. Budapest to Amsterdam including Vienna, Drnstein, Melk and Linz.

14 Photographers Erope Crise. APT Class Ships. Budapest to Amsterdam including Vienna, Drnstein,Melk and Linz.

29 Rivers o the Emperors Crise. APT Class Ships. Istanbul to Paris including Linz, Melk, Drnstein, Weissenkirchenand Vienna.

AUSTRIA TRAVEL DIRECT 14 Across Erope. Amades Royal/Elegant/Diamond. Amsterdam to Budapest or v.v. including Linz, Melk and Vienna.

14 Beatil ble Danbe. Amades Royal. Passau to Black Sea or v.v. including Vienna, Drnstein and Melk.

AVALON wATERwAYS 3 to 4 A Taste o the Danbe. Vienna to Budapest including Drnstein, Melk, Grein and Linz.

12 Eropean Splendor. Vienna to Amsterdam including Grein and Melk.

14 Magnicent Erope. Budapest to Amsterdam including Vienna, Drnstein, Melk, Linz and Salzburg.

BEYOND TRAVEL 7 Romantic Danbe Crise. Viking feet. Budapest to Nrnberg including Vienna and Melk.

15 Heart o Erope. Viking feet. Tour Eastern Europe and cruise the Danube including Vienna and Melk.

BEYOND TRAVEL 14 Grand Eropean Crise. Viking feet. Amsterdam to Budapest including Melk, Drnstein and Vienna.

7 Danbe Waltz Crise. Viking feet. Passau return including Vienna, Melk, Drnstein and Salzburg.

CLASSIC VOYAGESCRUISES

7 Danbe Rhapsody. Amades Class Ships. Passau return including Vienna and Budapest.

14 Beatil Ble Danbe. Amades Class Ships. Passau to Black Sea or v.v. incluidng Vienna, Drnstein and Melk.

7 Danbe & Prage. Amades Class Ships. Budapest to Prague including Linz, Melk & Vienna,plus 3 days Prague.

7 Best o Erope. Amades Class Ships. Berlin to Budapest including Linz, Melk and Vienna, plus 5 daysPrague-Dresden-Berlin.

11 Danbe, Rhine & Moselle. Amades Class Ships. Vienna to Trier including Melk and Linz.

CRUISE ABROAD 5 Beatil Ble Danbe. CroisiErope. Vienna to Vienna including Melk, Bratislava and Budapest.

EASTERN EUROPETRAVEL

14 Grand Eropean Tor. Viking Fleet. Amsterdam to Budapest including Melk, Drnstein and Vienna.

7 Romantic Danbe. Viking Fleet. Budapest to Nuremberg including Melk and Vienna.

EASTERN EUROTOURS 7 Danbe Rhapsody. Amades Royal. Passau return including Vienna and Melk.

HOLIDAYS ON LOCATION Hydrooil. Vienna to Budapest.

7 Danbe Discovery. River Princess, River Contess. Vienna to Nuremberg including Melk.

14 Grand Eropean Discovery. River Contess. Basel to Vienna including Melk.

16 Paris & the Heart o Erope. River Princess. Paris to Vienna including Melk.

14 Imperial Capitals o Erope. River Princess, River Dchess. Istanbul to Vienna.

SCENIC TOURS 14 Jewels o Erope. Scenic Space-Ship. Amsterdam to Budapest including Vienna, Linz, Melk,Drnstein and Salzburg.

20 Paris to Prage & Jewels o Erope. Scenic Space-Ship River Crise. Jewels o Europe cruise includinga tour rom Paris to Prague.

29 Amsterdam to the Black Sea & Gallipoli. Scenic Space-Ship. Amsterdam to the Black Sea includingVienna, Linz, Melk, Drnstein and Salzburg and tour to Gallipoli.

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Daube Cruises

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSSCENIC TOURS 14 Christmas Market Crise. Scenic Space-Ship. Amsterdam to Budapest including Vienna, Linz, Melk,

Drnstein and Salzburg.

25 Grand Alpine Tor & Jewels o Erope. Scenic Space-Ship. Amsterdam to Budapest including Vienna,Linz, Melk, Drnstein and Salzburg plus tour to Innsbruck, Seeeld and Mondsee.

10 Gems o the Danbe. Scenic Space-Ship. Nuremberg to Budapest including Vienna, Linz, Melk andDrnstein.

UNIwORLD BOUTIQUERIVER CRUISES

12 Eropean Serenade. River Dchess, River Contess. Vienna to Amsterdam including Linz.

14 Imperial Capitals o Erope. River Princess, River Dchess. Istanbul to Vienna.

7 Danbe Discovery. River Princess, River Contess. Vienna to Nuremberg including Melk.

14 Grand Eropean Discovery. River Contess. Basel to Vienna including Melk.16 Paris & the Heart o Erope. River Princess. Paris to Vienna including Melk.

VIKING RIVER CRUISES 7 Romantic Danbe. Viking feet. Budapest to Nuremberg including Melk and Vienna.

7 Danbe Waltz. Viking feet. Passau to Budapest including Linz, Salzbug, Melk, Drnstein and Vienna.

wINGS AwAY TRAVEL& CRUISELAND

11 Eropean River Crise Tor. Frankurt to Vienna including Linz, Drnstein and Melk.


A selection o the most popular Danube Cruises


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DRIVING RULES.Right-hand side trafc with min. driving age 17.Seatbelts are mandatory; with children under 12 not allowed in the ront seats. Third party insurance iscompulsory and a high-visibility warning vest must be carried at all times in case o an accident/break-down. Drink-driving limit is 0.05%.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. Australians require an international driving license together with the Australianlicence.

SPEED LIMITS. 50 km/h in towns, 100 km/h on the open road, 130 km/h on motorways unless postedotherwise.

TOLL ROADS.I you are using the motorways, toll stickers are required on the windscreen o your vehicle.They need to be purchased beore using the motorways, also i you are driving into Austria rom anothercountry on a highway. These window stickers (Vignettes) are available at petrol stations, tobacconists,automobile associations, post ofces and border crossings. Prices 2011 or a car are: 7.90 (10 days),23.00 (or 2 months) and 76.50 (or 1 year). Visitors should check i their hired car has the Vignetteattached to the windscreen. High on-spot fnes apply or using the motorways without a valid toll sticker.Prices or 2012 subject to change.

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.Driving in Austria is uncomplicated and oers greatest eibility. Roads are wellmaintained, rom the motorway to small country roads. Conditions are broadcasted daily between 6am and6pm on the English radio station Blue Danube Radio.

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Arlberg 259 600 466 291 414 178 196 493 347 110 532 100 85 326

Bischoshoen 50 336 147 60 187 148 100 174 76 193 214 225 396

Bregenz 352 673 510 369 488 281 296 536 390 200 610 143

Brenner 181 528 259 219 345 110 125 286 275 40 425

Graz 262 200 175 277 225 354 308 137 188 427

Innsbruck 146 495 362 187 313 74 93 389 243

Bad Ischl 123 287 196 58 105 168 140 223

Klagenurt 209 325 39 228 250 315 236

Kitzbhel 56 392 209 82 210 36

Kustein 90 423 289 114 240Linz 235 203 327 132

Salzburg 107 315 200

Villach 181 362

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Info: AccmmdatiWhere to stay in Vienna and Salzburg

VIENNA NOw OR NEVER!Vienna Card: 72 hors/ 18.50

Get 210 discounts, unlimited ree travel by

underground, bus and tram. Available at hotels and

the Tourist Inormation Centre on Albertinaplatz,

at all sales and inormation points o the Vienna

Transportation Lines.

From outside o Austria just call +43-1-798 44

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WWW.VIENNA.INFO. Browse the website o the

Vienna Tourist Board to fnd out more about events,

special travel tips & to book your accommodation

online. There are always great packages available

including accommodation, city cards or other cultural

highlights.

WWW.ARTICKET.AT. Enjoy contemporary art

and architecture in Vienna with just one ticket.

The ARTICKE T entitles you to admission in the

Architekturzentrum

SALZBURG FEEL THE INSPIRATION!

Salzbrg Card: 24 hors/ 25.00,

48 hors/33.00 and 72 hors/ 38.00

Get ree single admission to all the citys attractions,

ree use o public transport throughout the city, incl.

Fortress unicular, panorama boat Salzach and cable

car Untersberg.

Furthermore lots o discounts or cultural events.

Children until 15 years o age, hal price. Available at

hotels at all Salzburg Inormation Ofces, the Salzburg

airport and online.

WWW.SALZBuRG.INFO.Browse the website o

Salzburg Tourism to fnd out more about events, special

travel tips & to book your accommodation online.

There are always great packages available including

accommodation, city cards or other cultural highlights.

FORTRESS CARD. Discover Hohensalzburg Fortress,

the Fortress Museum, Rainer Regiment Museum

and Marionette Museum all with just one card. A

multimedia show and the return ticket or the unicular

is included as well.

More inormation on www.salzburg-burgen.at

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The Hotel-Pension Suzanne, inthe historic center of Vienna islocated only 50 metres awayfrom the famous Viennese State

Opera House as well as the historicshopping district Krntnerstrasse. Nearlyall places of interest in the wonderfulAustrian Capital are within walking

distance from the Hotel.

The 26 rooms are all furnished in amarvellous old Viennese Style and have aprivate bath or shower, toilet, hairdryer,

cable TV and telephone in the room. Youwill also find an Internetcorner and a

Wi-Fi section in the reception which canbe used free of charge.

For two generations the Hotel-PensionSuzanne has been managed by membersof the Strafinger family - and they still

care for your well-being!

Looking forward to seeing you in Vienna!

Walschgasse 4, A-1010 Vienna, AustriaPhone: +43 1 513 25 07 Fax: +43 1 513 25 00

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Info: AccmmdatiWhere to stay in Innsbruck and throughout Austria

INNSBRUCK THE CAPITAL OF THE ALPS!

Innsbrck Card: 24 hors/ 29.00, 48

hors/34.00, 72-hors/ 39.00

It gets you admission to Innsbrucks most important

sights, such as the mint tower in Hall or the Swarovski

Crystal.

Worlds Free use o all public transport in Innsbruck

and rides with the sightseer bus are also included.

Sales and inormation at all tourist inormation ofces

o the Innsbruck Tourist Board, all ticket windows at

the ski areas and at larger museums.

www.innsbruck.ino

WWW.INNSBRuCK.INFO.Browse the website o

Innsbruck Tourism to fnd out more about events,

special travel tips & to book your accommodation

online. There are always great

packages available including accommodation, city

cards or other cultural highlights.

COMBI TICKET SWAROVSKI. Enjoy a very special,

great value day with ree admission to the Hungerburg

unicular, Alpine Zoo Innsbruck and the Swarovski

Crystal Worlds. More inormation on

www.swarovski.com/kristallwelten

2012 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Innsbruck the capital o the Alps will be the host city

or the frst Winter Youth Olympic Games rom 13 22

January 2012. Over 1000 winter athletes between the

age o 14 18 will be competing in Innsbruck, which

hosted the Olympic Games already twice!

www.innsbruck1212.com

HOLIDAY SERVICE: THESE TIPS COMEFROM THE HEART

We love our homeland o Austria and are always

searching or unique eperiences. Whether you are

looking or a sleek accommodation, a music estival in

the country side or a quaint winery with guest rooms,

we can help you fnding your own unique

travel eperience.Simply get in touch with us via email or Facebook!

We are also happy to send you ree brochures and

leaets.

You can also sign up or our newsletter which gives

you the latest inormation on Austria, holiday deals,

competitions and much more to inspire your holiday to

our charming home-country.

[email protected]

www.austria.ino/au

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For many ski enthusiasts, Austria conjures up the spirito a winter sports playground

Austrias skis felds today provide the skier with some o the most beautiul sceneryand terrain nature can oer, combined with the very best technology to get skierson to those slopes quickly and saely.

It plays host to more than 800 ski resorts, with 22,000 square kilometres ogroomed slopes. They are accessed by 3000 ski lits and serviced by more than500 ski schools. Austrian ski instructors are at the cutting edge o modern teachingmethods and can also take eperienced skiers to new levels by bringing their skillsto perection or by taking them or a days guided skiing in some o the countriesmost beautiul ski areas in glorious solitude.

Ambitious skiers o all levels enjoy themselves on the great variety o slopes onoer. From amily riendly resorts to o-piste skiing and racy downhill sections.

And o course the perect inrastructure does not end with slopes and cable cars:inviting mountain huts, world-class gourmet restaurants or amous Aprs Ski barscan be ound right net to the ski runs. A substantial lunch and unwinding atera day on the slopes is just as important as the skiing itsel. Skiers can rewardthemselves with a hearty, traditional lunch in one o the cosy alpine huts whererecipes have been passed on rom generation to generation. Over the last years,more and more stylish lounges disappeared on the Austrian mountains, where agood glass o wine can be tasted in a modern designed ambience in high altitude.

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COMPANY INCLUSIONS

AUSTRIA TRAVEL DIRECT Packages to Innsbruck, Kitzbhel, Mayrhoen, Seeeld, St. Anton

CONTIKI HOLIDAYS Stay in Hopgarten at Contikis very own chalet, Gastho Schneck

ESTOURS TRAVEL Escorted/Individual tours to Innsbruck, Kitzbhel, Lech, St. Anton, Seeeld, Zrs and Zell am See

MOGUL SKI wORLD Packages to the Arlberg, Innsbruck, Kitzbhel, Saalbach, Seeeld and Slden

SKIMAX PTY LTD Packages to Innsbruck, Kitzbhel and St. Anton am Arlberg

SNOwN SKI TOURS 7 - 10 nights ski packages and school trips to Austrian Skiresorts

VALUE TOURS 7 night packages to Innsbruck, Kitzbhel, Lech and St. Anton am Arlberg

TRAVELPLAN AUSTRALIA Weekly accommodaiton rom charming B&Bs to apartment and delue hotels in Innsbruck, Ischgl, Lech/Zrs, Mayrhoen, Neustit, St.Anton, Lech, Stubai Valley, Zell am See/Kaprun.City stops in Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna can be arranged, as well as car hire


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ips or your next ultimate Austrian ski experience

APRS-SKI

Austria is the birthplace o aprs-ski, and whatbetter way to accomplish the last run than with acool beer or a Glhwein in one o the amous aprs-ski bars. I you preer it a bit qu ieter, rela in ront oa cosy open fre place with a good glass o wine ora hot tea.

FLYING TO THE SNOwAustrias ski resorts in the western part o the countryare best reached via Zurich, Munich or Innsbruck.

FREE SHUTTLE BUSESMost ski resorts oer ree shuttle buses within theresorts or holders o valid ski passes. Check localtimetables or pick-up and drop-o times.

SKI EVENTS:Kitzbhel: Hahenkamm Race, JanuarySlden: Ski World Cup Opening, OctoberInnsbruck: 1st Youth Olympic Winter Games,13-22 January 2012

SKI GUIDES

For a day o piste in powder or to check out new terrain, we highly recommendgetting an eperienced ski guide, which can be booked at most Austrianski schools.

SKI RENTALSkis, poles, boots, snowboards, snow shoes or toboggans! Whatever it is youneed, it is readily available or hire in all winter resorts in Austria with a widerange o products and styles to choose rom. Note that while some resorts haveski wear or hire, this is not yet standard.

SKI SCHOOLSEperienced skiers will love the variety the 500 ski schools oer. Improve yourskiing skills with a technique or telemark course, un carving or racing training.

wEATHER AND SNOw FORECASTSAlmost every ski resort oers its local Panorama TV Channel with the mostup-to date inormation on snow conditions, weather and panoramic views o theski resort! Season Periods: The ski season in some Austrian ski resorts starts inlate November and fnishes in April. Check with your ski resort or more detailedinormation. Christmas time is the peak season, but rom January 6 until endo January is o-peak season!

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Christmas ad new Years EveWintermagic in Austrias ski resorts and on the Danube

COMPANY NIGHTS INCLUSIONSALBATROSS TRAVEL GROUP 7 Astrian Christmas Break. A estive Christmas tour staying 7 nights in the enchanting Austrian Alps.

11 Christmas in the Astrian Tirol. Eperience Christmas in the heart o a Tyrolean village in the snowcovered Stubai Valley.

9 Astrian White Christmas. Christmas in the enchanting Austrian Alps on a 10 day leisurely paced tour.

AUSTRIA TRAVEL DIRECT 11 Astrian White Christmas. Christmas tour including Vienna, Salzburg and Seeeld.

7 Astrian Alpine Christmas Seeeld. Including Christmas estivities and sleighride in Seeeld in Tirol

7 Astrian Alpine Christmas St. Anton. Including Christmas estivities and sleighride inSt. Anton am Arlberg.

7 Astrian Alpine Christmas Kitzbhel. Including Christmas estivities and sleighride in Kitzbhelin Tirol.

6 Magic o Advent. Amades Royal/Pricess/Diamond. Winter cruise including Christmas Markets, romVienna - Nuremberg or v.v.

8 Christmas Crise. Amades Royal/Princess/Diamond. Christmas Cruise rom Passau - Budapest andreturn.

BEYOND TRAVEL 7 Danbe Christmas Crises. Viking River Crises. Winter cruises including Christmas Markets in Vienna,Drnstein and Salzburg.

CLASSIC VOYAGES 6 Advent Danbe & Christmas Market Crises. Amades Class vessels. Christmas Cruise rom Vienna-Nrnberg or v.v.

6 Christmas Crise. Amades Class vessels. Christmas Cruise rom Vienna-Nrnberg.

6 New Year Crise. Amades Class vessels. Danube River Cruise Passau-Vienna-Budapest.

EVAS EUROPEAN TOURS The Magical White Christmas Tor. Including 4 days in Vienna, sightseeing and visit o SchnbrunnPalace and the Vienna Woods.

HOLIDAYS ON LOCATION 3 or 4 Christmas in Vienna. Including a Christmas git

3 Christmas in Salzbrg. Including coee and cake at amous Ca Sacher in Salzburg, Christmas Concert,Christmas Eve dinner, ull day Alpine tour and sleigh ride and a sweet souvenir.

3 New Year in Salzbrg. Including coee and cake at amous Ca Sacher, ull day Alpine Tour and sleighride, New Years Eve Gala Dinner, New Years Day Concert and a souvenir o Salzburg oered on departure.

4 New Year in Salzbrg. Including coee and cake at Ca Sacher, 24-hour Salzburg Card, Salzburg CityTour, ull day Alpine Tour and sleigh ride, New Years Eve Gala Dinner, New Years Day Concert and a souveniro Salzburg.

Salzbrg Winter Horse Drawn sleigh Ride. Daily. Horse drawn sleigh ride, private tours and regulartours available, including transer.

Salzbrg Winter - Silent Night, Holy Night. Day trip. Includes Silent Night carols at the Silent NightMemorial Chapel.

INSIGHT VACATIONS 8 Winter Wonderland. Includes Christmas Markets o Salzburg and Vienna.

6 Vienna, Prage & Bdapest. Includes Christmas Markets and magnifcent Schnbrunn Palace.

RENAISSANCE TOURS 6 Christmas in Vienna. Art tour led by Brian Ledd.

SCENIC TOURS 14 Christmas Market Crise. Amste

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