North Austria

Beautiful natural landscapes, rivers, lakes and mountains, make North Austria a fantastic place for a holiday. Austria’s towns and cities are famous for their fascinating architecture comprising of styles from gothic to renaissance and from art nouveau to post modernism, something for everyone. With a long tradition of mountain sports from fantastic skiing and snowboarding to excellent hiking and mountain biking. Many visitors come to enjoy the unique warm and friendly atmosphere of the country combined high standards of service.

The elegance of Vienna in the east is renowned and is a popular destination for tourists as it is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The city offers many attractions from museums and concert halls decorated with gold, presenting music by the Austrian capital's many former composers, that's before mentioning world-famous sights such as the Spanish Riding School and Prater Wheel, and the friendly cafes serving up really large cakes and pastries.

North Austria is full of cosy Alpine villages with trails that wind through forested mountains. For skiers and snowboarders in the winter, hikers and mountain bikers in the summer Northern Austria offers a mix of chalets and apartments linked to lifts for easy access to different parts of the mountains no mater what season you are visiting. With rustic restaurants, vibrant nightlife and après-ski, what more could you ask for whether you are on a family holiday, romantic break or just having a short break the Austrian people go out of their way to make visitors feel really welcome.

The Austrian Alps have three major areas the Northern Limestone Alps, the High Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps. Major resorts in the area are Lech, St. Anton, IschglIl and Kitzbuhll. The High Alps have the resorts of Sölden and Obergurgl and stretch to Innsbruck, Zellam. Although the mountains in Austria are not as high as in neighbouring Switzerland, France or Western Italy they still get plenty of snow in the winter and it is very cold. Skiing is best either in early winter and the spring season. The area has slopes for all levels of skiing so a great place for families, group or singles holidays.