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We visit the pretty little town of Grein, where we tour the oldest theatre in Austria (1791) still in its original condition and the remarkably well-preserved, 500-year-old Greinburg Castle (on ...
Linz, Austria, charms the eye with pastel-hued 17th- and 18th-century houses on the Old Town’s main square and the Ars Electronica Center, a futuristic glass-clad high-rise opened in 2009.
Onion-domed churches, vineyards chiseled into hills, ancient castles and grand palaces: a river cruise on the Danube is a scenic affair. In August I joined Viking River Cruise's Romantic Danube ...
Enjoy plenty of lakeside recreation and relaxation in a charming Austrian resort town, nestled within the Alps between the major cities of Vienna and Salzburg.
A valley dotted with monasteries and castles, crowned by forest, whose delightful villages are clusters of pastel-coloured houses. This is the Wachau, Austria’s pre-eminent wine-producing region.
Austria is filled with magnificent castles and palaces, grandiose witnesses of a bygone era. Follow the footsteps of emperors and knights and let history come alive when you visit.
The Wachau, a picture-postcard river valley in Austria, makes a lot of wine. Soon it could be producing its own electricity too, and in a way that will not spoil the stunning views. "Wind turbines are ...
In Austria, unlike in most other European countries, several state-owned former imperial properties aren't just museums. They're now homes for ordinary citizens. Lilli Strauss / AP ...