Austria
- ★★★★½
- Hotel reviews
Behind the queues at the bakery, this Vienna boutique hotel is perfection
Pastries so exquisite people queue up outside are just the start of what makes this whimsical hotel so special.
- Natasha Bazika
Four countries, five Christmas markets, one magical week in Europe
Eight days, five festive markets – and home well before December 25 to place gifts under the tree? Yes, it can be done.
- Chrissie McClatchie
The secret you need to know about the classic Wiener schnitzel
Your arteries may recoil in horror at the thought of how a traditional flattened veal cutlet is prepared.
- Ben Groundwater
Port guide: Vienna, Austria
This small, intimate capital bursts with high culture, musical history and grandiose architecture, yet is surprisingly laidback, charming and fun.
- Brian Johnston
The secret Swiss valley only locals know about
Near the Italian and Austrian borders, there is an exquisite region Australians have yet to discover.
- Justine Costigan
The mysteries of a lost dynasty and an emperor without a throne
An audience with nobility highlights the fragility of ways of life, of monarchies, and even world peace.
- Anabel Dean
- Opinion
- Travel tips
‘Get undressed, or get out’: Here, it’s normal to get naked with colleagues
I have nothing against getting my clothes off with a bunch of strangers, but when it comes to friends and colleagues, would I feel different?
- Keith Austin
Austria’s mountains are even more stunning when there’s no snow
A snowflake when it comes to snowflakes, our writer explores things to do in Austria that don’t involve skis.
- Keith Austin
No, people aren’t mistakenly flying to Austria instead of Australia
A viral image of a sign at an Austrian airport suggested more than 100 people land there each year thinking they’ve arrived Down Under.
- Sofia Andrade
Beyond the centre: Six of the coolest parts of Vienna
Step beyond the city’s ravishing historic core to savour these alluring Viennese locales.
- Steve McKenna
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