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Photo: Wachau — C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Austria at a glance

Austria is a country in Western Europe; its capital is Vienna. People mainly speak German. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Vienna
Region
Western Europe
Languages
German
Currency
Euro (EUR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Austria’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Austria

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Schönbrunn Palace

    Schönbrunn PalaceUNESCO

    Schlosspark Schönbrunn

    Fort · Vienna

    Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Salzburg

    SalzburgUNESCO

    City · Salzburg

    Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2026 its population was 157,994. The city lies on the Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Alps mountains.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Lake Neusiedl

    Lake NeusiedlUNESCO

    Neusiedler See / Fertő

    Lake · Burgenland

    Lake Neusiedl or Lake Fertő, is the largest endorheic lake in Central and Western Europe, as well as the second largest in Europe after The Caspian Sea, straddling Austria and Hungary.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Wachau

    WachauUNESCO

    Nature · Lower Austria

    The Wachau is an Austrian valley formed by the Danube River. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located between the towns of Melk and Krems that attracts epicureans for its high-quality wines.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Semmering Railway

    Semmering RailwayUNESCO

    Semmeringbahn

    Landmark · Styria

    The Semmering Railway in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag, was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Haeferl (CC BY-SA 3.0 at). Map

  • Hallstätter See

    Hallstätter SeeUNESCO

    Lake · Upper Austria

    Hallstätter See or Lake Hallstatt is a lake in Salzkammergut, Austria.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tigerente (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel

    National Park Neusiedler See-SeewinkelUNESCO

    Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel

    Park & nature · Burgenland

    Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park is a national park in eastern Austria. The park extends over an area of 97 square kilometres of the province of Burgenland and protects parts of an endorheic and westernmost lake of the Eurasian Steppe.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Griensteidl (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Eggenberg PalaceUNESCO

    Schloss Eggenberg

    Fort · Styria

    Eggenberg Palace in Graz, is the most significant Baroque palace complex in the Austrian state of Styria.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Vienna

    Vienna

    Wien

    City · Vienna

    Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andrzej Otrębski (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Graz

    Graz

    City · Styria

    Graz is the capital of the Austrian state of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2026, Graz had a population of around 307,912 to 345,391 including residents with a secondary residence. In 2023, the population of the Graz functional urban area was 660,238.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ralf Roletschek (CC BY-SA 3.0 at). Map

  • Innsbruck

    Innsbruck

    City · Tyrol

    Innsbruck is the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. It is located on the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (19 mi) to the south. The city had a population of 132,188 in 2024.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Michael aus Halle (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Venus of Willendorf

    Venus of Willendorf

    Venus-Fundstelle

    Ruins · Lower Austria

    The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made c. 30,000 years ago.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MatthiasKabel (CC BY 2.5). Map

Keep exploring

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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