Austria Nature and Adventure

There's a panoramic view from the 22m viewing tower on the Kahlenberg, you can see as far as the Lesser Carpathians. The many wild swine give the hill its other name - Sauberg.

Created in 1818 exclusively for the imperial family, these gardens were only opened to the general public 100 years later. Mozart and the two Emperors Franz I Stephan von Lothringen and Franz Joseph I...

Close to the slightly higher Kahlenberg (484m) the 425m high Leopoldsberg rises north of the city, close to the Vienna Forest. Wonderful view, if the weather is clear.

The pass links Bruck/Pinzgau to Heiligenblut. It forms one of the most beautiful stretches of scenery in the high mountains. The maximum gradient is 12%, the highest point 2506 m.

The people of Salzburg see Gaisberg as one of their mountains. It is 1228 m high. The climb is rewarded with a view to Dachstein and Chiemsee on a clear day.

opening hours: Daily 9am-6pm; Thu 9am-9pm , address: Fritz Grünbaum Platz 1, 1060 Vienna, Austria

The 400 animals in Salzburg Zoo are divided up by geograph. zone. Animal species from one continent live in a specific area. The Africa area houses antelopes and rhinoceroses for example.

The only steppe lake in Central Europe is a habitat of global significance and is regarded as a "lake of the puzzle". The Neusiedler See is 36 km long and 7 to 15 km wide, at its lowest point attaches i...

address: Gosau 4824