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Visiting Austria this summer with kids - any suggestions for itinerary please?

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Latest post on 15 May 2016 - 12:05

Hello ladies, would love any feedback from those of you who have traveled to Austria. What are areas/towns/places you recommend visiting, as well as a suggested timeframe for these places? We are thinking of Vienna for 3 days and then are open to an extended stay in relaxing and scenic parts of the country. Is hiring a car recommended or would public transport suffice for traveling around the country? Thanks in advance :)

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Latest post on 17 May 2016 - 11:09

A big thank you to everyone for their comments and very useful travel recommendations!! Much appreciated :)

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Latest post on 16 May 2016 - 09:58

Thank you SO much for all the recommendations! Would a week in Salzburg be enough as it seems there are a few day trips we can take if we base ourselves out of there? And how many days would be sufficient for Innsbruck? I was thinking we can stay there for a few nights and plan day trips to other areas in Tyrol as well. Has anyone visited Lienz? Is it worth adding to the itinerary? For those of you who might have traveled on to Munich or Zurich or Italy from Austria by road, was it fairly easy - as in are there border checkpoints that might cause delays? Again, thank you for all the info! :) I remember the first time I went to Salzburg. It's such a famous city that I was shocked by how small it really is. It's not a village but it's not Vienna either. Beautiful, however, and very congenial. What I'm saying is that a week might be long if you're expecting an activity packed itinerary. Our last trip there was for four days and that felt long enough for me, and it included a day trip to the ice caves at Eisriesenwelt and another day trip to Lake Konigssee at Berchtesgaden (just across the border in Germany and a very easy bus ride from Salzburg). And there's probably more day trips you could take, so if you're looking to rent an apartment for a week Salzburg can still be feasible. But if you're willing to move around a bit, we absolutely loved Lake Hallstadt, which is a few hours from Salzburg. We stayed in a quaint hotel right on the lake and spent our days paddling and swimming in the lake and walking around the surrounding hills that have wonderful views. Zell am See (which I mentioned earlier) has a spectacular lake setting and chairlifts to the top of the mountains for walks and views. If you have a rental car, you must drive the Grossglockner high alpine road, which is a road between Salzburg and Innsbruck and it is absolutely stunning. You can stop at various points for short walks and to admire the views. I have never been to Lienz but people say it is beautiful and a great base for activities in the region. Most of the ski lifts operate in the summer, so people can go up the mountains for walks along the ski trails and enjoy the view. While there are hills and small mountains around Salzburg, for the high Austrian Alps you do need to go into Tyrol, which sort of begins at Zell am See and stretches westwards and southwards from there. And they are spectacular, but I think you've already cued in on that with your question on Lienz. :)

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Latest post on 16 May 2016 - 09:16

Thank you SO much for all the recommendations! Would a week in Salzburg be enough as it seems there are a few day trips we can take if we base ourselves out of there? And how many days would be sufficient for Innsbruck? I was thinking we can stay there for a few nights and plan day trips to other areas in Tyrol as well. Has anyone visited Lienz? Is it worth adding to the itinerary? For those of you who might have traveled on to Munich or Zurich or Italy from Austria by road, was it fairly easy - as in are there border checkpoints that might cause delays? Again, thank you for all the info! :) We went about 4 years ago and there were no border checkpoints between Germany and Austria we just drove straight through, well no formal checkpoints, I think you can get randomly stopped and searched. I'm not sure what the situation is now though following the refugee crisis. In general we found driving incredibly easy and roads were well signposted. We rented a sat nav with the rental car and had no problems at all finding our way. I would just note that if you're staying in Salzburg and have a rental car then make sure you find a hotel with easy access to parking as a lot of the old town is car-free.

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Latest post on 16 May 2016 - 06:06

What about visiting a neighbor country Slovenia. It's very short distance and very interesting to kids. Postojna cave, Predjama castle , Lipica ( horse dance), Bled (lake island).... Try to google of this beauties:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BghkipJZG8 In Avstria you have also Styrassic park. http://styrassicpark.at/ You can book a tree house hotel.

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Latest post on 15 May 2016 - 18:00

Thank you SO much for all the recommendations! Would a week in Salzburg be enough as it seems there are a few day trips we can take if we base ourselves out of there? And how many days would be sufficient for Innsbruck? I was thinking we can stay there for a few nights and plan day trips to other areas in Tyrol as well. Has anyone visited Lienz? Is it worth adding to the itinerary? For those of you who might have traveled on to Munich or Zurich or Italy from Austria by road, was it fairly easy - as in are there border checkpoints that might cause delays? Again, thank you for all the info! :)

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Latest post on 15 May 2016 - 16:59

The classic trio is Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck. Salzburg is a lovely little town, really quite beautiful, but the truly dramatic mountains and countryside are around Innsbruck. The drive (bus or train) from Salzburg to Innsbruck is spectacular. You can easily take lifts from Innsbruck up into the hills for walking. I also love Lake Hallstadt and Zell am See has a wonderful lake and chairlifts to the mountains with stunning scenery (but be prepared for crowds of Arab tourists at Zell am See, it was unexpected). Both Hallstadt and Zell are near Salzburg. There's also an ice cave up a mountain just south of Salzburg that was well worth the visit.

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Latest post on 15 May 2016 - 15:16

Another thumbs up for Salzburg. It's a beautiful city and so easy to walk around, too. Loads of cafés/bars so that you can relax and watch the world go by (with a beer' a pretzl and leberkesen). Would also recommend Innsbruck - it's another beautiful city (again with loads of cafés etc) which is easy to explore on foot. You can also take the train up the mountain and catch the ski lift to,the top to see the views or to follow the many walking trails. We went last summer (Early July): flew into Salzburg (from the UK), train to Innsbruck, train to Munich and then flew home from Munich.

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Latest post on 15 May 2016 - 14:44

I highly recommend Salzburg, as it is absolutely beautiful. We also visited Innsbruck and went to the Swarovski headquarters, but did that as a day trip from Salzburg. The town there is also lovely. I found Austria to be one of the most beautiful countries that I have ever visited and would love to go back. Also, I definitely recommend hiring a car as we found this so easy and convenient. For our trip we flew in to Munich stayed there for a few nights, then drove to Salburg for a few nights then drove to Vienna for a few nights and flew out from there. We found driving very easy and comfortable with a sat nav.

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