So you want to travel to Austria. Well, you’ve made a wise choice. Austria is considered one of the top year-round travel destinations. Because of its beautiful Alps, winter sports are quite popular in Austria, providing Austria with high tourist attendance in the winter and giving you a reason to travel to Austria any time of the year.
If you want to travel to Austria, here are any quick facts you should know when you go.
Austria – The Region
A land-locked country, Austria is located in Central Europe. It is a mountainous country with an area of 83,855 km2. Austria consists of nine provinces: Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, and Vienna. Approximately 99% of Austrians are of Germanic ethnic origin and 78% are Roman Catholics. As for the terrain, the Alps occupy the southern and western regions of the country, and numerous forests, valleys, lakes, and rivers can be found throughout Austria.
The Weather
When you travel to Austria, it’s important to have an idea about the weather and Austria’s seasons. Austria has four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summers are generally warm and pleasant with cool nights. Rain does occur during the summer season but the showers are normally short. Austria’s winters are sunny, with reliable and frequent snowfalls. Winters are also cold and accompanied by warm and dry winds in any parts. However the weather overall is changeable throughout the year, so when you travel to Austria, pack appropriately.
The Culture
When you travel to Austria, you’ll quickly realize why Austria is widely recognized for its rich cultural past and present. Austria’s affluence of artistic achievements is obvious in its architecture and structures like the Stephansdom (Saint Stephen`s Cathedral), Sch
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