Salzburg travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Hallstatt is a small picturesque village around 80 km away from Salzburg and is one of the most visited towns in Austria (beside Salzburg and Vienna). Surrounded by steep mountains, situated on the shores of Lake Hallstatt, it is described as one of the most picturesque towns in all of Europe. Since more than 7000 years people are living here. It’s a major archeological landmark and since 1996 is recognized by the UNESCO as world heritage.
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This luxurious castle hotel situated in a beautiful park on a peninsula in Lake Fuschl, just 20 minutes from Salzburg. Schloss Fuschl Hotel is an ideal way to relaxed and enjoy an unforgettable holiday, far from the stress of the everyday world. With its unique historic and romantic ambience the hotel was noted as one of the Top 25 resorts in Europe by Cond’ Nast Traveler in 2006.
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The Eisriesenwelt is a natural limestone ice cave located in Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42 km of tunnels and chambers. Only the first kilometer, the area that tourists are allowed to visit, is covered in ice. The rest of the cave is made of limestone. Entry to the caves is regulated and a 75-minute tour takes in several immense caverns containing elaborate ice formations and frozen waterfalls.
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During the last years the procedures with beer becomes very popular in Austria, Germany, Czech Republic. The beer is all natural products and has ability to stress slowing down. The antioxidants in hops have the options to protect against cancer by soaking up of free radicals, which are bad for the health.
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Innsbruck is the capital of the federal state Tyrol and the biggest city in the Western part of Austria. It is located at 573 m elevation, 489 km south-west of Vienna, 190 km away from Salzburg. Innsbruck  is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities and offers a combination of culture, history and nature unequaled anywhere else.
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The European championship in Austria and Switzerland and the Football emotions started. 16 teams divide the sympathies and the support of the fans, not only on the old continent and in the whole world. You can choose your favorite team among Switzerland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Russian Federation, France, Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Greece. While you are waiting the Final on 29.06.2008, you can learn some interesting information about this year’s championship and the Europa’s football stadiums.

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The House of Nature is always worth a visit! It is one of Austria’s best museums, although not among the best of Europe. If you have spare time in Salzburg, if you are interested in Natural History or if it rains really hard, it is certainly a worthwhile destination. The museum offers fascinating exhibitions about a variety of areas of nature from pre-history (Dinosaur Hall)… …to the present (Spaceflight Hall). Numerous highlights, events, lectures, guides, children programs and excursions await you.

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