Eastern Austria Travel Guide

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No part of the nation offers a greater panoply of scenery than the area loosely defined as Eastern Austria. Long a favorite of the Austrians themselves, it has become increasingly popular with Hungarians and other Eastern Europeans. Most of these travelers, being cost-conscious, demand strict value for their money, which ensures that prices will remain lower here than in other parts of the country for some time.

Hotels

Eastern Austria Hotels

Accommodations in Eastern Austria range from luxury city hotels to mountain and lakeside resorts to castles and romantic country inns, and all are substantially...read more

Restaurants

Eastern Austria Restaurants

When choosing a restaurant, keep in mind that each province has its own cooking style. In Burgenland the local Pannonian cooking, strongly influenced by...read more

Things To Do

Things To Do in Eastern Austria

Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.

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Eastern Austria Experiences

  • Top Reasons to Go to Eastern Austria

    Mighty Castles. Explore the great defensive bastions of Burgenland, built to keep out invaders from the East. The best example is lofty Riegersburg... Read more

  • If You Like

    Eastern Austria vies with Lower Austria as a source of the country's best wines. In both Burgenland and Styria you can travel between villages... Read more

  • The Castle Road

    If you are heading south from Vienna to Graz on the A2 autobahn, the flat plains give way suddenly to steeply wooded hills and rocky gorges... Read more

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