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A "blast from the past" is how one recent visitor described her journey through Austria. It remains, she explained, a place where children laugh at marionette shows in the parks, couples linger for hours over pastries at gilt-ceiling cafés, and Lipizzan stallions dance to Mozart minuets—in other words, Austria is a country that has not forgotten the elegance of a time gone by.

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Lisa S. / Shutterstock 1/56a city view of the city of salzburg in austria .. city and fortress hohensalzburg;

gary718 / Shutterstock 2/56Mirabell palace and garden in the summer Salzburg, Austria

Anibal Trejo / Shutterstock 3/56SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 01, 2014: Baroque Mirabell Garden (Mirabellgarten) located in Salzburg, Austria

Oscity / Shutterstock 4/56SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - SEPTEMBER 26: An elevator called Monchsbergaufzug in the city center of Salzburg on September 26, 2009. Salzburg is the capital of the federal state of Salzburg.

Laszlo Szirtesi / Shutterstock 5/56The Untersberg in Salzburg

ELEPHOTOS / Shutterstock 6/56SALZBURG,AUSTRIA - JULY 16, 2014. Hellbrunn Pallace and his gardens.Hellbrunn Palace,an early early Baroque villa,built in 1613, used as a day residence in summer.

Lisa S. / Shutterstock 7/56the austrian parliament in vienna. seat of government;

Carlos Neto / Shutterstock 8/56Belvedere Palace fountain and garden, Vienna, Austria.;

Radiokafka / Shutterstock 9/56VIENNA, AUSTRIA - MAY 30: Stairs near the tall bookcase inside the great Austrian National Library on May 30, 2013 in Vienna. Est in 18th century, the largest library in Austria with 7.4 mill items;

Rrrainbow / Shutterstock 10/56Metal sugar containers in traditional Viennese coffee house, Demel, Vienna, Austria;

Shebeko / Shutterstock 11/56cappuccino cup

Razvan Stroie / Shutterstock 12/56Belvedere Palace, Vienna

(c) Tupungato | Dreamstime.com 13/56VIENNA - SEPTEMBER 8: Tourists visit Schatzkammer (part of Museum of Art History) on September 8, 2011 in Vienna. With 559k visitors in 2010, the museum is among 100 most visited museums worldwide.

Tupungato / Shutterstock 14/56VIENNA - SEPTEMBER 6: People visit Schoenbrunn gardens on September 6, 2011 in Vienna. As of 2008, Vienna was the 20th most visited city worldwide (by international visitors).

Denis Babenko / Shutterstock 15/56City view from St. Stephan cathedral roof;

Velislava Todorova / Shutterstock 16/56Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna

Anatoliy Babiychuk / Shutterstock 17/56Sunday morning in the coffee house

chaoss / Shutterstock 18/56Alps travel. Wide angle view.

(c) Tanjakrstevska | Dreamstime.com 19/56Hofburg in Vienna, Austria

S.Borisov / Shutterstock 20/56Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

Tupungato / Shutterstock 21/56VIENNA - SEPTEMBER 6: People visit Schoenbrunn gardens on September 6, 2011 in Vienna. As of 2008, Vienna was the 20th most visited city worldwide (by international visitors).

Velislava Todorova / Shutterstock 22/56Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna

Rrrainbow / Shutterstock 23/56Vienna - Greek statue with the Schonbrunn palace on the background.

(c) Alyssand | Dreamstime.com 24/56Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna

Mr. Green / Shutterstock 25/56GRAZ, AUSTRIA - APRIL 28: Main City Square (Hauptplatz) on April 28, 2012 in Graz, Austria. With population of 300.000, Graz is second-largest city in Austria and capital of federal state of Styria.

Karel Gallas / Shuttertstock 26/56Krems,Austria;

Andrzej Gibasiewicz / Shutterstock 27/56Durnstein, Austria; Durnstein in Lower Austria;

Bertl123 / Shutterstock 28/56Linz, View on old city with churches, Austria

Bertl123 / Shutterstock 29/56Melk Abbey is an Austrian Benedictine abbey and one of the world's most famous monastic sites;

Tupungato / Shutterstock 30/56SALZBURG - AUGUST 5: View of famous Getreidegasse on August 5, 2008 in Salzburg, Austria. Currently a lively shopping area. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and grew up in house next to Getreidegasse.

Yuri Yavnik / Shutterstock 31/56Sunrise at Hallstatt;

JJ pixs / Shutterstock 32/56family walking along waterfront, Halldstadt, Austria;

Pawel Kazmierczak / Shutterstock 33/56Benches with statue of a man in waterfront area of Attersee lake on summer sunny day, Austria

Yuri Yavnik / Shutterstock 34/56Sunrise at Hallstatt;

JJ pixs / Shutterstock 35/56family walking along waterfront, Halldstadt, Austria;

Tamas Vasko / Shutterstock 36/56Austrian Alps

Burben/Shutterstock 37/56Mountain Panorama in the Swiss Alps at Sunset.

Tamas Vasko / Shutterstock 38/56Austrian Alps

Olimpiu Pop / Shutterstock 39/56Heiligenblut church in front of Grossglockner peak

Denis Babenko / Shutterstock 40/56City view from St. Stephan cathedral roof;

Pavel L Photo and Video / Shutterstock 41/56VIENNA- FEB 20: Main pedestrian street Kartner Strasse in night on Feb 20, 2012 in Vienna, Austria. Kartner Strasse street has shops with many world brands.;

clearlens / Shutterstock 42/56The famous "Burgtheater" of Vienna, Austria;

Tupungato / Shutterstock 43/56Vienna, Austria - famous Karlskirche (Saint Charles Church) in sunset light;

(c) Master2 | Dreamstime.com 44/56Museum of , Vienna, Austria

(c) Tupungato | Dreamstime.com 45/56VIENNA - SEPTEMBER 8: Tourist admires art in Museum of Art History on September 8, 2011 in Vienna. With 559k visitors in 2010, the museum is among 100 most visited museums worldwide. Art of Rubens.

Lisa S. / Shutterstock 46/56the austrian parliament in vienna. seat of government;

S.Borisov / Shutterstock 47/56Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg, Austria

fukez84 / Shutterstock 48/56SALZBURG , AUSTRIA - 24 DECEMBER 2013 : Close up view of Hohensalzburg fortress from the opposite of old town in the afternoon.

canadastock / Shutterstock 49/56Panoramic view of the historic city of Salzburg with Hohensalzburg Fortress in springtime, Salzburger Land, Austria

Cosmin Sava / Shutterstock 50/56Beautiful Mirabell garden in Salzburg.

travelpeter / Shutterstock 51/56Lake Weissensee, Carinthia, Austria

cesc_assawin / Shutterstock 52/56Evening scene in Innsbruck, Austria

cesc_assawin / Shutterstock 53/56INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA - MARCH 14: Families enjoy skiing at Alp mountain, Innsbruck, Austria on March 14, 2012. Innsbruck belongs to one of the best winter sports regions of the Alps.