What there is to do in Austria

Much of Austria is mountainous, and what is on offer divides by season. Here is an overview of what this site covers.

Winter

• Skiing – pistes from family areas to glaciers that run outside the main season.
• Snowboarding – snow parks with jumps and rails, and freeriding in powder.
• Cross-country skiing – groomed tracks through mountain valleys and below the glaciers.
• Ski touring – climbs through open terrain away from the groomed pistes.
• Tobogganing and skating – floodlit runs and frozen lakes.
• Après-ski – bars and huts right by the pistes.

Summer

• Hiking – waymarked trails, mountain huts and peaks above 3,000 m above sea level.
• Cycling – long-distance cycle routes along the rivers and bike parks in the resorts.
• Via ferratas – protected routes from the easy to the hardest.
• Swimming – lakes with water above 25 °C in the main season.

All year round

• Relaxation and wellness – thermal baths and saunas.
• Food – regional cooking from Tyrol to Burgenland.
• Cities – Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Linz and Klagenfurt.

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