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Physically, the Alps dominate the landscape, but Austria is by no means all mountainous vistas: the country stretches across central Europe for some 700km, from the shores of the Bodensee in the west to the edge of the flat Hungarian plain in the east. Far removed from the archetype are the wetlands and reed beds of Burgenland, and the dramatic sequence of slopes that carve their way up the Erzberg in Styria. In Upper and Lower Austria in particular, the predominantly low-key landscape of gentle rolling hills and vineyards can come as something of a surprise to first-time visitors. Yet this fertile, low-lying northern half of the country is, in fact, where the majority of Austrians live and work, many of them within commuting distance of the capital, Vienna -the country's chief tourist destination after the alpine regions. Introduction to ## Austria Snowy Alps and the Sound of Music, Mozart and chocolate, the Spanish Riding School and the Vienna Boys' Choir, skiing and yet more snowy Alps. The stock images of Austria are safe and old-fashioned, and are happily peddled by the country's highly efficient tourist industry. But it's not all old ladies in fur coats. For every wealthy St

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Author

Bousfield, Jonathan; Rough Guides (Firm)

Publisher

Rough Guides Ltd

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405383721

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Travel, History, Europe Travel