We decided to test whether the car can handle long ranges by going to Austria next week. It’s a large country with numerous places, so I want to ask your help. Have you ever been to there?
EDIT: Thanks the suggestions for everyone, they were really useful!
I think cars can handle long ranges for close to a hundred years now. There’s no need to test this.
Find somewhere to do Via Ferrata.
Salzburg, Mariazell (specifically hiking through Ötschergräben), and anywhere in the Austrian Alps are all excellent.
I’ve only been to Salzburg for a day, but it was really nice. Lots of history, most notably Mozart’s birthplace.
Go to the opera. World class building and performances. The whole inner ring of the city has fabulous buildings and should be on anyone’s to-see list. This is in Wien
Drink wine! unbeknownst to many, Austrian wine is quite good!
I spent a summer in Bregenz, basically the western tip of Austria. A beautiful little town on the Bodensee (Lake Constance), with a waterfront opera house and a park that runs along the water to just chill with a döner in hand and look out on the lake. Also, there’s a skylift to ride up one of the nearby mountains and get an even better view. Definitely not one of the most exciting places, but if you ever want a chill day, you can’t do much better.
Just be aware if you visit Vienna, the Schnitzel Wirt(where even Ed Sheeran ate his Schnitzel) is closed during summer. I see so many tourists every summer confused because it’s closed.
Highly recommend the ice caves at Eisriesenwelt! We visited Salzburg many years ago and made a day trip out to this cavern system and it was an awesome experience. Also highly recommended stopping and having a pint and lunch at the restaurant between the skylift and the rest of the walk up the mountain. Breathtaking view for a meal.
