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Things To Do: Mondsee & the "Sound of Music" wedding church
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Mondsee is a small town and also the name of a lake, about 25 Km east of Salzburg.
The town is well known by tourists, as the church was once used as a wedding-church in the famous movie "Sound of Music".
But the town offers also a lot more interesting things :
There is the old castle, that is partly used as a hotel today, a lovely village with great colorfull houses and a museum-village including some old wooden farmhouses and a water-mill.
Mondsee might be an easy stop-over, when you drive the Autobahn from Salzburg to Vienna.
For more pics and infos about Mondsee, please have a look on my Mondsee-page !
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Directions: Mondsee is about 25 Km east of Salzburg, simply leave the highway there by exit "Mondsee"
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Things To Do: The former KZ in Mauthausen
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In Mauthausen you may see the former KZ ( Konzentrationslager ) of the Nazis !
Mauthausen is about 20 Km east of Linz, and the former KZ was recently restored and is open for visitors.
You will need strong nerves to see all this, as already when entering the first court ( on top of my pic ) you may get an idea of the atmosphere of the KZ.
The ovens were rather small in Mauthausen, as the prisoners had to work so very hard carrying big stones up the " stairs of death " ( on the left of my pic ), that most of them were killed by the hard work and the treatment by the guards...
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Directions: 3 Km outside of the village - follow the signs !
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Things To Do: Braunau am Inn
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Braunau am Inn is a small town of 8000 inhabitants on the German/Austrian border. ( about 70 Km north of Salzburg).
Braunau is well known for lots of lovely houses on the mainsquare, and a great townhall (on the left, below on my pic ), 2 old towngates and a really interesting church with plenty of great works of art.
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Directions: When driving on the highway Passau-Linz, you will pass by Braunau about 20 Km past Passau.
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Things To Do: Ried im Innkreis
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Ried im Innkreis is a town of about 30ooo inhabitants, about halfway from Passau to Wels.
It is famous for its lovely baroque houses on the main square and especially for the interior of the church, totally decorated with golden ornaments above the walls that are painted in light pastel colors.
The interior was made by Johann Georg Schwanthaler and other members of this famous family of wood-carvers and sculptors.
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Directions: Ried im Innkreis is about halfway from Passau to Wels
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Things To Do: Melk
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Melk monastery is easily to be visited, as it is conveniently situated just 5 Km off the Highway A1 Linz-Vienna.
Melk is also a train-station, where plenty of trains will stop regularily.
Take a tour through the monastery in order to see the famous marble-room and the library with frescoes by Paul Trooger and the great baroque staircases.
For more pics and infos - have a look on my Melk-page !
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Things To Do: St.Wolfgang in Salzkammergut
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St.Wolfgang is one of the most famous and most beautiful villages of the Salzkammergut.
An old steamtrain of 1892 will take you up on a hight of 1780 meters for a great view over several lakes.
"Im Weissen Rössel am Wolfgangsee" is a great and well known operetta by R. Benazky and here in St. Wolfgang you will see the real Hotel "Weisses Rössel" - it is a **** Romantic Hotel now, with a great sea-terrace and even a heated pool inside the lake during wintertime
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Things To Do: F*cking - a lovely place & NO bad word in Austria
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Please always pronounce correctely :
FOOKING !!
This expression does not have any meaning at all in German, but it is a small village of 17 houses in Oberösterreich, about 40 Km north of Salzburg.
For more pics and infos - please have a look on my F*cking-page !
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Things To Do: Gmunden - townhall & chimes
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The lovely townhall of Gmunden - about halfway between Salzburg and Linz , and about 10 km south of the highway - Gmunden is a small town on Traunsee, and for further infos and a lot of more pics ~ please have a look on my GMUNDEN-page !
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Website: www.gmunden.at
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A lovely page which has strenghtened my reolve to return and see the Alps and the Danube valley. Wonderful photos and informative tips. Youare lucky to live in such a beautiful country. Katherine:) | Sjalen Mon Jan 10, 2005 15:25 UTC
Very nice page as usual :) | lmkluque Sun Nov 14, 2004 16:50 UTC
What an enchanting and historic country you live in Michael!! I enjoyed your overview!! | Roeffie Fri Oct 15, 2004 18:34 UTC
Great page! Remembers me I have to book Salzkammergut to pick up memories of long time ago! I just remembered that 2 girls I met years ago in Millstatt came from Steyr. They visited me in Holland. |
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