Austria Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Austria
Austria Facts
Population: 8,189,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Government: federal republic
Languages: German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland)
Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Phone Code: 43
Austria Photos
Photos of Austria that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Austria Festivals
Festivals in Austria courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
World Body Painting Festival article Linzfest photos Salzburg Festival photos Airpower video Electronic Beats Festival video Linzfest web site Diagonale web site
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Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Austria:
Austria Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Austria.
Hotels » Austria
Austria Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Austria. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Austrian Airlines) through to airline sites that feature flights to Austria.
Book Flights to Austria Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Austria Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Austria Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
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