Austria Backpackers' Guide
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
Photos of Austria
Photos of Austria that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Austria
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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Austria Hostels and Budget Hotels
Austria Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across 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.
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
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