Points of interest Austria: Tourism & Monuments

Practical information : Sightseeing Austria

Timetable

Summer offers the widest range of opening hours for museums and monuments. Many smaller museums are only open during the tourist season.

To be booked

To avoid (very) long queues, it's best to book your ticket online for the most popular sights, especially in Vienna during the school vacations, when there are a lot of tourists.

Budget & Tips

Some major museums open their doors free of charge once a month, for example on the first Sunday of the month. Find out more. Discounts for seniors are common practice in museums and monuments, and always for children and teenagers. Free admission for children is also common, as are family passes.

Main events

Major events revolve around the dance season, Christmas markets, religious celebrations such as Easter and Palm Sunday, cultural festivals in summer, the opening and closing of ski resorts, and the arrival and departure of mountain herds.

Guided tours

A good formula, but unfortunately the guided tours are in German or English, and rarely in French. However, for a substantial budget, you can hire a French-speaking guide for a private tour, or fall back on the French audio guides that are often available.

Smokers

Smoking is banned in public places, including museums, monuments and even some parks.

Tourist traps

It's pleasant, you'll rarely be approached by scammers, and the penalties are dissuasive. Of course, some establishments, such as restaurants, in very touristy areas and during busy periods, prices soar and quality is not always up to scratch. Take a step aside to find more pleasant addresses. You can rely on your Petit Futé guide! The same goes for souvenir stores, where you can always spot objects made in China. No problem with traditional handicrafts and Austrian gourmet products.

What's very local

You'll need to dress appropriately when visiting museums and, of course, entering religious buildings.

Tourist Attractions & Monuments Austria

Map of top points of interest Austria

ART HISTORY MUSEUM

HEIDI HORTEN COLLECTION

ERZBERG TRAIN (ERZBERGBAHN)

FELBERTAUERN HOCHALPENSTRASSE

SILVRETTA HOCHALPENSTRASSE

CONGRESS CENTRE ALPBACH

STUBAIER GLETSCHER

OFFICE DE TOURISME

LEOPOLD MUSEUM

VIENNA JEWISH MUSEUM (JÜDISCHES MUSEUM WIEN)

SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE

BELVEDERE PALACE

SAINT ETIENNE'S CATHEDRAL (STEPHANSDOM)

HUNDERTWASSER MUSEUM - KUNST HAUS WIEN.

HOUSE OF MUSIC (HAUS DER MUSIK)

NATIONAL OPERA (WIENER STAATSOPER)

NATIONAL LIBRARY

BERGISEL (TREMPLIN OLYMPIQUE DE SAUT À SKI)

SISSI MUSEUM

MAK - MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS

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