Upper Austrian Tourism Board, the Tourist Board Linz, and the Danube Upper Austria Tourist Board
SPONSORED BY THE UPPER AUSTRIAN TOURISM BOARD, THE TOURIST BOARD LINZ, AND THE DANUBE UPPER AUSTRIA TOURIST BOARD UPPER AUSTRIA JEWEL OF THE DANUBE Subhead FROM THE CHARMING VILLAGES OF THE DACHSTEIN WORLD HERITAGE REGION SALZKAMMERGUT, THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF WOLFGANGSEE AND THE DANUBE TO THE URBAN SOPHISTICATION OF LINZ, UPPER AUSTRIA IS A FEAST FOR THE SENSES This natural bend in the Danube, one of the river’s most majestic parts, is known as Schlögener Schlinge. PHOTO: JOHANN STEININGER SPECIAL SECTION UPPER AUSTRIA JOHANN STEININGER In Upper Austria, a visitor can find everything from historical fortresses standing sentry over the winding Danube River, pristine mountain lakes, rugged precipices, quaint inns, and cozy taverns to the capital city of arrived in the village more than 30 years Y A N I A Linz, which successfully combines the old and new. It’s an enticing destination for the discerning traveler. ago from Graz to marry a local girl. He and R M T his wife, Verena, run an historic inn and R S CZ E EC U H R TEXT BY MICHAEL TROY Passau G EP A AUS . tavern by the lake. With its cozy ambiance TRIA and distinctive, timbered interior (enhanced by Lobisser’s talents as a carpenter), Engelhartszell D Bräugasthof Lobisser represents the best a S10 n LAND OF LAKES, LAND OF DELIGHTS Schlögener Schlinge u b of Hallstatt. Further down the lakeshore is e the Janu sports shop, which at first seems R iver ustria’s lake district, the two-hour train ride, or about one and a The presence of salt explains the well- more like the quaint mom and pop shops Linz 119 Salzkammergut, is spectacularly half hours by car from Linz or Salzburg.
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