Austria Salzburg Hallstatt Innsbruck Salzkammergut Tyrol Complete Guide 2026
Browse more guides: Austria travel | Europe destinations Austria Complete Guide 2026: Salzburg, Hallstatt, Innsbruck, Salzkammergut and the Tyrolean Alps TL;DR I planned three weeks across Austria around four anchors: Salzburg's UNESCO 1996 Old Town with Mozart's birthplace at Getreidegasse 9 (born January 27, 1756), Hallstatt's 7,000-year salt mountain and 8.55 km² lake, Innsbruck's Goldenes Dachl from 1500 with 2,657 gilded copper tiles, and the Salzkammergut's 76 lakes. I added Vienna's Schönbrunn (Maria Theresa, 1740 to 1780, 1,441 rooms), the Wachau UNESCO 2000 corridor with Melk Abbey (1089, rebuilt 1700 to 1736), Graz Old Town UNESCO 1999, Eisriesenwelt at Werfen (42 km, world's longest ice cave), and Krimml Falls (380 m, highest in Austria). I traveled late spring, mixing ÖBB Railjet trains with one rental car loop. Salzburg deserves two full days. Hallstatt works as a 1.5-hour day trip by Postbus, but an overnight is better. Innsbruck rewards t...