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title: New Meridian Travel | Austria
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#### Explore

# AUSTRIA

This queer-friendly country appeals simultaneously to both high-end experiential seekers and active explorers. Austria's cities are home to world class artists, artisans, and restaurants - nestled between the Alpine playgrounds of backpackers, rock climbers, and adrenaline junkies.

Explore Locally

## Where to Go...

 Major Cities:

 Vienna: the imperial capital & epicenter of classical music, coffee house culture, and Baroque palaces

 Graz: the college town; blending Renaissance architecture with a modern, avant-garde design

 Innsbruck: the Alpine ski capital; nestled inside a dramatic valley with great transport connections

 Salzburg: the musical city; a masterpiece of Gothic and Baroque architecture and home of Mozart

 Regional Highlights:

 Vulkanland: explore legendary castle Riegersburg by day and relax in the thermal spa resorts by night

 Styrian Weinstraße: the "Tuscany of Austria"; a captivating landscape of vineyards & traditional taverns

 Adlerweg: the ultimate long-distance trail—a 260-mile trek through the Tyrolean Alps

 Salzkammergut: discover the other lakeside villages; not just the viral sensation of Hallstatt

![Brettljause in Styria](https://www.newmeridian.fun/hubfs/1000009880.jpg)

Encounter the Culture

### Local Hospitality

 Gemütlichkeit (a unique feeling of warmth, friendliness, and cozy belonging) dictates local hospitality. Take your time at coffee houses; rushing is considered an artless endeavor.

#  73/100

Equaldex Travel Score for inclusivity and safety of LGBTQIA+ travelers to this country. To learn more about this and read other queer travel guides, click the links below:

[Visit Equaldex](https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index)

[Visit Spartacus Travel](https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/)

[Visit IGLTA](https://www.iglta.org/)

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