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Boat ride on the Danube – A boat ride on the Danube
is enjoyable for everyone in the family. The most beautiful stretch is the Wachau Valley, between Krems and Melk, where you'll pass by castles
and abbeys along the river, and the town of Durnstein, where Richard the
Lionheart was imprisoned. To really see the scenery, bike along the river
(there's a good bike path), and the scenery is spectacular. Here's
the boat
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Salt mines (Salzwelten) – "White gold,"
salt, has been mined in Austria for thousands of years. Salt was a valuable
commodity and source of wealth to this area. Today the salt mines have been
beautifully restored and have lots of fun things for families. Mine tours
are for kids 4 years and up. |
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 Salzwelten
Salzburg – Located just outside of Salzburg (which literally means
"salt castle"), Salzwelten Salzburg is a must see. On the mine
tour, you'll glide in a wooden "raft" across an underground salt
lake, slide down a miner's slide, ride in a miner's train and visit a reconstructed
open-air Celtic settlement to find out how the miners lived and worked.
There's also special family activites and events. |
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Salzwelten
Hallstatt – Saltzwelten Hallstatt is the oldest salt mine in
the world. For 7,000 years salt has been mined here, and continues to
the present day (brine is transported in a pipeline to a processing plant). |
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On the tour, you'll hear about the "Man in Salt," (discovered
in 1734, a man, his clothes and tools perfectly preseved in the salt),
ride to an underground lake, and slide on a really long wooden slide,
over 200 feet long (this is totally fun for kids). |
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To get to the mine from the village of Hallstatt (located on the edge
of Lake Hallstattersee), take a short funicular ride up to the entrance,
which is guarded by a tower, Rudolfsturm. From the tower, there are great
views of the village and lake below. |
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If you want to hike back to Hallstatt village, take the Soleleitungsweg,
a walking path that follows the pipeline down to the lake (takes more
than an hour to get down). |
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Salzwelten
Altaussee – At Salzwelten Altaussee, the tour takes you inside
the massive Sandling salt mountain. Ride on a mining train deep inside,
where you'll see rock salt formations and rock layers. This salt mine
was also used in World War II by the Nazis to store art works, and you'll
tour those "art galleries," with reproductions of art kept safe
during the war. Slides take you from one level to the other. In July and
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Annika, a foundling,
lives in Vienna with three professors, but her life is about to change when an old lady leaves Annika an old trunk. Priceless jewels and the Star of Kazan, crumbling castle, a boy with his Lippizaner horse, this is a sparkling adventure. (Chapter book)
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Illustrated biography of Mozart, who as a six year old, played the piano and dazzled the empress of Austria. When Mozart was grown, he and his family lived in Vienna, where he composed some of his finest music. (Chapter book)
Also picture book, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The second adventure of Amy and Dan Cahill's world-wide quest leads them to Vienna and Salzburg to find a sheet of Mozart's music. Can you solve the coded letters in the musical notes? (Chapter book)
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It's 1762 in Vienna. Jack and Annie are invited to a party at Schoenbrunn Palace, where they save a young musician named Wolfie from wild animals who've escaped from the palace zoo. (Easy reader)
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Illustrated biography of Maria Antonia, the 12th child of Empress Maria Theresa. As a child Antonia met Mozart (who said he wanted to marry her), but she was destined to become the queen of France. When Antonia left Austria at fifteen to marry prince Louis, she had to leave all her Austrian possessions behind, including her name, and became Marie Antoinette. (Chapter book)
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Hans works in his family bakery, but he dreams of of the white Lipizzaner stallions and the famous Riding School in Vienna. After seeing a performance with "Airs Above the Ground," Hans knows that he's going to become a Riding Master at the school. (Illustrated chapter book)
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Charming
story of the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, and his cat, Katze.
Katze watches as Klimt paints in his studio, sketches outdoors or
in museums, and with swirls, shapes, gold and silver paint, creates
a new style of art. (Picture book)
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A story inspired by a Klimt painting The Tree of Life, a boy, Djali, is given a precious seed, and becomes its guardian. When the seed grows into a magical tree, Djali dreams of the future, and saves a city. Gorgeously illustrated! (Picture book)
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Get to know the landscape, people and culture of Austria – the Alps, food (Wiener Schnitzel, apple strudel), holidays, school, family life, sports (skiing is most popular), plus fun facts and photos. (Picture book)
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