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    Linz

    Austria

    Linz

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    The capital of Upper Austria and the country's third-largest city lies on both sides of the Danube.

    by Felix Gillen

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    The capital of Upper Austria and the country's third-largest city lies on both sides of the Danube. The former steel city has transformed into a cultural hub with Ars Electronica, the Lentos Art Museum, and the Brucknerfest; Linz was European Capital of Culture in 2009.

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    Ars Electronica Center
    Museum

    1Ars Electronica Center

    On the north bank of the Danube in Urfahr, opposite the Main Square, is the Museum of the Future, a center for media art and technology. The highlight is the Deep Space 8K, where images are projected immersively onto walls and floor.
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    Lentos Art Museum
    Museum

    2Lentos Art Museum

    Opened in 2003, the museum on the south bank of the Danube showcases art of the 20th and 21st centuries. At night, the striking building lights up over the river, a beautiful counterpart to the Ars Electronica Center.
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    Main Square Linz
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    3Main Square Linz

    The square, established in 1230, measures around 13,200 square meters and is one of Europe's largest. In the center stands the Trinity Column, completed in 1723 in memory of plague victims; surrounding it are the Old Town Hall, cafés, and restaurants.
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    Restaurants in Linz

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    Göttfried

    One of Linz's oldest inns, located right by the Main Square on Hofgasse. Falstaff rates the Wiener Schnitzel here among the best in Upper Austria, plus there are creative ideas like Blunzn-Maki.
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    Pöstlingberg Chateau

    On top of Pöstlingberg, you sit on a panoramic terrace above Linz and enjoy Austrian cuisine. You ride up with the Pöstlingbergbahn from 1898, which, with a 10.5% gradient, is one of the steepest mountain railways of its kind.
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    Linz & Danube Region

    Linz & Danube Region

    The Upper Austrian state capital Linz is on the Danube and embraces contemporary art, like the Lentos Art Museum right on the riverbank.
    Melk Abbey

    Melk Abbey

    The Baroque Benedictine abbey overlooks the western end of the Wachau from a rock above the Danube. It is, along with Göttweig Abbey and Krems' old town, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau Cultural Landscape.
    Salzkammergut

    Salzkammergut

    Lakes and mountains between Salzburg and the Dachstein: Hallstätter See, Wolfgangsee, and Traunsee, Austria's deepest lake at 191 meters. The Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997; Emperor Franz Joseph I. spent his summers in Bad Ischl.
    Bad Ischl

    Bad Ischl

    The spa town in the heart of the Salzkammergut was the summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph I., who spent 83 of his 86 summers here. The Kaiservilla, a wedding gift to him and Elisabeth, can be visited on a guided tour.
    Dürnstein

    Dürnstein

    One of the main towns of the Wachau, identifiable by the white and blue tower of Dürnstein Abbey. Above the town lies the castle ruin where English King Richard the Lionheart was held after his capture.

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