Austria

Last updated on June 14th, 2026 at 08:15 am

So you’ve decided to visit Austria. Great choice! What words does Austria conjure up for you. Waltzing? Mozart? The Sound of Music? Mountains?

Music is certainly high on my list. As a lifelong devotee of classical music (I’ve played piano since I was five!), I always enjoy visiting Vienna and Salzburg. Touring composers’ houses, attending concerts, and exploring places like Vienna’s wonderful House of Music never fails to delight.

Museum lovers will swoon in Vienna, home to some of the largest and most varied museums in Europe, while traveling west reveals dramatic mountain landscapes around Salzburg and Innsbruck.

This Austria destination hub on Artsy Traveler brings together travel posts and guides focused on cities, museums, music, history, and landscapes across Austria, helping you plan your own meaningful travel experiences.

Planning a trip to Austria? Start with my comprehensive guide to artsy & independent travel in Austria, covering literature, theater, historic cities, countryside destinations, and practical tips for exploring without a car.

Visiting Austria: My Best Tips for Artsy & Independent Travelers

Posts About Austria

Here are all my posts about Austria.

Statue of Mozart in front of a treble clef picked out in red flowers in Vienna

How to Spend a Perfect Artsy Traveler Day in Vienna

If you love music, then put Vienna on your Artsy Traveler bucket list. Here is where Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn ...

The Belvedere Palace in Vienna, with its ornate Baroque architecture and green domed roofs, reflecting in a large pond. A white statue of nymphs and sea creatures stands in the center of the water.

20 Best Museums in Vienna: Tips, Tickets, Tours

Vienna has more outstanding museums than most travelers have time for, which is both a delight and a logistical challenge ...

Cityscape image of Vienna, Austria with St. Michael's Square during sunrise.

Visit Vienna & Salzburg: Best Tips for Artsy Sightseeing Options

On a family visit to Salzburg, I kept threatening to find a meadow and do my best Julie Andrews impression ...

The Best Novels Set in Austria for Arts-Loving Travelers

I set my second novel, A Woman of Note, in Vienna in the 1830s, which meant spending a lot of ...

Golden statue of strauss in a park in Vienna

A Music Lover’s Guide to Enjoying Music in Vienna

Vienna holds a special place in my musician heart. I've played piano since I was five, and so of course ...

About Carol Cram

Carol M. Cram is the author of five award-winning historical novels inspired by art and the women who shaped it, the creator of Artsy Traveler, an arts-focused travel blog, the founder of Art In Fiction, a curated database of 2,500+ novels inspired by the arts, and the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast. She also authored 60+ textbooks on computer applications and taught at Capilano University for over two decades. She lives with her husband, artist Gregg Simpson, on beautiful Bowen Island near Vancouver, BC.