Places to visit in Austria
114 places to visit in Austria, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Altaussee Salt Mine, Dürnstein Castle Ruins, Eggenberg Palace and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under Austria on your shelf.
114 travel stamps in 9 states and provinces
The best known in Austria
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Altaussee Salt Mine
A working salt mine in the Styrian Salzkammergut that is open to visitors, who ride in on a miners' train and slide down wooden chutes. In the last months of the Second World War it hid thousands of artworks taken by the Nazis, later recovered by Allied troops.
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Dürnstein Castle Ruins
The ruin of a medieval rock castle high above the village of Dürnstein in the Wachau valley, 312 metres above sea level on the Danube. Local tradition says King Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner here in 1192.
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Eggenberg Palace
The most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria, on the western side of Graz. It has preserved state rooms, extensive landscaped gardens and several collections of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, and it is part of the Graz UNESCO World Heritage listing.
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Graz Old Town and Schloss Eggenberg
The historic centre of Styria's capital, listed by UNESCO together with Schloss Eggenberg on the western edge of the city. The old town mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings around the Hauptplatz, and the palace dates from the early 17th century.
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Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
An Alpine landscape of lakes, mountains and old salt-mining settlements in the Salzkammergut, inscribed by UNESCO in 1997. Salt has been mined here since prehistoric times, and the town of Hallstatt sits on the shore of its lake beneath steep cliffs.
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Hallstätter See
A lake in the Salzkammergut, lying below the town of Hallstatt, which has mined salt for thousands of years. Steep mountains rise from its shore and boats cross it between the villages.
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Heldenplatz
A large public square in front of the Neue Burg wing of the Hofburg in Vienna, with equestrian statues of Prince Eugene of Savoy and Archduke Charles. In March 1938 Hitler addressed crowds here after the annexation of Austria.
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Historic Centre of Salzburg
The old town of Salzburg, crowded between the Salzach river and the Mönchsberg cliff, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Its Baroque churches, squares and narrow lanes were shaped by the prince-archbishops, and Mozart was born here in 1756.
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Historic Centre of Vienna
The old core of the Austrian capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. It holds Baroque palaces, the Gothic cathedral and the grand 19th century buildings of the Ringstrasse, reflecting centuries as the seat of the Habsburg court.
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Hohensalzburg Fortress
A large medieval fortress on the Festungsberg above Salzburg's old town, standing 506 metres up. Built for the prince-archbishops of Salzburg, it is about 250 metres long and ranks among the biggest fully preserved castles in Europe.
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
An art museum on the Ringstrasse in Vienna, topped by an octagonal dome and opened in 1891 to hold the Habsburg collections. It displays major works by Bruegel, Vermeer, Rubens and Titian, and has a large Egyptian and Near Eastern collection.
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Lake Neusiedl
The largest steppe lake in Central Europe, shared between Burgenland in Austria and Hungary, where it is called Lake Fertő. It is very shallow and fringed by reed beds, which draw migrating birds, windsurfers and cyclists, and it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
Austria by state and province
- Vienna44 stamps
- Salzburg15 stamps
- Lower Austria12 stamps
- Styria12 stamps
- Tyrol11 stamps
- Upper Austria10 stamps
- Carinthia5 stamps
- Burgenland4 stamps
- Vorarlberg1 stamp
Collecting in Austria
Does LOQAH have stamps in Austria?
Yes. 114 places in Austria have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Altaussee Salt Mine, Dürnstein Castle Ruins, Eggenberg Palace. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in Austria?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my Austria stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under Austria on your shelf.
I have been to Austria before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Austria and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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