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<text>
<title>
Austria: Travel
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Background Notes: Austria
Travel
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<p> Climate and clothing: Vienna's climate is similar to that of
the northeastern US; clothing needs and tastes are about the
same. Wear sweaters and light woolens during possible cool
spells in summer.
</p>
<p> Health: Local pharmacies are well stocked, and hospitals are
adequate. The US Embassy can provide a list of English-speaking
physicians and dentists in Vienna. Community health and
sanitation are similar to that in the US; the Viennese are proud
of their city's water, piped in from mountain springs.
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<p> Telecommunications: Telegraph and telephone services are
efficient. Vienna is 6 hours ahead of eastern standard time.
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<p> Transportation: Public transportation in Vienna and other
cities via bus, streetcar, and subway is good. Taxis are
available 24 hours at stands throughout Vienna. Roads are good,
though occasionally steep on alpine passes. Highways connect
Vienna with Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, and the German border.
The popular Austrian State Railway provides inexpensive service
throughout the country and connections to Eastern and Western
Europe.
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<p> Tourist attractions: Austria has a number of widely
differing tourist areas: Vienna and Salzburg; the lake and
mountain district of the Salzkammergut; the Danube Valley, known
for its vineyards, castles, and monasteries; Burgenland, the
easternmost province, centering on the Lake Neusiedler seashore;
and the Alpine Provinces, for hunting, fishing, and skiing.
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<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
July 1987.
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