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  1. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Tatras trip report

    by WaterhazardJack 26 May 2012

    +today I was at Werfen, Austria for the ice caves and fortress. Highly recommend both as a long day trip from Salzburg, no tour necessary.…

  2. JonMW avatar

    RE: Tatras trip report

    by JonMW 25 May 2012

    Thanks, Jack. Yeah, I don't really get art. But Spis was cool and today I was at Werfen, Austria for the ice caves and fortress. Highly…

  3. neckervd avatar

    RE: Italy - Switzerland - Austria

    by neckervd 20 April 2012

    Frommers is no reference for me. And the itinerary you found there is really silly. A somewhat intelligent trip along the mentioned itinera…

  4. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Help with a trip to Czechia and Austria

    by WaterhazardJack 05 April 2012

    +Has anyone been to Werfen castle and Ice caves? Is it worth to take day trip from Salzburg to Werfen?+ Been to the ice-caves and it's…

  5. Gabi89 avatar

    Re: Help with a trip to Czechia and Austria

    by Gabi89 05 April 2012

    Thank you all for your suggestions. Considering your suggestions, I decided to spend 3 days in Vienna (with a side trip to Bratislava)…

  6. redivan88 avatar

    Hohe Tauern National Park

    by redivan88 27 March 2012

    Hey everybody! I'm heading to Austria this summer and I wanted to go check out the Hohe Tauern National Park. My plan is to go from…

  7. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Road Trip Germany, Switz, Italy, Austria

    by marcopolko 02 March 2012

    "would the Ice caves in Werfen near Salzburg be open at the end of July?" Certainly, they are only inaccessible during the colder months…

  8. vimma01 avatar

    RE: Road Trip Germany, Switz, Italy, Austria

    by vimma01 02 March 2012

    Zurich is on the list as it seems fairly accessible from Munich, and since we wanted to take in Switzerland on this trip it seemed like…

  9. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Where to visit?

    by marcopolko 21 February 2012

    My feelings on visiting mountainous areas of Europe is that the US is full of beautiful mountain places to visit, anywhere from the Rockies…

  10. marcopolko avatar

    RE: April in Austria for 8 days - Where do I go?

    by marcopolko 02 February 2012

    Salzburg is a wonderful place to spend a week or more in the warmer part of the year as it literally sits at the doorstep of the Austrian…

  11. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Honeymoon in Salzburg and/or Innsbruck

    by marcopolko 21 January 2012

    Really no choice between the two places, Salzburg is one of my favorite cities in Europe, Innsbruck I would never revisit. It's nice…

  12. juancito1 avatar

    10 weeks Eastern and Central Europe Itinerary Help

    by juancito1 18 January 2012

    Hi All! I am in need of some of your expert advice. I have done quite a bit of research, and now just have some admittedly subjective…

  13. WaterhazardJack avatar

    RE: Salzburg to Vienna

    by WaterhazardJack 28 October 2011

    +I'd like to travel from Salzburg to Vienna and stopping at towns and sights in between worthwhile seeing and visiting places like the…

  14. neckervd avatar

    RE: Salzburg to Vienna

    by neckervd 27 October 2011

    The Eisriesenwelt is close to Werfen, south of Salzburg and NOT along the Salzburg - Vienna itinerary. http://www.eisriesenwelt.at/site/con…

  15. kofoluska avatar

    RE: Holiday in Golling an der Salzach

    by kofoluska 22 August 2011

    Thank you Franz. :) We are allready in Austria, we visited Lammerklamm, Golling waterfalls and Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. Today we…

  16. OMEGA31452 avatar

    Re: Hungary and Austria

    by OMEGA31452 02 July 2011

    {quote}Austria - quite honestly, just a day and a bit in Vienna will be enough. I can't bear the place. Choking traffic, smelly factories,…

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    RE: Rental for warm layers at ice caves, Werfen

    by BlandineForberg 17 June 2011

    A rain- and windproof jacket and at least one warm sweater (better fleece than wool) are a must-have anyway for a trip to the Alps, in…

  19. richiavo avatar

    RE: Rental for warm layers at ice caves, Werfen

    by richiavo 17 June 2011

    not really neccessary a couple of layers is fine

  20. beatingthetrack avatar

    Re: what a kid cant do!

    by beatingthetrack 23 May 2011

    Hellbrunn Castle definately - lots of water and fun. Eisriesenwelt in Werfen - ice inside wast caves (all year round, dress warm!) …

  21. beatingthetrack avatar

    Re: what a kid cant do!

    by beatingthetrack 23 May 2011

    Hellbrunn Castle definately - lots of water and fun. Eisriesenwelt in Werfen - ice inside wast caves (all year round, dress warm!) …

  22. jettison avatar

    what a kid cant do!

    by jettison 17 May 2011

    Hi! wondering if I can get some help knowing what my 2 year old shouldn't do on our 12 day trip to austria and bavaria.... Im not intereste…

  23. jettison avatar

    what a kid cant do!

    by jettison 17 May 2011

    Hi! wondering if I can get some help knowing what my 2 year old shouldn't do on our 12 day trip to austria and bavaria.... Im not intereste…

  24. emg avatar

    Ice caves and salt mines question

    by emg 03 May 2011

    I'm hoping to make it to the Ice Caves near Werfen in about 2 weeks. I've already been to Salzberg (recently) so I just want to go for…

  25. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Ice Caves or Fortress (Salzburg)

    by marcopolko 02 May 2011

    Salzburg has the large fortress Hohensalzburg right in town which you take the funicular to from the old town. Werfen has its own castle,…

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