Sights in Austria
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Pfarrkirche St Stephan
This parish church combines Gothic and baroque elements, along with the wonderful 13th-century frescoed Romanesque funerary chapel.
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Wildpark
Facing the castle across the town is Ardetzenberg (631m), a heavily forested hill. At its northern end is this wildlife park, with a woodland trail and animal-friendly enclosures home to marmots, ibex and wild boar.
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Pfarrkirche St Xaver
The simple exterior of this early baroque church belies a complex interior of white walls and black-and-gold baroque altars. It was built in 1665 as a Jesuit church and today has a small Museum Sacrum with religious relics, linked by a walkway to the MuseumsCenter Leoben.
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Catacombs
The graveyard is home to the so-called catacombs7, cavelike chapels and crypts hewn out of the cliff face.
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Kunsthalle
Directly opposite the Karikaturmuseum is the town's arts centre, the Kunsthalle. Small but often unusual changing exhibitions are held here.
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Pfarrkirche St Martin
Next door to the Rotes Haus in Dornbirn, the slender Doric columns and free-standing Gothic belfry of Pfarrkirche St Martin catch your eye.
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Lehár Festival
Lehár Festival takes place every year in July and August, with stagings of his own and other composers’ works.
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Rupertinum
In the heart of the Altstadt, the Rupertinum is the sister gallery of the Museum der Moderne and is devoted to rotating exhibitions of modern art. There is a strong emphasis on graphic works and photography.
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Schatzkammer
In the upper galleries, the Schatzkammer contains votive offerings spanning six centuries, mainly naive-style paintings.
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Museum Sacrum
Museum Sacrum is linked by a walkway to the MuseumsCenter Leoben which is the cultural heart of Leoben.
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Beach Area
Obertraun has a grassy beach area with changing huts, a small waterslide, a children’s play area and boat rental.
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Kronprinzengarten
To the east of the palace is the Kronprinzengarten, a replica of the baroque garden that occupied the space around 1750.
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Liebfrauenkirche
Next to Pfarrkirche St Andreas, this rococo church has a chunky 48m belfry and an elaborately frescoed interior.
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Nationalparkhaus
The Nationalparkhaus has a small display on the ecology and staff can tell you the best places to spot local wildlife.
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Museum
Once the seat of the counts of Montfort, it now houses a small museum displaying religious art, costumes and weaponry.
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Stadtmuseum
The revamped, high-tech Stadtmuseum covers the region’s history of Iron Age/Celtic occupation and salt mining.
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Bischofskapelle
The frescoes in the Bischofskapelle, dating from around 1200, are all the more beautiful for the use of raw colours.
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Majolikahaus
Art Nouveau masterpiece by Otto Wagner, so named for the majolica tiles used to create the flowing floral motifs on the façade.
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m32
Enjoy an espresso and fabulous views on the panoramic terrace of M32, to while away the hours gazing up at the sky.
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Museum der Stadt Villach
Back in town, the Museum der Stadt Villach is a fairly unexciting museum covering local history, archaeology and medieval art.
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Schloss Rosenburg
Schloss Rosenburg is a Renaissance castle 50km north of Krems where falconry shows take place at 11am and 3pm.
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Franz Schubert’s House
Look out for this fine house on the square, where Schubert apparently found inspiration to pen the Trout Quintet.
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Rudolfsturm
This fort, built in the 13th century to protect the salt mines, today offers fine food and views from its hilltop location.
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Alpine Garden
South of the Oberes Belvedere is a small Alpine Garden, which has 3500 plant species and a bosai section.
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Pfarrkirche
The town is little more than one street of pastel-coloured houses dominated by the baroque Pfarrkirche.
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