 |
Austria
Guides, Tours |
| Short Information | Capital: Vienna
Language: German
Currency: Euro (EUR) | |
|
 PRIVATE GUIDES OF Austria | | AIGMB - Coming from the world over, our guides : French, British, Germans, are conscious of the rare privilege of living in Chamonix, the cradle of alpinism, exploring each day a little more of this magnificent site. From our viewpoint each course is important and unique as we are well aware of just how special your time in the mountains is. | | Susanne Maurer - Hallo and welcome!We are a team of enthousiastic local guides and tour managers and your to an unforgettable Vienna and Austria experience. Be it imperial flair or modern architecture, history or culture, bustling citylife or relaxed coffeehouse atmosphere: we show you the way. | | Wolfgang Auinger - With the experience of 20 years of passionate travelling to more than 60 countries all over the world - as a tour guide as well as a private person - I started to show incoming visitors how beautiful and fascinating Austria, my own country, and Vienna, my own city is. There are 1000 unknown secrets in Vienna. |  See all private and personal guides of Austria |
| PRIVATE TOURS IN Austria | | Objective Mont Blanc 4807 M - Mont Blanc, highest peak of Europe, is without a doubt the most popular mountain in the world. Under-estimated by many, its ascent is a relatively simple snow route at the high altitude which requires a solid physical condition necessary for the 10/12 hours of effort at high altitude. | | Mountaineering Glacier trek - The Mont Blanc glaciersTwo three day walking tours, discover the heart of the Mont Blanc massif. Easy walks, ascend on foot the large glaciers mer de Glace, Argentière, Vallue Blanche. | | Salzburg & Salzkammergut: 2 days out of Vienna - If you stay 4 DAYS IN VIENNA you can see quite a lot. We suggest: Day 1: like already described in "Vienna:Cutural & Culinary Highlights" Day 2+3: will be described here Day 4: full day free in Vienna for shoppimg, museum tours, etc, as you personally prefer it. | | Vienna: Cultural & Culinary Highlights in 1 day - It will be a very comfortable walking tour and we pass all the major highlights o Old Vienna and the city center:Starting in the ancient Greek Quarter who will get an idea who Vienna looked like in the Middle Ages. It was a v narrow but busy trade center on the Danube river. | | Wachau - Wine, water and culture describe this picturesque valley of the Danube, situated 80 km to the west of Vienna and listed as a “cultural heritage site” by the UNESCO. Here you still find old myths and legends, centuries old vineyards and authentic “heurigen” (= wine taverns). | | See all private and personal tours in Austria |
| General details about Austria |  CAPITAL CITY OF Austria: Vienna
LANGUAGE OF Austria: German
CURRENCY OF Austria: Euro (EUR)
COMMENTS ABOUT Austria: Austria is a land-locked alpine country in Central Europe
Cities :Vienna (capital), Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg
Best Places : Zell am See, Kaprun, Wörthersee, Bodensee, St. Anton
Electricity : 230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code : +43
Time Zone : UTC +1
CLIMATE OF Austria: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
RELIGION OF Austria: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 0.1%, none 17.4%
POPULATION OF Austria: 8,174,762 (July 2004 est.) German 88.5%, indigenous minorities 1.5% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma), recent immigrant groups 10% (includes Turks, Bosnians, Serbians, Croatians) (2001)
HISTORY OF Austria: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrian's have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Austria: Austria, with its well-developed market economy and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Membership in the EU has drawn an influx of foreign investors attracted by Austria's access to the single European market and proximity to EU aspirant economies. Slow growth in Germany and elsewhere in the world held the economy to 0.7% growth in 2001, 1.4% in 2002, and again less than 1% in 2003. However, recent data signal that the recovery has started. The government estimates economic growth in 2004 of 1.7-2.1% and of 2.5% in 2005. The government is planning a EURO 500 billion income tax cut in 2004, though some economists doubt it will have stimulative effects in 2004, because it will be offset by higher health insurance contributions and higher taxes on energy. For 2005, Austria plans a tax cut of EURO 2.5 billion and harmonization of the various pension schemes. To meet increased competition from both EU and Central European countries, particularly the new EU members, Austria will need to emphasize knowledge-based sectors of the economy, continue to deregulate the service sector, and lower its tax burden. A key issue is the encouragement of much greater participation in the labor market by its aging population.
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Home
