Relaxing family getaways in Austria off the beaten path.
Less-touristed family getaways in Austria, for travelers seeking fewer crowds but all the beauty.
Gmundner Keramik pottery has been made in Gmunden since the town was a fashionable Habsburg-era retreat, and that same unhurried tempo carries across all nine picks here. From the Franzensburg castle set on the water in Laxenburg's park to the Sound of Music wedding church in Mondsee, the destinations on this list reward slow mornings and easy afternoons — St. Gilgen, Zell am See, and Lochau among them.
Mondsee
A modest lakeside town in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut region, Mondsee is best known for the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose church served as the wedding loca…
Laxenburg
This compact Austrian village south of Vienna is best known for the Laxenburg castles and their surrounding park, which served as the Habsburg monarchs' most…
Zell am See
Sitting directly on the shores of a deep alpine lake in the Austrian state of Salzburg, Zell am See pairs year-round mountain sports — anchored by the Zell a…
Attnang-Puchheim
This small town in Upper Austria's Vöcklabruck district where the Westbahn and Salzkammergut railway lines cross, giving it good rail connections to the surr…
St. Gilgen
This lakeside village on Lake Wolfgang in Austria's Salzkammergut region draws visitors with mountain views, a strong café and restaurant scene for its size,…
Gmunden
Lakeside town in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut region, Gmunden sits on the northern shore of the Traunsee with mountain views, a walkable centre dense with l…
Spittal an der Drau
A modest Carinthian town in western Austria where several alpine valleys converge — the Drau, Lieser, and Möll among them — Spittal an der Drau has a café an…
Lochau
This little Lake Constance town in Austria's westernmost state of Vorarlberg, Lochau sits at the water's edge with vineyards nearby and a central core of caf…
Neusiedl am See
Sitting on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl in Austria's Burgenland province, this compact town offers direct access to one of Central Europe's most disti…