Pictures from Austria

This is a collection of Sandalsand’s pictures from Austria. This is a short but vital representation of what the country is like from east to west.

If you look up my articles from Austria, you will also find World Heritage Sites and regular travelogues. Before you do, start with these pictures from Austria.

• Austria »
• 2002 Austria

Afterwards, find all photo galleries on Sandalsand. 

Fast facts

Learn about the country on Wikipedia. Here is an excerpt:

Austria is a country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital Vienna, the largest city and state by population. The country borders Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. It occupies a landlocked area of 83,879 km2 and has a population of roughly 9 million people.

Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy with a popularly elected president as head of state. A chancellor is the head of government and chief executive. Major urban areas include Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. Austria is consistently listed as one of the richest countries in the world by GDP per capita, one of the countries with the highest standard of living, and was also ranked 18th in the world for its Human Development Index in 2020.