5 days in austria

Okay -- so we are contemplating a last minute trip to Austria in a couple weeks. Our big problem is that we only have 5-6 days of vacation time. What are your suggestions on must sees --- would you stay in a different place each night and travel by train daily? We want it to be a fun relaxing trip as well..so we don%26#39;t want to cram too much into this short window. Thanks for any advice!

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Do you arrive in Vienna?

I%26#39;d visit Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt and the %26#39;Wachau%26#39; region.

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Thank You Mikey. Do you think 5 days is too short to hit those areas? We will either fly into Vienna or Salzburg. Do you recommend rail travel between the locations you suggested?

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You say that you do not wish to %26quot;cram too much %26quot; and wish a %26quot; fun and relaxing trip%26quot;

Staying in a different place every night is not my idea of what you wish to have in a vacation.

With such limited time 5-6 days , I would go to just 2 places- Vienna and Salzburg.

Perhaps using an open jaw ticket flying into one city and out of the other.

The train makes an easy transfer between the cities in about 2 1/2 hours leaving a portion of the transfer day for sightseeing.

Perhaps 3 days in vienna and 2-3 in salzburg

Using 1 day in salzburg for a trip to the lake region.

Trip Advisor offers much advice on sightseeing

also for Vienna

look to the city tourist office site

www.info.wien.at

for much sightseeing advice , hotel and restuarant info.

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