Austria

Our first tour in Austria was a bus trip from Bratislava, Slovakia to Carnuntum Archaeological Park which has a museum, exposed ruins and reconstructed buildings from a Roman legionary fortress and settlement first established in 6 AD. We then sailed to Vienna which is the capital and most populous city in Austria with a population of 2.9 million in the greater metropolitan area. It is the political, cultural and economic center of Austria. After visiting Vienna we sailed through the Wachau Valley which is a 36 kilometer (22 mi) stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems. First settled in prehistoric times, it is known for its rolling hills, vineyards, orchards monasteries, castles and ruins. Our last stop in Austria was Linz which is the capital of Upper Austria and with a population of 200,000, is Austria’s third largest city. During the Second World War the Germans built Linz into a major industrial centre and it is still one of Austria’s main economic centers. While in Linz I visited the Mauthausen Memorial on the site of the former Mauthausen Concentration Camp which has exhibits and displays detailing the slave labour and mass murder perpetrated by the German Republic between 1938 and 1945.

Slovakia

Germany

Austria

Carnuntum Archaeological Park

Vienna

Vienna Statues and Monuments

Wachau Valley

Linz

Mauthausen Concentration Camp

Mauthausen Memorial

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