Studies Abroad: Salzburg - Suggested Student Trips

In Austria

Salzburg

The UP library has new guidebooks available to students to check out for country-specific research before they leave for their study abroad destination. 
Austria Guidebook

Go by bus (or bike)

• Gaisberg
  • mountain located within in Salzburg
  • hiking, biking, cross country skiing
• Untersberg
  • cable car, downhill ski run (for experienced skiers only), biking, hiking, and great views
  • mountain just south of the city
• Hellbrunn and the Salzburg Zoo
  • trick fountains, zoo, beautiful park (jogging, cross country skiing)

Go by train

• Hohe Tauern National Park
  • amazing hiking opportunities and beautiful scenery
• Werfen Ice Caves
  • guided tour through the natural ice caves
  • open from the beginning of May to the end of October
• Vienna
  • capital of Austria
  • coffee houses, art museums, and architecture
• Innsbruck
  • capital of the the province of Tirol
  • known for its beautiful alpine scenery and great ski areas
• Graz
  • capital of the province of Styria
  • Culture Capital of Europe in 2003
• Bregenz
  • capital of the province Vorarlberg
  • on the shores of the beautiful Bodensee

Germany

• Berchtesgaden
  • impressive mountain panorama and great hiking
  • one hour out of Salzburg by train
• Munich
  • shopping, museums, soccer games, Oktoberfest
  • less than two hours by train from Salzburg
• Rothenburg
  • quaint, walled medieval town
  • known as the Christmas town because of its Christmas stores and museum
• Berlin
  • capital of Germany
  • city of history, culture, and modernity
• Cologne
  • impressive Gothic Cathedral
  • vibrant and colorful Carnival celebrations around Easter

Switzerland

• Zürich
  • urban city with both designer stores and medieval cobblestone backstreets
  • situated on a lake
• Lucerne
  • small picturesque town on the shores of a lake and at the foot of Mt. Pilatus
  • one hour from Zurich

Italy

• Cinque terre
  • five small villages connected by footpaths along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
  • beautiful natural landscape and colorful towns
• Venice
  • the city built on water
  • St. Mark’s Cathedral

Hungary

• Budapest
  • major city of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, rivaling Vienna at the turn of the century
  • a vibrant cosmopolitan city that arose from the ashes of a communist regime

Czech Republic

• Prague
  • in the heart of Bohemia
  • center of culture, history, and architecture, awarded “European metropolis of culture in 2000”

Poland

• Krakow
  • near Auschwitz
  • lively market in the Cloth Hall selling handmade crafts and traditional items

Denmark

• Copenhagen
  • home of Hans Christian Anderson and the Little Mermaid
  • modern capital of Scandinavia

United Kingdom

• London
  • ballets, operas, concerts, and theater shows
  • National Gallery art museum and the British museum

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