7 unforgettable ideas for your summer holiday
A summer holiday you'll never forget: Upper Austria - turquoise lakes, picturesque mountains, green hills, vast fields, fairytale forests, idyllic villages and vibrant old towns. Make your summer holiday just the way you like it!
1. A family holiday on a farm
A summer on a farm with cows, horses, chickens, rabbits etc. - these are moments in a child's life that will remain in their memories forever. Here, children can simply be children and really let off steam. The whole family lives on the farm and learns many things for life.
And if the farm is located directly on the lake, like Alois Gaderer's organic farm on the sparkling blue Irrsee in the Salzkammergut, then the summer holiday is perfect.
2. Walk a pilgrimage or long-distance hiking trail
Go into yourself and just walk. Perhaps ponder the meaning of life or explore religious values. Upper Austria is a treasure trove for all those in search of the great outdoors.
3. A beach holiday in Austria
Yes, swimming holidays - but in Austria please! The crystal-clear lakes in the Salzkammergut are a summer Eldorado for water lovers. Here you can splash around, sail, surf, kite or dive to your heart's content. Topped off with a pinch of summer freshness - simply marvellous.
A walk along the beach promenade, a grilled fish for dinner and the sunset by the lake make this summer holiday unforgettable.
4. Cycle the Danube cycle path
The Danube Cycle Path is a classic cycle route that every keen cyclist should have completed at least once. Always along the great river, you pass fertile valleys, deep gorges and enchanting towns and cities. 330 kilometres from Passau to Vienna, or a few stages.
It's easy with an organised cycle tour, where accommodation is pre-booked and luggage is transported from hotel to hotel. Tours of different lengths are offered - from the sporty 3-day variant to leisurely pleasure tours.
5. Experience pure nature in the national park
A fairytale primeval forest. This is how the Kalkalpen National Park in south-east Upper Austria could be described in a nutshell. No wonder that lynxes, golden eagles and rare plants feel at home here on this pristine piece of land.
But the national park is also a paradise for nature-hungry human explorers. You can explore the national park on foot, by bike or accompanied by professional guides.
Trans National Park tour by mountain bike
6. With 1 PS through the Mühlviertel
The Mühlviertler Alm is well-known and popular with horse lovers. Here you can gallop on horseback over lush green hills, through picturesque forests, past rivers, farms and castle ruins. Many riding stables, well-marked riding trails and a colourful range of riding offers ensure an all-round perfect holiday for rider and horse.
The 110 km long JohannesRITT is particularly popular - a pilgrimage on horseback that can be experienced in four to five riding days.
7. Wellness holiday in the thermal spa
Let yourself be pampered once again. From head to toe. With warm thermal water, soothing massages, sauna sessions and steam baths. Maybe even add a beauty or cosmetic treatment or two. You'll feel like a new person again.
Two first-class wellness centres can be found to the west of Linz. Here you can spend heavenly holidays at the EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach with the Tropicana Therme and the Sauna Mountain Village or at the SPA Resort Therme Geinberg with the exclusive Private Spa Villas, the Caribbean Lagoon and the Oriental World.
