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Embassies and Banks in many towns are
Consulates
open from 8am until 3pm
The embassies for all countries, (5:30pm Thursdays);
including the UK, are based in smaller branches close at
Vienna (see p344). Some larger lunchtime. All banks are
cities have consulates where closed at weekends, but
you can turn for help. cash can be obtained
from a Bankomat – ATM
machine – at any time.
Tourist Information
Railway stations and
There are many local tourist hotels should be able to
offices all over Austria, offering exchange currency.
useful advice to visitors on
accommodation, restaurants, Museums and
excursions and cultural events
(see p291). Offices are sign- Historic Monuments
posted with the white letter “i” The national list of palaces,
against a green background. castles and ruins comprises
Every province also has its own a staggering 2,000 sights, A group of sightseers admiring historic buildings
tourist information centre, and this does not even in Innsbruck
where you can turn for advice. include Austria’s countless
Tourist offices offer their churches, monasteries or Check times, special events and
services free and can abbeys. Vienna alone has arrangements for guided tours
supply free leaflets, more than 60 museums, locally. For groups of 10 people
maps and useful and Styria over 200. Of or more it is often possible to
information booklets. these only 58 are state- arrange the time of the visit in
You can plan your trip owned; the rest advance – and you may be
in advance by getting in belong to church eligible for a group discount. At
touch with travel associations, the end of a guided tour it is
agencies or the companies or customary to give a small tip.
representatives of private individuals.
Österreich Opening hours vary and Admission Prices
Werbung (the Austrian depend on the local
National Tourist Office) tourist seasons. Museums Museum entrance fees can vary
directly. For cheaper are generally open from €2 to €8. Admission to
accommodation from 10am until 4pm historic houses costs about
and information Sign of a pension or 7pm. Once a week €10–15. Children up to the age
about youth hostels, in Lofer they stay open longer, of 6 (in some museums, up to
the multilingual team some until 9pm or the age of 7) are admitted free,
at WienXtra-Jugend-Info in even midnight. Some museums and 6–15 year-olds generally
Vienna and Österreichische close for one day in the week, pay half price, as do senior
Jugend Infos for the rest of usually on Monday. citizens (60 and over). There are
Austria will provide assistance. also reductions for students.
Some museums offer family
tickets (admitting for example
Opening Hours
two adults and three children);
This guide provides the opening a few allow free admission on
times for each individual sight. a particular day in the week.
Most tourist attractions are closed An adult cinema ticket costs
for Christmas, New Year and Easter around €7–10. Some cinemas
holidays as well as the national sell tickets at lower prices at
holiday for workers, May Day. Most the beginning of the week.
businesses start work at around For theatre tickets you will
8am and close at about 4pm. On need to set aside €30–40 or
Fridays, many close early and, even more; musicals cost upwards of
if they do not, it may be hard to €40. Concert tickets start at
get anything done. Most shops are around €14. The three-day Wien-
open from Monday to Friday, 8am Karte entitles you to unlimited
to 6pm (sometimes 7:30pm) and use of all public transport
on Saturdays from 8am until 5pm facilities for 72 hours as well as
(in larger cities). Shops are closed reduced admission to some
on Sundays and public holidays, museums, and discounts in
and in the rural areas some close Signposts help visitors find the way to selected shops and restaurants.
on Wednesday afternoons. Alpine huts

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