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Journeys · 3 parts

Austria, September 2025

Where
Vienna, the Wachau Valley, Hallstatt and Salzburg, Austria
Travelled
6–12 September 2025
Written up
September 2025
Parts
3

Seven days in Austria, learning to slow down. I stayed in Vienna, Hallstatt and Salzburg, with a day in the Wachau Valley, and travelled between them by train.

Start from part one: Vienna and the Wachau Valley →

The stories, in order

  1. Part 1 · 6–8 September 2025 · Vienna and the Wachau Valley

    Vienna and the Wachau Valley

    The first three days of a week in Austria in September 2025, from a first walk around Stephansplatz to a day in the Wachau Valley.

    2 min read

  2. Part 2 · 9–10 September 2025 · Hallstatt and Salzburg

    Hallstatt and the rain to Salzburg

    Two wet days in the middle of a week in Austria in September 2025, with one night in Hallstatt and the train on to Salzburg.

    1 min read

  3. Part 3 · 11–12 September 2025 · Salzburg and Vienna

    Salzburg in the sun, and back to Vienna

    The last two days of a week in Austria in September 2025, with paragliding from the Gaisberg, Untersberg and Hellbrunn, then an early walk and the train back to Vienna.

    2 min read