Austria

Map of Austria

Vienna/Wein

• German is the language spoken.

• The Euro is their currency.

• 1 Euro = $1.17 US.

Public HolidaysNew Year's Day January 1

Epiphany January 6

Easter Monday 17 Mar

Labour Day May 1

Ascension Day May 5

Whit Monday May 16

Corpus Christi May 26

Assumption of the Virgin August 15

National Holiday October 26

All Saints' Day November 1

Immaculate Conception December 8

Christmas DayDecember

25

St. Stephen's DayDecember

26

Stephansdom (St. Stephen's

Cathedral)

Shopping in Austria• Shops generally open

at 8am or 9am and close at 6pm, many with a two hour lunch break, Monday through Friday.

• In large cities, some stores open until 7pm or later. Some supermarkets open until 7pm. On Saturdays, most shops open until 5pm.

Melk Abbey

Salzburg

• Salzburg is the home of Mozart.

•Hitler’s Hide Away is also located is OberSalzburg.

Habsburg Palace •Hitler gave a famous speech about the union between Germany and Austria March 12th 1938.

Before

After

GrossClockner(Austrian Alps)