Wandering Well · Country

Austria.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Mauterndorf, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Mauterndorf

Austria

A compact Alpine village in Austria's Salzburg region, where traditional timber-and-plaster houses spread across a green valley floor beneath forested peaks,…

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Admont, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Admont

Austria

Admont Abbey, a monastery founded in 1074, anchors this little Styrian village set in the valley of the Enns River within Gesäuse National Park.

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Judenburg, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Judenburg

Austria

Photogenic compact town on the Mur river in Styria's mountain terrain, Judenburg carries a medieval trading history visible in the burgher houses and churche…

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Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Austria
Silver
Wine country

Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

Austria

A modest market town in Austria's Salzkammergut region, sitting at the water's edge in mountain terrain with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills.

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Ladis, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Ladis

Austria

A small Tyrolean village in Austria's Landeck district known since the Middle Ages for its sulphur and sour springs, Ladis also draws visitors for ski touris…

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Frohnleiten, Austria
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Frohnleiten

Austria

A compact Styrian town where pastel-fronted historic buildings and a prominent church rise directly above a broad river, backed by forested hills and served…

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Friesach, Austria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Friesach

Austria

Claimed as the oldest town in Carinthia, Friesach dates to at least 860 and retains a well-preserved medieval centre — including a town wall and a water-fill…

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Kufstein, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Kufstein

Austria

Kufstein Fortress, first mentioned in the 13th century, dominates this photogenic Tyrolean town on the River Inn, flanked by the Brandenberg Alps and the Kai…

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Mondsee, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Mondsee

Austria

A modest lakeside town in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut region, Mondsee is best known for the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose church served as the wedding loca…

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Murau, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Murau

Austria

Compact Austrian town where a Gothic church and a hilltop manor anchor a dense cluster of orange-roofed buildings along a fast-flowing river, backed by fores…

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Persenbeug, Austria
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Persenbeug

Austria

Persenbeug sits on the bank of the Danube in Lower Austria, anchored by a listed castle that rises above the river.

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Mayrhofen, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Mayrhofen

Austria

This well-known ski resort in Austria's Zillertal, Mayrhofen sits in the Ziller river valley in Tyrol and serves as the main base for alpine skiing across th…

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Imst, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Imst

Austria

Heritage-dense modest town on the River Inn in western Tyrol, Imst sits close to the mountains with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding area and a café and…

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Traunkirchen, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Traunkirchen

Austria

This pocket-sized Upper Austrian village sits directly on the Traunsee lake, surrounded by mountain terrain, with several historic churches and a handful of…

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Bischofshofen, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Bischofshofen

Austria

A little Austrian town in the Salzburg state's St.

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Maria Saal, Austria
Bronze
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Maria Saal

Austria

A pilgrimage village in Carinthia, Austria, known above all for its Marian church, which draws visitors to the historic Zollfeld plain — a wide valley of the…

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Wattens, Austria
Bronze
Wine country

Wattens

Austria

Wattens, a little market town in Tyrol's Innsbruck-Land district, is best known as the home of Swarovski, the Austrian crystal glass company.

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Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Oberndorf bei Salzburg

Austria

"Silent Night" was first performed in Oberndorf bei Salzburg in 1818, at the Nikolauskirche, making this tiny Austrian town on the River Salzach a draw for a…

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Laxenburg, Austria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Laxenburg

Austria

This compact Austrian village south of Vienna is best known for the Laxenburg castles and their surrounding park, which served as the Habsburg monarchs' most…

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Lienz, Austria
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Lienz

Austria

A heritage-dense medieval town in East Tyrol, Austria, Lienz sits at the confluence of the Isel and Drau rivers with a well-preserved historic centre, an unu…

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Deutschlandsberg, Austria
Gold
Wine country

Deutschlandsberg

Austria

A small Styrian town in Austria's southern wine country, Deutschlandsberg sits close to the Slovenian border and a short drive from Graz, with a café and res…

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Liezen, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Liezen

Austria

A modest district capital on the River Enns in Styria, Liezen serves as the economic and administrative hub of Austria's largest district by area.

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Zell am See, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Zell am See

Austria

Sitting directly on the shores of a deep alpine lake in the Austrian state of Salzburg, Zell am See pairs year-round mountain sports — anchored by the Zell a…

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Sillian, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Sillian

Austria

This tiny market town in Austria's East Tyrol sits in the upper Pustertal valley near the western edge of the region, at over a thousand metres elevation, an…

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Attnang-Puchheim, Austria
Bronze
Relaxing family getaways

Attnang-Puchheim

Austria

This small town in Upper Austria's Vöcklabruck district where the Westbahn and Salzkammergut railway lines cross, giving it good rail connections to the surr…

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Eggenburg, Austria
Silver
Wine country

Eggenburg

Austria

This compact Lower Austrian town where a broad historic main square, red-tile baroque facades, a twin-towered Gothic church, and rolling vineyard country bey…

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Ybbsitz, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Ybbsitz

Austria

Village in Lower Austria's Amstetten district, Ybbsitz sits along the Niederösterreichische Eisenstraße — the historic Iron Road — and carries a long traditi…

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Riegersburg, Austria
Bronze
Wine country

Riegersburg

Austria

This small Austrian village in the wine country of southeastern Styria, set among hills with scenic viewpoints and a café scene that punches above its size.

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Rattenberg, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Rattenberg

Austria

Austria's smallest city sits on the Inn River in Tyrol, and its compact historic centre — dense with listed buildings, churches, and cafés — punches well abo…

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Trautenfels, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Trautenfels

Austria

A tiny Austrian hamlet in Styria's upland country, with flower-draped timber houses, a white church steeple rising against cloud-wrapped peaks, and access to…

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Landeck, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Landeck

Austria

Small Tyrolean city at the confluence of mountain rivers in Austria's Upper Inn Valley, Landeck sits at the gateway to one of the country's most tourism-inte…

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Oetz, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Oetz

Austria

Modest Tyrolean village at the foot of Acherkogel mountain in Austria's Ötztal valley, Oetz sits alongside the Ötztaler Ache river and offers scenic viewpoin…

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Scharnitz, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Scharnitz

Austria

This Tyrolean village on the German border that serves as the western gateway to the Hinterau valley, where the river Isar has its source.

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Virgen, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Virgen

Austria

A mountain village in the Virgen valley of east Tyrol, set within the High Tauern National Park and repeatedly recognised as the most beautiful municipality…

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Dornbirn, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Dornbirn

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet · Austria

Vorarlberg's largest city, Dornbirn sits in Austria's westernmost state with a walkable centre dense with listed historic buildings, cafés, and churches.

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St. Gilgen, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

St. Gilgen

Austria

This lakeside village on Lake Wolfgang in Austria's Salzkammergut region draws visitors with mountain views, a strong café and restaurant scene for its size,…

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Zell am Ziller, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Zell am Ziller

Austria

A little Tyrolean village in Austria's Zillertal with a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size, several churches, and a strong visual profile a…

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Nauders, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Nauders

Austria

High-altitude village in the Austrian Tyrol where mountain terrain, scenic viewpoints, and a notable cluster of churches make it a compact but rewarding dest…

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Hartkirchen, Austria
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Hartkirchen

Austria

Yellow baroque church with a dark onion-dome tower anchors this compact Upper Austrian village, set among gently rolling hills and close to the Danube, with…

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Korneuburg, Austria
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Korneuburg

Austria

This heritage-dense tiny town on the Danube a short distance northwest of Vienna, Korneuburg pairs a colourful main square — dominated by a neo-Gothic town h…

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Matrei am Brenner, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Matrei am Brenner

Austria

This pocket-sized Tyrolean village on the Sill river, south of Innsbruck, with a striking number of churches for its size and scenic mountain surrounds.

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Ellmau, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Ellmau

Austria

This year-round resort village in the Wilder Kaiser mountains of Tyrol, Ellmau sits within the Ski Welt skiing area and offers hiking, mountain biking, and c…

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Tamsweg, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Tamsweg

Austria

At over 1,000 metres elevation, Tamsweg is the highest-situated district administrative centre in Austria — a little market town in the Salzburg Lungau regio…

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Gmunden, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Gmunden

Austria

Lakeside town in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut region, Gmunden sits on the northern shore of the Traunsee with mountain views, a walkable centre dense with l…

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Jenbach, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Jenbach

Austria

A compact Tyrolean market town of red-tile rooftops and a prominent church spire, Jenbach sits in a broad Alpine valley with upland country close at hand and…

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Mariazell, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Mariazell

Austria

Austria's most significant Catholic pilgrimage site, Mariazell is a small Styrian mountain village whose Basilica of the Nativity of Mary houses a lime-wood…

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Wenns, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Wenns

Austria

A village in Austria's Pitztal valley, Wenns sits along the Pitze river and is home to the oldest farmhouse in Tyrol — the Stamserhaus, around 700 years old.

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Kennelbach, Austria
Silver
Wine country

Kennelbach

Austria

This small village on the water in Vorarlberg's Bregenz district, Kennelbach sits close to mountains and scenic viewpoints, with vineyards nearby and a handf…

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Fulpmes, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Fulpmes

Austria

Small market town in Austria's Stubaital valley, Fulpmes has served as the iron-working centre of the valley for generations and sits at the base of the Schl…

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Schruns, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Schruns

Austria

This little Austrian market town in the Montafon valley of Vorarlberg sits alongside water with mountain scenery on all sides, including the Zimba peak to th…

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Bad Aussee, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Bad Aussee

Austria

This spa town at the confluence of the three source streams of the Traun River, Bad Aussee sits at the heart of the Styrian Salzkammergut in the Austrian Alp…

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Innere Stadt, Austria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Innere Stadt

Austria

Vienna's historic first district, the Innere Stadt, is the old city core enclosed by the Ringstraße — the grand boulevard that follows the line of the former…

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Retz, Austria
Bronze
Wine country

Retz

Weinviertel · Austria

A compact Austrian market town in the Weinviertel wine region, Retz centres on a broad cobblestone square dominated by a tall baroque clock tower, surrounded…

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Pfunds, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Pfunds

Austria

Tiny Tyrolean village in Austria's Landeck district, Pfunds sits at the water's edge close to the Swiss border and the tripoint with Italy, with scenic mount…

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Wörgl, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Wörgl

Austria

Known internationally for the "Miracle of Wörgl" — a 1930s local currency experiment credited with reviving the town's economy during the Great Depression —…

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Schwaz, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Schwaz

Austria

A heritage-dense little town in Tyrol's lower Inn valley, Schwaz was Austria's second-largest city after Vienna during the Middle Ages, when silver mining dr…

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Garsten, Austria
Silver
Mountain villages

Garsten

Austria

This small Upper Austrian market village on the water is best known for the former Garsten Abbey, a heritage landmark that now serves as a prison — an unusua…

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Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Gold
Mountain villages

Spittal an der Drau

Austria

A modest Carinthian town in western Austria where several alpine valleys converge — the Drau, Lieser, and Möll among them — Spittal an der Drau has a café an…

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Schoppernau, Austria
Bronze
Mountain villages

Schoppernau

Austria

A modest winter-sports village in the Bregenzerwald region of Vorarlberg, Austria, set along the Bregenzer Ach river in the upper reaches of the valley.

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Niederottensheim, Austria
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Niederottensheim

Austria

A compact Austrian market town on the Danube, its broad main square framed by colorful historic facades, a Gothic church with a tall spire, and a Marian colu…

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More places in Austria below the top of the list — pagination coming.