Car hire Austria

With the spectacular Alps as a backdrop, Austria has long been popular with those who love to spend their holidays outdoors. Austria is especially popular as a winter sports destination, featuring some of the world's best ski slopes and ice rinks. Situated in central Europe, the country has clean, crisp mountain air intense natural beauty. This is a stunning country to explore, with cheap Austria car hire making journeys fun and straightforward.

Tourists who enjoy ice-based sports such as skiing and snowboarding will travel to Austria in the winter months. However, people who enjoy spending their time hiking and at the beach will find that Austria is also a picturesque summer destination.

Vienna is by far Austria's most famous city, featuring a whole host of spectacular buildings to explore. The summer and winter palaces of Schloss Schonbrunn and Hofburg Palace are perhaps the best known, while visitors to St Stephen's Cathedral might be treated to a performance by the Vienna Boys Choir.

When it comes to eating, Austria has plenty of delicious dishes to try such as knöde – sweet or savoury dumplings. Most Austrian main courses come with potatoes and some sort of meat or fish, delicately flavoured. Perhaps the most famous dish is wiener schnitzel, which is a fried veal escalope in bread crumbs.

Sweden is full of interesting daytrip destinations by car hire in Austria such as the university cities of Uppsala and Umeå. Uppsala is located on the banks of a pretty river and is a good place for shopping and eating out in one of the many restaurants. Surrounded by natural beauty, Umeå is a good place for spending time in the fresh air and exploring by hiking and cycling.