The third largest city in Austria, located in the north-west of the country on the banks of the Danube River, the capital of the Upper Austria.
Linz is one of the few cities in Nazi Germany that escaped complete destruction during the Second World War bombings. In terms of the number of architectural monuments, it is difficult for Linz to compete with Salzburg or Vienna, but this industrial city was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture in 2009, and its bargaining is contemporary art and the bet on new technologies.
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Tourist centers
Linz City Tourist Board is located next to the railway station. train station Hauptplatz. Schedule of work:
- October-April, Mon-Sat 09: 00-17: 00, on Sun and on holidays 10: 00-17: 00;
- May-September, Mon-Sat 09: 00-19: 00, on Sun and on holidays 10: 00-19: 00.
How to get to Linz
Linz Airport Blue Danube, located 10 km from the city, takes flights from Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Zurich. There are daily flights to London Stansted Airport. Regular shuttles are organized at the airport (cost about 3 EUR, travel time 20 min). A taxi to the airport will cost 25-30 EUR. If you want, you can fly to a more convenient airport in Vienna, then get on the train.
Linz is also an important railway junction connecting Vienna (cost 27, 9 EUR, travel time 2 hours) and Salzburg (19, 9 EUR, 1 h 20 min). Linz also has a railway. communication with Prague (58 EUR, 5 hours)
CK Shuttle company organizes a bus service between Linz and Cesky Krumlov. The cost in both directions - 16 EUR. The journey time is 1 hour 30 minutes. Ferries from Passau to Germany (22 EUR, 7 hours) and Vienna (52 EUR one way, 11 hours 30 minutes) arrive to the Schiffsstation boat station.
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Climate
Overcast + 7 ° C in the day - 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain + 9 ° C in the afternoon + 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain + 6 ° C in the afternoon + 3 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast for Linz for 10 days | ||
| Average th temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | dec | |
| day | + 1 | + 3 | + 8 | + 13 | + 18 | + 23 | + 25 | + 25 | +19 | + 13 | + 5 | + 2 |
| at night | - 2 | - 1 | + 2 | + 6 | + 11 | + 14 | + 15 | + 15 | + 11 | + 7 | + 3 | - 1 |
The climate is temperate continental. Winters are mild with frequent snowfalls. The coldest month is January with a temperature of -14 ° C. In summer it is usually warm and sunny. The hottest months are July and August with a temperature of about +20 ° C.
Transport Linz
There is a ramified network of buses and trams in the city. In the evening, passenger service on some routes is terminated, or is performed with a rare frequency. The cost of the ticket for one trip is 1, 6 EUR, the daily travel costs 3, 2 EUR, travel for a week - 10, 7 EUR. Tickets can be purchased at street vending machines or tobacco kiosks. Drivers of buses and trams do not sell tickets.
Напрокат
The city is preferable to travel by public transport, but if you want to see the sights of Upper Austria, it is better to rent a car. Free parking in the city is located along the street Obere Donaulände. In Linz, there are representations of many international companies: Avis (Flughafenstrasse 1), Denzel Drive (Bahnhofplatz 3-6), Hertz (Bürgerstrasse), LaudaMotion (office near the train station Hauptbahnhof).
You can rent a bicycle in rental Donau Touristik, located on the street Lederergasse 4-12 for 10 EUR per day. The rental office is open from 08:00 to 17:30 from Monday to Thursday and to 16:30 on Friday
Shopping
The main shopping street of the city is Landstrase. The Arkade shopping center, located on Landstrasse 12, is open Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 18:00, on Saturdays from 09:00 to 17:00.
From November to March in front of the New Town Hall in Linz Flehmarkte flea market opens. Working hours from 07:00 to 14:00.
Entertainment, excursions and sights of Linz
In the Old Town the main square of Hauptplatz, the largest medieval square of the country, is of interest; the Holy Trinity Column, the building of the old Town Hall, built in 1513 in the Gothic style - now a museum about the history of the city. Not far from the main square are the Old Cathedral, founded in 1678 in the Baroque style; New cathedral in the Neo-Gothic style; St. Martyr's Church 799
On the banks of the Danube River is the Linzer Schloss, a medieval castle that for eight years was the residence of Frederick III. A museum was opened for visitors in the castle. The Landhaus castle built in 1571 is also noteworthy.
In Linz, there are also ultramodern buildings - a Brucknerhaus concert hall in the Art Nouveau style with a glass facade; the Lentos Art Museum is one of the largest Austrian museums of modern art and the Ars Electronica electronic art center
After climbing the Pöstlingberg mountain, an old tram line built in 1898, you can visit the pilgrimage church of Wallfahrtsbasilika. From the Nibelungenbrücke bridge, you can see beautiful views of both banks of the Danube River
Linz Zoo has become home to more than 800 animals. The zoo is open from 09:00 to 18:00 from April to October and from 09:00 to 16:00 from November to March. The entrance fee is 4 EUR. In Linz, you can also ride a train, designed in the form of a mythological animal - a dragon, in fairy-tale places full of gnomes. The railway track runs through tunnels in the heart of the Pöstlingberg Mountain. The fare is 4, 5 EUR. You can ride through fabulous tunnels from the beginning of March to the end of October.
Events
In April Linz meets the annual Crossing Europe Film Festival, in July - the international festival Pflasterspektakel, when the streets of the city are full of clowns, acrobats and mimes. In September in Linz is the music festival Cloud of Sounds. Also of interest are the open-air festival Linz Festival and the annual festival of electronic art Ars Electronica
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