A week in Austria

Seven days across Austria: Sankt Pölten, Vienna, Bratislava, Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Sankt Pölten

One day in Sankt Pölten, Austria

KlangturmMuseum · On the map
Museum NiederösterreichMuseum · 0.1 km on from Klangturm · On the map
St. Pölten synagogueMuseum · 0.3 km on from Museum Niederösterreich · On the map
St. Pölten domeCathedral · 0.3 km on from St. Pölten synagogue · On the map
Museum am Dom St. PöltenMuseum · 0.1 km on from St. Pölten dome · On the map

5 stops, about 0.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Vienna

One day in Vienna, Austria

Imperial CryptMonument · On the map
Academy of Fine Arts ViennaMuseum · 0.6 km on from Imperial Crypt · On the map
Secession BuildingMuseum · 0.1 km on from Academy of Fine Arts Vienna · On the map
BelvederePalace · 1.3 km on from Secession Building · On the map
BelvedereMuseum · 0.2 km on from Belvedere · On the map
Heeresgeschichtliches MuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Belvedere · On the map

6 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Bratislava

One day in Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava CastleCastle · On the map
St. Martin's Cathedral, BratislavaCathedral · 0.4 km on from Bratislava Castle · On the map
Slovak National GalleryMuseum · 0.4 km on from St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava · On the map
Slovak National MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Slovak National Gallery · On the map
Bratislava City MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Slovak National Museum · On the map
Grassalkovich PalacePalace · 0.6 km on from Bratislava City Museum · On the map

6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Graz

One day in Graz, Austria

SchlossbergPark · On the map
Castle of GrazCastle · 0.6 km on from Schlossberg · On the map
Graz CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Castle of Graz · On the map
Styrian ArmouryMuseum · 0.3 km on from Graz Cathedral · On the map
Universalmuseum JoanneumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Styrian Armoury · On the map
Kunsthaus GrazMuseum · 0.4 km on from Universalmuseum Joanneum · On the map

6 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Linz

One day in Linz, Austria

FührermuseumMuseum · On the map
New Cathedral, LinzCathedral · 1.2 km on from Führermuseum · On the map
Old Cathedral, LinzCathedral · 0.6 km on from New Cathedral, Linz · On the map
Oberösterreichisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Old Cathedral, Linz · On the map
Lentos Art MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum · On the map
Ars Electronica CenterMuseum · 0.4 km on from Lentos Art Museum · On the map

6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Salzburg

One day in Salzburg, Austria

Hohensalzburg FortressMuseum · On the map
Salzburg CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Hohensalzburg Fortress · On the map
Salzburg MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Salzburg Cathedral · On the map
ResidenzplatzSquare · 0.1 km on from Salzburg Museum · On the map
Mozart's birthplaceMuseum · 0.3 km on from Residenzplatz · On the map
Museum der Moderne SalzburgMuseum · 0.4 km on from Mozart's birthplace · On the map

6 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Innsbruck

One day in Innsbruck, Austria

Ambras CastleMuseum · On the map
Chamber of Art and Curiosities, Ambras CastleMuseum · 0.1 km on from Ambras Castle · On the map
Landesgedächtnisstätte TummelplatzMonument · 0.6 km on from Chamber of Art and Curiosities, Ambras Castle · On the map
Soldatenfriedhof AmrasMonument · 0.4 km on from Landesgedächtnisstätte Tummelplatz · On the map

4 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.

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Photo credits

Klangturm: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum Niederösterreich: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Pölten synagogue: Thomas Ledl, CC BY 4.0
St. Pölten dome: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum am Dom St. Pölten: Manuela Rechberger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Imperial Crypt: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0
Secession Building: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Belvedere: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Belvedere: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Bratislava Castle: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava: Helix84, CC BY-SA 3.0
Slovak National Gallery: MelchiorSK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Slovak National Museum: Mister No, CC BY 3.0
Bratislava City Museum: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Grassalkovich Palace: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Schlossberg: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle of Graz: E.mil.mil, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Graz Cathedral: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner, CC BY-SA 2.5
Styrian Armoury: E.mil.mil, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Universalmuseum Joanneum: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
Kunsthaus Graz: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner, CC BY-SA 2.5
New Cathedral, Linz: Dein Freund der Baum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Cathedral, Linz: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum: HG, CC BY 2.0 at
Lentos Art Museum: Otto Normalverbraucher, CC BY-SA 2.0 at
Ars Electronica Center: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
Hohensalzburg Fortress: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Salzburg Cathedral: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0
Salzburg Museum: Peterburg23, CC BY 3.0
Residenzplatz: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mozart's birthplace: Andreas Stiasny, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Museum der Moderne Salzburg: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
Ambras Castle: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chamber of Art and Curiosities, Ambras Castle: Daderot, Public domain
Landesgedächtnisstätte Tummelplatz: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
Soldatenfriedhof Amras: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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