Austria's largest industrial city (200 000 pop.) kept in the Old City and surrounding much of the unexpected charm of past days. Linz is on the floor of an old Roman fort built. Johannes Kepler calculated the planet railways, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Linz Symphony.

Alter Dom The jesuit church of St. Ignatius is the most impressive baroque building of the city. Domgasse 3

Hauptplatz The 220 m long and 60 m wide square with the numerous baroque and rococo facades is one of the most beautiful places in Central Europe. At center stage is the 20-meter-high Baroque Trinity Column, the symbol of the city.

Landhaus The Upper Austrian government and the parliament have their headquarters in a beautiful renaissance palace. Klosterstr. 11

Neuer Dom The neo-Gothic Basilica of Immaculate Conception, the largest church in Austria, is reminiscent of the Vienna Stephansdom. The tower was originally intended to be higher than 137 m high basilica of Vienna, but after protests from Vienna they built it 3 meters lower. Baumbachstraße

Poestlingberg On the 537 m high mountain with the baroque sanctuary Seven Mary's pain leads Europe gearless steepest railway.
Trinity Column, in the middle of the Main Square. One of Austria's most attractive closed squares, there stands the 20 m high Baroque Trinity Column (completed in 1723). Carved in white marble by Sebastian Stumpfegger according to a model from Antono Beduzzi, the column bears three inscriptions

food                                                                                                                                                                            Donautal Family, good food, nice view over the Donau and the artmuseum Lentos. Obere Donaulaende.

p'aa Regarded as Austria's best restaurant for vegetarians and vegans, and for all who value ingredients from biologically controlled cultivation. Altstadt 28, sunday closed.
Gelbes Krokodil. The Yellow Crocodile is next to/a part of the Moviemento Cinema; downstairs below street level
There are many luncheonettes in the city, offering a variety of food, such as Chinese food, kebab, pizza and typical Austrian snacks such as Bratwürstel (fried sausage) with Sauerkraut, Bosner or Bosna (a special hot-dog with fried sausage and a special curry-ketchup-onion sauce), Käsekrainer (a sausage interlaid with cheese).

where to stay                                                                                                                                                              Nibelungenhof Solid and centrally located city hotel. 24 rooms. Scharitzer Str. 7.

Transportation:
plane: The Blue Danube Airport of Linz is located outside the city, but there is a bus service to Linz from the airport, which takes about 20 minutes and costs around €3. A taxi costs around €25-30.
train: Linz has hourly Intercity and Eurocity connections to Salzburg and Vienna, and from there to all important European capitals and major cities.