Austria punches well above its weight for a nation roughly the size of South Carolina. This Alpine republic serves up imperial grandeur, world-class skiing, and enough cultural density to induce mild vertigo. From Mozart’s birthplace to Freud’s consulting room, from baroque palaces to mountain peaks that scrape the sky, Austria manages to be both deeply serious about its artistic heritage and surprisingly playful about its tourist appeal. It’s a place where genius and gemütlichkeit coexist beautifully.

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