Austria
Austria is an alpine country as one of the most mountainous countries of Europe. Eastern Alps mountain ranges occupy 70% of its territory, chains that run from east to west and are separated by the Danube tributaries: Inn, Salzach and Enns. Plains are higher on both banks of the Danube. High mountains of Alps determine specific local climatic conditions, but Austria itself has a continental climate: winters are cold and the summers are hot and sunny.
Summer is the season with more precipitation due to strong rainfall with more lightning and heavy snowfalls in winter often register. Vienna and its surrounding areas are located in the Vienna Basin warmer and drier: the average temperature in January is -1 ° C and 20 ° C in July. In the Alps the climate is much colder. Highest peaks are covered by snow all year round.
Tourism is a branch of the economy, especially in the Alps, tourists are attracted by opportunities for skiing in winter and summer landscape beauties monatan. In the country there are over 50 ski resorts, the most famous being: St.Anton, Kitzbuhel and Innsbruck. Many visit Salzburg, in part because local attractions – city, Mozart’s Birth House – in part to the beauty of the land. Besides the big attraction is mountainous and Vienna, an important cultural center – a center of musical culture. Austria is visited by 19 million tourists annually.