LINZ
 CULTURAL CAPITAL OF EUROPE 2009

Classic guided walking tour if you have only little time
Karolingian Martin-Church, old middleaged town-centre
Barocque mainsquare with Trinity Column and
Renaissance townhall, "New" gothic cathedral, modern cultural mile.

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Bustour with additional viewpoint Freinberg, our landmark Pöstlingberg, modern Linz
Monastry St.Florian: Juwel of the Barocque, where the world famous composer Anton Bruckner played his favourite organ.
Abbey Wilhering: Outstanding Rokoko church

 

 

 

Situated in a bending of the river Danube (celtic Lentos) Linz is surrounded by the smooth hills called "Mühlviertel". Linz was founded as a trading place. In the Middleages Linz became an important, international well known merchant town and later a growing industrial centre. Nowadays Linz has also changed to a remarkable Cultural City with many representative modern buildings like the music hall "Brucknerhaus" , the modern gallery "Lentos" and the new "Ars Electronic Centre".