Linz

Linz Must-Sees

Linz balances its industrial past with contemporary innovation, featuring the Ars Electronica Center's focus on new media art and the Lentos Museum's modern collection. Architectural landmarks include the 8th-century Linz Castle and the neo-Gothic St. Mary's Cathedral, the largest church in Austria. The central Hauptplatz, one of Europe's largest enclosed squares, provides access to the Pöstlingbergbahn, a steep railway ascending to a hilltop pilgrimage church and the Franz-Josefs-Warte observation tower.

Linz Castle

Castle with a dramatic history known since the 8th century now houses a provincial museum. Highlight: cast metal city model.

Ars Electronica Center

Ars Electronica Linz GmbH is an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute active in the field of new media art, founded in…

St. Mary's Cathedral

The New Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Linz, Austria.

Old Cathedral

The Old Cathedral, also called the Church of Ignatius or the Jesuit Church, is a church in Linz, Austria.

Trinity Column

The 20 meters high white marble column dominates the main square which is one of the largest squares in Europe.

Lentos Museum of Modern Art

The Lentos Art Museum is a museum of modern art in Linz, Austria, which opened in May 2003 as the successor to the Neue Galerie der Stadt…

Pöstling mountain tramway

One of the word's steepest railways goes from the Main Square to the top of Pöstlingberg.

Botanical Garden

Botanical garden with five greenhouses boasting admirable variety of exotic plants. A relaxing oasis in the middle of the city.

Franz-Josefs-Warte

An 11-meter-high observation tower constructed in 1888 on the Freinberg. It provides panoramic views of the Danube valley and the Linz city center.

Main Square

One of the largest enclosed squares in Austria, covering 13,140 square meters. It is surrounded by historic baroque buildings and serves as the city's central pedestrian hub.

Pöstlingberg church

City's landmark and an important pilgrimage centre. Dating back to the 18th century, dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary.

Bergschlößl

A baroque palace constructed between 1717 and 1718, located in the Volksgarten district. The building features a classic mansard roof and is situated within a public park.