tour | Talk to me about Austria

Well, when you already live in Austria and you think you have pretty much seen already everything there is to see (although we say that this is doubtful, very doubtful) what to do, where to go when the ‘Wanderlust’ takes a hold of you?

Austria’s surrounding countries of course :)!

At this point we want to emphasize that this website is not only solely about Austria, but it is more about how it is to grow up in Austria. What impressions and experiences have shaped us? What do typical Austrians do in the course of their lives, where do locals go on vacation, and so on and so on? You see we believe that where you were born, and where and how you grew up is part of you and part of your culture and it shapes you into the person you are today. We are not staying that people cannot change and, of course, there are exceptions to the rule. After all, the opinions posted on this website are ours alone, the ones of the TTMAA team. Nevertheless, we truly believe that it becomes more and more important to learn about where we all come from, to emphasize and be passionate about learning from each other, that way we take a further step towards understanding each other and with that, we will be better prepared to solve the challenges of the future, of a world that truly turns into a village.

But now enough with the philosophizing :). So, throughout the next few months we are going to post about nice weekend or even day trips you can do while living, studying and working in Austria to the surrounding European countries.

And just thinking about what we want to share with you guys now, makes our hearts grow fonder and we sigh wholeheartedly.

One of our fondest adolescent memories is touring Italy after we finished high school. Pretty much all of us Austrian’s do it at some point and we are very fond of the Italian food. But to get back to the subject, not far from the Southern border of Austria there is a castle on top of a hill right above the crashing waves of the Adriatic Sea. The Castle Miramare.

Miramare was once owned actually by part of the Austrian empirical family, even though after the city of Triest has gained its independence (together with the rest of Italy) it is now owned by the city of Triest.

The castle is actually only 4 and a half hours by car from Vienna through Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia (which is the perfect opportunity to check out also this beautiful capital city). Kind of the same distance like when you would be driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Entrance is free and you will only have to pay for parking. And after visiting one our most favorite castles in the world, you can take a dip into the ocean and then end a perfect day by eating at one of the many delicious Italian Restaurants along the promenade.

And now, check out the pictures from the road trip we took 2 years ago. Enjoy!