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![Austria: A weekend in Salzburg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Austria: A weekend in Salzburg
Will Hawkes spends 48 hours in the city of Mozart's birth and finds there's more to it than music and marzipan.
![Austria: <I>The Sound of Music</I> growing on Salzburg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Austria: <I>The Sound of Music</I> growing on Salzburg
While foreigners can quote every word of The Sound of Music in their sleep, most Austrians have never even seen it, finds Ellen Creager.
![George Michael 'improving steadily' in pneumonia battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
George Michael 'improving steadily' in pneumonia battle
Doctors treating George Michael say the singer is making progress as he recovers from pneumonia.
![Archaeologists discover Roman gladiator school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Archaeologists discover Roman gladiator school
The remarkably well-preserved underground site is the first gladiator school ever found outside Italy.
![Hunt for cow who hoofed it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hunt for cow who hoofed it
A "cow whisperer", helicopters and infrared cameras: no effort is being spared to find Austrian runaway cow Yvonne.
![Austria: New trend in old world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Austria: New trend in old world
Kate Roff discovers a rebellious streak in the quaint Austrian town of Hallstatt.
![Golf GTi: VW marks 35 of years of hot hatch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Golf GTi: VW marks 35 of years of hot hatch
Anniversary edition of niche hatch eagerly awaited
![Wine: Ready for riesling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wine: Ready for riesling
When this variety is doing its job well it can transport you to a different place.
![Good Taste:In praise of riesling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Good Taste:In praise of riesling
If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.
![Human remains thought to be from Nazi euthanasia project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Human remains thought to be from Nazi euthanasia project
Austria announced plans to exhume graves containing the remains of 220 suspected victims of Nazi Germany's infamous euthanasia programme yesterday.
![Europe: Icing on the cake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Europe: Icing on the cake
Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.
![Vienna: From Habsburg forts to chocolate tortes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vienna: From Habsburg forts to chocolate tortes
Rhiannon Batten walks and tastes her way around the Austrian capital.
![Josef Fritzl: 'I am world famous'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Josef Fritzl: 'I am world famous'
In his first interview Josef Fritzl said his dream was to "look after my wife again because she was always loyal to me."
![Don't miss: Ball Season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't miss: Ball Season
The elegant waltzes of Johann Strauss are synonymous with Vienna, and glamorous public balls are a Viennese tradition.
![Artist's special effects creation wins at World Bodypainting Champs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Artist's special effects creation wins at World Bodypainting Champs
A Kiwi designer has taken out a top spot at the World Bodypainting Championships in Austria.