What souvenirs to bring from Austria?

Answer Irina Zukker
Bring "edible souvenirs". Austria is famous for its wines, cheeses, apricot jams and liqueurs. The taste of oil from pumpkin seeds, which the Austrians are so proud of, is unrepeatable. Do not forget about wafers Manner and Mozartkugeln sweets. In Austria, very good coffee. And, of course, the most famous of Viennese desserts is Sacher cake.
Answer information department of "Tourism subtleties"
The choice of memorable souvenirs taken from Austria by tourists is impressive by the fact that there are a lot of offers not meeting more in any country in the world . Briefly, this is Vienna hand-made porcelain from Augarten, from which tea, coffee sets are made, as well as statuettes of horses of the Lipizzan breed - one of the symbols of the country . About Austria you will also be reminded by various products made of Swarovski crystals, juvel Frey Wille enamel handmade in limited quantities, smoking pipes of the famous Austrian pipe master Peter Mathshold, as well as any souvenirs with the image of Empress Elizabeth . There is a kind of cult of this empress in Vienna, whose portraits are painted on plates and prints, everywhere there are her busts . Also here you can buy special cow bells or, suppose, national costumes - Tyrolean dress or suede panties, Austrian scarf Trachtenschal .

yat edible souvenirs known far beyond Austria: candied violets (and candied petals of other flowers, which were the favorite delicacy of Empress Elizabeth), chocolate sweets Mozart Kuegel ("Mozart Kugel") with marzipan, pumpkin oil, Austrian chocolate Milka, Viennese wafers " Mannerstonten "(Manner) in a pink foil with the silhouette of the cathedral . @ Stefan (also sold numerous caps, T-shirts bags and t . ., kept in the style and colors of these wafers) and the famous chocolate cake with rum Sacher (Original Sacher Torte) . From drinks ite attention to Austrian wines and Riesling Eiswein from the frozen grapes, apricot brandy Marillen Schnaps (schnapps), as well as the world's only chocolate liqueur Mozart (Mozart Original Chocolate Milk chocolate, "chocolate cream"; Mozart Black Chocolate of dark chocolate; Mozart White Chocolate of white chocolate), as well as Austrian premium coffee - for example, Jubiläum or Präsident .

Experienced travelers are advised to buy any souvenirs not in souvenir shops in popular tourist places, but in local shops and supermarkets that will be significantly cheaper and more authentic

November 11, 2013

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