Austria

DVD. 7 Days. 52 Minutes. Austria has much to offer: high mountains and alpine pastures in the west, Mediterranean lakes in the south and scenic plains in the east. A land of majestic buildings and of the rural culture and history of past centuries. For more than 300 years Vienna was the residence of the emperor and the nobility had their fine palaces built in...

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places This tour of Austria takes us from the historic towns of Stein-Krems and Salzburg to the former imperial country residence at Laxenburg, the Imperial Treasury in Vienna and the vivid contemporary architecture of Fritz Stowasser, better known as Hundertwasser. The Music The music for this tour of Austria is taken from two concertos by Mozart, his...

DVD. The Greatest Journeys on Earth. 48 Minutes. Journeys Through the Springs and Salt Mines From the thirteenth century onward the name of the city of Salzburg is synonymous with wealth, opulence and magnificence. If at first prosperity is derived from mining salt and the turquoise water of its many lakes, it also comes from the romantic spirit floating in the air of Mozart's birth...

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places In the peace treaty of 1919 the Tyrol was divided into three regions, Southern Tyrol being ceded to Italy. The Eastern Tyrol, Austrian territory, is bounded to the south by the Lienz Dolomites, with the town of Lienz the regional capital. The region is popular with summer visitors, its climate relatively mild, in spite of its...

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The tour starts in Vienna at the Christkindl Market and other Christmas scenes include the grotesque Krampus masqueraders, with St Nicholas, in Steyr. In Switzerland we see the great monastery church at Einsiedeln and in Bavaria the Abbey Church at Ottobeuren. In Austria scenes of Salzburg and its Christmas market are followed by Christmas cribs at...

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Places The journey starts in Switzerland, in the canton of Thurgau, leading from Steckborn and the Bodensee to the Rhine Falls. From Syria, in Austria, comes Hochosterwitz Castle and from Bavaria Weikersheim Castle, the latter intercut with wild life from the Austrian Assling Nature Park. The tour ends amid the strangely shaped mountains of the...

DVD. On Tour. 26 Minutes. Wachau is a World Heritage Site, a combination of cultivated landscape and the blue and mighty Danube. A boat journey on the famous river is the ideal way of observing the captivating villages and splendid wine growing terraces along its banks. The old town of Stein extends along a narrow section of the river with attractive buildings set amid atmospheric...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Carinthia is Austria's southernmost region and borders both Italy and Slovenia. It is located in the sunny heart of Europe with more than a thousand lakes plus spectacular alpine regions and numerous Celtic Roman excavation sites, medieval castles, monasteries and cathedrals. In the eastern part of Carinthia and more than a thousand metres above sea level is one of the...

DVD. 7 Days. 52 Minutes. Carinthia is Austria's southernmost region and borders both Italy and Slovenia. It's located in the sunny heart of Europe with more than a thousand lakes, plus spectacular alpine regions and numerous Celtic Roman excavation sites, mediaeval castles, monasteries and cathedrals. In the eastern part of Carinthia and more than a thousand meters above sea level is one of the region's...

DVD. The Seasoned Traveler. 30 Minutes. Every year, as Advent arrives and people's thoughts turn to the joy of Christmas, Europe repeats a tradition that is more than 500 years old. In countries from Sweden to Spain and in cities from Paris to Prague, Christmas markets are set up in town squares. The markets have become a commingling of commerce and community, selling holiday ornaments...

DVD. Cosmos Global Documentaries. 52 Minutes. Vienna was once Austria's seat of Empire, located in what is the very heart of Europe. The monumental Stefansdom is Vienna's most prominent landmark. The cathedral's three-sectioned hall with its late Romanesque western side was built at the beginning of the fourteenth century and its fa?ade was only widened later when its steep roof was also re-built. The Wiener...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Graz is the capital of Austria's federal state of Styria and in 2003 was designated as Europe's Capital City Of Culture. Indeed, due to its geographical location, for many centuries Graz has been a melting pot of culture. The Schlossberg Mountain towers above the city and in 1894 a rack railway was introduced in order to overcome the severity of...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Graz is located in the centre of Styria and is the second largest city in Austria, a town that fascinates with its southern flair, magnificent historical buildings and beautiful panoramic views. The city's main landmark is its twenty-eight metre high clock tower that was built in 1561 and is one of the few remains of an old fortress. In order...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Hallstatt is located on the shores of a sleepy Austrian lake, surrounded by high hills and the Dachstein Mountain Range. Similar to a fjord, Hallstatt Lake extends in front of the picturesque village that was one of the earliest and most unique settlements in this region. Due to the early discovery of large salt deposits in the surrounding mountains, the...

DVD. Passport to Adventure Five thousand years ago a lone traveler perished in a sudden storm on the Similaun glacier. In this episode, Mark &Julie trek across the glacier and stand in the very spot where the frozen body of the " Ice Man" was discovered. With archeologists as guides, they uncover significant clues to our Stone Age past. In the Oetz Valley Julie &Mark...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Kaprun Valley is not only famous for its splendid natural scenery where one can relax in peaceful surroundings, it is also famous for its technical achievements. For at a height of 1,600 metres and within the near impenetrable mountain world of the Grossglockner, engineers created what is both a technical and architectural masterpiece, the Tauern Power Plant. Up until 1945, more...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. The fine buildings of the Benedictine monastery of Melk majestically rise up from a plateau above the fascinating town on the River Danube. The elegant, yellow buildings of the monastery have become well-known far beyond Austria. The monastery's eighteen hundred manuscripts are extremely valuable and although many treasures were destroyed by a devastating fire the oldest texts date back to...

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. This journey will take us through Alpine meadows and deep valleys, always within the setting of majestic mountains. It is one of the most beautiful areas in all of Europe.

DVD. Media Lab. 60 Minutes. Immerse yourself in this fascinating winter world. Sit back, relax and enjoy the spiritually uplifting feelings generated by the beautiful Austrian winter scenery. Listen as natural sounds are mixed with soothing music to provide a harmonic ambience guaranteed to relieve the stress of modern life.

DVD. Media Lab. 60 Minutes. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of waterfalls.Sit back, relax and enjoy the spiritually uplifting feelings generated by these beautiful Austrian and Croatian waterfalls.Listen as the natural sounds of the water are mixed with soothing music to provide a harmonic ambience guaranteed to relieve the stress of modern life.

7 Shows. DVD. Five Shows: 2? hours, closed captioned, NTSC format, all region compatible. Here's where we'll take you... Vienna -- In Europe's classiest capital we'll tiptoe through the palace of Maria Theresa and be dazzled by the Hapsburg crown jewels. Then we'll picnic on the Danube, nibble strudel in an old world cafe, blush at slinky Art Nouveau, and waltz to the three-four beat...

7 Shows. Blu-ray + DVD. 2 discs inside — play the Blu-ray or the DVD!. Rick's 5 newest hi-def shows on the Blu-ray. All 7 (old and new) shows on the DVD. Austria & the Alps 2000-2014 will take you... On the Blu-ray Disc: 5 shows, 2½ hours • Vienna • Vienna and the Danube • Salzburg and Surroundings • The Best of the Alps:...

DVD. 2 Hours & 31 Minutes. From his base at Berlin's luxurious and historic Hotel Adlon, Rudy offers a new take on the Old World with unforgettable visits to this dynamic city's world-class cultural sites. In Munich and Bavaria, Rudy is your guide to the lively Marienplatz with its outdoor cafes, shops, and street musicians, as well as magnificent palaces and spectacular vistas. In musical...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. The magnificent buildings within Mozart's famous city of Salzburg are not the only reason why it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Austria. The Prince Archbishop, Wolf Dietrich, ordered that Salzburg Cathedral be built according to Italian Early Baroque design. It was constructed between 1614 and 1628 on the site of a previous Romanic building. At one...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. The Austrian city of Salzburg is a city of bishops as well as being the birthplace of world famous classical composer, Amadeus Mozart. The cathedral is located in the heart of the city, a Baroque building situated on the same site as the city's first church and now surrounded by several squares. Even today the cultural picture of the city...