Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria.
It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway.
Getting to Vöcklabruck
You can arrive by train from Attnang, Linz & Salzburg. The station is located in Bahnhofstrasse 17, 5 minutes walk to the town center and is serviced by ÖBB (Austrian Rail). Arriving by car is easy too, you can leave the highway A1 Regau if you drive from West Linz, or Seewalchen if you drive from East Salzburg.
Worth seeing
Situated on a small hill inside the town there is the church of Schöndorf, a somewhat interesting a unique mixture of different styles, maybe interesting to geeks of architecture. Maybe you want to visit the town park, hey, they even have a pond with ducks! In the town square's tower, frescos discovered in the 1960s. They date from 1502 and were painted by Tyrolean Jörg Kölderer. Dörflkirche/Ägidiuskirche' (St.
Things to do
You can do walks in the surrounding forests, also mountainbiking is a valid option. Better still, in summer, take a bus to the surrounding lakes Attersee and Traunsee.
Where to eat
There are some local restaurants, gasthaus, cafes and bars. Espresso am Stadtplatz, Hotel Auerhahn, Cafe zur Brücke, Pizzeria Venezia, City Cafe-Restaurant, Vöcklabruckerhof, Schillerhof, McDonald's, Leiner-Cafe, Resto-Lutz. There are some pizza delivery services, too.
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