Linz itself is not a particularly touristy place. I often call it the Brum of Austria. Aside from the small Old Town and the path along the Danube (heavily dependent on weather), it’s not scenic at all. The people have a funny accent, and most of the city in industrial and bland looking. However there’s lots to do there, with a big arts and music scene and it has great transport links and is probably not a bad place to live at all.
Not so idyllic eh?
The Lentos Museum has a lovely building alongside the Danube, but the only time I’ve ever been inside a very weird attendant inside the first gallery room screamed at me, until I walked back to the ticket desk and got a refund. Tripadvisor reviews also mention her. The ticket desk people didn’t seem too surprised and didn’t quibble about refunding me. So I couldn’t tell you what the quality of the exhibits is like.
They’ve also got a branch of Veggiezz, my favourite vegan place in Vienna.
Kapu is my favourite thing in Linz. A co-op venue putting on punk and metal shows since 1984.
Müller. Woolworths meets Sephora, decorated by Willy Wonka. If you’re in Germany or Austria and need both a €60 jar of face cream and the most incredibly varied selection of Haribo you’ve ever seen, you know where to go. Some branches sell stuff like historical bank notes for some reason too. I got a hyperinflation era billion Mark note from one for a couple of Euros.
I love these gift packs of crap that Austrian supermarkets do. These ones are unusually on theme, there isn’t a random ceramic frog or packet of dish sponges for once. It would also not cost you €22 to buy these items separately- that’s not a bottle of champagne, it’s grape juice for kids.
Vapiano is the friend of the vegetarian traveller in German speaking countries. Imagine if IKEA ran a pizzeria in major train stations.
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