The country of Austria has a very significant and strategic location - it is very close to nature and at the same time informal but the people has valued their long living etiquette and tradition. Their works that have been practiced for many centuries still live to this day, retaining its true form into the modern world.
- Austrians love coffee and they have developed another level of culture for drinking coffee in which it has become a part of their daily lives. According to them, they got sacks of coffee beans after the failed siege by the Turks in the year 1683 but a spy that was paid by the Royal Court was the one who gave the place the taste of coffee. The person responsible for introducing coffee to Austria was born in Istanbul, who founded the first Kaffeehaus in Vienna in the year 1685.
- According to legend, the Bregenzerwald women around the 17th century fearlessly marched against the soldiers, thus attacking them without a second thought. The soldiers ran away, mistaking the women in white clothes to be angels. Ever since that time, the women has worn dark skirts so that they will not be mistaken again for being otherworldly beings.
- Go to Lower Austria and you will be welcomed with vines that were planted with care by the locals who have been doing their work for many centuries. They have continued to plant the vines in this site since the Romans have done so before and the wines that are produced here are highly valued and has elevated to a cult status by the wine-growers committed to such well-kept tradition.
- Your trip to Austria is not complete without getting a taste of the Viennese Waltz. This tradition has long been catered by the country, open to the public since eighteenth century. Vienna alone has staged 400 balls every winter which is frequented by about 300,000 visitors who love to dance from all over the world. Did you know that the Viennese Waltz has caused an outrage when it was first introduced to the country before? The views regarding the dance has changed when the Congress around the year 1814 has established a new order that made the dance acceptable through salons.
When you visit the country of Austria, you will find more traditional practices in which you can learn for yourself as well.