Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.landesgalerie.at
; Museumstrasse 14; adult/child €6.50/4.50; 9am-6pm Tue-Fri, to 9pm Thu, 10am-5pm Sat
& Sun)
Housed in a sumptuous late-19th-century building, the Landesgalerie focuses on
20th- and 21st-century paintings, photography and installations. The rotating exhibitions
often zoom in on works by Upper Austrian artists, such as Alfred Kubin's expressionist
fantasies and Valie Export's shocking Viennese Actionist-inspired pieces. The open-air
sculpture park
contrasts modern sculpture with the gallery's neoclassical architecture.
Pöstlingberg
Linz spreads out beneath you atop Pöstlingberg (537m), which affords bird's-eye views
over the city and the snaking Danube. It's a precipitous 30-minute ride aboard the narrow
Mon-Sat, 7.30am-10.30pm Sun)
from the Hauptplatz. This gondola features in the Guinness
Book of Records as the world's steepest mountain railway - quite some feat for such a
low-lying city!
At the summit is the turn-of-the-20th-century
Grottenbahn
(Am Pöstlingberg 16; adult/child €5/3;
10am-5pm, to 6pm Jul & Aug; )
, where families - and anyone who loves a bit of cult
kitsch - can board the dragon train to trundle past gnomes, glittering stalactites and
scenes from Grimms' fairy tales.
LOOKOUT
Schlossmuseum
MUSEUM
(
www.schlossmuseum.at
; Schlossberg 1; adult/child €6.50/4.50; 9am-6pm Tue-Fri, to 9pm Thu, 10am-5pm Sat &
Sun)
Romans, Habsburg emperors, fire - Linz' hilltop
castle
has seen the lot. Enjoy the
panoramic city views before delving into the museum's trove of treasures, gathered from
abbeys and palaces over the centuries. The collection skips through art, archaeology, his-
torical weapons and instruments, technology and folklore. The Gothic ecclesiastical
paintings are a real highlight.
Alter Dom
(Domgasse 3; 7am-7pm)
The twin towers of this late-17th-century cathedral dominate Linz'
skyline. With its stucco-work, its pink-marble altar and its gilt pillars, the interior is re-
markably ornate. Famous local lad Anton Bruckner served as organist here from 1856 to
1868.
CATHEDRAL
