She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com. The shoulder months — April, early May, September, and October — are the best times to visit Austria if you want to avoid crowds.

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Historical spa towns in the Alps that were popular in the 19 th and early 20th centuries as places to recover from illness are seeing renewed interest. Bad Gastein in Austria has seen a hotel boom ...