The beautiful European city hardly anyone knows about without crowds of tourists

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Austria's third-largest city is hardly known by tourists and is rarely swamped by crowds (Image: Getty) Linz is the third-largest city in Austria and the capital of Upper Austria, one of the country’s nine states. Located on the river Danube , the city is just 19 miles from the border with Czechia .

Despite being named the European Capital of Culture in 2009, Linz is hardly known by tourists and rarely finds itself swamped with crowds. Linz originated as a Roman fort, established in the first century. The strategic position on the river protected a vital transportation route.

Linz was described as a “pioneer for contemporary art, alternative culture, and digital innovation” by The Times . function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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