VISIONS OF AUSTRIA takes flight in the west traveling east, where highlights include Bregenz, popular vacation destination for sun and skiing; the rugged terrain of the Tirol, the most mountainous part of Austria; Hallstatt, the charming summer tourist destination clinging to the mountains that dip into the lake; and Innsbruck, site of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games where the view along the Maria- Theresien-Strape towards the steep slopes of the Karwendel mountain range combines townscape and landscape for a magical, postcard-perfect moment. In the second segment, viewers experience central Austria where highlights include Hohensalzburg, the architectural embodiment of the power of the princearchbishops; Linz, straddling the banks of the Danube and the industrial and modern Austria; and Salzburg, where the streets are made for waltzing, filled with extravagantly ornamented plazas, soaring bell towers and domes of churches. In the final segment, the camera winds down the Danube River to Vienna, the height of opulence and grandeur where a stroll down the wide avenues lined withbuildings the colors of frosted pastries evoke the enchantment of a true-life fairytale.