🇦🇹 How to recognise Austria in Street View
Austria is in Western Europe. Here's how to tell you've landed in Austria when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | the right ➡️ |
|---|---|
| Signs in | German |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Borders | Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland |
Clues to look for
Signs are in German. Alpine scenery, tidy wooden balconies full of flowers, and red-and-white posts at the road edge are all common.
Driving side
Cars in Austria drive on the right. So do France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Monaco, which are also in Western Europe. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Austria
If you guess a neighbour of Austria you still score 2 points, and any other country in Western Europe scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Austria
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Europe map to see more places like Austria. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Austria?
In Austria, cars drive on the right.
What language are signs in Austria written in?
You'll see German on signs in Austria.
Which countries look like Austria in Street View?
Its neighbours (Czechia, Germany, Hungary and Italy) and other countries in Western Europe can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Austria in Far Fetched?
Yes. Austria is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.