Drone Videos of Austria

Thanks to New Entertainment Pictures for this marvelous drone video of the Austrian capital Vienna.  This well-preserved city was once the seat of the Holy Roman Empire, at one point the most powerful in the world.  Situated on the mighty Danube River, the city has been the home to some of the most influential names in western culture.  Vienna was a principal filming location for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015); Mission Impossible fans should recognize some of the landmarks shown in this video.    

Tyrol province in western Austria has much in common with Switzerland and Bavaria, neighbors with whom it shares sections of the great Alps Mountains range.  In this breathtaking aerial video, contributor The Art of Drones uses his DJI Mavic Pro drone to capture the beauty of the the Tyrolean Alps.  Flying at Hinterrtux, near Innsbruck (Tyrol's capital) he takes us on an unforgettable aerial tour of snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and pristine ski runs.  

Contributor Alin Constantin created this amazing drone video of Sölden, one of the most well known ski resorts in Austria.  It's situated in the Ötztal Valley in the West Tyrol region, near the Italian and Swiss borders.  Sölden featured prominently in the 2015 Jame Bond film Spectre (#26 in the series): the Ice Q restaurant (the glass paneled building which you'll see in the video) was the shooting location for the Hoffler Klinik, and the slopes of the resort were used to shoot a chase scene. 

The Großer Ahornboden is an alpine valley in the Austria's western Tyrol province, near the Bavarian region of Germany.  It is part of an Austrian conservation preserve called Hinterriss Nature Park, which is expected to help maintain it for future generations.  With the Tyrolean Alps towering over, this valley makes for one of the most iconic scenes in all of Central Europe.  Contributor DJPilot captured  beautifully in this amazing drone video.  

The Styria region of Austria lies in the southeastern part of the country, and is the second most populous of the nine federated states.  Styria is home to a single large city (Graz) and much lightly inhabited semi-mountainous country, albeit with peaks much lower than in Tyrol to the west.  In this stunning drone video, top contributor ClearSkys takes us on a tour of the Mt. Ganzalm and Stuhleck areas of Styria,  which includes footage of a giant mountaintop wind farm.  

Behold this spectacular drone video from contributor Dronographer of the most well known wine region of Austria.  The "Vienna Woods thermal region" stretches from the southern outskirts of Vienna along a hilly chain to the region south of Baden. The vineyards are located at the foothills of the Vienna Woods.  The region is home to about 1300 wine-growing enterprises. The area features ideal grape-growing conditions: cool and dry, with a plentiful nearby supply of high quality freshwater.  

Austria's Verwall Mountains, part of the Alps system, sit in the country's western Tyrol province.  They are home to some of the most picturesque views in all of Central Europe, with favorable comparisons to the very best sights that that Switzerland or Bavaria has to offer.  In this video, contributor M. C. Black flies his DJI Mavic Pro drone over the lakes and valleys of this stunningly beautiful area, giving us a breathtaking aerial view of the alpine district.  

In this video, drone pilot Hiketheworld takes us on a springtime tour of the Gesause Park in Styria, the southeastern region of Austria.  From the heart of Central Europe, the video captures the verdant valleys and still snow-capped peaks of this national treasure, which includes the 2.4k meter (7.8k ft) peak of Mt. Hochtor.  This alpine park was established in 2002, and covers about 115 square km (about 40 square mi.) of some of the country's most beautiful landscapes. 

In this video, Dronesantana007 gives us an epic bird's eye view of the Austrian city Salzburg.  Salzburg is situated in the northern part of the country, on the border with Germany.  It is the fourth largest city in Austria.  One of Europe's great cultural cities, the center of Salzburg has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.  It is possibly most well known as the shooting location for the epic film The Sound of Music, winner of the Best Picture award at the 1965 Oscars.

Austria's Haldensee lies in the north of the Tyrol province, near the border with Germany.  It is one of the most beautiful lakes in Austria, a country known in part for its stunningly clear lakes set amidst pristine forests.  Contributor Eye-Catchography used a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone to fly over this alpine marvel, including of the spectacular rock formations which surround the lake.  The resulting aerial video of this bit of the Austrian Alps is astoundingly beautiful.

Austria's Finstertal Lake (Finstertalspeicher) lies in the heart of the Tyrol province in the western part of the country, not far from Salzburg.  The magnificent alpine lake is known for its aqua blue color, on which the peaks of the surrounding Tyrolean Alps reflect.  Contributor DJPhotography flew his drone over this beautiful area in September, just as the season was starting to turn.  The aerial footage of this alpine valley will make your jaw drop. 

Green Lake (Gruner See) lies near the center of Austria in its Styria province, in the southeastern part of the country near the Slovakian border.  As its name suggests, Gruner See is known for its emerald green (yet extremely clean) water emanating from the surrounding Hoschwab Mountains (part of the Alps range).  In this video, contibutor ClearSkys flies over this incredible body of water with a drone, giving us an aerial view of one of Austria's most iconic sights! 

If you've watched the movie Sound of Music, you may have an image of Austria as a country filled with hikers.  While this is an over-generalization, the fact remains that this Alpine country offers some of the best hiking areas in the world.  Contributor ClearSky created this spectacular drone video on a hike in the Rax Mountains, in in the eastern region of Styria.  These "little" Alps are generally accessible by hikers and do not require technical mountain climbing equipment.    

In this drone video by DJphotography, you'll get a beautiful bird's eye views of one of Austria's most spectacular alpine lakes as well as of the highest mountain in Germany.  The Seebensee is located the Austria's mountainous Tyrol province.  It's not far from the town of Ehrwald.  The lake affords excellent views of Mt. Zugspitze over the border in Germany.  This is Germany's highest peak, standing almost 3k meters (about 9.7k ft.) above sea level.

Austria's capital city Vienna may be one of the 2-3 best preserved of Europe's great cities.  The beating heart of this city (once the beating heart of the Holy Roman Empire) is Schonbrunn Palace, which was a summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, who for centuries ruled the world's most powerful empire out of Vienna.  Using a DJI Spark drone, contributor W. Obereder created this marvelous aerial look at palace, which had a cameo appearance in the 17th James Bond film, The Living Daylights (1987).

Luiz.Moura created this short but beautiful aerial look at one of the most well known castles in Austria.  Hochosterwitz castle is built on a giant rock overlooking the countryside in the southern state of Carinthia.  The structure dates to as early as the 9th century.  The castle was heavily fortified in the 16th century to protect against the threat of invasion by the Ottoman Turks.  Considered one of the top tourist spots in southern Austria, and the castle is visible from many km/mi away.

The Austrian capital city of Vienna is known in part for its Baroque architecture.  It's no surprise then that in this Catholic country, some of the most prominent Baroque style buildings in the city are churches.  In this drone video by contributor W. Obreder, you'll get a bird's eye view of the most famous of these churches.  Rektoratskirche (St. Charles Church) was commissioned in 1713 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.  It was completed over two decades later, in 1737.

4Kdrone created this beautiful drone video of Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria.  Sometimes called Mt. Glockner, it's almost 3.8k meters (12.46k ft.) above sea level, the tallest of the Alps peaks east of the Brenner Pass.  It is situated in the southern part of the country, not far from the Italian border.  The Glockner is part of the High Tauern range, which in turn is part of the Central Eastern Alps.  It's believed that the first ascent of the mountain took place in 1799, inspired by the earlier ascent of Mt. Blanc.  

Austria is a country defined by mountains, and not just in the western half of the country.  In this beautiful drone video by ClearSky, you'll see the stunning alpine beauty of eastern Austria.  The video features footage of (1) Wurzeralm, an area due east of Salzburg in the Upper Austria region; (2) Rax, a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, which forms the border between the Lower Austria and Styria provinces; (3) Almsee, a lake in Upper Austria; and (4) Hochkar, a ski resort in Lower Austria.  

Contributor W. Obereder created this epic bird's eye view of the Wiener Riesenrad, a giant ferris wheel in the Austrian capital Vienna.  Located in the Prater amusement park, the wheel stands almost 65 meters (212 ft.) tall.  It was built in 1897 and for decades was the world's tallest ferris wheel.  One of the most recognized sights in the Austrian capital, the ferris wheel has made numerous movie appearances, most famously in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights, the series' 17th installment.  

Contributor Phil Go created this stunning drone video of Ennstal, an area of eastern Austria.  The Ennstal Alps are situated in the province of Styria, in the eastern part of the country.  The centerpiece of the area is the spectacular  Gesäuse National Park.  The tallest mountain in the group is Großer Pyhrgas, which has an elevation of about 2.24k meters (7.36k ft.) above sea level.  These spectacular mountains are generally accessible by long hikes and do not require rock climbing for the most part.

Action sports and FPV drones is one of the best combinations that this industry has to offer! In this edit by top drone racer and FPV freestyle pilot JohnnyFPV, watch as he follows some of the world's best freestyle skiers at the Audi Nines competition at the Sölden ski resort in Tyrol, Austria.  This amazing FPV film was nominated for the AirVuz Drone Video of the Week Contest in the Spring of 2018 and was our Winner in the Extreme Sports category for the 2nd Annual Drone Video Awards.

Zillergrund is a a 20 km (roughly 12.5 mi.) long valley that is part of the Zillertal Alps in Tyrol, Austria. Shot in 4K with the DJI Mavic Pro, AirVūz Contributor Sennevd1 shows us how beautiful this historic valley can be. With rushing waterfalls and streams, lush forests, and hidden towns, it's a little alpine gem.  The Zillerton Alps are a sub-chain of the Alps range which lies primarily within the borders of Austria, with a small portion in northern Italy.

Contributor W. Obereder created this amazing aerial view of the Belvedere Palace complex in Vienna, Austria.  Built in the 18th century at a time when Vienna was at the height of its imperial splendor, the palace is considered one of the great works of Baroque architecture.  The palace was the primary home of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in 1914 set off the chain of events which led to the outbreak of the conflict now known as World War I.

Contributor Hager.Daniel created this beautiful drone video of Horarlberg, the state which sits in the western tip of Austria.  It's probably the least well known of the nine states which make up the modern state of Austria.  Sitting to the west of West Tyrol, it's in the heart of the Austrian Alps.  Horarlberg is surrounded on three sides by Germany (Bavaria) and Switzerland, as well as tiny Lichtenstein.   It s known by the nickname Ländle ("Little Land") due to its diminutive size.  

DJPhotography created this magnificent drone video of the Karwendel Mountains in Austria's Tyrol state.  It's the largest mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, which form part of the Eastern Alps.  The video features footage of Riss Valley and the Ahornboden alpine pasture, two of the most spectacular spots in the country.  The highest peak in the Karwendel Mountains is Mt. Birkkarspitze, which has an altitude of 2.75k meters (just over (9k ft.).  The range extends into Bavaria in sourthern Germany.

Check out this stunning drone video compilation from beautiful Tyrol, Austria.  The state, which occupies most of the western part of the country (but for its very western tip), offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, including some of the highest peaks of the Eastern Alps.  Here are the locations which you'll see in the video:  Kitzbühel, Hintersteiner See, Weißsee Glacier World, Pitztal, Ötztal, Kaunertal, Wildspitze, Rifflsee, Wilder Kaiser and more.  

Watch this amazing video of the Austrian Alps, compliments of contributor p2c0.  It was shot in the area around Innsbruck, the host city for both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.  It includes footage of Lake Plansee and Nordkette.  It also includes footage from the top of the Axamer Lizum ski resort, the venue for the slalom skiing events at both Olympics.   The 1976 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Denver, but the US city withdrew and the games were awarded to Innsbruck for a second time.  

Contributor mavic pro created this beautiful drone video from the Wachau Valley in northwestern Austria.  The 32 km (roughly 20 mi.) valley, through which flows the Danube River, offers some of the most popular attractions in the state of Lower Austria.  The video features footage of the ruined Dürnstein Castle, where Richard the Lionhearted was held captive following the Third Crusade.  It also includes footage of the magnificent Göttweig Abbey, an 11th century Benedictine monastery.  

Tyrol (Tirol) is one of the nine states of Austria, occupying most of the western portion of this Central European country.  Mostly covered by the Austrian Alps, it's known for its alpine vistas, historic sites, and folk traditions.  As much as anything though, it's known for its skiing; some of the finest ski resorts in Europe are here.  Enjoy the incredible mountain views and ski slopes the area has to offer with this stunningly clear, 4K drone video by The Art of Drones. 

The Hochkönig is a mountain group that includes the highest mountain in Berchtesgaden Alps. Located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, it is just 26 miles outside of the city of Salzburg. Travel cinematographer backpackpassion takes us on a short escape into the hills, documenting his journey skiing and hiking through the snow with buddies.  While we might not be able to escape their ourselves, we do get to sit back and enjoy the beautiful views thanks to this aerial edit.

Check out this stunning drone video of Hallstatt, one of the most picturesque towns in Austria, by contributor ShootMee.  Hallstatt is a small town on the shores of the Hallstätter See (lake) in the state of Upper Austria, in the north central part of the country.  It is framed by the Hoher Dachstein mountain, the second highest in the Northern Limestone Alps, which reaches a peak elevation of just under 3k meters (just over 9.8k ft.) and which forms the border with the state of Styria to the south.  

Austria's Lake District is an imprecisely defined region lying to the east and southeast of Salzburg in the state of Upper Austria.  The lakes are situated in valleys of various masifs of the Northern Limestone Alps.  In this drone video by minglam, you'll get a captioned aerial tour of this famed resort area, home to some of the most beautiful scenery in Central Europe.  The video features footage of the following locations: Strobl, Österreich, Hallstatt, Wolfgangsee, Sankt Wolfgang, Steinberg am Rofan, and Bad Blumau.

Some of the most beautiful stretches of the Danube River are in the Wachau Valley in northwestern Austria.  In this drone video by ClearSky, you'll get a bird's eye view of Dürnstein Castle, one of the most well-known landmarks in this fabled region.    Built in the early 12th century, the castle was used to imprison King Richard I (the Lionheart) of England when he was returning from leading the Third Crusade.  Dürnstein has been in a semi-ruined state since being ransacked by Swedish troops during the Thiry Years War.  

Check out this stunning wintertime drone video of Austria's highest waterfall, compliments of contributor DJJphotography.  Krimml Falls is a tiered waterfall on the Krimml Ache River in the state of Salzburg, in the west-central part of the country.  It is part of the High Tauern National Park, named for a chain of the Central Eastern Alps.  The waterfall has a total drop of 380 meters (about 1.25k ft.).  The river is fed by glacial runoff and the flow through the falls varies dramatically by season.  

Funk Design used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 create this stunning HD video of a lake in a famed alpine recreational area of Austria.  The lake is called the Almsee, and it lies toward the eastern end of a region which is variously called the Austrian Lake District and the Salzkammergut.  Almsee is in the portion of the district which is part of the state of Upper Austria; it's about an hour's drive southeast of the city of Salzburg, and a bit over two hours west of the Austrian capital city of Vienna.  

See the ruins of Dobra Castle, which lies east of Zwettl, Austria, in this 4K aerial video by ClearSky. Dobra Castle, also known as Burg Dobra, was first mentioned in 1278 when it was given to Otto von Dürnstein. The castle was built on a ridge in the valley of the Kamp River and changed ownership many times between 1278 and 1645 when it was besieged by Swedish troops. Dobra was abandoned in 1725 after falling into ruin and was used for many decades as a quarry by the local townspeople. 

Check out this drone video of one of the most beautiful spots in Austria, compliments of contributor Palliedg. It's called Zell am See-Kaprun, and it's two neighboring towns (Zell am See and Kaprun) that lie to the south of Salzburg.  Zell am See sits on the shores of the small (but stunningly beautiful) Lake Zell, while Kaprun lies just to the south, near the border with the neighboring state of Carinthia.  This is the northern slope of the Glockner group of mountains, which includes the Großglockner - Austria's highest peak.  

Contributor rainer.p created this stunning drone view of a well known mountain pass in the Austrian Alps.  It's called Hahntennjoch, and it connects the Inn and Lech River Valleys in the western state of Tyrol.  The pass has an altitude of just under 1.9k meters above sea level (6.2k ft.).  The pass is closed to traffic over 14 tons, which is understandable given that its grade is as high as 19%(!).  The road through the pass conencts the town of Imst to Elmen and runs for 29 kim (around 17 mi.).  

Characterized by mountain villages, baroque architecture, and its rugged, Alpine terrain, Austria is a country straight out of a fairytale. See for yourself in this stunning aerial film by pilot IshPrihe. Most of the video was shot in two spots.  The first is Halstatt, a town at the foot of the Hoher Dachstein mountain on the shores of Hallstätter See in Upper Austria.  The second is the great city of Salzburg, famous for its Baroque architecture, which lies on the Salzach River near the border with Bavaria in Germany.

Check out this beautiful drone video from the town of St. Wolfgang, a market town on the shore of Lake Wolfgang in Austria's fabled Salzkammergut lake district east of Salzburg.  The lake, which is also called Wolfgangsee, is the largest in a series of glacial lakes formed in valleys of the Salzkammergut and filled by their runoff.  The town of St. Wolfgang lies on the lake's northern shore.  It dates to the 10th century and is considered one of the most beautiful of Austria's market towns.  

Here's an aerial view of a stunning alpine lake in Austria, compliments of dronesantana007.  It's called Fuschlsee, and it's in the famed lake district of Salzkammergut, which stretches eastward from the city of Salzburg.  The lake is bit under 3 square km or around a square mile, and its maximum depth is about 66 meters or around 220 ft.  Like the other lakes in the district, Fuschlsee is set amidst a number of masifs of the Northern Limestone Alps. It lies a bit northwest of the better-known Wolfgangsee. 

Check out this aerial view of a well-known Austrian fortress ruin, compliments of contributor ClearSky.  It's called Hohenwang Castle, and it's located in the municipality of Langenwang in the state of Styria.  The original fortification dates to the 12th century.  It was later strengthened and became part of a line of fortifications across Styria that served to protect Habsburg lands during the long periods of time when the heart of Europe was under continual threat from Ottoman forces to the south.  

Villach is one of the main cities of the Austrian state of Carinthia, in the southern part of the country.  The city was ravaged during the Thirty Years War of the 17th century and suffered further depredations during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.  With a population of about 60k, it's situated in a valley of the Drau (Drava) River, a major Danube tributary. Contributor KoBaVisuals used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create a beautiful aerial view of beautiful Villach, Austria's seventh-largest city as of 2019.

This breathtaking, 4K drone video features Traunsee, a famous lake in north central Austria. The popular tourist destination's attractions include the medieval castle Schloss Ort and Grünbergseilbahn Gmunden, a mountain cable car. At the north end of the lake is the resort town of Gmunden, while at the south lies Ebensee, a market town that formerly housed a concentration camp during World War II. The lake is located in the fabled Salzkammergut lake district east of Salzburg.

Salzkammergut is a region in north central Austria (east of the city of Salzburg) that is renowned for its lake and mountain scenery. Lake Fuschl, seen in this drone video by pilot Funk Design, is one of these glacial lakes. Flying the DJI Mavic 2 Pro, our pilot takes us through the lakeside in fall when the leaves have turned but the water is still fresh and open. The historic buildings, combined with the surround mountains and crystal clear lake water make for an incredibly beautiful spot to fly. 

Austria's Tyrol (Tirol) is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful provinces in Europe.  It's one of the nine federal states that make up modern Austria, covering most of the western part of the country.  Once a princely state of the Holy Roman Emperor, much later it became a Crown land.  Covered almost entirely by the Eastern Alps, Tyrol is home to Austria's tallest mountains.  In this drone video by Robin Visser Photo, you'll get an aerial tour of this storied province in the height of summer.  

The Austrian capital city of Vienna could once lay claim to being the cultural capital of Europe.  Even today, Vienna still punches well above its weight in the cultural realm.  In this drone video by W.Obereder, you'll get a glimpse of four of the city's most famous museums: the Kunsthistorisches art museum, the Naturhistorisches natural history museum, the Nationalbibliothek national library, and the Albertina print museum.  The museums all lie within the city's Innere Stadt district south of the Danube.