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The autobahns are fastest, but for scenery you're best off on the byways. One important exception is the 1¾-km (1-mi) Europa Bridge on the Brenner autobahn running south into Italy, although if you follow the parallel route from Patsch to Pfons, you'll have the views without the traffic. Roads with particularly attractive scenery are marked on highway maps with a parallel green line. To drive on Austria's autobahn, a vignette, or sticker, is required, for sale at almost all service stations. A 10-day sticker costs EUR 7.70, a 60-day EUR 22.20.

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