I have spent hours reading about this online, but I just want to get some more insight based on my travel style. Thanks in advance for your help!
I have 9 full days with a flight arriving in Vienna and departing in Munich in late November/early December.
My tentative plan is:
2 nights in Vienna
2 nights in Salzburg
1 night somewhere
and 3 nights in Munich
The question is, which small town should I add? My original plan was to do Vienna -> Hallstatt -> Salzburg -> Munich, but then I realized that Hallstatt pretty much shuts down in the winter, so now I'm unsure if I should visit Hallstatt at that time. An option I came up with is to add Hallstatt for one short night and then go to Munich with a stopover in Mittenwald.
When I travel, I enjoy wandering around scenic cities, and I don't care much for museums/touristy activities. For example, I have little desire to go see the Neuschwanstein Castle, and I only went to Versaille because I felt obligated to go when I was in Paris. What I really enjoy though is wandering around small towns with nice decoration. For example, I enjoyed my one night stay each in Cesky Krumlov and Toledo during Christmas time. I've already been to Prague/Budapest during Christmas, so I"m looking to focus on places near the Vienna -> Munich route.
If you had to choose, would you choose either Innsbruck or Hallstatt in late november/early december?