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An Advent Like It Used To Be

On 17th October 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Seasonal traditions are still alive and kicking in the Leutasch valley on the Olympiaregion Seefeld plateau. Guided evening chapel walks are organised by torchlight every Friday and Saturday in Advent at 17.00 to visit a …

Follow the Gentians on the Salzburg Alm Trail

On 15th October 2019 By Steve In Salzburg

The Salzburger Almenweg leads to more than 100 alpine pastures in the Pongau in stages that can be mixed and matched according to anyone’s needs. The pleasant mountain air on the mountain, and the forest …

Winter Walking Nights in the Stubai Valley

On 11th October 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

The Stubai valley is offering special illuminated evening walks in the snowy landscape of the Natur Aktiv Park Klaus Äuele this winter. The winter hiking nights will be on 09 and 23 January as well …

Historic Water Power in Hall in Tirol

On 9th October 2019 By Steve In Tyrol

The mighty water wheels turn constantly in the reconstruction of the historic waterworks at the Hall Mint. The water-powered drive for the cylindrical stamping machine, which was a technical leader in its time, has been …

Experience the Stillness of a Monastery

On 4th October 2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Things To Do

The Charterhouse of Aggsbach in the Wachau region of Lower Austria shows how Carthusian monks once lived. Carthusian monks saw themselves as a community of hermits. They spent most of their days in silence, interrupted …

Terrace with a view on the Mönchsberg at the Stieglkeller in Salzburg

The Salzburg Beer Route

On 2nd October 2019 By Steve In Beer, Salzburg

The Salzburg Beer Route can count eleven breweries and numerous beer pubs in a city which is perhaps better known for its cultural offerings. But beer has been brewed in the city of Salzburg for …

Walking in the Vienna Vineyards

On 30th September 2019 By Steve In Vienna, Wine

Vienna and wine are closely linked. After all, Vienna is the only capital in Europe where wine growing is cultivated on a large scale. The vineyards on the hilly foothills of the city are popular …

A street in the Carinthian town of Gmünd

Visit Gmünd in Carinthia

On 28th September 2019 By Steve In Carinthia, Things To Do

Gmünd, the ‘home of artists’ in Carinthia, is renowned for its amazingly lively cultural life. A William Turner exhibition in a small town in Upper Carinthia with just 2,600 inhabitants? Several museums, galleries, guest studios …

Hiking the Lynx Trail in eastern Austria

In the Footsteps of the Lynx

On 26th September 2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Styria, Upper Austria

The new Luchs-Trail (“lynx trail”) runs through three provinces and three important nature reserves. The 200 kilometre long trail leads in 11 stages from Reichraming in Upper Austria via Styria to Lunz am See in …

Autumn market in the Tiroler Oberland region

Autumn Markets in the Tiroler Oberland

On 24th September 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

The Tiroler Oberland region is celebrating the coming of autumn with a number of farmer’s markets in the west of Tyrol. Three-country market Pfunds will be transformed into a centre of diversity on 28 September. …