The Veltlinerland region of Lower Austria is a landscape of gentle hills and lush vineyards, traditional farming villages and modern wineries – a place where people work to the rhythm of nature. Part of the …
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Category: Food & Drink
Discover some of the culinary history and traditions of Austria’s food and drink. Visit the towns and villages where delicacies are cooked, brewed and distilled as they were in days gone by.
Tasty Winter Hut Specialities
The “Via Culinaria” unites nine tourist routes and three hundred hosts who place great value on regional cuisine – and one of them specialises in mountain huts in ski areas. The “Genussweg für (Ski-)Hüttenhocker” leads …
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A Golden Secret From The Land Of Volcanoes
The Vulkanland in Eastern Styria is a fertile region of Austria where volcanoes formed the landscape millions of years ago. Styrian farmers and winegrowers still benefit from the soil today. The Vulkanland Sektmanufaktur was founded …
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The Confectioners’ Ball in Vienna
The Zuckerbäckerball is the highlight of the Viennese ball season for those with a sweet tooth. For lovers of artistically designed and decorated cakes, the Zuckerbäckerball* in the Vienna Hofburg is worth a visit for …
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The Salzburg Beer Route
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 …
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Walking in the Vienna Vineyards
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 …
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The St Johann Dumpling Festival
The enthusiasm for the annual Dumpling Festival in St Johann in Tirol continues to amaze organisers – even after 38 years of the event. The recipe for the festival’s success: 21 different dumpling stands, approx. …
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The Linzer Torte – A Traditional Taste
The first recipe for the Linzer Torte dates back more than 360 years. Recorded in a cookbook from 1653, the culinary composition is regarded as one of the oldest known cakes in the world and …
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Slow-Brewed from Carinthia
Beer has been brewed in Hirt, about 40 kilometres north of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, since the Middle Ages. One of Hirt’s specialities commemorates the year it was founded: the “1270”, a traditional full-bodied beer. Anyone …
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The Ziller Valley Krapfen Festival
The Ziller Valley ‘Krapfen’ – a kind of deep-fried turnover – is a local speciality which has become a cult culinary delicacy. Later this month the Bundesmusikkapelle Hippach will be hosting the Zillertal Krapfen Festival …
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