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Christmas Markets & Health Regulations in 2020

On 24th October 2020 By Steve In General

The Christmas markets in Austria’s major cities are still being held during the Advent period of 2020. But the Austrian government has issued strict health regulations for visitors and organisers as part of the corona …

Krampus, Perchten and Glöckler

On 17th October 2020 By Steve In General

Krampus, Perchten and Glöckler are three types of mythical being who spring from historic traditions in Austria. All of them are creatures who appear at specific times during the winter months and, although the original …

Austrian Tourist Industry To Reopen

On 28th April 2020 By Steve In General

The Austrian government today announced that hotels and other guest accommodation will be allowed to open for the summer season from May 29, 2020. Tourist accommodation has been officially closed since the end of March …

Austria’s National Day

On 25th October 2019 By Steve In General, Things To Do

The Austrian ‘Nationalfeiertag’, as the National Day is called in German, is celebrated each year on October 26. Why then? It is the anniversary of the Austria’s Declaration of Neutrality in 1955 which was part …

The Almabtrieb at Lake Achen in the Austrian Tyrol

Almabtrieb – An Austrian Farming Tradition

On 12th September 2019 By Steve In General

The Almabtrieb is a German word for the traditional festival when animals are brought down from mountain pastures at the end of the summer. It is one of the major village celebrations in mountain farming …

Hiking with the family at Strobl bei Wolfgangseebl

Walking in Austria – Summer 2019

On 22nd May 2019 By Steve In General

Burgenland Hike through Burgenland on the Amber Trail Burgenland expands its hiking possibilities this year with the Amber Trail – its first bookable long-distance hiking route, which opens in autumn 2019. Two walking routes are …