The Alpenpark Karwendel (Karwendel Alpine Park) is one of the biggest protected areas in the eastern part of the Alps and one of the Tyrol’s most accessible walking areas. Although it is frequently mistaken for …
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Category: Nature
Discover the national parks, nature reserves, lakes and mountains that help make up the different aspects of Austria’s natural scenery.
The list below shows all of the published articles on AustriaDirect relating to Austria’s natural sights. Readers may also be interested in our longer guides to various national parks and nature reserves:
Naturpark Tiroler Lech | Karwendel Alpine Park | Gesäuse National Park | Kalkalpen National Park | Thayatal National Park
Kalkalpen National Park
The Kalkalpen National Park is a protected area renowned for its streams and woods in the southern-eastern part of Upper Austria. The mountainous area essentially consists of the Sengsengebirge range and the Reichraminger Hintergebirge – …
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Upper Austria’s Historic Gorge
The Dr Vogelgesang gorge near Spital am Pyhrn in Upper Austria climbs 500 wooden and stone steps over a length of about one and a half kilometres. The walkway through the gorge is well over …
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The Gesäuse National Park
The Gesäuse region is an area in the northern part of Styria which is famous for the rapids on the River Enns and its steep limestone peaks to either side of the water. It is …
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The Thaya Valley National Park
The Thaya Valley National Park is the smallest of Austria’s six national parks, with an area of only 13 square kilometres. It is located in the north of the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria and …
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The Wild River
The River Lech is one of the few remaining ‘wild’ rivers in Europe and is an important biotope for plants, animals and birds. Rising in the mountains of the Vorarlberg, it runs down through the …
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