Discover the different regions of Austria, from the high mountains to the west through to the fertile plains around Austria’s capital city.
The eleven stages of the Kalkalpen Trail in Upper Austria offer hikers the chance to discover the hidden spots in this impressive wilderness area. The Kalkalpen National Park, Austria’s second largest national park, is characterised …
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The hike through the Wolfsklamm gorge starts just outside the village of Stans in the Inn valley near Schwaz. The route through the spectacular gorge has more than 350 wooden steps and climbs around 300 …
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All it takes is a few stops with the city tram, a short walk and visitors already find themselves in the vineyards and heurige around Vienna. Vienna is one of the few capital cities in …
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A wooden granary dating back to the 17th century is being slowly reconstructed at the open-air farmhouse museum in the Tyrolean town of Kramsach. “The discussions and preparations for this have been going on for …
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Visitors to the west of Austria can take advantage of a new culinary activity programme in the Vorarlberg this autumn. The Herbst.Genuss.Zeit (‘Autumn.Pleasure.Time’) is running in the Kleinwalsertal, the Großwalsertal, the Klostertal and in the …
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The sky is deep blue and the larch forests glow a bright golden yellow. East Tyrol, with its sheltered location on the southern side of the Alps, draws visitors until well into autumn with plenty …
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These wooden footbridges guide hikers through the legendary Seisenberg Gorge in Weißbach near Lofer in the Salzburgerland. Walking through the Seisenberg Gorge, it is hard to believe that logs were once floated down the narrow …
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Trying a bobsleigh run might seem like something for the winter. But Innsbruck is probably the only place where it is possible to take a bob down the ice channel in the summer months. If …
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‘Min Weag’ is the Vorarlberg dialect way of saying ‘My Way’. It is also the name of a new route which forms a circuit of mountain hikes around the province in the west of Austria. …
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When you think of Vienna, do you think of music? Maybe of Ludwig van Beethoven? It would hardly be surprising, because Vienna was the centre of his life for 35 years. Visitors will come across …
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