Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe 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 …
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Discover the different regions of Austria, from the high mountains to the west through to the fertile plains around Austria’s capital city.
Imst Harvest Festival
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Harvest Festival in Imst is taking place at the end of the month. The procession and celebrations, organised by the Imst Young Farmers Association, are scheduled …
Continue readingSlow-Brewed from Carinthia
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amBeer 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 …
Continue readingWaidring – Village of the Bells
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amWaidring – the Tyrol’s ‘village of the bells’ – offers the first of two highlights with the opening of the Glockenwelt (‘World of Bells’) exhibition on 14 …
Continue readingThe Almabtrieb in Fuschl
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Gruberalm in the Fuschelsee region of the Salzkammergut is an idyllic mountain location, set at around 1000 metres above sea level. Cows graze on the alpine …
Continue readingIn the Footsteps of the Mountain Miners
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amMiners once climbed this trail with heavy packs on their back and extracted the valuable ore under difficult conditions Today visitors can happily hike through the impressive …
Continue readingMore Almabtrieb Festivals in Tyrol
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amWhen the animals return from the mountain pastures at the end of summer, we are not just talking about cows. Two Tyrolean villages are holding sheep drives …
Continue readingThe Noonday Witch in a Tower of Clouds
Last updated on April 21st, 2022 at 10:35 pmGrafenegg Castle, situated between Vienna and the Wachau in Lower Austria, has developed into an internationally renowned festival location in the last few years. There are several …
Continue readingThe Best-Looking Billy Goat
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe mountain celebrations including the “Goaßbockfest” on the Schönangeralm are another highlight of the Wildschönau autumn. The festival starts on 08 September at 10.00 with a mass …
Continue readingStone Age Canoes on the Attersee
Last updated on March 31st, 2022 at 05:27 amRacing in dugout canoes built in a prehistoric style is all part of the yearly regatta at Seewalchen am Attersee in Upper Austria. The event took place …
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