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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Category: Regions of Austria
Discover the different regions of Austria, from the high mountains to the west through to the fertile plains around Austria’s capital city.
Historic Granary Added to Kramsach Museum
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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Autumn Pleasures in the Vorarlberg
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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A Golden Autumn in East Tyrol
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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A Fascinating World of Rock
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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Summer Action in Innsbruck
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
‘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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In the Footsteps of Beethoven
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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Zwettl Abbey
Zwettl Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the banks of the Kamp river in the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria. The abbey is in a relatively isolated location around three kilometres to the northeast of …
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Karwendel Alpine Park
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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