When 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 at the beginning of September. Tarrenz Almabtrieb Visitors …
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Category: Tyrol
Find out more about the Tyrol, Austria’s mountain province with its ski resorts, long-distance walking trails and historic towns.
The Best-Looking Billy Goat
The 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 on the mountain meadows. The judging of the …
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Travel Back to the Old Tyrol
The Farmhouse Museum in Kramsach celebrates its traditional church festival at the end of September. Folk music, craftsmanship and Tyrolean delicacies will be on offer in a historical setting. Visitors can go from farm to …
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The Verwall Walking Tour
The Verwall hiking circuit can take up to eight days on a walking tour over the borders of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The Verwall mountains stretch from Bludenz in Vorarlberg to Landeck in Tyrol. The …
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The Glacier World of the Stubai
It is an inspiring and rocky world when you reach the altitudes between 2000 and 2800 metres. The views of glaciers and the eternal white of the high mountains are always impressive. While the views …
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When The Cows Come Down From The Mountains
Some of the mountain villages and towns in the Tyrol region of Austria have started to announce their Almabtrieb dates and festivals. For those who have never heard of the Almabtrieb, it is a late-summer …
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The Cross of St James in Pillersee
An unusual summit cross is the attraction on the Buchensteinwand in the Pillersee valley of the Tyrol. The mountainous Pillersee valley lies in the Kitzbühel Alps but is one of the less-known destinations in this …
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An Alternative Alpine Triathlon
The Pitztal mountain guide association combines three great activities into one day in the Pitztal glacier world. Under the gaze of the Wildspitze, the highest mountain in North Tyrol (3774m), hiking, crevasse abseiling and mountain …
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The Zirbenweg above Hall in Tirol Opens
Walkers had to remain patient because of the snowy winter but now the Zirbenweg high above Innsbruck and Hall in Tirol is open for hikers. Just in time for the beginning of the alpine rose …
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Cool Down in Austria’s Silberregion
Three ways to get out of the heat in the Silberregion Karwendel When the heat of the summer shimmers, these cool locations are worth their weight in gold. Choose from the Weißlahn bathing lake, the …
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