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Imst Harvest Festival

On 10/09/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

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 …

Waidring – Village of the Bells

On 06/09/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

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 …

Sheep being driven through the narrow streets of Tarrenz

More Almabtrieb Festivals in Tyrol

On 31/08/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, 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 …

Prize goat in the Wildschönau valley in the Tyrol

The Best-Looking Billy Goat

On 27/08/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

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 …

The church festival at the Kramsach Farmouse Museum

Travel Back to the Old Tyrol

On 21/08/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe 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 …

The Verwall Walking Tour

On 19/08/2019 By Steve In Tyrol, Vorarlberg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe 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 …

The Glacier World of the Stubai

On 14/08/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amIt 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 …

When The Cows Come Down From The Mountains

On 27/07/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amSome 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 …

The cross of St James in the Pillersee valley

The Cross of St James in Pillersee

On 23/07/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amAn 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 …

An Alternative Alpine Triathlon

On 15/07/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe 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 …