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The Katschberg Adventweg

The Adventweg in Katschberg

On 17th November 2019 By Steve In Carinthia, Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThose who want to experience a real mountain Advent might want to visit the Katschberg mountain in Carinthia. There at 1750 metres in altitude, visitors can head …

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Achensee - Sixenhof Museum of Local History

Silent Night – Discover the History

On 30th October 2019 By Steve In Salzburg, Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on May 3rd, 2022 at 06:18 pmThe 200th anniversary of this renowned Christmas carol was celebrated last year. Originally strongly associated with the Tyrol and especially with the Ziller valley region, ‘Silent Night’ …

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The Parlliament buildings in Vienna

Austria’s National Day

On 25th October 2019 By Steve In General, Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Austrian ‘Nationalfeiertag’, as the National Day is called in German, is celebrated each year on October 26. Why then? It is the anniversary of the Austria’s …

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Christmas markets in Innsbruck

Innsbruck’s Christmas Markets

On 19th October 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amInnsbruck is offering a special Advent guided walk around the different Christmas markets in the city. Each of the enchanting Christmas markets has its own character: for …

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A chapel in the Leutasch valley

An Advent Like It Used To Be

On 17th October 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on July 2nd, 2021 at 08:33 amSeasonal traditions are still alive and kicking in the Leutasch valley on the Olympiaregion Seefeld plateau. Guided evening chapel walks are organised by torchlight every Friday and …

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Winter walking nights in Tyrol

Winter Walking Nights in the Stubai Valley

On 11th October 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Stubai valley is offering special illuminated evening walks in the snowy landscape of the Natur Aktiv Park Klaus Äuele this winter. The winter hiking nights will …

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The Charterhouse of Aggsbach

Experience the Stillness of a Monastery

On 4th October 2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Things To Do

Last updated on April 21st, 2022 at 10:24 pmThe Charterhouse of Aggsbach in the Wachau region of Lower Austria shows how Carthusian monks once lived. Carthusian monks saw themselves as a community of hermits. They …

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A street in the Carinthian town of Gmünd

Visit Gmünd in Carinthia

On 28th September 2019 By Steve In Carinthia, Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amGmünd, the ‘home of artists’ in Carinthia, is renowned for its amazingly lively cultural life. A William Turner exhibition in a small town in Upper Carinthia with …

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Autumn market in the Tiroler Oberland region

Autumn Markets in the Tiroler Oberland

On 24th September 2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Tiroler Oberland region is celebrating the coming of autumn with a number of farmer’s markets in the west of Tyrol. Three-country market Pfunds will be transformed …

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The banks of the River Danube in the Donau-Auen National Park

Woodland Views Along The Danube

On 16th September 2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Things To Do

Last updated on May 11th, 2021 at 03:40 pmThe Donau-Auen National Park offers a unique water-meadow landscape for visitors to this part of eastern Austria. Looking at the course of the Danube from Vienna through …

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