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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 …

The Almabtrieb at the Mayerlehenhütte in the Fuschlsee region of Salzburg

The Almabtrieb in Fuschl

On 04/09/2019 By Steve In Salzburg, Things To Do

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 …

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 …

Concerts in the Wolkenturm at Grafenegg Castle in Lower Austria

The Noonday Witch in a Tower of Clouds

On 29/08/2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Things To Do

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 …

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 Autumn Gold Music Festival in Burgenland

On 17/08/2019 By Steve In Burgenland, Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThirty years ago, on 11 September 1989, the Iron Curtain between Austria and Hungary was officially opened. To mark this anniversary the Herbstgold (‘Autumn Gold’) Festival offers …

Musicians in the mountains of the Vorarlberg

The Schubertiade Festival in Vorarlberg

On 12/08/2019 By Steve In Things To Do, Vorarlberg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Schubertiade in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg is one of the most renowned Schubert festivals in the world. With around eighty events, the festival has been …

The Ziller Valley Krapfen Festival

On 07/08/2019 By Steve In Food, Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Ziller Valley ‘Krapfen’ – a kind of deep-fried turnover – is a local speciality which has become a cult culinary delicacy. Later this month the Bundesmusikkapelle …

INN.ACTION – A Week of Outdoor Highlights

On 19/07/2019 By Steve In Things To Do

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Tiroler Oberland region is putting on an action-packed week-long event with all the sports and outdoor highlights in the area. The varied programme of the outdoor …