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Breakfast in the Mountains

On 23/07/2020 By Steve In Food, Vorarlberg

In Vorarlberg some things are a bit different. Here, for example, you don’t say “Alm” for a mountain meadow like everywhere else in Austria, but “Alp” or “Alpe”. This small linguistic difference is related to …

Salzburg – Summer 2020

On 21/07/2020 By Steve In Salzburg, Things To Do

Summer 2020 has meant a big change for some of the events in the famous Austrian city of Salzburg. But one of the major occasions in the city’s year is still going ahead… The Salzburg …

Upper Austria’s Historic Gorge

On 17/07/2020 By Steve In Nature, Upper Austria

Last updated on July 19th, 2020 at 09:20 amThe Dr Vogelgesang gorge near Spital am Pyhrn in Upper Austria climbs 500 wooden and stone steps over a length of about one and a half kilometres. …

The Gesäuse National Park

On 15/07/2020 By Steve In Nature, Styria

Last updated on July 30th, 2020 at 12:57 pmThe Gesäuse region is an area in the northern part of Styria which is famous for the rapids on the River Enns and its steep limestone peaks …

The Thaya Valley National Park

On 14/07/2020 By Steve In Lower Austria, Nature

Last updated on April 21st, 2022 at 10:32 pmThe Thaya Valley National Park is the smallest of Austria’s six national parks, with an area of only 13 square kilometres. It is located in the north …

The Wild River

On 13/07/2020 By Steve In Nature, Tyrol

Last updated on July 15th, 2020 at 09:09 pmThe River Lech is one of the few remaining ‘wild’ rivers in Europe and is an important biotope for plants, animals and birds. Rising in the mountains …

Stairway to Nowhere

On 06/07/2020 By Steve In Styria

Those with a head for heights can gaze 250 metres into the rocky depths from the “Dachstein Sky Walk” above Ramsau in Styria. On the Dachstein visitors can see how it feels to look down …

The Ottenstein reservoir in Lower Austria

Three Peaceful Lakes in Lower Austria

On 02/07/2020 By Steve In Lower Austria

Last updated on October 14th, 2020 at 07:54 pmThe peaceful landscape around three quiet reservoirs in the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria is impressive. The artificial lakes are situated between Zwettl monastery and the town …

Cycling Through the Salzkammergut

On 27/06/2020 By Steve In Salzburg, Styria, Upper Austria

Last updated on May 14th, 2021 at 08:05 pmThe Salzkammergut Bike Route connects thirteen lakes in three of Austria’s provinces. The entire route is just under 340 kilometres in length and, for cyclists who are …

Bregenz & Lake Constance From Above

On 25/06/2020 By Steve In Vorarlberg

Probably the most beautiful view of Lake Constance opens up from the Pfänder, the mountain just behind Bregenz in Vorarlberg. The Pfänder may not compare in altitude with the more majestic peaks in Vorarlberg, but …