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The Iron Curtain Bike Trail in Austria

On 18/05/2020 By Steve In Burgenland, Lower Austria, Upper Austria

Last updated on July 25th, 2020 at 06:38 amCyclists can explore some more recent history on the 700-kilometre-long “Iron Curtain Trail” as it makes it way through Austria. Up until 1989 the Iron Curtain divided …

Hiking Through Osttirol

On 15/05/2020 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on July 19th, 2020 at 10:26 amPart of the attraction of long-distance hiking is the solitude. Lonely trails running between gurgling streams and eagles circling peaks of over 3000 metres. Multi-day tours also …

The walk to the Ursulaquelle on the Hochrindl

Secrets of the Hochrindl Woods

On 11/05/2020 By Steve In Carinthia

Dark green spruce, lush meadows, with houses and farms in between: the unique surroundings of the Hochrindl alpine pass at 1500 metres in the Nockberge mountains of Carinthia. The Ursulaquelle spring at the heart of …

The Wälderbähnle steam train in the Bregenzerwald

In The Rhythms Of Bygone Days

On 06/05/2020 By Steve In Things To Do, Vorarlberg

For many years the transport of goods in the Bregenzerwald region of the Vorarlberg was carried out on carts and mule tracks. The authorities decided to build a rail link through the area at the …

Austrian Tourist Industry To Reopen

On 28/04/2020 By Steve In General

The Austrian government today announced that hotels and other guest accommodation will be allowed to open for the summer season from May 29, 2020. Tourist accommodation has been officially closed since the end of March …

The Stone Pine Trail in Obergurgl

On 25/04/2020 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on May 6th, 2020 at 10:47 amThe interactive Stone Pine Trail above the Tyrolean village of Obergurgl tells the story of the trees and the other natural features in the area. The stone …

Klosterneuburg Abbey

On 20/04/2020 By Steve In Lower Austria

The huge complex of Klosterneuburg Abbey in Lower Austria is definitely eye-catching. The two towers of the abbey church, the red tiled roofs and green crests of the abbey buildings rise high over the surrounding …

The Nockalmstrasse panoramic route in Carinthia

Nockalmstrasse Panoramic Road

On 16/04/2020 By Steve In Carinthia

The Nockalmstrasse is a panoramic route through the Nockberge nature reserve in Carinthia with the village of Innerkrems at one end and Ebene Reichenau at the other. The 34-kilometre toll road with its 52 bends …

Graukäse - a special cheese from the Wildschönau valley

Life in a Quiet Valley

On 13/04/2020 By Steve In Food, Tyrol

Time stands still in the Wildschönau – a tranquil high valley in the Kitzbüheler Alps. As in so many other places, the pause button has been placed on normal life. Better to be safe than …

Lech am Arlberg

On 12/04/2020 By Steve In Vorarlberg

Last updated on August 1st, 2022 at 12:06 pmLech is best-known as a ski resort in western Austria’s Arlberg region – a high mountain hideaway for the wealthy and well-connected. But the village is not …