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Follow the Gentians on the Salzburg Alm Trail

On 15/10/2019 By Steve In Salzburg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Salzburger Almenweg leads to more than 100 alpine pastures in the Pongau in stages that can be mixed and matched according to anyone’s needs. The pleasant …

Winter Walking Nights in the Stubai Valley

On 11/10/2019 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 …

Historic Water Power in Hall in Tirol

On 09/10/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe mighty water wheels turn constantly in the reconstruction of the historic waterworks at the Hall Mint. The water-powered drive for the cylindrical stamping machine, which was …

Experience the Stillness of a Monastery

On 04/10/2019 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 …

Terrace with a view on the Mönchsberg at the Stieglkeller in Salzburg

The Salzburg Beer Route

On 02/10/2019 By Steve In Beer, Salzburg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Salzburg Beer Route can count eleven breweries and numerous beer pubs in a city which is perhaps better known for its cultural offerings. But beer has …

Walking in the Vienna Vineyards

On 30/09/2019 By Steve In Vienna, Wine

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amVienna and wine are closely linked. After all, Vienna is the only capital in Europe where wine growing is cultivated on a large scale. The vineyards on …

A street in the Carinthian town of Gmünd

Visit Gmünd in Carinthia

On 28/09/2019 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 …

Hiking the Lynx Trail in eastern Austria

In the Footsteps of the Lynx

On 26/09/2019 By Steve In Lower Austria, Styria, Upper Austria

Last updated on April 27th, 2022 at 07:29 pmThe new Luchs-Trail (“lynx trail”) runs through three provinces and three important nature reserves. The 200 kilometre long trail leads in 11 stages from Reichraming in Upper …

Autumn market in the Tiroler Oberland region

Autumn Markets in the Tiroler Oberland

On 24/09/2019 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 …

Imposing Castles in the Waldviertel

On 22/09/2019 By Steve In Lower Austria

Last updated on July 25th, 2020 at 06:42 amThe castles in the Waldviertel have battled against the ravages of time and preserved their beauty over the centuries. Now the visitor can discover mighty walls and …