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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 dugout canoe race on the Attersee in Upper Austria

Stone Age Canoes on the Attersee

On 25/08/2019 By Steve In Upper Austria

Last updated on March 31st, 2022 at 05:27 amRacing in dugout canoes built in a prehistoric style is all part of the yearly regatta at Seewalchen am Attersee in Upper Austria. The event took place …

Around Three Mountain Ranges

On 23/08/2019 By Steve In Vorarlberg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Montafon Hut Circuit in the Vorarlberg takes in three different mountain ranges at refreshing altitudes. Flowering meadows in the Verwall, glaciers in the Silvretta, impressive rock …

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 Verwall Walking Tour

On 19/08/2019 By Steve In Tyrol, Vorarlberg

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Verwall hiking circuit can take up to eight days on a walking tour over the borders of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The Verwall mountains stretch from …

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 …

The Glacier World of the Stubai

On 14/08/2019 By Steve In Tyrol

Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amIt is an inspiring and rocky world when you reach the altitudes between 2000 and 2800 metres. The views of glaciers and the eternal white of the …

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 …

Lippizaner stallions in the mountain pastures

Mountain Summer for the Lipizzaner

On 09/08/2019 By Steve In Styria

Last updated on July 3rd, 2020 at 01:59 pmYoung stallions from the Lipizzaner stud in Styria spend the summer months in the mountains to work on their agility and suitability for a future role at …