Graz is Austria’s second city and, along with UNESCO recognition for design and culture, it is Austria’s Capital of Cultural Delights. The unique Mediterranean-style climate makes it ideal for growing fruit and vegetables and there […]
The ascent through the Zillergrund Valley and up to the dam that helps provide the power to keep this part of the Tyrol illuminated is almost 1000m by e-bike. The asphalt road winds back and […]
Music plays a big part in the history of the spectacular city of Vienna. Both Beethoven and Mozart spent large chunks of their lives, living and composing in the Austrian capital and drawing their inspiration […]
The Hotel Tirolerhof is a family-run luxury hotel at Zell am See in Austria’s SalzburgerLand. The chalet-style property is a five-minute walk from the heart of the town and a couple of minutes’ stroll from […]
A study has calculated how far 007 has travelled to save the world – an enormous 276,745.2 miles across 24 movies, with Austria having been the location on three separate films. It is a country […]
The soaring spire of the village church pricks the skyline with needlestick precision. It is the highest, most slender, in the Salzburg Pinzgau region at 76m and when we arrive in the picturesque alpine village […]
The province of Salzburgerland is to Austrians what Lakes Como and Maggiore are to the Italians and the Lake District is to us Brits: a refuge, a delight and a natural source of immense pride. […]
I am very fond of Austria and have visited many times. It has the clean air of Switzerland but you don’t have to hike over the Alps to get to it and as I found […]
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