Category: Attractions & Sights

At 2,679 m, the Mangart is one of the highest mountains in Slovenia, on the border with Italy. To its saddle leads the Mangart Road, at around 2,072 m the highest road in Slovenia, through several tunnels and tight hairpins. From the top the view reaches far over the Julian…

The Liechtensteinklamm near St. Johann im Pongau is one of the longest and deepest accessible gorges in the Alps. Walkways lead along rock walls up to 300 m high, in places only a few metres apart, to a waterfall. A modern spiral staircase opens up the rear section. Highlights Up…

Kranjska Gora in the north-west of Slovenia is the country's best-known winter-sports resort and host of alpine Ski World Cup races on the Vitranc. Nearby lie the Planica ski-flying hill and the idyllic mountain lake Jasna. In summer the resort is a starting point for the Vršič Pass and tours…

Bad Gastein is a Belle Époque spa town whose grand hotels cling to the slope in terraces, while the Gastein Waterfall roars right through the middle. Famous are the radon-bearing thermal springs and the Gastein healing gallery. All around stretches the ski and hiking area of the Hohe Tauern. Highlights…

Pralognan-la-Vanoise is a tradition-rich mountaineering village on the edge of the Vanoise National Park and a classic starting point for tours to the Grande Casse, the highest peak of the Vanoise. Unlike the big ski stations, Pralognan has kept its original character; trails and huts open up the high mountains….

Mayrhofen is the best-known holiday resort in the rear Zillertal, with the mountains Penken and Ahorn. The Harakiri piste, with a gradient of up to 78 percent, is regarded as the steepest groomed run in Austria. In summer the village is a base for tours into the Zillertal Alps Nature…