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Dish created by chef Vitus Winkler at his restaurant in the Verwohnhotel Sonnhof at St Veit im Pongau Austria

Alpine Cuisine in Austria’s Salzburgerland

Join Stuart Forster as he manages to eat his way around Austria‘s beautiful Salzburgerland region.

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Michael Cranmer pulls on his ski boots to Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl Fast carving above Hochgurgl

Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl. Dive into downhill action.

Michael Cranmer pulls on his ski boots to Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl

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2 Adam Attew finishing his oil painting ‘Last Light on the Kirchenkogel’ 2760m up at Obergurgl in the Austrian Tirol

The Mountain Art Of Adam Attew, Austria

Artists sometimes suffer for their art. J M W Turner famously tied himself to a ship’s mast in a storm to capture the full force of nature.

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galtur view

Galtur. Great Skiing In the Footsteps of Giants

.Skiing hones the senses. Biting cold on exposed flesh; shadows thrown by late-afternoon winter sun; snowflakes swirling like shoals of silverfish; the profound silence after a fall of powder. The exquisite clarity of a newly-discovered vista.

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SIschgl Is Reinventing Itself

Sensational Skiing in Ischgl.

Ischgl is acknowledged as one of Austria’s top ski destinations, the village is at an altitude of 1377 metres in the Paznaun Region of the Tirol and is in the Silvretta Mountains.

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Join Rupert Parker as he goes cycling around Salzburg and its lakes.

Cycling Around Salzburg And Its Lakes. Immerse yourself in beautiful scenery.

It’s the centre of the “Salzkammergut”, literally the land of salt, since the glistening white stuff has been mined here since 800BC. It’s also Austria’s most spectacular lake district and you can explore ten of them on a week’s circular cycle tour.

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