Austria

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Austria. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Skiing in Ischgl and Kappl. Experience fantastic skiing experiences.

18/02/2019 by .

Carinthia . The Land of the Lakes and soaring peaks

28/06/2018 by .

Insider Guide to Schladming in Summer. Beautiful Austrian Alps.

18/06/2018 by .

The Great Walser Trail at Walserweg. Hike Austria’s historic mountain trail.

30/11/2017 by .
Rupert Parker explores the historic Great Walser Trail at Walserweg in Austria's Vorarlberg

Rupert Parker explores the historic Great Walser Trail at Walserweg in Austria’s Vorarlberg region.

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Hiking the Brandenberg Alps

12/08/2017 by .
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Rupert Parker goes round in a circle, starting and finishing in Kramsach, hiking up and down for 50kms.

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The Stubai Valley. Discover Fantastic Tyrolean hospitality

17/07/2017 by .
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The Stubai Valley. Around 30 minutes from Innsbruck, the Tyrolean village of Neustift makes a good base for exploring the Stubai Valley and its surroundings. Rupert Parker enjoys some Tyrolean hospitality.

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A terrific culinary and cultural weekend in Vienna

22/01/2015This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Newsletter, Vienna and tagged on by .

The Night Train to Berlin. Loaded with romance

27/11/2014 by .
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On a rainy night in February, I was waiting in Paris’s Gare de L’Est station for the night train to Berlin.

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Jakobsweg Culinary Festival in Ischgl

22/03/2014 by .
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It was a sound I came to look forward to each day; the clanking of a thousand dull bells echoing their intermittent beats across the sweeping Paznaun valley as The Tyrol’s famous dairy cows wandered around snacking on the lush summer Alpine grass.

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Bregenz. Baroque on water.

28/01/2014 by .
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It is early morning in Bregenz and the vastness of Lake Constance is just lying there in front of me shimmering away in the sunshine. It’s the type of morning where walkers are out for a stroll along the lake’s shoreline and the delightful smell of fresh coffee and pastries wafts across the promenade from the nearby cafes. Perfect.

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