Sail through the storybook capitals of the Danube, where imperial pasts and present-day energy merge along the continent’s most famous river. Capitals on the Danube “How many capitals are there on the Danube?” So asked our host as the water of the river itself rippled past us, slinking and smirking and sure of the answer. … Read more
This Viking Aegir Review shares what you need to know before booking a trip along the Danube with Viking Cruises.
Here’s the real reason why you should visit Austria’s second city.
Traditional Austrian food includes more than just schnitzel, sachertorte and stodge. Fresh from her kitchens and pantries, allow me to guide you through the best of Austrian cuisine.
Let’s start at the very beginning…
The hills are alive with the sound of cheese! The Kasestrasse translates to cheese road but it’s actually a vast trail of tradition, culture and innovation. A great route for foodies and off the beaten track experience in West Austria.
Ah, beautiful Graz. A city that’s worth falling in love with for so many reasons, but it’s the Graz restaurants that will have you falling hard and fast.
Lech Zürs am Arlberg is a small place that attracts big names to its ski slopes. The Jordanian Royal Family. Formerly, Princess Diana. But summer in Lech is often overlooked. New flavours, traditional herb walks and innovative art installations spice up these hiking routes in Austria. Locals call it “the door to pure nature.”
I love to discover new things. New words, new traditions, new flavours.
And a Brettljause in a Buschenschank Steiermark hit that holy trinity of newness in Austria.
First, the words, all buoyant and brilliant with their German love for capital letters bish, bash, bosh in the centre of a sentence. No strict one capital letter diet for them!
Oh no.
Discover the most beautiful lakes in Austria and plan your next adventure.
Interested in slow travel in Austria? Here’s how you can embrace the new trend that elevates old ideas. Through the city of Graz, let us introduce you to the joy that is slow travel in Austria.
For centuries, people walked or skied over Nature’s Ice Palace on the Hintertux Glacier, never knowing it was there. Now, you can visit all year round if you know how. Here’s how to make the most of summer in Zillertal – and to head inside Austria’s ice cave.
Wondering how to spend one day in Graz? We have the itinerary for you! And perhaps we can even convince you to embrace slow travel in Austria and stay for night after night…Here are your options: your Graz travel guide.
Wondering what you’ll find in Innsbruck for kids? We loved our time in this mountain fresh city in Tirol. Enjoy this three day Innsbruck itinerary and inside travel guide.
The charming market town of St Johann in Tirol in western Austria mixes food, history and outdoor adventure into a cracking summer mountain destination. Here’s our inside travel guide to summer in St Johann in Tirol.
What do you know about summer in Austria? We can guarantee it’s not enough. Here’s our inside guide to making the most of Austria’s warmer months.
The year is 1945 and ash, smoke, poverty and despair rise through the rubble of Europe.
Graz. It’s not the most inspiring of names, now is it? Short, squat, and sounding more than a little like the French word for fat, it lacks the flourish that sweeps Barcelona and Vienna into the linguistic catwalk of European city names.
But names can be deceiving.
