For generations, royalty and residents alike escaped to summer homes in the Salzkammergut region, where the traditional lifestyle, quaint towns and lavish resorts still thrive today.
20 April 2012
The Passport blog
Select breweries and spas in the US and Europe offer lager-loving treatments that fortify the skin with B vitamins, proteins and antioxidants.
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31 January 2012
This picturesque city looks exactly as Mozart’s hometown should, with baroque squares, majestic spires and a fairytale fortress bearing down on cobbled streets.
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09 January 2012
Walking from vineyards to traditional wine taverns in the world’s only capital to have a significant wine growing area within its city limits.
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29 July 2011
These fairytale fortresses offer trick fountains, curious art collections, dizzying architecture and centuries of history.
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28 July 2011
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road takes in views of forest-fringed waterfalls and pastures flecked with wildflowers, sapphire lakes and peaks encrusted with pearly white glaciers.
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27 July 2011
As a tribute to the first Walser settlers, Alpine walkers in the 1980s set up the Walserweg – a series of trails in Austria and Switzerland that link the old villages.
26 July 2011
Following the route of Austria’s and Switzerland’s pioneering Walser people provides a memorable walk through scenic mountain valleys, dramatic gorges and historic Alpine villages.
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26 July 2011
The Passport blog
Discover an unknown summer retreat in the Austrian foothills.
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25 July 2011
In this Austrian city, the coffee houses have their own history to share.
25 July 2011