Mountains or lakes? Do both! With many lakeside huts at elevations above 2,000 meters to choose from in Tirol, you can mix hiking with a dip in a lake. Here are ten of the most beautiful Alpinist Association Huts that are located on the shores of a lake.
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Zillertal-native chef Peter Fankhauser does farm-to-table cuisine better than just about anywhere else: He has his own permaculture garden to supply the menu at his vegetarian “Guatz Essen” Restaurant in Stumm. Which still is unique in Austria.
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Ibex, chamois, vulture, eagle and marmot – those are the five animals every visitor to Tirol would like to catch a glimpse of. We have talked to the rangers in the region’s nature parks to discover the best walks and hikes with a good chance of seeing these wonderful creatures.
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Anyone who knows me knows that I love my road bike. There are very few corners of Tirol which I haven’t explored on two wheels. Here are my favourite springtime road bike rides in Tirol or at least starting in Tirol (long rides often take me into neighbouring provinces within Austria or even neighbouring countries).…
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The first summit hike, watching animals in the wild, tucking into a hearty meal at one of the local huts. Our editorial team has dug deep in their family photo albums to find those magic moments when they fell in love with the mountains of Tirol.
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Our skin is our largest sensory organ. Through skin we perceive and feel the world outside, and we show our beauty in the way our skin appears. So if you fancy getting to grips with some truly natural and organic beauty products, full of local folk remedies and knowledge handed down from generation to generation,…
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There’s much more to water than just drinking it. From finding sleep to waking up, from skin tightening to stimulating circulation – Sebastian Kneipp, father of modern hydrotherapy, has created over hundred useful techniques to combat a variety of diseases and blemishes: hydrotherapy can have refreshing, soothing, calming and harmonizing effects. Here we have rounded…
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When the temperatures start to rise and the days start getting longer, most people don’t feel like spending hours preparing food in the kitchen anymore. So, we have put together some fast and delicious snacks made from regional ingredients. The best way to enjoy these snacks is together with friends!
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Is there really a life beyond video conferencing, Netflix binges and evenings in cooking the same old dish for the 112th time? We certainly hope so! Right now nobody quite knows if and when we will be able to enjoy all our favourite things again this summer, but there’s certainly plenty of items pencilled in…
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