Feeling the Forest
Is it a walk in the woods – or a therapy session? In Tirol visitors can try forest bathing with a trained guide. The idea? Reducing stress.
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How to improve your fitness on a one-week trip to the Tirol
Want to give your muscles a workout whilst enjoying some of the finest landscapes in Europe? With mountain biking, hiking, rafting and more to choose from in the Austrian Alps, it’s surprisingly easy. Here’s how you can be both fit and healthy on a seven-day holiday in the Tirol.
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Wake Up & Stay Alert! The Best Ways to Combat Spring Fatigue
It is really mean. The sun is shining, the days are growing longer and the open-air season has begun. Spring has sprung, but not everyone feels energetic. For some, it is a season of leaden limbs and fits of yawning. While the world is waking up, they want to go to sleep. Observing the total…
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Slow Down: You are Going to Fast! 6+1 Suggestions for Fasting Retreats in Tirol
“Intemperance is the culprit, the mother of all crises”, said Innsbruck’s former Bishop Dr. Reinhold Stecher (†), a man I value greatly. Many of the problems in Western society stem from the excessive use of food and drugs. A period of abstention can be a time of empowerment and renewal for body, mind and soul.
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Find Your Bliss: Yoga in Tirol
“Virabhadrasana” and “Adho Mukha Svanasana” are two of the most recognized yoga poses in the West. As one of the most outdoorsy and active countries in the world, Tirol promotes personal wellbeing through outdoor adventures such as hiking, running, mountain biking and skiing. But even here at the Heart of the Alps, where all sorts…
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The Ways of Water in Tirol: Healing Wells and Springs
Tirol is a land of spectacular mountain and canyon scenery. White water is pounding its way down the heart of the mountains, rushing as fast as it can go, having no mercy on anything it might take down the mountain with it. The streams and torrents tumble down from the mountains, rushing through forests to…
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My Best-Loved Saunas & Spas in Tirol
Baby, it’s cold outside! Goose-down puffers aside, few things warm the body like a hot, steamy sanctuary of a sauna bath. And although I am not a dedicated sauna buff, I really enjoy warming myself from the inside out every now and then in the winter. Here, I’ve rounded up my best-loved hothouses that will…
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Cosy hotels with fireplaces in Tirol – A seat by the fire anyone?
I’m really looking forward to the arrival of winter, hopefully snow-filled with low temperatures – just the way we like it. Nothing beats that feeling of trudging home, boots crunching in the crisp, fresh snow and being cuddled by a warm down jacket. My heart warms, even now, as I think of that great feeling…
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The perfect weekend in Gradonna Mountain Resort, Kals – East Tirol
I’ve stayed in far too many average hotels recently and, initially, I approached the Gradonna Mountain Resort with scepticism. To put so huge a complex in Kal’s small, village-like atmosphere at the foot of the Grossglockner appeared to be an acquired taste at first. But after experiencing it first hand, I’ve been converted. Here’s why:…
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