The meter gauge cogwheel railway takes us to the Schafberg in Upper Austria, whose summit lays in Salzburg. With a length of nearly 3 mi. it gains about 3937.0 ft in height difference with a maximum gradient of 25.5%. The terminus is located at an altitude 5577.43 ft. At a high visitor frequency two trains […]
Grossglockner High Alpine Road – Austria
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, built in the 30s, connects the provinces of Salzburg and Carinthia. This most beautiful panoramic road in Austria is splendidly constructed and can be used only in summer. Roman finds and reports show that an alpine pass probably existed here already since 1600 BC. At the Edelweiss Peak with 8,435 […]
Pasterze the largest glacier in Austria
On the Carinthian side of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is the Pasterze, Austria’s largest glacier; the melt water feeds the power station Kaprun. The global warming has left its traces on the 5.59234 miles long glacier. Since its peak in 1856, the glacier has lost both area and thickness of more than half. Our […]
Porsche Car Museum – Austria
The Porsche Car Museum founded by Helmut Pfeifhofer has found a home in the manufacturing plant of the first Porsche in Gmünd in Austria. Due to the threatening bomb raids, Ferdinand Porsche moved his headquarters from 1944 to 1950 to Gmünd. His son Ferry Porsche built the 356 Coupé and the Porsche 356 No. 1 […]
Rust a picturesque place in Austria
Rust is the most picturesque place on Lake Neusiedl in Austria. Rust is primarily known for its storks nesting on almost any chimney. In the meantime bike excursions are a standard program for holidaymakers in Burgenland. The beautiful courtyards, decorated with plants and craftwork are often used as wine garden, the so called Heurigen garden. […]