Kaprun, a municipality with approx 3.000 inhabitants lies in the Austrian federal state Salzburg. Amongst others, Kaprun became well known because of the construction of the 3-stage pump storage power plant. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please […]
Birds of prey flying in Hohenwerfen Castle
Hohenwerfen Castle in Austria, 25 miles south of Salzburg, is a fantastic scenery for impressive flight shows of falconers, primarily with indigenous birds of prey. The video shows how Peregrine, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Milan and even Lammergeier glide aesthetically and unerringly through the air. The bird of prey flying demonstrations are organized by the […]
Hohenwerfen Castle – Austria
The Hohenwerfen Castle, visible from a distance, is located above the Austrian town Werfen approx. 25 miles south of Salzburg. The castle was built by the archbishops of Salzburg, simultaneously with the Hohensalzburg Castle. After several fires, the castle gained in significance during the Turkish wars. During the 2nd World War II it served as […]
Cogwheel train to Schafberg – Austria
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 […]