Hallstatt, a picturesque place in the Salzkammergut in Austria has a long history. In 1846 Johann Georg Ramsauer discovered a large prehistoric cemetery with over 1000 graves on the Salzberg. The settlement traces reach back to the Neolithic. The name Hallstatt Culture, a period of the older Iron Age, goes back to the village of […]
Corpus Christi on the Lake Hallstatt
Every year, tourists from all over the world meet to attend the colorful Corpus Christi on the Lake procession in Hallstatt, founded as eternal endowment of salt mining. Since 1628 a great part of the procession takes place on the lake, because there was too little space in the small village. The inhabitants carry the […]
Hallstatt – Salzkammergut
Hallstatt a small town in the Salzkammergut is located at the south-western shore of the Hallstätter See in Upper Austria. Till the end of the 19.th Century the village could only be reached by ship or narrow paths. Nevertheless the place has a rich history. First finds date from around 5.000 B.C. The reason for […]
St Wolfgang – Austria
St Wolfgang, the tourist center of the Salzkammergut region is located on the northern shore of the Wolfgangsee lake. The larger part of the Wolfgangsee lake belongs to the Austrian state of Salzburg. However, the town lies on the Upper Austrian territory and is dominated by the Schafberg mountain. St Wolfgang attained world fame by […]
Salzkammergut – Austria
The Salzkammergut, a popular holiday region in Austria, lies east of the city of Salzburg and reaches to the Dachstein Mountains. The tourist region of Salzkammergut includes parts of the federal states of Upper Austria, Styria and Salzburg. Join us on a short journey via Traunsee, Lake Attersee and Mondsee up to the Wolfgangsee. Gmunden, […]
Wels – Upper Austria
Wels is the second largest city in Upper Austria. The area around Wels has been settled since the Neolithic Age. Under the Romans, Wels developed into a city called Ovilava. Later, it became the capital of Ufernoricum, the province between the Danube and the main Alpine ridge, which arose from the division of Noricum by […]
Dachstein Giant Ice Cave – Austria
The Dachstein Giant Ice Cave lies in the UNESCO World Heritage region Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut. On the way from Munich to Hallstatt we make a short stop in Abtenau, near the village of Waldhof. The sight of lush meadows and the Tennen Mountains are breathtaking. Our dog stands on a small hill and can not believe its […]
Linz – a city of culture
Since the beginning of the seventies Linz, the provincial capital of Upper Austria, does its best to replace the image of the steel and industrial town by the image of a city of culture. Therefore many arts exhibitions take place particularly in summer, e.g. the Linz Cloud of Sound or the international Bruckner Festival. On […]
Linz – a citywalk through the old town
Linz, the capital of Upper Austria lies at the exit of the valley, which was cut by the Danube River through the Bohemian Massif. The old town of Linz is known for its Baroque houses and backyards of the Renaissance. One of the beautiful is the courtyard of the Landhaus, the seat of the […]
St. Florian’s Priory in Upper Austria
St. Florian’s Priory, near the town of Enns in Upper Austria, was built in the baroque style by Carlo Antonio Carlone and completed by Jacob Prandtauer. In 1071, Bishop Altmann of Passau founded the community of Augustinian Canons here. Not every day you experience a sung “Lord’s Prayer” accompanied by a Bruckner organ. The organ […]
