Hectic city life is a mere distant memory in the
Alpbach Valley in Tirol. This summer, Andrew and Claire from London would like to flee the city's daily grind. They've chosen a holiday in touch with nature deep in the Austrian Alps. The highlight? Staying in a typical Tirolean farmer's inn. Their day begins with a breakfast of home-made milk, butter, Alpbachtaler cheese and a selection of other fresh foods. The view from their room opens onto the pretty Alpbach Valley, a sea of lush green fields speckled with idyllic wooden barns.
On arrival, their hosts give them their personalised
Alpbachtal Seenland Card entitling them to a wide selection of services free of charge. The best feature for them is the free summer mountain lifts which zoom up to stunning hiking routes, gentle mountain paths, and beautiful views over both the grassy slopes of the Kitzbüheler Alps and the rocky Rofan Range. They've truly escaped back to nature.