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    Krimml Waterfalls

    Enjoy a spectacular hike to Austria’s highest waterfall. The three stages of the hike, starting in the village of Krimml, take you to ever more spectacular views of the falls and the surrounding countryside. Bring your camera and capture the most beautiful section of the falls!

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    Grossglockner High Alpine Road © Oesterreich Werbung/Markowitsch

    Grossglockner High-Alpine Road

    The Grossglockner High Alpine Road makes Austria’s highest mountain accessible for everyone. The famous alpine road leads you right into the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, the Grossglockner and its glacier, the Pasterze.

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    Bird View of Natural Wonders

    Discover Lake Neusiedl National Park and its steppe bio-diversity that is home to an unusual variety of fauna and flora with Alpine, Pannonic, Asian, Mediterranean, and Nordic influences from pre-historic times. A World Heritage site, located along the Hungarian boarder, this park and lake leave you with a refreshed sense of natural beauty.

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    Seewinkel National Park

    Austria is the only place in the world that produces award winning sweet wines in a national park! Participate in a bird-watching tour of Seewinkel National Park by foot, canoe, or solar boat and then rejuvenate in the Presshaus restaurant in Illmitz with a glass of lusciously sweet “Trockenbeerenauslese” with Kaiserschmarrn (Imperial Pancake) or with a selection of local cheeses.

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     © Österreich Werbung / Peter Burgstaller

    Start planning your next Austria vacation

    A vacation in Austria gets you close to nature and allows you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions. Austria's landscapes are incredibly varied and the options are endless. Be it a relaxing walk or experiencing the great outdoors in the Austrian Alps. Keep in mind that you are never far from historic city centers, cultural events and gourmet restaurant.

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    Healing power out of nature: the “Speik”

    In the Nock mountains, located in Carinthia grows a worldwide unique medical plant. Its special scent and its exceptional healing power can be discovered by hikers strolling in the mountains.

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    Observing deers in the National Park Donau-Auen

    Fauna and Flora

    Austria's topographic diversity accounts for a great variety of flora and fauna, including endemic species that are under protection.

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    Enjoying the sunset in Salzburg

    Walk Austria's Alps

    There are numerous ways to explore and experience a destination but none as intimate and personal as taking the time to enjoy your vacation destination on foot. Walking and hiking in Austria will get you close to nature and allow you to get to know the people and the wonderful traditions in Austria.

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    Königsee to Hochkönig Hiking Tour

    Idyllic, mystic and singular, the blue-green lake Königssee is embedded into grand mountain scenery. See the sun rising over the steep rocks of the Stony Sea is really worth the effort.

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    World Heritage Hiking Tour of the Salzkammergut

    Since December 1997 the "Hallstatt Dachstein/Salzkammergut" region in Austria has joined the list of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. We invite you to discover this great part of Austria with us.

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    Salzkammergut Sampler

    Lush green pastures, the tinkling of cowbells, crystal clear brooks teeming with trout and villages with intricate murals and wooden balconies. Too much of a cliché to be true? We don't think so. Come and see for yourself!

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    7 Resort Hike in the Austrian Alps

    Everything you expect from a perfect walking vacation, you will find on this picturesque tour through the Alpbach Valley: beautiful scenery, charming accommodation and walks amid rolling pastures and authentic flower villages.

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    Fishing in the National Park Donau-Auen

    National Parks in Austria

    Austria has six National parks, almost 60 nature preserves and „nature parks“, about 35 „hot spots“ for bird-watching, 20 Alpine gardens and many other opportunities to admire nature in its undisturbed, pristine beauty

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