In Vorarlberg some things are a bit different. Here, for example, you don’t say “Alm” for a mountain meadow like everywhere else in Austria, but “Alp” or “Alpe”. This small linguistic difference is related to …
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Category: Food & Drink
Discover some of the culinary history and traditions of Austria’s food and drink. Visit the towns and villages where delicacies are cooked, brewed and distilled as they were in days gone by.
Life in a Quiet Valley
Time stands still in the Wildschönau – a tranquil high valley in the Kitzbüheler Alps. As in so many other places, the pause button has been placed on normal life. Better to be safe than …
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The Veltlinerland Wine Route
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Veltlinerland region of Lower Austria is a landscape of gentle hills and lush vineyards, traditional farming villages and modern wineries – a place where people work …
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Tasty Winter Hut Specialities
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe “Via Culinaria” unites nine tourist routes and three hundred hosts who place great value on regional cuisine – and one of them specialises in mountain huts …
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A Golden Secret From The Land Of Volcanoes
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Vulkanland in Eastern Styria is a fertile region of Austria where volcanoes formed the landscape millions of years ago. Styrian farmers and winegrowers still benefit from …
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The Confectioners’ Ball in Vienna
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Zuckerbäckerball is the highlight of the Viennese ball season for those with a sweet tooth. For lovers of artistically designed and decorated cakes, the Zuckerbäckerball* in …
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The Salzburg Beer Route
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Salzburg Beer Route can count eleven breweries and numerous beer pubs in a city which is perhaps better known for its cultural offerings. But beer has …
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Walking in the Vienna Vineyards
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amVienna and wine are closely linked. After all, Vienna is the only capital in Europe where wine growing is cultivated on a large scale. The vineyards on …
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The Linzer Torte – A Traditional Taste
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe first recipe for the Linzer Torte dates back more than 360 years. Recorded in a cookbook from 1653, the culinary composition is regarded as one of …
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Slow-Brewed from Carinthia
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amBeer has been brewed in Hirt, about 40 kilometres north of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, since the Middle Ages. One of Hirt’s specialities commemorates the year it was …
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