Dare devils in the Dachstein mountain region in Styria, Austria can test their nerves on the new so called ‘stairs to nothingness’. Visitors can walk down the narrow glass steps to a viewing platform hanging over the mountains with a spectacular view located at 2,700 metres above sea level. The stairs weigh in at five […]
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A huge crane left over from the war and mounted on top of one of Vienna’s massive Flak towers is set to be taken down after 70 years to make way for a new panorama viewing platform. During the war Vienna built six massive flak towers in which people could take shelter and which were […]
Burgenland gets a new visitor attraction
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A spectacular panorama viewing platform the so-called Jubiläumswarte at the Gloriette in Eisenstadt in Burgenland was opened officially at the weekend. The new platform was built because the old one was no longer serviceable and needed to be replaced. The new 16-meter-high construction was put up in record time and is made entirely of wood, […]
Graz gets a city bike rental scheme
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The city of Graz is planning to invest 350,000 Euros in creating a city wide rental bike system. The rental system will be based around a booking platform known as “Graz Bikes” that will be aimed at tourists and locals keen to try out the cycling possibilities in the region. The council agreed funding of […]
Another suspected neo-Nazi has been arrested as prosecutors continue to investigate against alleged organisers of a fascist homepage.State prosecutors in Vienna said today (Thurs) that a man had been put in custody last weekend. Officials refused to reveal where the arrest took place. They also remained tight-lipped about his name and age, but confirmed that […]
Justin Timberlake has revealed he shuns social network platforms because he is “stupid in this regard”.The former member of boy band N Sync stars as Sean Parker, co-founder of internet music sharing platform Napster, in the new blockbuster “The Social Network”. The acclaimed movie tells the rise of online platform Facebook and its inventor Mark […]
Austrian hotel prices on the rise
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Hotel prices in Austria have edged up this month, it has been reported.On-line hotel comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) said today (Thurs) a standard double room in Austria cost 115 Euros per night this month, up by three per cent compared to the previous month.This means the price hike which occurred in Austria was less dramatic […]
American pop sensation Kesha is set to hit the stage at a top Styrian ski resort this winter.The chart-topping singer will perform in Schladming one of the most popular winter sporting destinations in the Austrian Alps on 4 December to officially kickoff the season.Schladming tourism bosses have said US pop band One Republic […]
Camcorder prices plunge
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Camcorder prices have plummeted, an electronic consumer goods website reports.Experts from Geizhals.at, a price comparison platform, said today (Tues) camcorders were 27 per cent cheaper between April and June compared to the first quarter of this year.They added that prices for Blu-ray disc players dropped by an average 13.1 per cent in the second quarter […]
A deranged Carinthian man who tried to throw his lover off a cliff has had his jail term extended.The Federal High Court (OGH) announced yesterday (Weds) that it had decided to increase the initial sentence. Klagenfurt provincial court sentenced the 40-year-old local to 10 months in prison, with another 20 months suspended. But the OGH […]