Spectacular images that show how a park becomes a lake each spring complete with underwater trees have been captured by two divers. The snaps were taken at the Gruener See, or Green Lake as it is called in English, located in the southern Austrian province of Styria. During the winter months the lake, located near […]
Brothers Luigi and Leo Doci who own the renowned Luigi restaurant chain will be cooking up a storm in Semmering this winter. These two top restaurateurs will be providing catering services through the “Luigi Gastronomy” branch of their company to make the winter season even more delicious in the town of Semmering in Lower Austria, […]
A rare bald Ibis that seems to have a different sense of direction to her fellow birds has once again had to be rescued after getting stuck trying to find a different route to the southern Italian feeding ground. The Northern Bald Ibis was made extinct in Europe over 400 years ago due to excessive […]
The project to introduce an extinct bird back to Europe is hailing success after successfully negotiating a new route over the Alps and training 14 Northern Bald Ibises how to fly south to winter feeding grounds in southern Tuscany. The project led by Johannes Fritz involved inprinting the baby birds by persuading them that human […]
Erwin Hameseder, head of the Raiffeisen-Holding Lower Austria-Vienna will have to pay himself for the damage of the car accident he caused with his Porsche 911 on 3 April. An expert report stated that there was a cause and effect relationship between tyres and the accident. The spokesperson of Raiffeisen Insurance told the Austria Press […]
Winter tyres usually have to be fitted to your cars from October until Easter. The bad weather conditions require an extension of their use. One should change the tyres, if the thermometer has displayed more than seven degrees Celsius regularly, said Rudolf Leeb, regional head of the driver’s club ÖAMTC in Burgenland (Eastern Austria). The […]
Farmers and drivers are worried about winter returning to Austria. As fields are covered in snow, farmers cannot plough the fields. This will lead to problems with summer crops. A Siberian cold front is sweeping over many parts of Europe. Heavy snow is falling in Moscow, there are winter storms in the Ukraine and the […]
By Matthias Loinig Ever wanted to escape it all… mobile phones, internet, mass tourism and overfilled wellness hotels and go back to basics in a traditional mountain retreat? Located right in the middle of the Upper Styrian Zirbenwäldern at 1,620 metres is a wonderful family run hut which will take you back decades and promises […]
From Autumn 2013 a new cable car will be in use in Wagrain in the Pongau which will connect the town’s two ski resorts. Two weeks ago the construction work for the 14 million Euro project began after four years of planning. The new ski lift will transport 130 people at a time two kilometres […]
Ever thought of a job as a ski instructor? As Rob Stewart – Freelance ski writer and editor of The Skiing Department explains – qualifying to work as a ski instructor is best organised before the skiing begins! Most ski instructor gap programs take place during the winter season so you end up getting qualified […]