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AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS<br />
Austria offers an authentic winter<br />
wonderland experience, with so many<br />
activities on offer. Skiing is the most apparent<br />
sport to enjoy with probably the best resorts<br />
located in Heiligenblut and situated around<br />
Austria’s most massive mountain, the aptly<br />
named Grossglockner. However, there is so<br />
much more to Austria than meets the eye,<br />
such as climbing frozen waterfalls, organised<br />
frozen lake luxury car drifting experiences,<br />
snowboarding, sledging. For those requiring<br />
a more relaxed experience or just some wellearned<br />
luxury after a hard day of cross country<br />
skiing, Austria offers romantic log fired chalets,<br />
gondola trips up enormous mountains to view<br />
rivers of snow and frozen gorges and cosy<br />
horse-drawn sleigh rides.<br />
A trip on the Nordkette funicular provides a<br />
unique experience. Located in Innsbruck, also<br />
known as the capital of the Alps, the funicular<br />
is a 20-minute cable ride 2300 metres up to<br />
the peak of the Hafekelar deep in the heart<br />
of Olympic Skiing territory and numerous<br />
professional and family-friendly ski resorts.<br />
The surrounding villages offer mountain huts<br />
blanketed by snow and excellent Austrian<br />
restaurants, serving Italian inspired dishes.<br />
Back down to earth in the city of Innsbruck,<br />
enjoy a picture-perfect holiday atmosphere<br />
due to the wealth of history and culture<br />
and famous Christmas markets. Wander<br />
around the magical medieval streets,<br />
snack on traditional sweet doughnuts and<br />
purchase the beautiful handmade local<br />
folklore inspired Christmas ornaments and<br />
decorations.<br />
The atmosphere is a mixture of excitement<br />
and happy and the towering snow-tipped<br />
mountains provide that extra special touch<br />
to make this a real winter wonderland.<br />
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