Skip Hallstatt: Bad Aussee, the Secret Heart of the Salzkammergut
Bad Aussee is the hidden heart of the Salzkammergut: alpine lakes, ancient salt mines and genuine traditions without the crowds that besiege Hallstatt daily.
Jul 5, 2026Austria off the beaten track hides silent alpine valleys, emerald lakes far from the coaches, mountain villages of timber houses and Baroque towns off the routes of Vienna and Salzburg. Far from the crowds, here you walk among mountain huts, panoramic trails and authentic villages: discover the little-known destinations of the Austrian Alps.
7 guides in Austria · 🛏 Dove dormire in Austria
Bad Aussee is the hidden heart of the Salzkammergut: alpine lakes, ancient salt mines and genuine traditions without the crowds that besiege Hallstatt daily.
Jul 5, 2026
Graz is the Austria you didn't expect: futuristic architecture, farmers' markets, Styrian wine and a UNESCO old town free of tour coaches.
Jul 5, 2026
The quiet, less international alternative to the overcrowded Austrian Danube. The Murradweg follows the Mur valley from the High Tauern Alps down to the wine hills of the south, with a gentle, steady descent, passing through Graz and landscapes few foreign cycle tourists know.
Jun 30, 2026
A few steps from Stephansplatz, a silent Baroque courtyard with a chapel and fountain, owned by Heiligenkreuz Abbey.
Jun 28, 2026
The Ruprechtskirche, Vienna's oldest church: Romanesque stone, stained glass from 1370 and bells from 1280, on the Danube Canal.
Jun 28, 2026
In Vienna, under the Hoher Markt square, the ruins of two Roman officers' houses: the Römermuseum of Vindobona.
Jun 28, 2026
An authentic Japanese garden hidden in Vienna's Döbling district: ponds, a tea pavilion and maple trees, born from a twinning between Vienna and Tokyo.
Jun 28, 2026