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Located in the Hohe Tauern National Park in the heart of the Salzburgerland province, the Alpine town of Bad Gastein is a breathe of fresh air at an elevation of 1,000 meters. “Bad," or "spa" in German, hints at the area's importance as a health destination. Set among the Belle Époque buildings and ski trails are the legendary Heilstollen (healing tunnels) and thermal spring water trail, believed to contain unparalleled curative properties that scientist Marie Curie came to study; and royalty like German Emperor Wilhelm I and Iran's last king, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, came to enjoy. Composer Franz Schubert was so inspired by a summer stay here that he began sketching the Gmunden-Gastein Symphony. Today, Bad Gastein retains its legacy of luxurious health treatments but also hosts year-round adventure activities including skiing, snowboarding, hiking and cycling along the upper Gastein Valley.
During the summer months, the once crowned Monte Carlo of the Alps, the spa town & resort of Bad Gastein, plays host to an inspiring Artists-in-residence cultural programme: sommer.frische.kunst. 2022.
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Located in the Hohe Tauern National Park in the heart of the Salzburgerland province, Bad Gastein’s ski playground is made up of 200km of groomed pistes scattered over four different mountains, part of the Ski Amadé area, with over 1,000 metres of altitude which offers superb long downhill runs.
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This year you find yourself dreaming of something slightly less usual, it’s time to take your holiday down-time underground. Into Bad Gastein’s healing caves.
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A lair of nature wrapped by the mountains and forests with perhaps one of the best nature-inspired spas in Austria, all overlooking the Leogang Rockies. This design hotel hugs smooth modern interiors that brush up to loveliness of the Alps, complete with its own lake.
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You may recognize Salzburg as the stunning alpine location from The Sound of Music, but its cultural importance goes well beyond this. Birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, today it hosts the world-famous Salzburg Festival and its cobbled streets are home to many opera, concert and theatre venues.
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The edgy contrast of an aged coaching inn where artsy installations lend an air of east-side gallery – this is a cradle of the arts and style where a bold, contemporary curatorial scene is flanked by twisted beams and heritage-thick walls.
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Doorstep slopes, bold architecture and an ethos of family living flood this hotel-apartment basecamp with rooftop restaurant, infinity pool and sunshine decks steps from 220km of ski pistes and mountain hikes.
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Leogang, located in the Pinzgau region between the Leoganger Steinberge and the Kitzbühler Alps, is considered by some to be one of the best ski, cycling and mountain-biking destinations in the world.
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Cradled in the Salzburg Alps, St. Johann im Pongau is a little charmer of a town, that’s incredibly pleasing both in winter and summer.
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