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Alps, lakes and long valleys, with cities built around music and coffee.

Sehen

  1. 01Alpine lakesCold green water held between steep, wooded slopes.
  2. 02Baroque old townsPainted facades, narrow lanes and squares made for walking.
  3. 03Mountain passesRoads that climb in slow curves above the treeline.
  4. 04Salt minesTunnels cut into the rock long before the towns above them.

Erleben

  1. 01Mountain railwaysNarrow tracks climb where the roads cannot follow.
  2. 02Swim in a lakeThe water stays cold all summer and clears after rain.
  3. 03A long coffeeOne cup buys the table and the newspapers for hours.
  4. 04Winter walkingMarked paths stay open when the valleys fill with snow.

Essen

  1. 01SchnitzelVeal beaten thin, breaded, fried until it lifts from the pan.
  2. 02DumplingsBread or potato, boiled, served with almost everything.
  3. 03Apple strudelThin pastry rolled around apple, raisins and cinnamon.

Handwerk

  1. 01Loden clothBoiled wool, dense enough to keep out an alpine winter.
  2. 02Wood carvingFigures cut from pine through the long village winters.