Tirol
REGIONBOOK
Austria · Inn valley
A valley floor with mountains on both sides, where the season turns twice a year.
Voir
- 01Rock facesGrey walls standing straight above the meadows and roofs.
- 02Painted housesScenes and dates worked into the plaster of village fronts.
- 03High pastureSummer grazing above the trees, with huts and bells.
- 04Glacier edgesIce retreating up the valleys, marked by bare grey rock.
Faire
- 01Cable car upTen minutes from the valley to a view over the whole range.
- 02Walk hut to hutMarked routes link shelters across the high ground.
- 03Winter on skisThe valleys fill and the villages work through the season.
- 04Swim in a lakeMeltwater, very cold, clear straight to the bottom.
Manger
- 01Dumpling soupBread dumpling in clear broth, the standard mountain lunch.
- 02Cured hamSmoked over beech and air dried through the winter.
- 03Fried pastryTorn into pieces, sugared, eaten after a long walk.
Artisanat
- 01Wood carvingPine and lime worked in the villages through the winter.
- 02Loden and feltWool boiled dense enough to shed rain.