It’s not often that someone comes up with music to your ears. But the LOISIUM Wine & Spa Resort in Austria had us at “Hello” in a Jerry Maguire sort of way. Not only does this architectural masterpiece of a hotel have an extensive spa, but as the name suggests, the LOISIUM hotel has a dedicated focus on wine.
Arriving at the Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl in the ski resort of Obergurgl in Austria on a cold January evening was anything but dreary. The metres of crisp snow, bathed the whole town in twinkly vitality – streetlights reflecting white, yellow and more from the snow.
We didn’t know what a heurigen was but were promised an unforgettable night if we visited one. Setting out from our hotel the LOISIUM wine & spa resort, we huddled together against the might of an Austrian winter, and wound our slippery way up the snowy country roads to what would be a night to remember.
Skiers, hikers and spa lovers have long headed to Austria. One of its most popular regions is Salzburgerland where there are many quality hotels in Zell am See and other nearby towns.
Vienna is one of Europe’s classic capital cities together with London, Paris and Rome. All are renowned for the breadth of their traditional architecture, long history and rich culture.
We’ve always thought we had soul and so on a trip to Vienna recently we felt it only right to pop into Superfly FM, known as Vienna’s soulful radio station, for an interview.
Ski company VIP SKI is preparing for the 2012/13 winter season adding an historic hotel in the world renown resort of St Anton.
The small Austrian Spa town of Seefeld has many wonderful features that draw visitors to it in winter and summer. But I was there to luxuriate in its spas and take in its wellness scene. Oh, and try one of it’s most unusual treatments – a beer bath.
Ever thought of making your own cheese, learning to bake an Austrian cake or painting a watercolour? How about discovering how to carve or weave, printing your own souvenir, or even learning a traditional dance? All are possible with creative travel, writes Elena Pashinger.
Flying has lost its glamour somewhat but when you get a view from a plane like this one you tend to forget the queues at checking and hassles of security, writes Sarah Lee
