Austria’s lofty version of the Appalachian Trail is the Eagle Way—your own private hut to hut nirvana in the Alps. The Eagle Way is Austria’s premier hiking trail, stretching 256 miles through the ...

For lovers of natural beauty, there is little to beat taking a gondola up into the mountains, going for an alpine walk then stopping for lunch on the sunny terrace of a mountain hut. That’s just one ...

In the Austrian state of Tyrol, you probably won’t find too many tourists twirling on a hill humming the famous tune from The Sound of Music, but the views are every bit as spectacular as they were in ...

Tucked away in Austria’s Vorarlberg region, Lünersee is a breathtaking high-altitude lake set at 1,970 meters (6,460 feet) in the Alps. Surrounded by the rugged peaks of the Rätikon mountain range, ...

In Austria the hills are alive with people learning to yodel. A hiking trail with audio recordings and signs has recently opened in the west of the country. Bethany Bell reports. Yodelling hiking ...

MAYRHOFEN, Austria - I'm standing 7,500 feet up an Austrian mountainside, attempting to imitate an Alpine aria as performed by the love child of Mariah Carey and a demented Siamese cat in heat. The ...

The mountain scenery that makes winter sports so attractive turns into a breathtaking area of natural beauty during the Austrian summer Stunning mountain peaks, crystal-clear lakes, and almost endless ...