Square in Innsbruck

Austria, Looking for Cool Air

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July 29th 2013
As we moved towards the border of Austria the landscape slowly changed, the dry parched earth and crumbling stone buildings of unkempt Italy gave way to green valleys and clean villages made up of wooden chalets with acute angled roofs proudly boasting blooming window boxes all built around white steepled churches. We had pre-booked our site at Alpen Camping Mark near Innsbruck and were greeted ... read more

Europe » Austria » Salzburg » Salzburg

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more