The AlpenParks online magazine

The year 2026 brings many opportunities to make the most of your vacation days with clever planning and bridge days.

It's already worth thinking about Christmas gifts for 2025—especially if you want to give something that will truly bring joy. Read more here!

When the days get shorter, the forests glow in shades of red and gold, and the air becomes clearer than in summer, a very special time begins in the Alps: fall vacation in Austria. Read more here!

You're planning your next vacation in Austria and wondering: Should it be a hotel with full service or a vacation rental with lots of freedom? Find out more here!

Nettle dumplings: a regional recipe for your vacation in an apartment. A perfect recipe for anyone who loves nature, indulgence and self-catering on vacation.

Discover 3 classic recipes for your family vacation in an apartment in Austria - quickly cooked in your fully equipped vacation apartment!

A fairly easy and beautiful hike to the Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus in East Tyrol. The starting point is the Happeck parking lot in Matrei in East Tyrol. Read more!

Beautiful, yet quite steep hike to the Steiner Almen in East Tyrol. The highlight is the edelweiss meadows just before the Äußere Steiner Alm.

A fairly easy mountain tour through the blossoming mountain scenery in the beautiful Virgental Valley in East Tyrol. You can also hike on to Lake Simonysee. Highly recommended!

Wunderschöne Wanderung durch das Zopanitzental zur Bergerseehütte auf 2.181m. Lesen Sie hier mehr.

A walk into the Gschlößtal valley is definitely worthwhile in spring. You can expect blooming crocus fields, waterfalls and idyllic alpine huts.