January 24, 2012
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Ötztal – ski on exclusive slopes with a great elevation in Austria Updated: January 24, 2020 | By Claire | More 65-kilometres long Tyrolean valley Ötztal stretches in the Ötztal Alps massif. On its steep slopes extend exclusive pistes boasting a great elevation. Ötztal, or rather ski resorts that are located in this valley, offer […]
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Categories: Austria, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 20, 2012
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Where to ski in Portugal – Serra da Estrela Updated: January 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Have you already tried skiing in Portugal? Maybe it seems to be strange as Portugal could mainly be known as sea-site and summer holiday destination. But the country also boasts a great mountain which could partially compete […]
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Categories: Nature, Portugal, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 18, 2012
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Monte-Bondone – a popular ski resort suitable for families with young kids in Italy Updated: January 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Monte Bondone is a popular ski resort located in northern Italy, just 20 kilometers from the famous university city of Trento. Seamless access to the historic city center is attractive for those […]
Tags: boarder-cross, cable-car, chairlift, country-skiers, dolomites, fine-cuisine, italy, lone-peak, long-slope, monte-bondone, mountain-massifs, nature-reserve, northern-italy, ski-center, ski-resort, ski-schools, ski-slope, snow-cannons, surrounding-mountain, top-of-the-slope
Categories: Italy, Nature, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 13, 2012
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Glass Igloo Village Kakslauttanen – watch Northern Lights above the bed Updated: January 13, 2020 | By Claire | More From the height it looks a bit like UFO landing site. Shining glass balls situated in the snow and geometrically perfectly arranged in the middle of the forest… But in fact it is a glass […]
Tags: arctic-circle, bath-fireplace, cool-pond, finland, glass-balls, hotel-in-finland, igloo, insulating-glass, lapland, lapp, natures, northern-lights, rest-rooms, saunas, sculpture-contest, ski-resort, sleeping-bags, statues, teepee, warm-beds, wooden-cottages, woolen-socks
Categories: Finland, Travelling Tips
January 6, 2012
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Baqueira-Beret – the best, biggest and most popular ski resort in Spain Updated: January 6, 2020 | By Claire | More Baqueira-Beret is one of the best ski resorts in Spain and at the same time it is one of the largest ski resorts in Catalonia. The resort is located in the Pyrenees, in the […]
Tags: advanced-skiers, baqueira-beret, best-ski-resorts, dog-sled, freestyle-skiers, magic-carpets, nature, resorts-in-spain, ski-lifts, ski-resort, ski-resorts-in-spain, ski-school, skiers-transport, snow-cannons, snow-shoeing, spain, spanish-king-juan-carlos, terrain-park, transport-57, valle-de-aran
Categories: Spain, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 6, 2012
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Stuben – Cradle of Alpine Skiing | Austria Updated: January 6, 2020 | By Claire | More Stuben ski resort is situated above the Stuben village, and together with popular St. Anton and St. Christoph forms a vast ski area St.Anton-St.Christoph-Stuben, which is known for its various skiing possibilities off the groomed slopes and for […]
Tags: alpine-skiing, austria, austrian-alps, country-ski-trails, cross-country-ski, cross-country-ski-trails, further-information-visit, legendary-town, nature, poma-lifts, ski, ski-activities, ski-area, ski-pass, ski-resort, ski-schools, ski-slopes, skiers, skiing-austria, snow-parks, snowfall, st-anton, st-christoph
Categories: Austria, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 2, 2012
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Kaprun – all year round skiing in Austria Updated: January 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Kaprun is one of the most famous ski resorts in Austria, situated near another famous sports resort of Zell Am See. It lies in the State of Salzburg at the foot of Kitzsteinhorn glacier, which is, with a […]
Tags: advanced-skiers, alps, austria, breathtaking-views, cable-car, charming-place, charming-town, cross-country-skis, fun-activities, funicular-train, glacier, guest-houses, national-park-hohe-tauern, ski, ski-resort, ski-resorts-in-austria, sledding, snow-conditions, sports-resort, winter-holidays, winter-wonderland, zell
Categories: Austria, Wellness, Relax & Sports
July 27, 2011
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The beauty and mystery of Transylvania | Romania Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Interesting and popular tourist area of Transylvania haven’t become famous worldwide thanks to any historical monuments or natural beauty, but thanks to a well-known novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker. Perhaps everybody read this great book (including me) […]
Tags: astronomical-clock, austro-hungarian-empire, bram-stoker, castle, churches, count-dracula, ethnographic-museum, government-of-hungary, historical-monuments, horrific-acts, mysterious-castle, nature, novel-dracula, ottoman-empire, poiana-brasov, private-universities, romania, ski-resort, spectacular-peaks, that-attracts-visitors, towns, transylvania, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vlad-tepes, wooden-walkway
Categories: Nature, Romania
May 2, 2011
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Lake Wörthersee (Wörthersee) is Austria’s warmest and most glamorous alpine lake — a 17-kilometre-long ribbon of turquoise water in the southern state of Carinthia where summer water temperatures reach a balmy 28°C, surrounded by the forested peaks of the Karawanks and the elegant Belle Époque resort town of Velden am Wörthersee. Long the summer playground […]
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Categories: Austria, Nature
February 16, 2011
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Val d’Ese is Corsica’s premier ski resort — an unlikely Alpine-style winter sports destination set on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, where you can ski with views of the sea at altitudes up to 2,350 metres in the rugged mountains of the Corsican interior. One of France’s most unusual ski areas, Val d’Ese proves that […]
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Categories: France, Wellness, Relax & Sports