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Almabtrieb

(The Returning of the Cattle, various villages in Austria, Sept - Oct 2010)

The tinkling cow bells rings out as the cattle goes down from the mountain pastures of the Alps to the winter stables in a number of beautiful villages across Austria. The Almabtrieb attracts lots of visitors each autumn and also there are farmer markets selling the local produce. The cows are adorned with flowers and most impressive is the so-called Kranzkuh - the leader of the flock.
 The celebrations are accompanied by folk music and traditional costumed dancing in the center of the villages, while arts and crafts fairs are held, offering wood carving, glass blowing, basket weaving, etc…
Almabtrieb is a popular tourist attraction in Austria and is being attended by many guests of the destinations where it is carried out as well as by others from the nearby towns and resorts.
Below is the schedule of Almabtrieb 2010 with the dates for each village:

Almabtrieb on 11-09-2010: Elmen, Finkenberg (Schäfe & Haflinger), Fügenberg, Götzens, Holzgau, Jerzens, Jungholz, Mutters, Natters, Schwendt, Stanzach.

Almabtrieb on 17-09-2010: Pertisau.

Almabtrieb on 18-09-2010: Angerberg, Auffach, Brixen im Thale, Ebbs, Fügen, Gschnitz, Haldensee, Kirchberg, Kössen, Kufstein, Landl, Lechaschau, Neustift, Obermieming, Ramsau (Geislerhof), Reith im Alpbachtal, Schattwald, Schwendau (Kiendlerhof), St. Anton am Arlberg, Stans, Steeg, Uderns, Westendorf.

Almabtrieb on 19-09-2010: Nesselwängle, Pfons.

Almabtrieb on 21-09-2010: Tannheim.

Almabtrieb on 24-09-2010: Ginzling (Gasthof Schwarzenstein), Schwaz.

Almabtrieb on 25-09-2010: Fulpmes, Fügen, Gerlos, Gernalm, Hippach, Hopfgarten, Kelchsau, Landl, Maurach, Reith im Alpbachtal, Söll, Stumm, Terfens, Tux, Vomp, Wiesing, Zell am Ziller.

Almabtrieb on 02-10-2010: Hart im Zillertal (Moarhofbauer), Mayrhofen, St. Wolfgang-Rußbach.

Austrian Ski & Glacier Resorts Snow and Skiing Conditions Reports. Austria Skiing Season 2010 - 2011 Holiday Packages

(last updated 26 August 2010)

The open ski resorts of Austria provide with good summer skiing and snowboarding despite the decreasing snow base. The snow at the glacier and resort of Hintertux (95 cm; 9 lifts running) is in good shape, especially as can be expected their upper areas, and currently provides with twenty kilometers of skiable pistes. The Molltal glacier (120 cm) is also open for snowsports. With over a meter of snow on their ski pistes there is good skiing and snowboarding possible, but only 3 lifts are currently in operation and there are 9km of prepared runs. The Stubai glacier is now closed for the summer season. The Kitzsteinhorn glacier near Kaprun has also closed for skiing and snowboarding and such will be available again for the winter season 2010 - 2011. Changeable weather with some rain showers is forecast in the Austrian Alps this weekend.

Please note that some skiing areas may be partially open and this information might has changed since we have published it, so it is recommended to contact the Austrian Tourist Office before travelling or get more recent information at the official website of the particular ski resort you are planning to visit.

Linz Klangwolke

(4, 11, 12 September 2010, Danube Park, Linz, Austria)

Linz Klangwolken feature 3 open-air concerts (4, 11, 12 September), which will be projected onto the huge screen in the town’s riverside Danube Park. One of these is dedicated to kids, one includes plenty of fireworks and amazing lasers, and the last one is the traditional transmission of the Bruckner Fest opening concert.
The first Klangwolke is popular as the “Visualisierte Klangwolke” and mixtures music, light effects, lasers and great fireworks. The second concert programme is special for kids’ fun.
The third, classical Klangwolke, as said above is the opening of the Bruckner Festival, which is carried out in the Brucknerhaus.
The programme of 2010 includes:
4th September, 07.45 p.m - Visualisierte Linzer Klangwolke "Babyjet: A amazing concept for the railroad of the future".
11th September, 05.00 p.m - Linzer Kinderklangwolke "City of voices - the swinging talentshow".
12th September, 08.00 p.m - Klassische Linzer Klangwolke, A. Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 7.
For further information about the event please visit the official Linz Klangwolke website. For tourist information, travel guide and accommodation check out our Linz hotels and Linz tourist attractions pages.

Ars Electronica Festival

(2 - 11 September 2010 Linz, Austria)

Annually for one week the Austrian town of Linz is the host of the Ars Electronica Festival - an event which meets artists, scientists and cyber enthusiasts. During that time Linz becomes a city of the future as technological companies have an opportunity to show their newest and most clever inventions. This Austrian festival offers a bizarre mixture between science and art. The most complicated technology which mixes both of them wins the Prix Ars Electronica - the most popular award for cyber art. The categories of the competition include Net Vision/Net Excellence, Interactive Art, Computer Animation/Visual Effects, Digital Musics and cybergeneration-u19 (for competitors under 19). The jury has to choose from more than 2 500 competitors and the best one in every category wins the Golden Nica and € 10000. The first such competition was held in 1987 and since then it has attracted participants from over 60 countries. Another highlight of the event is the Ars Electronica Museum which aims at showing how the world would look like in the future and not how it used to look like in the past. Browse our hotels in Linz for excellent accommodation during the event, tourist information and travel guide of the city.