Austria Stories


Seefeld Handwerkfest

Each year on the second weekend in September, the Tyrolean town of Seefeld hosts an ‘old world’ Craft event. Craftsmen and women travel form various regions of Austria and Bavaria to demonstrate their ancient skills. All of the streets and squares of the central part of town buzz with activity and colour. The air is filled with smoke from blacksmiths,...


Seefelder Joch

We left early and made our way to the Rosshutte Cog Railway. It was a bright, beautiful morning with a slightly cool breeze blowing. After half a mile or so, we found the station tucked behind a wall of pine trees. We waited about twenty minutes for the funicular railway train and sat in the back. The windows were quite high, and with late arrivals sta...


Innsbruck in the rain

We awoke to find a drizzly, wet morning with poor visibility and not knowing how long it would last we decided to head for the railway station. We bought three tickets to Innsbruck and arrived in 35 minutes. It was a very pleasant journey but it soon became obvious that the weather was set for the day! We bought a map at the colourful railway stati...


In the village

The sun shone with a temperature of 30 degrees on our first full day in Seefeld. We decided to opt for an easy time by exploring the village and sitting at one of the many roadside restaurants, sampling the local beer. Such a shame that it was too hot for walking! Seefeld has two famous churches, one in the central square called St Oswald’s and the ...