Alps travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Ski resorts in the Alps are trying to stay ahead of global warming, by transforming their resorts with colossal spas, sleek architecture and other off-slope attractions. The Aqua Dome Spa is near a glacier in Austria.

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Sun Valley Ski Resort provides great skiing for all skill levels. The resort is now a total Alps experience for the whole family, with winter sleigh rides and summer ice shows. The resort s offers one of the most classy ski vacations available. Ski season typically runs from November/December to March/April. Main route in is ID 75 off US 20 to the south.

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The town in the North West of the Alps, Chamonix, Mont-Blank is famous as a skiing resort. Mont Blanc became famous in 1924 with the organisation of the First Winter Olympics Games. The Chamonix Mont Blanc ski region covers 4 major ski resorts; Brevent/Flegere, Grands Montets, Domaine du Balme and Les Houches.

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The Evian Royal Resort is nestled on 47 acres of spectacular parkland in a historic French town, popular with its name mineral water. The resort offers guests two separate hotels with unique views over Lake Geneva and the French Alps. The resort is home to the world-renowned Evian Royal Spa, announced to number 1 in Europe by the Monaco Spa Exhibition in 2005.

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Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria,situated along the river Kitzbuhler Ache. It is one of Austria’s best known and fanciest winter sport resort. Enjoy viewing this live ski resort cam in the town centre in the Austrian Alps. Kitzbuhel is one of the most popular European ski resorts.

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In winter, Cortina offers 110 kilometers of downhill and 58 km. of cross-country ski runs.  Cortina d’Ampezzo is a famous alpine town in northern Italy. It’s in the Dolomites, part of the eastern half of the Italian Alps. In winter the town is a busy skiing destination, with several cable cars and access to many runs. With the professionals at the Cortina Adrenaline Center, thrills and  are available to everyone: taxi-bob, snow rafting, crazy sledge.

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The Apuan Alps (Italy) are marble mountains with a naturalistic jewel, protected by a regional natural park, an ideal destination for nature-lovers.  The picture displays an Italian village of Trassilico crowns a mountaintop in a region of Tuscany north of the city of Lucca.

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Innsbruck is the capital of the federal state Tyrol and the biggest city in the Western part of Austria. It is located at 573 m elevation, 489 km south-west of Vienna, 190 km away from Salzburg. Innsbruck  is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities and offers a combination of culture, history and nature unequaled anywhere else.

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The Principality of Liechtenstein is situated in the center of Europe, on the east bank of the Rhine River, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. Liechtenstein is a country known for its winter sports, thanks to a lucky combination of mountainous terrain, frequent snow, and a surprisingly mild climate for such an alpine location.

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The House of Nature is always worth a visit! It is one of Austria‘s best museums, although not among the best of Europe. If you have spare time in Salzburg, if you are interested in Natural History or if it rains really hard, it is certainly a worthwhile destination. The museum offers fascinating exhibitions about a variety of areas of nature from pre-history (Dinosaur Hall)… …to the present (Spaceflight Hall). Numerous highlights, events, lectures, guides, children programs and excursions await you.

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