A place to wander and discover courtyards, terraces and squares, a cradle of the Renaissance, but also offering the best of contemporary culture – welcome to Graz.

A candlelit ballroom, guests dressed in beautiful robes striding to the sounds of Strauss waltz as the snow lightly falls outside ... all just a wonderful dream? Not for Verity Walker!

The landscape covered in deep fresh powder lies ahead of me, just waiting for MY first tracks, I take a deep breath of the crystal clear, fresh winter air and … But what is that annoying noise? The mobile, of course! Back to reality!

Great value with unrivalled winter playgrounds and an après-ski scene that consistently ranks as one of Europe’s best - Austria has just offers a unique recipe for the perfect winter holiday.

Surrounded on three sides by mountains rising above 2,000 metres, the Kleinwalsertal lies in a natural valley undisturbed by traffic and noise.

Naturidyll Hotels are at the forefront of ecologically-sound holidays. “We want to save our wonderful scenery for further generations.”

The ‘rugged lady’, the ‘gentle giant’, the ‘Olympia fit’ or the ‘Top of Tyrol’ - each of the nine ski regions of Olympia SkiWorld Innsbruck has a nickname and is holding its own individual character.

Christmas markets are a long-standing and typically Austrian tradition. Almost every small town has its own Christmas market.

Austria as one of the world leading ski nations has not to be missed in the Freshers week program. For a period of one week you can learn to ski for free in one of 30 great resorts.