Acquaintance to Saint Joseph

Bad Radkersburg, on the Slovenian border, was founded as a town in 1265 by the Bohemian King Ottokar. Once a fortified border post as well as an important trade centre and transhipment harbour on the Mur river, today it is a peaceful small town, wh ...

Unusually potent saltwater springs were discovered in this region as early as the 16th century, but Bad Ischl did not become a popular health resort until the early 1800s, when the court doctor ordered saline treatments for the infertile Archduches ...

You cannot truly appreciate the unique charms of the Salzkammergut without visiting this outstandingly beautiful alpine area. The Gosauseen are two small mountain lakes — Vorderer Gosausee and Hinterer Gosausee — both are beautifully situated i ...

The Lech river valley, which is parallel to the Inn river valley and snakes between mountain passes, cuts a deep ravine between the Allgauer Alps and the Lechtal Alps. About half-way between the towns of Reutte and Warth lies Elbigenalp, a small vi ...

Stavern is a small town in Norway that is located in the municipality of Larvik. The naval base and port of Stavern were named Fredriksvern until the year 1930. Stavern became a municipality on the first of January in 1838. While the area was an im ...