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Lofer
Country: Austria
The town of Lofer, in the green Salzach Valley, has retained much of the charm of an old mountain village. It is surrounded by the snowcovered rocky summits of the Loferer Steinberge (Stone Mountains). These limestone mountains hide many caves stil ...
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Wattens
Country: Austria
The Swarovski factory of decorative glass and glass jewellery and its museum in Wattens are a unique and fascinating experience. Here you can see the world’s largest cut crystal (300,000 carats), and a crystal wall 11 m (36 ft) high, with several ...
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Schwaz
Country: Austria
During the 16th century, this busy commercial town in the Inn river valley was the second largest in the Tyrol. Schwaz suffered extensive damage during the battle of 1809, but it has preserved some lovely historic sights. The most impressive of the ...
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Halden
Country: Norway
For individuals that are traveling to Norway from Sweden, the town of Halden is the gateway town. The town is set between forests and lakes on one side and a gorgeous archipelago on the other. It sits back on Iddefjorden.
Halden was develope ...
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Sognefjord
Country: Norway
The Sognefjord, also referred to as the Sognefjorden, is the biggest fjord in Norway, and it is the 3rd longest in the entire world (after the Greely and Scoresby Sund Fjord). Since the other couple of fjords are usually covered with ice, the Sogne ...
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