Tag: Austrian Alps

A Tale of 2 Towns: Tradition Meets Innovation in the Austrian Alps

I’m on an e-bike cruising along the quiet streets of Leogang, a village of 3,200 in the shadow of the Austrian Alps. Tidy Alpine homes with flower boxes and stacks of firewood line the winding village path that leads into the countryside, where cattle graze in lush green pastures. In the winter, skiers descend on…


43 Injured as Tourist Bus Veers Off Road in Bavaria

VIENNA—A tourist bus headed for the Austrian Alps crashed on a local highway in Upper Bavaria on Saturday, injuring 43 of the 61 people on board. Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, the double-decker bus veered off the road and crashed near the town of Inzell, in the Traunstein district of Bavaria, according to Bavarian…