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4 ELEMENTS IN AUSTRIA / 4EL

(Earth, Water, Fire and Wind)
(Innsbruck - Jenbach - Achensee - Innsbruck - Grossglockner - Villach - Velden - Klagenfurt - Graz - Vienna)

DAY 1 INNSBRUCK DAY 3 INNSBRUCK – REUTTE south of Austria following the highest
Arrival in Innsbruck and transfer to the – INNSBRUCK alpine road in the country, which crosses
hotel. In the evening, we will have fun EARTH & WIND: Following part of the the great mountain of the country, the
at Gundolf’s with a tyrolean dinner with historic Via Claudia Augusta, the Roman Grossglockner. Crowned in 1800 in what
folklore show and music. Accommodation. road that linked Germany to Italy, we will was the second attempt to reach the
be surrounded by unique alpine scenery in summit, it was the beginning of its study,
DAY 2 INNSBRUCK – JENBACH / Reutte, with majestic mountains that can which could fix its height, water and air
ACHENSEE – INNSBRUCK be reached by cable car. On the way we quality and glacier melt control. Along the
WATER: excursion to Lake Achensee, will visit Seefeld in Tirol, a typical Tyrolean way we will admire a unique landscape of
Austria’s highest alpine lake. We will enjoy village and popular ski resort. glaciers, mountains and alpine vegetation.
a ride on the oldest steam rack railway in In Reutte we will challenge the air by On the way we will enjoy a typical mountain
the country from Jenbach to the boat dock crossing the Highline 179 suspension lunch in one of its alpine restaurants. We
from where we will continue the excursion bridge, 114 meters high and linking the will continue the route to Villach, in the
with a boat tour on the lake. ruins of Ehrenberg with those of Fort province of Carinthia. Overnight stay.
Lunch at a local restaurant such as Claudia. Possibility of paragliding, either
“Gasthof Dorfwirt” or “Entners Wirtshaus alone or in tandem with the instructor. DAY 5 VILLACH – VELDEN
am See”. Return to Innsbruck and dinner with – KLAGENFURT – GRAZ
On the way back to Jenbach, visit of the Tyrolean specialties in the restaurant WATER: We will start the day with a guided
Tratzberg Castle, a Renaissance jewel of “Gasthof Weisses Rössl” or “Stiftskeller”. walk through the historic center of Villach,
the 16th century. Upon arrival in Innsbruck, Overnight stay. around the central square of the 12th
stroll through the historic center dominated century. From there, small streets lead to
by the Golden Roof, the Maria Theresia DAY 4 INNSBRUCK – the old town hall, the “Gerbergasse” and
Arch and the Imperial Church. Overnight GROSSGLOCKNER – VILLACH “Lederergasse”, where different craftsmen
stay. EARTH: We continue our journey to the used to gather, and the late Gothic “Heger”
house.
As a curiosity, we will look at the marks on
the houses of the street “Lederergasse”
indicating the floods suffered by the city,
the last one in 1967.
Then we will go to Velden, one of the most
popular resorts and meeting place of the
Vienna
Austrian jet-set, especially in summer, on
the shores of Lake Wörthersee, the most
beautiful lake in Austria.
AUSTRIA Here we will have free time to enjoy the
Achensee lake and its many options, whether bathing

Reutte Jenbach in it (its 27 degrees invite!), dare to water
ski, ride on water skates or try stand-up
Innsbruck Grossglockner paddle (stand up on a board similar to
Graz surfing and push yourself with a paddle).
Finally we will take a boat to cross to the
Villach Klagenfurt other shore, arriving in Klagenfurt. Free time
Velden to discover its historic center and continue
the trip to Graz.
On arrival in Graz we will enjoy a dinner

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