Upper Austria

Farm shops near Freistadt

In summer, we find berries fresh from the field in farm shops nearby. In winter they offer jams, spreads or liqueurs and syrups that the farmers make themselves. For connoisseurs like us, this is a real paradise. So what could be more obvious than taking a tour to see farmers on one of our pleasure trips?

Inns in the Mühlviertel for connoisseurs

Smart hosts in the Mühlviertel have shown us that these inns in the Mühlviertel are everything but boring. With ideas and imagination, they offer their guests a pub experience that is impressive. It is worth discovering the pub culture in the Mühlviertel.

Recipe for Linzer Cookies

The Linzer Cookie recipe comes from the city of Linz. The cookies are smaller forms of the Linzer Torte for which the place is famous. They consist of two cookies, the top one with one or three holes. They are filled with jam.

How St. Martin's Goose tastes particularly good

The St. Martin's goose is a feast in Austria and Bavaria. The feast of St. Martin is celebrated on November 11th. Numerous customs are associated with his memorial day. One of them is eating a St. Martin's goose on the feast day of the saint. By the way, a goose is also a good Christmas dinner.

Hike through the Pesenbachtal

The hike through the Pesenbachtal beckons us. Witches and devils are supposed to be up to mischief there. There are also stories of shamans and healers. On a sunny midsummer day, we set out in cool morning temperatures. From the Kurhaus in Bad Mühllacken we start our hike through the Pesenbachtal.

Beautiful Perchten from Ebensee

In Ebensee am Traunsee in Upper Austria there is a lot going on on January 5th. People are waiting for an event that takes place every year on the last Raunacht, the night before Heilig-Drei-König in Ebensee: the Glöckler run, the Schön Perchten von Ebensee in Upper Austria.