austria

If mention of Austria conjures up images of tiny villages of flower-bedecked chalets, cows and sheep grazing on hillsides so steep you wonder how they can stand, you’re probably picturing the Tyrol.

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Have all the European ski resorts gone the way of concrete, apartments, fast food and endless traffic? No, not all of them. Here are 15 European ski resorts that still retain some of that old chalet-and-sleigh-bell charm.

Pedaling through vineyards, riding past 300 year-old mansions, stopping along the way for wine tastings and hearty lunches — it doesn’t have to be as expensive as it sounds. Tim Leffel points us to places where seeing Europe at a bicycle’s pace is more reasonable, just a little bit to the east.

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