Spectacular walking amidst Austria's highest mountains

AUSTRIA, EAST TYROL
One Step Closer to Heaven - AETS1

Open your heart and be amazed during this outstanding walking holiday. See the haunting beauty of towering Alpine peaks topped by glaciers, experience the purifying scent of meadows filled with wildflowers, walk the soft trails of larch- filled valleys, watch bearded vultures and golden eagles soar in the big sky.

This walking holiday in Austria offers you the chance to get to know one of the most beautiful and intact high alpine landscapes in Europe. The tiny enclave of East Tyrol in the National Park Hohe Tauern boasts some of the most outstanding scenery in the entire Alps. The rugged terrain has 400 imposing peaks over 3,000 metres (9,842 ft), with Austria's two highest mountains, Großglockner (3,798 m / 12,461 ft) and Großvenediger (3,674 m / 12,053 ft) being the jewels of this magnificent landscape. This, the largest connected area of glaciers in the eastern Alps, contains numerous waterfalls, ancient cultural landscapes, traditional villages, and sparkling lakes; in short, picture book scenery characterises this region's appearance. This is a walker's paradise offering more than 1,300 kilometres (808 miles) of clearly marked walking trails at all altitudes.