Two more shots from the beautiful Nockberge mountains in Carinthia, Austria, on the Alpe Adria Trail © Rudolf Abraham Both of these shots are from Stage 15 of the Alpe Adria Trail, in Nockberge National Park (a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) – one of my favourite sections of the whole route – photographed here after a …
More shots of the Roller (‘jumpers’) and Scheller (‘ringers’), the two main groups of characters at the Imster Schemenlaufen or Imster Fasnacht – a traditional carnival procession held only once every four years in the town of Imst, Tirol, Austria (31 January 2016). The Schemenlaufen in Imst is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible …
Schemenlaufen, a traditional Fasnacht (carnival) procession held only once every four years in Imst, Tirol, Austria (31 January 2016). Pictured here, the two main groups of characters in Schemenlaufen – the Roller (‘jumpers’) and Scheller (‘ringers’), both in elaborate traditional costumes and masks, with the latter wearing huge cowbells around their waists – perform their …
Wayside shrine near the historic town of Gmünd, on the Alpe Adria Trail, Carinthia, Austria. © Rudolf Abraham The Alpe Adria Trail is a 750km hiking route through Austria/Slovenia/Italy, which I’m currently writing the first English-language guidebook to, for Bradt. Nikon D700 & 24/3.5 PC-E Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. Images may …
The Nockberge mountains in Carinthia, Austria, on the Alpe Adria Trail © Rudolf Abraham Nockberge National Park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Pictured here, mountains reflected in the surface of the Nessbodensee, a small alpine tarn below the Kleiner Rosennock (top), and the so-called ‘Garnet Gate’ on Granattor, Millstätter Alpe, just south of the national …