Year: 2017

Villacher Kirchtag in Villach, Austria

Manos Lianopoulos December 20, 2017 6434 6 Comments

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In this vlog I am leaving behind the tallest mountain in the Austrian Alps and heading to Villach, a popular city in southern Austria, of which I have very fond memories. Villach is situated on the banks of the Drava River and is an important crossroads in the Alps, as the highways from Italy andRead More

Heiligenblut, Austrian Alps

Manos Lianopoulos December 13, 2017 7445 548 Comments

Heiligenblut, Austria

Leaving Austria’s tallest mountain, Grossglockner, behind, I’m now moving south to Heilengblut. It’s raining, and even though it’s August, there was snow in the pass. However, the more I descended the better the weather got, as the clouds gradually disappeared. I am really happy because this particular

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Grossglockner on motorcycle (Austria)

Manos Lianopoulos December 6, 2017 28146 1,009 Comments

Grossglockner, Austria

We leave Halstat behind and head southwest to ride the most famous Austrian Alpine pass, Grossglockner. The crossing costs 25 € for motorcycles and 35 € for cars, for a distance of about 48 km. Edelweissspitze is a shelter inside the pass, at 2,571 meters altitude and it’s definitely worth visiting. It has a

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Hallstatt, Austria

Manos Lianopoulos November 29, 2017 11224 104 Comments

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I am on a road trip in Central Europe and I’m leaving Salzburg and heading to Hallstatt, the most photographed area of the Austrian Alps. The distance is 73 km southeast and will take me about an hour and 15 minutes to get there. I chose the side roads as I wanted to pass through Read More

Salzburg – Austria

Manos Lianopoulos November 8, 2017 6288 1 Comment

Salzburg - Austria

In this video I am leaving behind Berchtesgaden and heading towards Salzburg. Salzburg is a beautiful and vibrant city of 200,000 inhabitants and is the second most touristic destination in Austria after Vienna. It is situated at an altitude of 420m and the Salzach River runs through the middle of it. The name means &#

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The Eagle’s nest and lake Konigssee

Manos Lianopoulos October 6, 2017 11941 96 Comments

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It’s day two of our road trip that started in Venice. We have crossed the Dolomites, Innsbruck and are now heading to Berchtesgaden in southern Bavaria. There we will visit the Eagles Nest of Hitler and Lake Koninkgsee, which means “The Kings Sea”. The distance is 155 km and will take about two hours of Read More