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Virgen in
Eastern Tyrol
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| Virgen is renowned as the most beautiful
high mountain valley in the Eastern Alps and is situated in the centre of
the Tyrolian part of the national park
High Tauern. Thanks to its sunny position, well protected from cold
winds by the Virger Nordkette, Virgen has an extremely mild and curing climate.
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| These are ideal conditions
for mountain tours and hikes through the fascinating landscape of Eastern
Tyrol, crossing wild brooks, green meadows and blooming pastures. Virgen
is a holiday resort for relaxation where the landscape makes you feel calm
and gives a sense of comfort. Virgen has a lot of other highlights and attractions
on offer, such as the "Alpenzauber - Weg der Sinne (Magic of the Alps)"
with the stations "Smelling-hearing-tasting". |
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| There are also marvellous
meadows, lots of information boards about the flora and fauna of the region
and the first Austrian hiking path for blind people. Also culture fans will
feel enthusiastic about Virgen. The ruin of Rabenstein, the famous pilgrim
church „Maria Schnee“ in Obermauern with the beautiful 500 year
old fresco zyklus. |
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| Apart from these highlights Virgen
offers a sparetime-arena with a solar-heated pool, tennis courts and a beach-volleyball
court. Further offers are paragliding, hunting, mountainbiking, biking,
inline-skating and climbimg. |
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| In winter ski touring
fans and snowshoe-hikers find endless space. A floodlit toboggan run to
the alpine hut "Würfele Hütte", cross country skiing
trails and a babylift guarantee fun in the village. For all those ski and
snowboard enthusiasts who can’t resist the call of the mountains, the next
winter sports resort, the skiing area Goldriedskigebiet, is only at a distance
of 7 km. |
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