Austria

  • a school of artists in the south tyrol

    a school of artists in the south tyrol

    A school of artists in the South Tyrol valley of the Pustertal. where is this valley? The valley is the Pustertal (in Italian, Val Pusteria). It lies in the South Tyrol (Alto Adige) region of Northern Italy, on the border of Italy and Austria. At first sight, it seems remote,…

  • Biedermeier and The Enlightenment in Austria-Hungary

    Biedermeier and The Enlightenment in Austria-Hungary

    On art and culture, Biedermeier and the Enlightenment in Austria-Hungary in the post-Napoleonic age—and how keeping one’s head down is not a new thing. “Biedermeier Lifestyles” was the title of a recent exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest. It is a title that will possibly need explanation. In…

  • Lost Prestige: Hungary through British eyes

    Lost Prestige: Hungary through British eyes

    There was a time when British perceptions of Hungary were very positive. Then things changed. Lost Prestige looks at Hungary through British eyes, to discover how and why this happened. The question of prestige and reputation Lost Prestige, by historian, diplomat and former Hungarian Foreign Minister Géza Jeszenszky, now published…

  • To Austria’s Lake District by rail

    To Austria’s Lake District by rail

    Mark Dudgeon, Blue Guides’ rail expert, takes advantage of the summer weather to visit the Salzkammergut region of Austria. Budapest’s Keleti railway station on a Thursday morning in late August: the migrant crisis overwhelming Europe is on stark display here. On the subterranean level, masses of hapless refugees calmly mill…

  • Budapest to Vienna and Salzburg by Railjet

    Budapest to Vienna and Salzburg by Railjet

    “The journey is its own reward” trumpets the on-train information screen on the Austrian Railways (OeBB) Railjet train, but certainly this journey did not get off to an auspicious start. The train was packed. No space to sit … hardly any space to stand, even. Then it transpired that a…

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