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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,…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
