Europe's Country Roads
Free Travel Advice for Independent Travelers
Who Want to Lose the Crowds and Have Unique Travel Experiences
The people you meet, not the sights you see, create unforgettable travel memories.
Home Base Austrian Villages
We recommend that when you travel Europe's country roads, you stay in a quiet, untouristed village. Here are three of our favorite country road villages: Wenns, Bramberg am Wildkogel, and Hopfgarten in Defereggen.
Wenns
Stay with Gerda and Werner at
Haus Hochzeigerblick. ($72/night)
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Drive 90 minutes to the Swiss Tarasp Castle.
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Drive 90 minutes to the Italian walled village of Glorenza.
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Tour the Landeck Castle.
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Visit the shops and restaurants in Landeck
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Or just relax and visit the shops and restaurants in Wenns.
Hopfgarten in Defereggen
Stay with Hildegard at Elsenhof farm. ($67/night)
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Hike to the mountain huts on the westside of the Großglockner. This hut is just one of many near the village of Kal am Großglockner.
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Visit the shops and restaurants in Lienz
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Tour the Bruck Castle in Lienz.
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Visit the Lienz Dolomites mountains.
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Drive an hour to the opposite of the Großglockner and visit the village of Heiligenblut.
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Take a day to drive the circle route to experience the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. We only recommend this in the offseason. During the summer this drive is crowded with cars and tour buses.
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Hike to trails to the Großvenediger.
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Have lunch in the shadow of the Großvenediger (12,028') at the Alpengasthof Venedigerhaus Innergsohlöss.
Bramberg am Wildkogel
Stay with Daniela and Klaus at Großscharhof farm. ($65/night)
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Visit the spectacular Krimml Waterfall.
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Hike the Hohe Tauern National Park trails.
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Visit the toy factory in Neukirchen, Pinzgauer Holzspielzeug
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Watch spring skiers on the Kitzsteinhorn (10,509')
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Tour the chalet factory in Bramberg, Holzbau Maier.



