Salzburg: A destination with plenty to offer year-round

Salzburgerland, the Austrian region that comprises the city of Salzburg and surrounding areas, is made up of five multi-resort areas and a handful of charming villages. Most are within one to two hours’ drive or a train ride from Salzburg city.

I caught up with the Salzburg State Board of Tourism recently to join them in raising a glass to everything this province has to offer travellers. In the past year, it has seen 980,000 overnight stays from UK visitors, with two-thirds visiting in winter.

This winter will see a number of new developments signalling good news for skiers.

This includes the opening of ski lifts Kitzsteinhorn 3K K-onnection on 30 November and the zellamseeXpress on 7 December.

Together these will create a network of 408 kilometres of pistes and 121 cable cars spanning three premium Austrian ski areas: Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Zell am Seen and Kaprun/Kitzsteinhorn.

However, the healthy lifestyle doesn’t stop with outdoor sports.