Bad Gastein itself is just one of 25 ski resorts covering 760km of piste across the Ski amadé area. I decided to try my luck at a nearby SportGastein, a short bus ride up the valley into a nature ...

Bad Gastein, a 90-minute drive from Salzburg and easily reached by train from Berlin or Munich, has a layered history. Beginning with the Celts in the fourth century B.C., it was a gold-mining area.

Bad Gastein is a gas. One week half-board at Hotel Ősterreichischer Hof ( oehof.at ), from £695 per person (based on two sharing, including flights from Gatwick and transfers) with Crystal Ski ...

And Bad Gastein, only 80 minutes south of Salzburg airport, has a life away from the slopes, which didn’t need two fully fit legs to explore. open image in gallery ...

To make the very most of our four day trip we then jump in a taxi to Bad Gastein, 10 minutes further up the Gastein Valley, to experience the resort’s zip line. Under peer pressure, I am buckled ...

HELLO!'s Co-Editor hit the slopes in Bad Gastein. The week itself was perfect - whilst it was cold, -11C at points, you always got a warm welcome at the mountain restaurants and the snow was ...

Bad Gastein, which is above the resort and town of Bad Hofgastein in Gastein valley, Austria . Emma Cullinan. ... The snow falls in great globs, and we arrive to a small, ...

Snow. Quiet slopes. Cool bars. Kid friendly (if you want). ... 020 8939 0726) offers a week’s half board at the four-star Hotel Grűner Baum in Bad Gastein, Austria, ...

Bad Gastein, Austria (Image: www.gastein.com) Bad Gastein has a magnificent charm and classy feel with stunning scenery. "Bad" means "spa" showing the town’s history as a go-to-getaway spot.

January 13, 2018 at 1:00am GMT. I FLEW to Austria, ate half a pig with Liddy and went curling. Liddy was the head of tourism in Bad Gastein, one of the prettiest little towns in Austria – and ...