A rosy-cheeked young woman in a red checkered apron serves me mulled wine in a boot-shaped mug while a musical quartet in matching scarves, gloves, and beanies play “Silent Night” under a glittering ...

The rescue of an Austrian skier who was found alive after being buried by an avalanche for more than five hours is being called a “Christmas miracle.” Police in Upper Styria – the mountainous and ...

Salzburg's Christmas market has opened with increased security measures, including more police patrols and cameras, following ...

Austrians have spoken: some of the country’s most visited Christmas markets aren’t the ones you’d expect. Here’s where locals are heading this year.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VIENNA (AP) — Austria will allow skiing to ...

Traditionally in Austria, and elsewhere in Europe, it's not Santa who gives out the gifts but the "Christkindl" ("Christ Child"). And in the village actually called Christkindl, it's busy right now.

VIENNA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Austria on Wednesday chose a middle way in its standoff with neighbouring countries on whether skiing over Christmas is safe, by letting resorts reopen on Christmas Eve but ...

Savoring rich-rooted holiday traditions is a joy when traveling to Austria in December and winter months. From Christmas markets, which the country is known for, to skiing and snowboarding in the Alps ...