Tyrol

• 1 Winter holidays in the Austrian Tyrol
  Magnificent 'big-screen' landscapes that will take your breath away: majestic mountains that will have you reaching for your skis; Alpine meadows, forests, waterfalls, crystal cold lakes and picture-postcard...

• 2 Austrian castles and palaces
  Each of the castles and palaces dotted across Austria has its own particular story and its own particular points of interest. Whether it surveys the city below from atop a limestone outcrop, boasts a tragic...

• 3 Ski resorts with star quality
  Not all adventure films have a ski chase, but if there's going to be one, who would do it better than James Bond? In 1999, director Michael Apted chose Chamonix in the French Alps as the location for...

• 4 Blow away the cobwebs in the Tyrol
  Although Heidi lived across the border in Switzerland, she would have felt right at home in the Austrian Tyrol. This part of Austria borders with Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and is a verdant kingdom...

• 5 A world of crystal in Tyrol
  Through the summer, until the end of October in the Hall-Wattens region of Austria, the Kristallwanderwochen - Tyrolean Crystal Hiking Weeks - offer a jewel of an opportunity for walkers and mountain enthusiasts...