Are there many places to eat in Kaprun Zell am See?

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Well the simple answer is yes, there are around 30 restaurants, cafe's, hotels and bars to eat in Kaprun, and plenty more in Zell am See (see link below). There is also plenty of choice to please all budgets and appetites.

Austria is renowned for the quality and freshness of its food which is paramount at all good restaurants. My experience I am pleased to say that is that you will struggle to to get a bad meal! quality seems to come with every meal and at every course.

My advice is come and find out for yourself? The advantage of self catering accommodation is that you have the choice to eat in or out. Perhaps having a breakfast at a mountain restaurant or staying late in Salzburg or Innsbruck and eating at a restaurant / bistro there, or just walking down into the village and taking your choice.

Restaurants in Kaprun (for Zell am See - see below)

Overview with name, address and phone number

Name	Address	Phone
Alpincenter	Kitzsteinhorn (2452m)	+43 (0) 6547-8621-341
Antonius	Schloss Strasse 744	+43 (0) 6547-7670
Baumbar-Reiteralm	Sigmund Thun Straße 734	+43 (0) 6547-8216
Bella Casa	Nikoalus-Gassner-Straße 571	+43 (0) 6547-20132
Burg	Burglindgasse 481	+43 (0) 6547-8306
Cantina Bar Zucchini	Schloßstraße 208	+43 (0) 6547-20010
Di Vino	Geschäftszeile 693	+43 (0) 6547-8663
Die Insel	Parkstraße 700	+43 (0) 6547-7666-31
Dorfkrug - Restaurants & Appartements	Nikolaus-Gassner-Straße 383	+43 (0) 6547-20081
Dorfstadl, Holiday u. Villa Theresa	Kellnerfeldstr.691	+43 (0) 6547-7280
Falkenstein	Nikolaus-Gassner-Str. 434	+43 (0) 6547-7122
Gasthof Auhof	Augasse 560	+43 (0) 6547-8540
Gasthof Künstleralm	Kesselfallstraße 166	+43 (0) 6547-8560
Guggenbichl	Guggenbichlweg 11	+43 (0) 6547-8578
Gut Pichlhof	Schloßstraße 827	+43 (0) 6547-20302
Hilberger´s Beisl	Wilhelm-Fazokas-Straße 149	+43 (0) 6547-7246
Hotel Kaprun	Krapfstraße 546	+43 (0) 6547-86250
Jagawirt	Kesselfallstraße 404	+43 (0) 6547-8737
Kitsch & Bitter	Geschäftszeile 693	+43 (0) 6547-8663
Metzgerstube	Nikolaus-Gassner-Straße 689	+43 (0) 6547-8179
Mitteregger	Schloßstraße 13	+43 (0) 6547-8207
Naturhotel Steiner	Kesselfallstraße 647	+43 (0) 6547-8461
Orgler	Schloßstraße 22	+43 (0) 6547-8205
Rudolfshof Vitality	Lechnerdorfgasse 606	+43 (0) 6547-7183
Sonnblick	Schloss Strasse 394	+43 (0) 6547-8301
St. Florian	Feldstraße 721	+43 (0) 6547-88710
Steigenberger Kaprun	Schloßstraße 751	+43 (0) 6547-7647
Tauernhof	Nikolaus-Gassner-Str. 276	+43 (0) 6547-82350
Unteraigen	Schaufelbergstraße 66	+43 (0) 6547-7277
Vierjahreszeiten	Schloßstraße 550	+43 (0) 6547-8316
Waidmannsheil	Salzburger Platz 158	+43 (0) 6547-82430
Weißsteinalm	Schaufelbergstraße 687	+43 (0) 6547-7439
Winklhof	Winklhofweg 37	+43 (0) 6547-70704
Zeitlos	Schloßstraße 827	+43 (0) 6547-20302
Zur Mühle	Nikolaus-Gassner-Str. 38	+43 (0) 6547-8254

If that is not enough choice, you can always take a bus / taxi ride into Zell am See where there are another 40 plus restaurants to choose from!

For further information please see www.austria-holiday-apartment.com

Wearing helmets whist Skiing in Austria?

There is a rapid debate and in some cases a heated debate evolving around whether helmets should be worn whist skiing, following a number of accidents. The Austrian Times have led with an article recently, around the suggestion that the ski lift operators should police the wearing of helmets?

The ski-injury.com website comes up with the unsurprising statistic that wearing a helmet will reduce your chance of being injured during a collision, lots of interesting additional information.
Along with the comparison of injuries between skiers and and snow-boarders.

There are counter arguments that you are more likely to sustain a neck injury if wearing a helmet?

In some ways it is similar to the debate of a few years ago concerning the wearing of seat belts in cars. It eventually becomes second nature, that when you drive you "clunk click" every trip.

Similarly with the wearing of helmets for horse riding, or for cycle riding is becoming much more common than twenty years ago.

In Italy it is now compulsory for children under 14 to wear helmets when out skiing.

There is the argument from the health & safety lobby, pushing the benefits of safety that the wearing of helmets brings. And the libertarian lobby demanding the right to choose whether to wear a helmet or not.

My personal view is that skiers and snowboarders should go at the speed and on the slopes that they are comfortable with. There is an argument that those new to skiing, are at greater risk of falling and therefore should wear a helmet. I think in time the wearing of helmets will become much the norm than it is now.


Update wearing of Ski helmets in Austria for children under 14 made compulsory

Following a number of high profile incidents the wearing of helmets by children under the age of 14, has now been made compulsory in Austria. This brings Austria into line with the safety provisions of Iataly on the wearing of helmets by skiers / snowboarders.


If you are going to buy a ski helmet, consider the advice listed here.



For further information on somewhere to stay please see www.austria-holiday-apartment.com

Hot Air Balloon News: Zell am See-Kaprun: hot-air balloons are rising once again

Hot Air Balloon rise over Zell am See-Kaprun:

I wanted to make sure that this blog was not going to be just hot air, but it did not take me long to break that promise! ( sorry but could not resist it).

The hot air balloon regatta is becoming a regular feature of the season in Kaprun - Zell am See. The colour and the designs of the balloons add to the contrast with the winters snows, adding to the stunning attraction of the area. For a further article and more information on hot air ballooning at Zell am See please follow the attached link, or this one to see some more photographs also click here, photographs like these make the spirit soar (sorry again ;-).

The balloons are set to return for 28th January 2009 with the visual high light of the "Night of the Balloons as part of a week long festival for of the BP Gas Balloon Trophy from the 24th to 31st January 2009, it promises to be a memorable week.

If you are looking for somewhere to stay consider staying at a 3 bedroom luxury apartment that can sleep up to 9 people in comfort and luxury, it is still currently available.

The mix of excellent ski conditions, Austria, Zell am See, nighttime skiing and and a week of hot air balloon displeys promises to be something special, for a already special location. Why not give it a try?

Spa-world-Kaprun

SPA-World-Kaprun.

Work has started on 80-90 million Euro Spa-World-Kaprun project. It is anticipated that it will be completed by December 2010, ready for the start of the winter ski season.

The building is set in a prime location between Kaprun and Zell-am See, and set between the 36 hole championship golf course and Kaprun castle.

It will be constructed of reinforced-concrete structure. The slabs used vary in height, so as to fit into the available space and and to give the structure a designed dynamic feel.

Tauern-Spa-World

The construction contract for the Tauern Spa World Kaprun includes a a new 320 bed four star hotel, which will add to the range of accommodation in the area.

The roof of the proposed spa’s enormous is particularly attractive with a overhanging roof. It has spiral shape, rising and becoming narrower to the top. It is supposed to symbolise:- "vitality, power and movement". The pool roof begins low, on the south side, rising to the north side where it will link with the hotel complex.

The spa is reached from the hotel through a passageway which is glazed in. The hotel and spa receives sunlight from all around, and it has excellent views that can be enjoyed from every aspect in particular from the restaurant areas, of the Kitzsteinhorn glacier and adjacent snow covered peaks of the Tauern National Park.

To get further impressions of the the planned finish please click on the link:- spa-world-kaprun
For additional information please see the blog on the spa at:- http://austria-spa-world.blogspot.com/ enjoy?

For further information on the area and of somewhere to stay for 6-9 people to stay in luxurious accomodation please see austria-holiday-apartment.com