Austria - There is no place like Alm in Bad Hofgastein
Mountain Restaurants One of the great delights of a holiday in Austria is to drop in at a mountain restaurant. Put the gloves on the stove and warm up with a hot soup! Bad Hofgastein is well endowed with excellent eateries. Baerstein Alm Summer view at the Baerstein At the top of the Schlossalmbahn train at Kitzstein turn left and about 400m on the left is the Barstein Alm. Non-skiers can walk down. When the conditions are right you can also ski down on H4. In 2011 the lack of snow has meant that this has not been such a regular haunt. Nice family run house with great food. Off the main routes so a bit quieter and well worth the diversion in high season. Friendly waitress service which, apart from anything else, avoids carrying a tray wearing ski boots on a wet floor! That's probably more risky than ski-ing. Deer is very good here when it is on the menu. The schnapps is a bit special, schh! secret recipe! Has accommodation. To us it almost fe...