Cultural tourism Ski resort Bad Gastein, Austria

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

Bad Gastein is situated in the valley of Gastein.

Gastein Valley: 3 towns (Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein) and 4 ski areas.

This valley is all about variety. Whether you would like to spend active holidays or you would like to enjoy your wellness escape, whether you would like to go hiking, biking or skiing with your partner or your whole family, Gastein offers various holidays for body and soul, all year round!

Gastein ski resort– one valley, four ski areas.

Regardless of where you decide to begin, you`ll quickly discover a mountain destined to become your personal favorite. All of the other ski areas are reachable within a few minutes by car or using the ski bus.

The towns of Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein are interconnected via the Schlossalm – Angertal – Stubnerkogel ski area. It is the largest interdependent ski area in the Gasteinertal.

It extends from 860 – 2300 m above sea level and offers pistes with a height difference of more than 1000 m. The blue (34,10km), red (58,9km) and black (4,6km) pistes are...