TownBest December – February, June – September

Lienz

The medieval capital of East Tyrol, on the far side of the main Alpine ridge from the rest of the state.

Lienz is the administrative centre of East Tyrol, the part of the state separated from the rest of Tyrol by the main Alpine ridge. It is a small medieval town at the meeting of valleys, with the Lienz Dolomites rising to the south.

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Krampus

The Best Places to See Krampus

Seven Alpine towns where horned Krampus and Perchten run the streets in late November and early December — including Austria's smallest town, which drums on petrol tanks.